diff --git a/static/js/controllers/appcontroller.js b/static/js/controllers/appcontroller.js
index 6561a82d..b8fe85eb 100644
--- a/static/js/controllers/appcontroller.js
+++ b/static/js/controllers/appcontroller.js
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ define(["jquery", "angular", "underscore"], function($, angular, _) {
 		appData.set($scope);
 
 		// User related scope data.
+		$scope.authorizing = false;
 		$scope.roomsHistory = [];
 		$scope.defaults = {
 			displayName: null,
@@ -110,6 +111,10 @@ define(["jquery", "angular", "underscore"], function($, angular, _) {
 			}
 		});
 
+		appData.e.on("authorizing", function(event, authorizing) {
+			$scope.authorizing = !!authorizing;
+		});
+
 		$scope.reset(); // Call once for bootstrap.
 
 	}];
diff --git a/static/partials/statusmessage.html b/static/partials/statusmessage.html
index e60cb482..2660143d 100644
--- a/static/partials/statusmessage.html
+++ b/static/partials/statusmessage.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <span class="status-{{status}}" ng-switch on="status">
   <span ng-switch-when="initializing">{{_("Initializing")}} <i class="fa fa-circle-o-notch fa-spin"></i></span>
-  <span ng-switch-when="waiting" ng-controller="UsersettingsController as usersettings"><span class="status-indicator"><i style="color:rgb(132,184,25)" class="fa fa-dot-circle-o" title="{{_('Online')}}"></i> {{id|displayName}}</span> <img class="userpicture" ng-show="master.buddyPicture" ng-src="{{master.buddyPicture}}" alt="" /><button ng-if="!myuserid && usersettings.loginUserid" type="button" class="btn btn-default" ng-click="usersettings.loginUserid()">{{_("Sign in")}}</button></span>
+  <span ng-switch-when="waiting" ng-controller="UsersettingsController as usersettings"><span class="status-indicator"><i style="color:rgb(132,184,25)" class="fa fa-dot-circle-o" title="{{_('Online')}}"></i> {{id|displayName}}</span> <img class="userpicture" ng-show="master.buddyPicture" ng-src="{{master.buddyPicture}}" alt="" /><button ng-if="!authorizing && !myuserid && usersettings.loginUserid" type="button" class="btn btn-default" ng-click="usersettings.loginUserid()">{{_("Sign in")}}</button></span>
   <span ng-switch-when="connecting"><span class="msg">{{_("Calling")}} {{dialing|displayName}}</span> <a class="btn btn-small btn-danger" ng-click="doAbort()"><i class="fa fa-circle-o-notch fa-spin"></i> {{_("Hangup")}}</a></span>
   <span ng-switch-when="connected"><span class="msg">{{_("In call with")}} {{peer|displayName}}</span> <a class="btn btn-small btn-danger" ng-click="doHangup()"><i class="fa fa-sign-out"></i> {{_("Hangup")}}</a></span>
   <span ng-switch-when="conference"><span class="msg">{{_("Conference with")}} {{peer|displayName}}<span>{{conferencePeers|displayConference}}</span></span> <a class="btn btn-small btn-danger" ng-click="doHangup()"><i class="fa fa-sign-out"></i> {{_("Hangup")}}</a></span>