2 files changed, 16 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/apps/plugin.c b/apps/plugin.c
index f864a1d90b..adf207da79 100644
--- a/apps/plugin.c
+++ b/apps/plugin.c
@@ -882,6 +882,10 @@ int plugin_load(const char* plugin, const void* parameter)
         }
     }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_DISK_STORAGE
+    if (!storage_disk_is_active())
+        splash(0, ID2P(LANG_WAIT));
+#endif
     strcpy(current_plugin, plugin);
     current_plugin_handle = lc_open(plugin, pluginbuf, PLUGIN_BUFFER_SIZE);
     if (current_plugin_handle == NULL) {
diff --git a/apps/tagtree.c b/apps/tagtree.c
index 6b93b36561..83bfb4e36d 100644
--- a/apps/tagtree.c
+++ b/apps/tagtree.c
@@ -1465,8 +1465,18 @@ static int retrieve_entries(struct tree_context *c, int offset, bool init)
     int sort_limit;
     int strip;
 
-    /* Show search progress after 0.5s delay */
-    show_search_progress(true, 0, 0, 0);
+    /* Show search progress straight away if the disk needs to spin up,
+       otherwise show it after the normal 1/2 second delay */
+    show_search_progress(
+#ifdef HAVE_DISK_STORAGE
+#ifdef HAVE_TC_RAMCACHE
+        tagcache_is_in_ram() ? true :
+#endif
+        storage_disk_is_active()
+#else
+        true
+#endif
+        , 0, 0, 0);
 
     if (c->currtable == TABLE_ALLSUBENTRIES)
     {