diff --git a/picard/ui/mainwindow.py b/picard/ui/mainwindow.py
index 95bd3fe08..1c4b05c0b 100644
--- a/picard/ui/mainwindow.py
+++ b/picard/ui/mainwindow.py
@@ -225,7 +225,9 @@ class MainWindow(QtGui.QMainWindow):
         self.infostatus.setFiles(len(self.tagger.files))
         self.infostatus.setAlbums(len(self.tagger.albums))
         self.infostatus.setPendingFiles(File.num_pending_files)
-        self.infostatus.setPendingRequests(self.tagger.xmlws.num_pending_web_requests)
+        ws = self.tagger.xmlws
+        self.infostatus.setPendingRequests(max(ws.num_pending_web_requests,
+                                               ws.num_active_requests))
 
     def update_statusbar_listen_port(self, listen_port):
         self.listening_label.setVisible(True)
diff --git a/picard/webservice.py b/picard/webservice.py
index a78b2bc32..b734da840 100644
--- a/picard/webservice.py
+++ b/picard/webservice.py
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ class XmlWebService(QtCore.QObject):
             "DELETE": self.manager.deleteResource
         }
         self.num_pending_web_requests = 0
+        self.num_active_requests = 0
 
     def set_cache(self, cache_size_in_mb=100):
         cache = QtNetwork.QNetworkDiskCache()
@@ -182,6 +183,7 @@ class XmlWebService(QtCore.QObject):
         key = (host, port)
         self._last_request_times[key] = time.time()
         self._active_requests[reply] = (request, handler, xml)
+        self.num_active_requests += 1
         return True
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -195,6 +197,7 @@ class XmlWebService(QtCore.QObject):
             leftUrl.toString(QUrl.RemovePort) == rightUrl.toString(QUrl.RemovePort)
 
     def _process_reply(self, reply):
+        self.num_active_requests -= 1
         try:
             request, handler, xml = self._active_requests.pop(reply)
         except KeyError: