diff --git a/documentation/components/BusyIndicator.md b/documentation/components/BusyIndicator.md
index 1a4b974..ef05956 100644
--- a/documentation/components/BusyIndicator.md
+++ b/documentation/components/BusyIndicator.md
@@ -68,3 +68,14 @@ __6:__ Another that can be shown and hidden...
     {button}
   </div>
 ```
+
+__7:__ Example of type 'spinnyCentered' with custom height and width.
+
+```jsx
+  <BusyIndicator
+    type="spinnyCentered"
+    message="Loading Results..."
+    spinnerHeight= '100px',
+    spinnerWidth= '100px',
+  />
+```
diff --git a/src/components/BusyIndicator.js b/src/components/BusyIndicator.js
index ea31f64..2ef85d8 100644
--- a/src/components/BusyIndicator.js
+++ b/src/components/BusyIndicator.js
@@ -2,21 +2,34 @@
 import React from 'react';
 
 import DefaultImage from './DefaultImage';
+import Configurable from './Configurable';
 import spinnyImage from '../img/spinner.gif';
 
 type BusyIndicatorType = 'ellipsis' | 'spinny';
 
 type BusyIndicatorProps = {
   /**
-   * If true, the component will be visible.
+   * Indicates if the component will be visible, default is true.
    */
   show: boolean;
+  /**
+   * Optional path to the spinner file, defaults to 'img/spinner.gif'.
+   */
+  spinner?: string;
+  /**
+   * Optional height for the spinner, default is the actual height of the spinner file.
+   */
+  spinnerHeight?: string;
+  /**
+   * Optional width for the spinner, default is the actual height of the spinner file.
+   */
+  spinnerWidth?: string;
   /**
    * Optional message to show before the animated part. Defaults to the empty string.
    */
   message?: string;
   /**
-   * Indicates message placement in relation to the spinner. Has no impact on ellipsis type. Defaults to false.
+   * Indicates message placement in relation to the spinner. Has no impact on ellipsis or spinnyCentered type. Defaults to false.
    * If type is spinner, and this prop is omitted, the message will be positioned to the left of the spinner by default.
   */
   positionMessageRight?: boolean;
@@ -26,19 +39,24 @@ type BusyIndicatorProps = {
   messageStyle?: {};
   /**
    * The type of busy indicator to show. Defaults to 'ellipsis'
+   * 'SpinnyCentered' type shows a spinner that is centered in the middle of it's container.
    */
   type?: BusyIndicatorType;
   /**
-   * An optional CSS style to show for the component.
+   * An optional CSS style to show for the component. Has no impact on the spinnyCentered type.
    */
   style?: {};
 };
 
 type BusyIndicatorDefaultProps = {
+  show: boolean,
   message: string;
   positionMessageRight: boolean;
   style: any;
   type: BusyIndicatorType;
+  spinner: string;
+  spinnerHeight: string;
+  spinnerWidth: string;
 };
 
 type BusyIndicatorState = {
@@ -48,12 +66,16 @@ type BusyIndicatorState = {
 /**
  * Component to indicate the app is busy with an animation and optional message.
  */
-export default class BusyIndicator extends React.Component<BusyIndicatorDefaultProps, BusyIndicatorProps, BusyIndicatorState> { // eslint-disable-line max-len
+class BusyIndicator extends React.Component<BusyIndicatorDefaultProps, BusyIndicatorProps, BusyIndicatorState> { // eslint-disable-line max-len
   static defaultProps = {
+    show: true,
     message: '',
     positionMessageRight: false,
     style: {},
     type: 'ellipsis',
+    spinner: 'img/spinner.gif',
+    spinnerHeight: '',
+    spinnerWidth: '',
   };
 
   static displayName = 'BusyIndicator';
@@ -114,14 +136,23 @@ export default class BusyIndicator extends React.Component<BusyIndicatorDefaultP
   }
 
   renderBusySymbol = () => {
-    const { type } = this.props;
+    const { type, spinner, spinnerHeight, spinnerWidth } = this.props;
     const { dotCount } = this.state;
 
     switch (type) {
       case 'ellipsis':
         return '.'.repeat(dotCount);
       case 'spinny':
-        return <DefaultImage src={spinnyImage} style={{ height: '1em' }} />;
+        return <DefaultImage src={spinner} defaultSrc={spinnyImage} style={{ height: '1em' }} />;
+      case 'spinnyCentered':
+        return (
+          <img
+            src={this.props.spinner}
+            alt="Spinner"
+            width={spinnerWidth}
+            height={spinnerHeight}
+          />
+        );
       default:
         return null;
     }
@@ -138,13 +169,6 @@ export default class BusyIndicator extends React.Component<BusyIndicatorDefaultP
     } = this.props;
 
     if (show) {
-      const containerStyle = {
-        display: 'flex',
-        flexFlow: 'row nowrap',
-        alignItems: 'center',
-        ...style,
-      };
-
       const validRightPosition = type === 'spinny' && message && positionMessageRight;
       const messageMargin = validRightPosition
         ? 'marginLeft'
@@ -158,6 +182,24 @@ export default class BusyIndicator extends React.Component<BusyIndicatorDefaultP
         ? <div style={mergedMessageStyle}>{message}</div>
         : '';
 
+      if (type === 'spinnyCentered') {
+        return (
+          <div className="attivio-spinner">
+            {this.renderBusySymbol()}
+            <br />
+            <br />
+            <b>{messageToShow}</b>
+          </div>
+        );
+      }
+
+      const containerStyle = {
+        display: 'flex',
+        flexFlow: 'row nowrap',
+        alignItems: 'center',
+        ...style,
+      };
+
       const leftContents = validRightPosition
         ? this.renderBusySymbol()
         : messageToShow;
@@ -175,3 +217,5 @@ export default class BusyIndicator extends React.Component<BusyIndicatorDefaultP
     return null;
   }
 }
+
+export default Configurable(BusyIndicator);
diff --git a/src/components/Searcher.js b/src/components/Searcher.js
index 41e0ad7..c59cf1f 100644
--- a/src/components/Searcher.js
+++ b/src/components/Searcher.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ type SearcherProps = {
 
   /**
    * The engine backing the SUIT application. Defaults to 'attivio'.
-   * Set to 'solr' or 'elastic' to use one of those engines instesd.
+   * Set to 'solr' or 'elastic' to use one of those engines instead.
    */
   searchEngineType: 'attivio' | 'solr' | 'elastic';
   /**
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ type SearcherState = {
   resultsPerPage: number;
   resultsOffset: number;
   debug: boolean;
+  isSearching: boolean;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -391,6 +392,7 @@ class Searcher extends React.Component<SearcherDefaultProps, SearcherProps, Sear
       resultsPerPage: parseInt(this.props.resultsPerPage, 10),
       resultsOffset: 0,
       debug: this.props.debug,
+      isSearching: false,
     };
   }
 
@@ -548,6 +550,7 @@ class Searcher extends React.Component<SearcherDefaultProps, SearcherProps, Sear
     if (state.debug !== this.props.debug) {
       basicState.debug = state.debug;
     }
+    basicState.isSearching = this.state.isSearching;
 
     // See if there are any query parameters other than those set by the Searcher. If so, we want to maintain them.
     if (originalQueryString) {
@@ -562,6 +565,7 @@ class Searcher extends React.Component<SearcherDefaultProps, SearcherProps, Sear
         originalParsed.delete('sort');
         originalParsed.delete('relevancyModels');
         originalParsed.delete('debug');
+        originalParsed.delete('isSearching');
       }
       // Add any leftover fields back in to the basic state
       basicState = Object.assign({}, basicState, originalParsed);
@@ -571,10 +575,10 @@ class Searcher extends React.Component<SearcherDefaultProps, SearcherProps, Sear
   }
 
   /**
- * Given the query string from the location URL, parse it into the values of a SearcherState
- * object. Values which are missing are set to their default values. Any values in the
- * queryString which don't apply to the SearcherState are ignored.
- */
+   * Given the query string from the location URL, parse it into the values of a SearcherState
+   * object. Values which are missing are set to their default values. Any values in the
+   * queryString which don't apply to the SearcherState are ignored.
+   */
   parseLocationQueryStringToState(queryString: string): SearcherState {
     const parsed = QueryString.parse(queryString);
 
@@ -668,6 +672,11 @@ class Searcher extends React.Component<SearcherDefaultProps, SearcherProps, Sear
       debug = parsed.debug;
     }
 
+    let isSearching = false;
+    if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(parsed, 'isSearching')) {
+      isSearching = parsed.isSearching === 'true';
+    }
+
     const result: SearcherState = {
       query,
       queryLanguage,
@@ -679,6 +688,7 @@ class Searcher extends React.Component<SearcherDefaultProps, SearcherProps, Sear
       relevancyModels,
       debug,
       haveSearched: this.state.haveSearched, // Make sure we don't change this
+      isSearching,
     };
 
     return result;
@@ -836,18 +846,26 @@ class Searcher extends React.Component<SearcherDefaultProps, SearcherProps, Sear
    */
   doSearch() {
     const qr = this.getQueryRequest();
-    this.search.search(qr, (response: QueryResponse | null, error: string | null) => {
-      this.updateSearchResults(response, error);
-
-      // potentially do window.scrollTo(0, 0)?
 
-      // Update the URL if needed.
-      const oldQueryString = this.props.location.query;
-      const updatedQueryString = this.generateLocationQueryStringFromState(this.state, oldQueryString);
-      if (oldQueryString !== updatedQueryString) {
-        this.props.history.push(`?${updatedQueryString}`);
-      }
-    });
+    if (!this.state.isSearching) {
+      this.setState({ isSearching: true }, () => {
+        this.search.search(qr, (response: QueryResponse | null, error: string | null) => {
+          this.setState({ isSearching: false }, () => {
+            this.updateSearchResults(response, error);
+
+            // potentially do window.scrollTo(0, 0)?
+
+            // Update the URL if needed.
+            const oldQueryString = this.props.location.query;
+            const updatedQueryString = this.generateLocationQueryStringFromState(this.state, oldQueryString);
+            if (oldQueryString !== updatedQueryString) {
+              this.props.history.push(`?${updatedQueryString}`);
+            }
+            this.updateSearchResults(response, error);
+          });
+        });
+      });
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -899,7 +917,6 @@ class Searcher extends React.Component<SearcherDefaultProps, SearcherProps, Sear
     });
   }
 
-
   /**
    * Add multiple query filters (in AQL) to the query request.
    */