diff --git a/lib/completion.zsh b/lib/completion.zsh
index fdd0a8536..b3cc91822 100644
--- a/lib/completion.zsh
+++ b/lib/completion.zsh
@@ -59,3 +59,12 @@ zstyle ':completion:*:*:*:users' ignored-patterns \
 # ... unless we really want to.
 zstyle '*' single-ignored show
 
+if [ "x$COMPLETION_WAITING_DOTS" = "xtrue" ]; then
+  expand-or-complete-with-dots() {
+    echo -n "\e[31m......\e[0m"
+    zle expand-or-complete
+    zle redisplay
+  }
+  zle -N expand-or-complete-with-dots
+  bindkey "^I" expand-or-complete-with-dots
+fi
diff --git a/templates/zshrc.zsh-template b/templates/zshrc.zsh-template
index 77f866d52..1ab40aba6 100644
--- a/templates/zshrc.zsh-template
+++ b/templates/zshrc.zsh-template
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ ZSH_THEME="robbyrussell"
 # Uncomment following line if you want to disable autosetting terminal title.
 # DISABLE_AUTO_TITLE="true"
 
+# Uncomment following line if you want red dots to be displayed while waiting for completion
+# COMPLETION_WAITING_DOTS="true"
+
 # Which plugins would you like to load? (plugins can be found in ~/.oh-my-zsh/plugins/*)
 # Example format: plugins=(rails git textmate ruby lighthouse)
 plugins=(git)