diff --git a/src/static/js/ace2_inner.js b/src/static/js/ace2_inner.js
index fc69d5921..46b308ce1 100644
--- a/src/static/js/ace2_inner.js
+++ b/src/static/js/ace2_inner.js
@@ -3649,6 +3649,11 @@ function Ace2Inner(){
         if ((!specialHandled) && isTypeForCmdKey && String.fromCharCode(which).toLowerCase() == "s" && (evt.metaKey || evt.ctrlKey)) /* Do a saved revision on ctrl S */
         {
           evt.preventDefault();
+          var originalBackground = parent.parent.$('#revisionlink').css("background")
+          parent.parent.$('#revisionlink').css({"background":"lightyellow"});
+          top.setTimeout(function(){
+            parent.parent.$('#revisionlink').css({"background":originalBackground});
+          }, 1000);
           parent.parent.pad.collabClient.sendMessage({"type":"SAVE_REVISION"}); /* The parent.parent part of this is BAD and I feel bad..  It may break something */
           specialHandled = true;
         }
diff --git a/src/templates/pad.html b/src/templates/pad.html
index 16599e175..71dc55a17 100644
--- a/src/templates/pad.html
+++ b/src/templates/pad.html
@@ -195,7 +195,9 @@
               <div id="wrongPassword">
                 <p data-l10n-id="pad.wrongPassword">Your password was wrong</p>
               </div>
+              <% e.begin_block("loading"); %>
               <p data-l10n-id="pad.loading" id="loading">Loading...</p>
+              <% e.end_block(); %>
               <noscript><strong>Sorry, you have to enable Javascript in order to use this.</strong></noscript>
             </div>
         </div>