diff --git a/app/src/layout/dock/Backlink.ts b/app/src/layout/dock/Backlink.ts
index e945ef6cc..2d7a1c9fa 100644
--- a/app/src/layout/dock/Backlink.ts
+++ b/app/src/layout/dock/Backlink.ts
@@ -453,9 +453,12 @@ export class Backlink extends Model {
     }
 
     private refresh() {
+        const element = this.element.querySelector('.block__icon[data-type="refresh"] svg');
+        element.classList.add("fn__rotate")
         fetchPost("/api/ref/refreshBacklink", {
             id: this.blockId,
         }, () => {
+            element.classList.remove("fn__rotate")
             this.searchBacklinks();
         });
     }