diff --git a/declarativeimports/krunnermodel/runnermodel.cpp b/declarativeimports/krunnermodel/runnermodel.cpp
index b2dff3d01..b2de36a93 100644
--- a/declarativeimports/krunnermodel/runnermodel.cpp
+++ b/declarativeimports/krunnermodel/runnermodel.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@
 RunnerModel::RunnerModel(QObject *parent)
     : QAbstractListModel(parent),
       m_manager(0),
-      m_startQueryTimer(new QTimer(this))
+      m_startQueryTimer(new QTimer(this)),
+      m_running(false)
 {
     QHash<int, QByteArray> roles;
     roles.insert(Qt::DisplayRole, "label");
@@ -86,6 +87,11 @@ void RunnerModel::run(int index)
     }
 }
 
+bool RunnerModel::isRunning() const
+{
+    return m_running;
+}
+
 QVariant RunnerModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
 {
     if (!index.isValid() || index.parent().isValid() ||
@@ -153,6 +159,8 @@ void RunnerModel::startQuery()
         //kDebug() << "running query" << query;
         m_manager->launchQuery(m_pendingQuery);
         emit queryChanged();
+        m_running = true;
+        emit runningChanged(true);
  //   }
 }
 
@@ -162,6 +170,8 @@ void RunnerModel::createManager()
         m_manager = new Plasma::RunnerManager(this);
         connect(m_manager, SIGNAL(matchesChanged(QList<Plasma::QueryMatch>)),
                 this, SLOT(matchesChanged(QList<Plasma::QueryMatch>)));
+        connect(m_manager, SIGNAL(queryFinished()),
+                this, SLOT(queryHasFinished()));
 
         if (!m_pendingRunnersList.isEmpty()) {
             m_manager->setAllowedRunners(m_pendingRunnersList);
@@ -181,5 +191,11 @@ void RunnerModel::matchesChanged(const QList<Plasma::QueryMatch> &matches)
     emit countChanged();
 }
 
+void RunnerModel::queryHasFinished()
+{
+    m_running = false;
+    emit runningChanged(false);
+}
+
 #include "runnermodel.moc"
 
diff --git a/declarativeimports/krunnermodel/runnermodel.h b/declarativeimports/krunnermodel/runnermodel.h
index 6258b3775..82e28cb8c 100644
--- a/declarativeimports/krunnermodel/runnermodel.h
+++ b/declarativeimports/krunnermodel/runnermodel.h
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ class RunnerModel : public QAbstractListModel
      */
     Q_PROPERTY(int count READ count NOTIFY countChanged)
 
+    /**
+     * @property bool running: true when queries are in execution
+     */
+    Q_PROPERTY(bool running READ isRunning NOTIFY runningChanged)
+
 public:
     /**
      * @enum Roles of the model, they will be accessible from delegates
@@ -80,6 +85,8 @@ public:
 
     Q_SCRIPTABLE void run(int row);
 
+    bool isRunning() const;
+
     int rowCount(const QModelIndex&) const;
     int count() const;
     QVariant data(const QModelIndex&, int) const;
@@ -91,6 +98,7 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
     void queryChanged();
     void countChanged();
     void runnersChanged();
+    void runningChanged(bool running);
 
 private Q_SLOTS:
     void startQuery();
@@ -100,6 +108,7 @@ private:
 
 private Q_SLOTS:
     void matchesChanged(const QList<Plasma::QueryMatch> &matches);
+    void queryHasFinished();
 
 private:
     Plasma::RunnerManager *m_manager;
@@ -107,6 +116,7 @@ private:
     QStringList m_pendingRunnersList;
     QString m_pendingQuery;
     QTimer *m_startQueryTimer;
+    bool m_running;
 };
 
 #endif