diff --git a/platform/common/vapi-background.js b/platform/common/vapi-background.js
index 05a2251af..899abc752 100644
--- a/platform/common/vapi-background.js
+++ b/platform/common/vapi-background.js
@@ -1231,10 +1231,16 @@ vAPI.Net = class {
         if ( this.suspendableListener !== undefined ) {
             return this.suspendableListener(details);
         }
+        if ( this.unprocessedRequestCount === 0 ) {
+            vAPI.setDefaultIcon('-loading');
+        }
         this.unprocessedRequestCount += 1;
     }
     setSuspendableListener(listener) {
         this.suspendableListener = listener;
+        if ( this.unprocessedRequestCount !== 0 ) {
+            vAPI.setDefaultIcon('');
+        }
     }
     removeListener(which, clientListener) {
         const actualListener = this.listenerMap.get(clientListener);
diff --git a/src/js/start.js b/src/js/start.js
index 52ab743e8..86fab7383 100644
--- a/src/js/start.js
+++ b/src/js/start.js
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ import './vapi-common.js';
 import './vapi-background.js';
 import './vapi-background-ext.js';
 
-vAPI.setDefaultIcon('-loading'); // Do this as soon as possible
-
 /******************************************************************************/
 
 // The following modules are loaded here until their content is better organized
@@ -462,8 +460,6 @@ if ( selfieIsValid !== true ) {
 //   This can be used to defer filtering decision-making.
 µb.readyToFilter = true;
 
-vAPI.setDefaultIcon('');
-
 // Start network observers.
 webRequest.start();