diff --git a/extras/package/macosx/VLC.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/extras/package/macosx/VLC.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 4a3b38cf9a..dc8c13bfce 100644
--- a/extras/package/macosx/VLC.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/extras/package/macosx/VLC.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
 		534E73E229D2EDB1009982DE /* VLCBookmarksTableViewDelegate.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 534E73E129D2EDB1009982DE /* VLCBookmarksTableViewDelegate.m */; };
 		534E73E529D2FF07009982DE /* VLCBookmark.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 534E73E429D2FF07009982DE /* VLCBookmark.m */; };
 		534E8E3A29A06325009503F8 /* VLCMainVideoViewController.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 534E8E3929A06325009503F8 /* VLCMainVideoViewController.m */; };
+		535053EE2B610C3400D7EAF2 /* VLCLoadingOverlayView.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 535053ED2B610C3400D7EAF2 /* VLCLoadingOverlayView.m */; };
 		5350E4EE2B1B21A700F276CB /* VLCLibraryHomeViewController.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 5350E4ED2B1B21A700F276CB /* VLCLibraryHomeViewController.m */; };
 		5352B37329DF29BF0011CE03 /* VLCMainVideoViewControlsBar.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 5352B37229DF29BF0011CE03 /* VLCMainVideoViewControlsBar.m */; };
 		5352B37629E149AC0011CE03 /* VLCLibraryWindowPersistentPreferences.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 5352B37529E149AC0011CE03 /* VLCLibraryWindowPersistentPreferences.m */; };
@@ -301,6 +302,8 @@
 		534E8E3729A04F95009503F8 /* VLCMainVideoView.xib */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = file.xib; path = VLCMainVideoView.xib; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		534E8E3829A06325009503F8 /* VLCMainVideoViewController.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = VLCMainVideoViewController.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		534E8E3929A06325009503F8 /* VLCMainVideoViewController.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = VLCMainVideoViewController.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		535053EC2B610C3400D7EAF2 /* VLCLoadingOverlayView.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = VLCLoadingOverlayView.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		535053ED2B610C3400D7EAF2 /* VLCLoadingOverlayView.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = VLCLoadingOverlayView.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		5350E4EC2B1B21A700F276CB /* VLCLibraryHomeViewController.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = VLCLibraryHomeViewController.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		5350E4ED2B1B21A700F276CB /* VLCLibraryHomeViewController.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = VLCLibraryHomeViewController.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		5352B37129DF29BF0011CE03 /* VLCMainVideoViewControlsBar.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = VLCMainVideoViewControlsBar.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -1061,6 +1064,8 @@
 				7DFBDCB6226CDFD600B700A5 /* VLCImageView.m */,
 				7D2FFA3E227B8A5B0085D649 /* VLCLinearProgressIndicator.h */,
 				7D2FFA3F227B8A5B0085D649 /* VLCLinearProgressIndicator.m */,
+				535053EC2B610C3400D7EAF2 /* VLCLoadingOverlayView.h */,
+				535053ED2B610C3400D7EAF2 /* VLCLoadingOverlayView.m */,
 				7D1BF28822A153E20027C50F /* VLCRoundedCornerTextField.h */,
 				7D1BF28922A153E20027C50F /* VLCRoundedCornerTextField.m */,
 				6B13E2A61BC67678001AD24A /* VLCScrollingClipView.h */,
@@ -2168,6 +2173,7 @@
 				1C3113AD1E508C6900D4DD76 /* VLCExtensionsManager.m in Sources */,
 				7DFBDCBB226CED6300B700A5 /* VLCMediaSourceProvider.m in Sources */,
 				7D66D4362200BC340040D04A /* VLCClickerManager.m in Sources */,
+				535053EE2B610C3400D7EAF2 /* VLCLoadingOverlayView.m in Sources */,
 				53B447F9293BB47B00857588 /* VLCLibraryVideoDataSource.m in Sources */,
 				53F020A12A91115D00E79705 /* VLCLibraryWindowSplitViewController.m in Sources */,
 				53B447F9293BB47B00857588 /* VLCLibraryVideoTableViewDataSource.m in Sources */,
diff --git a/modules/gui/macosx/Makefile.am b/modules/gui/macosx/Makefile.am
index a50893d76b..1045cb6816 100644
--- a/modules/gui/macosx/Makefile.am
+++ b/modules/gui/macosx/Makefile.am
@@ -342,6 +342,8 @@ libmacosx_plugin_la_SOURCES = \
 	gui/macosx/views/VLCImageView.m \
 	gui/macosx/views/VLCLinearProgressIndicator.h \
 	gui/macosx/views/VLCLinearProgressIndicator.m \
+	gui/macosx/views/VLCLoadingOverlayView.h \
+	gui/macosx/views/VLCLoadingOverlayView.m \
 	gui/macosx/views/VLCRoundedCornerTextField.h \
 	gui/macosx/views/VLCRoundedCornerTextField.m \
 	gui/macosx/views/VLCScrollingClipView.h \
diff --git a/modules/gui/macosx/views/VLCLoadingOverlayView.h b/modules/gui/macosx/views/VLCLoadingOverlayView.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a658c94173
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/gui/macosx/views/VLCLoadingOverlayView.h
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * VLCLoadingOverlayView.h: MacOS X interface module
+ *****************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 VLC authors and VideoLAN
+ *
+ * Authors: Claudio Cambra <developer@claudiocambra.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+#import <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
+
+NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
+
+@interface VLCLoadingOverlayView : NSVisualEffectView
+
+@end
+
+NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_END
diff --git a/modules/gui/macosx/views/VLCLoadingOverlayView.m b/modules/gui/macosx/views/VLCLoadingOverlayView.m
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0e9598f7f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/gui/macosx/views/VLCLoadingOverlayView.m
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * VLCLoadingOverlayView.m: MacOS X interface module
+ *****************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 VLC authors and VideoLAN
+ *
+ * Authors: Claudio Cambra <developer@claudiocambra.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+#import "VLCLoadingOverlayView.h"
+
+@implementation VLCLoadingOverlayView
+
+- (void)drawRect:(NSRect)dirtyRect {
+    [super drawRect:dirtyRect];
+    
+    // Drawing code here.
+}
+
+@end