diff --git a/src/network/network.cpp b/src/network/network.cpp
--- a/src/network/network.cpp
+++ b/src/network/network.cpp
@@ -635,6 +635,7 @@ public:
 	{
 		NetworkGameList *item = NetworkGameListAddItem(connection_string);
 		item->status = NGLS_OFFLINE;
+		item->refreshing = false;
 
 		UpdateNetworkGameWindow();
 	}
@@ -653,6 +654,10 @@ void NetworkQueryServer(const std::strin
 {
 	if (!_network_available) return;
 
+	/* Mark the entry as refreshing, so the GUI can show the refresh is pending. */
+	NetworkGameList *item = NetworkGameListAddItem(connection_string);
+	item->refreshing = true;
+
 	new TCPQueryConnecter(connection_string);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/network/network_gamelist.h b/src/network/network_gamelist.h
--- a/src/network/network_gamelist.h
+++ b/src/network/network_gamelist.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ struct NetworkGameList {
 	std::string connection_string;               ///< Address of the server.
 	NetworkGameListStatus status = NGLS_OFFLINE; ///< Stats of the server.
 	bool manually = false;                       ///< True if the server was added manually.
-	uint8 retries = 0;                           ///< Number of retries (to stop requerying).
+	bool refreshing = false;                     ///< Whether this server is being queried.
 	int version = 0;                             ///< Used to see which servers are no longer available on the Game Coordinator and can be removed.
 	NetworkGameList *next = nullptr;             ///< Next pointer to make a linked game list.
 };
diff --git a/src/network/network_gui.cpp b/src/network/network_gui.cpp
--- a/src/network/network_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/network/network_gui.cpp
@@ -613,6 +613,8 @@ public:
 				sel->info.clients_on >= sel->info.clients_max || // Server full
 				!sel->info.compatible); // Revision mismatch
 
+		this->SetWidgetLoweredState(WID_NG_REFRESH, sel != nullptr && sel->refreshing);
+
 		/* 'NewGRF Settings' button invisible if no NewGRF is used */
 		this->GetWidget<NWidgetStacked>(WID_NG_NEWGRF_SEL)->SetDisplayedPlane(sel == nullptr || sel->status != NGLS_ONLINE || sel->info.grfconfig == nullptr);
 		this->GetWidget<NWidgetStacked>(WID_NG_NEWGRF_MISSING_SEL)->SetDisplayedPlane(sel == nullptr || sel->status != NGLS_ONLINE || sel->info.grfconfig == nullptr || !sel->info.version_compatible || sel->info.compatible);
@@ -790,7 +792,7 @@ public:
 				break;
 
 			case WID_NG_REFRESH: // Refresh
-				if (this->server != nullptr) NetworkQueryServer(this->server->connection_string);
+				if (this->server != nullptr && !this->server->refreshing) NetworkQueryServer(this->server->connection_string);
 				break;
 
 			case WID_NG_NEWGRF: // NewGRF Settings
diff --git a/src/network/network_query.cpp b/src/network/network_query.cpp
--- a/src/network/network_query.cpp
+++ b/src/network/network_query.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ NetworkRecvStatus QueryNetworkGameSocket
 {
 	NetworkGameList *item = NetworkGameListAddItem(this->connection_string);
 	item->status = NGLS_FULL;
+	item->refreshing = false;
 
 	UpdateNetworkGameWindow();
 
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ NetworkRecvStatus QueryNetworkGameSocket
 {
 	NetworkGameList *item = NetworkGameListAddItem(this->connection_string);
 	item->status = NGLS_BANNED;
+	item->refreshing = false;
 
 	UpdateNetworkGameWindow();
 
@@ -107,6 +109,7 @@ NetworkRecvStatus QueryNetworkGameSocket
 	CheckGameCompatibility(item->info);
 	/* Ensure we consider the server online. */
 	item->status = NGLS_ONLINE;
+	item->refreshing = false;
 
 	UpdateNetworkGameWindow();
 
@@ -128,6 +131,7 @@ NetworkRecvStatus QueryNetworkGameSocket
 	} else {
 		item->status = NGLS_OFFLINE;
 	}
+	item->refreshing = false;
 
 	UpdateNetworkGameWindow();