diff --git a/src/MainWindow.vala b/src/MainWindow.vala
index 10e02af36..2c77c8764 100644
--- a/src/MainWindow.vala
+++ b/src/MainWindow.vala
@@ -1055,34 +1055,31 @@ namespace Scratch {
                 // Persist last entries (not necessarily valid)
                 Scratch.settings.set_string ("default-remote", clone_dialog.get_remote ());
                 Scratch.settings.set_string ("default-projects-folder", clone_dialog.get_projects_folder ());
-                // Clone dialog show spinner during cloning so keep visible
                 //TODO Show more information re progress using Ggit callbacks
                 if (res == Gtk.ResponseType.APPLY && clone_dialog.can_clone) {
-                    clone_dialog.cloning_in_progress = true;
+                    sidebar.cloning_in_progress = true;
+                    clone_dialog.hide ();
                     var uri = clone_dialog.get_valid_source_repository_uri ();
                     var target = clone_dialog.get_valid_target ();
                     git_manager.clone_repository.begin (
                         uri,
                         target,
                         (obj, res) => {
-                            clone_dialog.cloning_in_progress = false;
+                            sidebar.cloning_in_progress = false;
                             File? workdir = null;
                             string? error = null;
                             if (git_manager.clone_repository.end (res, out workdir, out error)) {
                                 open_folder (workdir);
                                 clone_dialog.destroy ();
-                                var message_dialog = new Granite.MessageDialog.with_image_from_icon_name (
-                                    _("Repository %s successfully cloned").printf (uri),
-                                    _("Local repository working directory is %s").printf (workdir.get_uri ()),
-                                    "dialog-information",
-                                    Gtk.ButtonsType.CLOSE
-                                ) {
-                                    transient_for = this
-                                };
-                                message_dialog.response.connect (message_dialog.destroy);
-                                message_dialog.present ();
+                                if (this.is_active) {
+                                    sidebar.notify_cloning_success ();
+                                } else {
+                                    var notification = new Notification (_("Cloning completed"));
+                                    notification.set_body (_("Clone successfully created in %s").printf (target));
+                                    notification.set_icon (new ThemedIcon ("process-completed-symbolic"));
+                                    app.send_notification ("cloning-finished-%s".printf (target), notification);
+                                }
                             } else {
-                                clone_dialog.hide ();
                                 var message_dialog = new Granite.MessageDialog.with_image_from_icon_name (
                                     _("Unable to clone %s").printf (uri),
                                     error,
diff --git a/src/Widgets/ChooseProjectButton.vala b/src/Widgets/ChooseProjectButton.vala
index 3b035c5b2..7c6c658bb 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/ChooseProjectButton.vala
+++ b/src/Widgets/ChooseProjectButton.vala
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
  */
 
 public class Code.ChooseProjectButton : Gtk.MenuButton {
+    public bool cloning_in_progress { get; set; }
+
     private const string NO_PROJECT_SELECTED = N_("No Project Selected");
     private const string PROJECT_TOOLTIP = N_("Active Git Project: %s");
     private Gtk.Label label_widget;
@@ -32,15 +34,23 @@ public class Code.ChooseProjectButton : Gtk.MenuButton {
 
         label_widget = new Gtk.Label (_(NO_PROJECT_SELECTED)) {
             ellipsize = Pango.EllipsizeMode.MIDDLE,
-            xalign = 0.0f
+            xalign = 0.0f,
+            hexpand = true
+        };
+
+        var cloning_spinner = new Gtk.Spinner () {
+            halign = END
         };
+        bind_property ("cloning-in-progress", cloning_spinner, "active");
 
-        var grid = new Gtk.Grid () {
-            halign = Gtk.Align.START
+        var box = new Gtk.Box (HORIZONTAL, 3) {
+            hexpand = true,
+            vexpand = false
         };
-        grid.add (img);
-        grid.add (label_widget);
-        add (grid);
+        box.add (img);
+        box.add (label_widget);
+        box.add (cloning_spinner);
+        add (box);
 
         project_listbox = new Gtk.ListBox () {
             selection_mode = Gtk.SelectionMode.SINGLE
diff --git a/src/Widgets/Sidebar.vala b/src/Widgets/Sidebar.vala
index ff3060cf4..89c604cf4 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/Sidebar.vala
+++ b/src/Widgets/Sidebar.vala
@@ -26,8 +26,19 @@ public class Code.Sidebar : Gtk.Grid {
     public Code.ChooseProjectButton choose_project_button { get; private set; }
     public Hdy.HeaderBar headerbar { get; private set; }
     public GLib.MenuModel project_menu_model { get; construct; }
+    // May show progress in different way in future
+    public bool cloning_in_progress {
+        get {
+            return choose_project_button.cloning_in_progress;
+        }
+
+        set {
+            choose_project_button.cloning_in_progress = value;
+        }
+    }
 
     private Gtk.StackSwitcher stack_switcher;
+    private Granite.Widgets.Toast cloning_success_toast;
 
     construct {
         orientation = Gtk.Orientation.VERTICAL;
@@ -38,6 +49,10 @@ public class Code.Sidebar : Gtk.Grid {
             valign = Gtk.Align.CENTER
         };
 
+        cloning_success_toast = new Granite.Widgets.Toast (_("Cloning complete")) {
+            halign = END
+        };
+
         headerbar = new Hdy.HeaderBar () {
             custom_title = choose_project_button,
             show_close_button = true
@@ -80,6 +95,7 @@ public class Code.Sidebar : Gtk.Grid {
         actionbar.pack_start (project_menu_button);
 
         add (headerbar);
+        add (cloning_success_toast);
         add (stack_switcher);
         add (stack);
         add (actionbar);
@@ -161,4 +177,8 @@ public class Code.Sidebar : Gtk.Grid {
     public void remove_tab (Code.PaneSwitcher tab) {
         stack.remove (tab);
     }
+
+    public void notify_cloning_success () {
+        cloning_success_toast.send_notification ();
+    }
 }