diff --git a/src/frontend/src/Components/map/Map.js b/src/frontend/src/Components/map/Map.js
index 1376503dd..061a1e57d 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/Components/map/Map.js
+++ b/src/frontend/src/Components/map/Map.js
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ export default function DriveBCMap(props) {
     weathers: mapContext.visible_layers.weather,
     restStops: mapContext.visible_layers.restStops
   });
+  const [showSpinner, setShowSpinner] = useState(false);
 
   // Workaround for OL handlers not being able to read states
   const [clickedFeature, setClickedFeature] = useState();
@@ -556,7 +557,7 @@ export default function DriveBCMap(props) {
             {smallScreen && (
               <ExitSurvey mobile={true} />
             )}
-            <RouteSearch ref={routingContainerRef} routeEdit={true}  showSpinner={false} onShowSpinnerChange={()=>{}}/>
+            <RouteSearch ref={routingContainerRef} routeEdit={true}  showSpinner={showSpinner} onShowSpinnerChange={setShowSpinner}/>
             <AdvisoriesWidget advisories={advisoriesInView} updateClickedFeature={updateClickedFeature} open={openPanel} clickedFeature={clickedFeature} clickedFeatureRef={clickedFeatureRef} onMap={true} />
           </div>
         )}
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/pages/EventsListPage.js b/src/frontend/src/pages/EventsListPage.js
index 2e938c6cc..470135c5b 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/pages/EventsListPage.js
+++ b/src/frontend/src/pages/EventsListPage.js
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ export default function EventsListPage() {
   const [showServerError, setShowServerError] = useState(false);
   const [openAdvisoriesOverlay, setOpenAdvisoriesOverlay] = useState(false);
   const [openSearchOverlay, setOpenSearchOverlay] = useState(false);
+  const [showSpinner, setShowSpinner] = useState(false);
 
   // Error handling
   const displayError = (error) => {
@@ -462,7 +463,7 @@ export default function EventsListPage() {
 
           <p className="overlay__header bold">Find route</p>
 
-          <RouteSearch showFilterText={true} showSpinner={false} onShowSpinnerChange={()=>{}}/>
+          <RouteSearch showFilterText={true} showSpinner={showSpinner} onShowSpinnerChange={setShowSpinner}/>
         </div>
       }
     </React.Fragment>