diff --git a/iphone/Maps/Classes/MapsAppDelegate.h b/iphone/Maps/Classes/MapsAppDelegate.h
index 5f0df9b34b..38fc460250 100644
--- a/iphone/Maps/Classes/MapsAppDelegate.h
+++ b/iphone/Maps/Classes/MapsAppDelegate.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 {
   SettingsManager * m_settingsManager;
   NSInteger m_standbyCounter;
+  NSInteger m_activeDownloadsCounter;
 }
 
 @property (nonatomic, retain) IBOutlet UIWindow * m_window;
@@ -18,7 +19,11 @@
 + (MapsAppDelegate *) theApp;
 
 - (SettingsManager *)settingsManager;
+
 - (void)disableStandby;
 - (void)enableStandby;
 
+- (void)disableDownloadIndicator;
+- (void)enableDownloadIndicator;
+
 @end
diff --git a/iphone/Maps/Classes/MapsAppDelegate.mm b/iphone/Maps/Classes/MapsAppDelegate.mm
index 6bb4112197..819d618feb 100644
--- a/iphone/Maps/Classes/MapsAppDelegate.mm
+++ b/iphone/Maps/Classes/MapsAppDelegate.mm
@@ -64,8 +64,27 @@
 - (void) enableStandby
 {
   --m_standbyCounter;
-  if (m_standbyCounter == 0)
+  if (m_standbyCounter <= 0)
+  {
     [UIApplication sharedApplication].idleTimerDisabled = NO;
+    m_standbyCounter = 0;
+  }
+}
+
+- (void) disableDownloadIndicator
+{
+  --m_activeDownloadsCounter;
+  if (m_activeDownloadsCounter <= 0)
+  {
+    [UIApplication sharedApplication].networkActivityIndicatorVisible = NO;
+    m_activeDownloadsCounter = 0;
+  }
+}
+
+- (void) enableDownloadIndicator
+{
+  ++m_activeDownloadsCounter;
+  [UIApplication sharedApplication].networkActivityIndicatorVisible = YES;
 }
 
 - (void)applicationDidReceiveMemoryWarning:(UIApplication *)application
diff --git a/platform/http_thread_apple.mm b/platform/http_thread_apple.mm
index fabe9d655f..79a430bd12 100644
--- a/platform/http_thread_apple.mm
+++ b/platform/http_thread_apple.mm
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 
 #include "../base/logging.hpp"
 
+#ifdef OMIM_OS_IPHONE
+  #include "../iphone/Maps/Classes/MapsAppDelegate.h"
+#endif
+
 #define TIMEOUT_IN_SECONDS 15.0
 
 @implementation HttpThread
@@ -14,6 +18,10 @@
   LOG(LDEBUG, ("ID:", [self hash], "Connection is destroyed"));
   [m_connection cancel];
   [m_connection release];
+#ifdef OMIM_OS_IPHONE
+  [[MapsAppDelegate theApp] enableStandby];
+  [[MapsAppDelegate theApp] disableDownloadIndicator];
+#endif
   [super dealloc];
 }
 
@@ -69,6 +77,11 @@
 		[request addValue:[NSString stringWithUTF8String: uid.c_str()] forHTTPHeaderField:@"User-Agent"];
 	}
 
+#ifdef OMIM_OS_IPHONE
+  [[MapsAppDelegate theApp] disableStandby];
+  [[MapsAppDelegate theApp] enableDownloadIndicator];
+#endif
+
 	// create the connection with the request and start loading the data
 	m_connection = [[NSURLConnection alloc] initWithRequest:request delegate:self];