diff --git a/lib/Epub/Epub/Section.cpp b/lib/Epub/Epub/Section.cpp
index eef35b31..cf67108b 100644
--- a/lib/Epub/Epub/Section.cpp
+++ b/lib/Epub/Epub/Section.cpp
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ bool Section::clearCache() const {
 
 bool Section::createSectionFile(const int fontId, const float lineCompression, const bool extraParagraphSpacing,
                                 const uint8_t paragraphAlignment, const uint16_t viewportWidth,
-                                const uint16_t viewportHeight, const bool hyphenationEnabled) {
+                                const uint16_t viewportHeight, const bool hyphenationEnabled,
+                                const std::function<void()>& popupFn) {
   const auto localPath = epub->getSpineItem(spineIndex).href;
   const auto tmpHtmlPath = epub->getCachePath() + "/.tmp_" + std::to_string(spineIndex) + ".html";
 
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@ bool Section::createSectionFile(const int fontId, const float lineCompression, c
   ChapterHtmlSlimParser visitor(
       tmpHtmlPath, renderer, fontId, lineCompression, extraParagraphSpacing, paragraphAlignment, viewportWidth,
       viewportHeight, hyphenationEnabled,
-      [this, &lut](std::unique_ptr<Page> page) { lut.emplace_back(this->onPageComplete(std::move(page))); });
+      [this, &lut](std::unique_ptr<Page> page) { lut.emplace_back(this->onPageComplete(std::move(page))); }, popupFn);
   Hyphenator::setPreferredLanguage(epub->getLanguage());
   success = visitor.parseAndBuildPages();
 
diff --git a/lib/Epub/Epub/Section.h b/lib/Epub/Epub/Section.h
index 4bb26fdf..5fdf210a 100644
--- a/lib/Epub/Epub/Section.h
+++ b/lib/Epub/Epub/Section.h
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #pragma once
+#include <functional>
 #include <memory>
 
 #include "Epub.h"
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ class Section {
                        uint16_t viewportWidth, uint16_t viewportHeight, bool hyphenationEnabled);
   bool clearCache() const;
   bool createSectionFile(int fontId, float lineCompression, bool extraParagraphSpacing, uint8_t paragraphAlignment,
-                         uint16_t viewportWidth, uint16_t viewportHeight, bool hyphenationEnabled);
+                         uint16_t viewportWidth, uint16_t viewportHeight, bool hyphenationEnabled,
+                         const std::function<void()>& popupFn = nullptr);
   std::unique_ptr<Page> loadPageFromSectionFile();
 };
diff --git a/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.cpp b/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.cpp
index e73bc9cc..3241d335 100644
--- a/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.cpp
+++ b/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #include <GfxRenderer.h>
 #include <HardwareSerial.h>
 #include <SDCardManager.h>
-#include <ScreenComponents.h>
 #include <expat.h>
 
 #include "../Page.h"
@@ -271,8 +270,8 @@ bool ChapterHtmlSlimParser::parseAndBuildPages() {
   }
 
   // Get file size to decide whether to show indexing popup.
-  if (file.size() >= MIN_SIZE_FOR_POPUP) {
-    ScreenComponents::drawPopup(renderer, "Indexing...");
+  if (popupFn && file.size() >= MIN_SIZE_FOR_POPUP) {
+    popupFn();
   }
 
   XML_SetUserData(parser, this);
diff --git a/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.h b/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.h
index 7d66bd20..caf8ec4d 100644
--- a/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.h
+++ b/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class ChapterHtmlSlimParser {
   const std::string& filepath;
   GfxRenderer& renderer;
   std::function<void(std::unique_ptr<Page>)> completePageFn;
+  std::function<void()> popupFn;  // Popup callback
   int depth = 0;
   int skipUntilDepth = INT_MAX;
   int boldUntilDepth = INT_MAX;
@@ -49,7 +50,8 @@ class ChapterHtmlSlimParser {
                                  const float lineCompression, const bool extraParagraphSpacing,
                                  const uint8_t paragraphAlignment, const uint16_t viewportWidth,
                                  const uint16_t viewportHeight, const bool hyphenationEnabled,
-                                 const std::function<void(std::unique_ptr<Page>)>& completePageFn)
+                                 const std::function<void(std::unique_ptr<Page>)>& completePageFn,
+                                 const std::function<void()>& popupFn = nullptr)
       : filepath(filepath),
         renderer(renderer),
         fontId(fontId),
@@ -59,7 +61,8 @@ class ChapterHtmlSlimParser {
         viewportWidth(viewportWidth),
         viewportHeight(viewportHeight),
         hyphenationEnabled(hyphenationEnabled),
-        completePageFn(completePageFn) {}
+        completePageFn(completePageFn),
+        popupFn(popupFn) {}
   ~ChapterHtmlSlimParser() = default;
   bool parseAndBuildPages();
   void addLineToPage(std::shared_ptr<TextBlock> line);
diff --git a/src/activities/reader/EpubReaderActivity.cpp b/src/activities/reader/EpubReaderActivity.cpp
index 10996aee..c95d271b 100644
--- a/src/activities/reader/EpubReaderActivity.cpp
+++ b/src/activities/reader/EpubReaderActivity.cpp
@@ -285,9 +285,17 @@ void EpubReaderActivity::renderScreen() {
                                   viewportHeight, SETTINGS.hyphenationEnabled)) {
       Serial.printf("[%lu] [ERS] Cache not found, building...\n", millis());
 
+      bool popupShown = false;
+      const auto popupFn = [this, &popupShown]() {
+        if (!popupShown) {
+          ScreenComponents::drawPopup(renderer, "Indexing...");
+          popupShown = true;
+        }
+      };
+
       if (!section->createSectionFile(SETTINGS.getReaderFontId(), SETTINGS.getReaderLineCompression(),
                                       SETTINGS.extraParagraphSpacing, SETTINGS.paragraphAlignment, viewportWidth,
-                                      viewportHeight, SETTINGS.hyphenationEnabled)) {
+                                      viewportHeight, SETTINGS.hyphenationEnabled, popupFn)) {
         Serial.printf("[%lu] [ERS] Failed to persist page data to SD\n", millis());
         section.reset();
         return;