diff --git a/src/commands/randompony.ts b/src/commands/randompony.ts
index be91fcf..175f283 100644
--- a/src/commands/randompony.ts
+++ b/src/commands/randompony.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ export default (bot: Telegraf<Context>) => {
   bot.command(["rpony", "randompony", "mlpart"], spamwatchMiddleware, async (ctx: Context & { message: { text: string } }) => {
     const Strings = getStrings(languageCode(ctx));
     const reply_to_message_id = replyToMessageId(ctx);
+    ctx.reply(Strings.ponyApi.searching, {
+      parse_mode: 'Markdown',
+      ...({ reply_to_message_id })
+    });
     try {
       const response = await axios(Resources.randomPonyApi);
       let tags: string[] = [];
diff --git a/src/locales/english.json b/src/locales/english.json
index e2d60b3..00eafa5 100644
--- a/src/locales/english.json
+++ b/src/locales/english.json
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@
     "noEpisodeFound": "No episode found.",
     "noComicName": "Please provide the comic's name.",
     "noComicFound": "No comic found.",
+    "searching": "Searching for a character…",
     "apiErr": "An error occurred while fetching data from the API.\n\n`{error}`"
   },
   "codenameCheck": {
diff --git a/src/locales/portuguese.json b/src/locales/portuguese.json
index 91ae374..bb58896 100644
--- a/src/locales/portuguese.json
+++ b/src/locales/portuguese.json
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@
         "noEpisodeFound": "Nenhum episódio encontrado.",
         "noComicName": "Por favor, forneça o nome da comic.",
         "noComicFound": "Nenhuma comic foi encontrada.",
+        "searching": "Procurando por um personagem…",
         "apiErr": "Ocorreu um erro ao buscar dados da API.\n\n`{error}`"
     },
     "codenameCheck": {