diff --git a/common/GPodderCore.qml b/common/GPodderCore.qml
index 7682b1f..550e77f 100644
--- a/common/GPodderCore.qml
+++ b/common/GPodderCore.qml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Python {
 
     property string progname: 'gpodder'
     property bool ready: false
+    property bool refreshing: false
     signal downloading(int episode_id)
     signal downloadProgress(int episode_id, real progress)
     signal playbackProgress(int episode_id, real progress)
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ Python {
         setHandler('podcast-list-changed', py.podcastListChanged);
         setHandler('updating-podcast', py.updatingPodcast);
         setHandler('updated-podcast', py.updatedPodcast);
+        setHandler('refreshing', function(v) { py.refreshing = v; });
 
         var path = Qt.resolvedUrl('../..').substr('file://'.length);
         addImportPath(path);
diff --git a/touch/StartPage.qml b/touch/StartPage.qml
index e7344f8..891172f 100644
--- a/touch/StartPage.qml
+++ b/touch/StartPage.qml
@@ -110,22 +110,9 @@ SlidePage {
             StartPageButton {
                 id: freshEpisodesPage
 
-                title: 'Fresh episodes'
+                title: py.refreshing ? 'Refreshing feeds' : 'Fresh episodes'
                 onClicked: pgst.loadPage('FreshEpisodes.qml');
 
-                Component.onCompleted: {
-                    py.setHandler('refreshing', function (is_refreshing) {
-                        refresherButtonArea.visible = !is_refreshing;
-                        if (!is_refreshing) {
-                            freshEpisodesPage.title = 'Fresh episodes';
-                        }
-                    });
-
-                    py.setHandler('refresh-progress', function (pos, total) {
-                        freshEpisodesPage.title = 'Refreshing feeds (' + pos + '/' + total + ')';
-                    });
-                }
-
                 Row {
                     anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
                     anchors.bottomMargin: 50 * pgst.scalef
@@ -157,6 +144,7 @@ SlidePage {
 
                 ButtonArea {
                     id: refresherButtonArea
+                    visible: !py.refreshing
 
                     anchors {
                         bottom: parent.bottom