iD.ui.loading = function(selection, message, blocking) {
    var modal = iD.ui.modal(selection, blocking);

    var loadertext = modal.select('.content')
        .classed('loading-modal', true)
        .append('div')
        .attr('class', 'modal-section fillL');

    loadertext.append('img')
        .attr('class', 'loader')
        .attr('src', 'img/loader-white.gif');

    loadertext.append('h3')
        .text(message || '');

    modal.select('button.close')
        .attr('class', 'hide');

    return modal;
};