diff --git a/apps/files/src/views/FilesList.vue b/apps/files/src/views/FilesList.vue
index 4f7945881d9..d4f58b53a65 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/views/FilesList.vue
+++ b/apps/files/src/views/FilesList.vue
@@ -44,13 +44,15 @@
 				force-name>
 				<NcActionButton v-for="action in enabledFileListActions"
 					:key="action.id"
+					:disabled="!!loadingAction"
 					close-after-click
-					@click="action.exec(currentView, dirContents, currentFolder)">
+					@click="execFileListAction(action)">
 					<template #icon>
-						<NcIconSvgWrapper v-if="action.iconSvgInline !== undefined"
+						<NcLoadingIcon v-if="loadingAction === action.id" :size="18" />
+						<NcIconSvgWrapper v-else-if="action.iconSvgInline !== undefined && currentView"
 							:svg="action.iconSvgInline(currentView)" />
 					</template>
-					{{ action.displayName(currentView) }}
+					{{ actionDisplayName(action) }}
 				</NcActionButton>
 			</NcActions>
 
@@ -132,7 +134,7 @@
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts">
-import type { ContentsWithRoot, Folder, INode } from '@nextcloud/files'
+import type { ContentsWithRoot, FileListAction, Folder, INode } from '@nextcloud/files'
 import type { Upload } from '@nextcloud/upload'
 import type { CancelablePromise } from 'cancelable-promise'
 import type { ComponentPublicInstance } from 'vue'
@@ -144,7 +146,7 @@ import { emit, subscribe, unsubscribe } from '@nextcloud/event-bus'
 import { Node, Permission, sortNodes, getFileListActions } from '@nextcloud/files'
 import { translate as t } from '@nextcloud/l10n'
 import { join, dirname, normalize } from 'path'
-import { showError, showWarning } from '@nextcloud/dialogs'
+import { showError, showSuccess, showWarning } from '@nextcloud/dialogs'
 import { ShareType } from '@nextcloud/sharing'
 import { UploadPicker, UploadStatus } from '@nextcloud/upload'
 import { loadState } from '@nextcloud/initial-state'
@@ -258,6 +260,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
 	data() {
 		return {
 			loading: true,
+			loadingAction: null as string | null,
 			error: null as string | null,
 			promise: null as CancelablePromise<ContentsWithRoot> | Promise<ContentsWithRoot> | null,
 
@@ -437,6 +440,10 @@ export default defineComponent({
 		},
 
 		enabledFileListActions() {
+			if (!this.currentView || !this.currentFolder) {
+				return []
+			}
+
 			const actions = getFileListActions()
 			const enabledActions = actions
 				.filter(action => {
@@ -446,7 +453,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
 					return action.enabled(
 						this.currentView!,
 						this.dirContents,
-						{ folder: this.currentFolder! },
+						this.currentFolder as Folder,
 					)
 				})
 				.toSorted((a, b) => a.order - b.order)
@@ -714,6 +721,40 @@ export default defineComponent({
 			}
 			this.dirContentsFiltered = nodes
 		},
+
+		actionDisplayName(action: FileListAction): string {
+			let displayName = action.id
+			try {
+				displayName = action.displayName(this.currentView!)
+			} catch (error) {
+				logger.error('Error while getting action display name', { action, error })
+			}
+			return displayName
+		},
+
+		async execFileListAction(action: FileListAction) {
+			this.loadingAction = action.id
+
+			const displayName = this.actionDisplayName(action)
+			try {
+				const success = await action.exec(this.source, this.dirContents, this.currentDir)
+				// If the action returns null, we stay silent
+				if (success === null || success === undefined) {
+					return
+				}
+
+				if (success) {
+					showSuccess(t('files', '"{displayName}" action executed successfully', { displayName }))
+					return
+				}
+				showError(t('files', '"{displayName}" action failed', { displayName }))
+			} catch (error) {
+				logger.error('Error while executing action', { action, error })
+				showError(t('files', '"{displayName}" action failed', { displayName }))
+			} finally {
+				this.loadingAction = null
+			}
+		},
 	},
 })
 </script>
diff --git a/apps/files_trashbin/src/fileListActions/emptyTrashAction.ts b/apps/files_trashbin/src/fileListActions/emptyTrashAction.ts
index b0a2fbdd2c2..9c45d6a8565 100644
--- a/apps/files_trashbin/src/fileListActions/emptyTrashAction.ts
+++ b/apps/files_trashbin/src/fileListActions/emptyTrashAction.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
  * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
  */
-
-import type { Node } from '@nextcloud/files'
+import type { Node, View, Folder } from '@nextcloud/files'
 
 import PQueue from 'p-queue'
 import { FileListAction } from '@nextcloud/files'
@@ -73,14 +72,14 @@ export const emptyTrashAction = new FileListAction({
 	displayName: () => t('files_trashbin', 'Empty deleted files'),
 	order: 0,
 
-	enabled: (view, nodes, folder) => {
+	enabled(view: View, nodes: Node[], folder: Folder) {
 		if (view.id !== 'trashbin') {
 			return false
 		}
 		return nodes.length > 0 && folder.path === '/'
 	},
 
-	exec: async (view, nodes) => {
+	async exec(view: View, nodes: Node[]) {
 		const dialog = getDialogBuilder(t('files_trashbin', 'Confirm permanent deletion'))
 			.setSeverity(DialogSeverity.Warning)
 			// TODO Add note for groupfolders