diff --git a/packages/components/src/combobox-control/index.tsx b/packages/components/src/combobox-control/index.tsx
index 28510c8653d02e..fe0b6aaad30b58 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/combobox-control/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/combobox-control/index.tsx
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import type { TokenInputProps } from '../form-token-field/types';
 import { useDeprecated36pxDefaultSizeProp } from '../utils/use-deprecated-props';
 import { withIgnoreIMEEvents } from '../utils/with-ignore-ime-events';
 import { maybeWarnDeprecated36pxSize } from '../utils/deprecated-36px-size';
+import Spinner from '../spinner';
 
 const noop = () => {};
 
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ function ComboboxControl( props: ComboboxControlProps ) {
 		help,
 		allowReset = true,
 		className,
+		isLoading = false,
 		messages = {
 			selected: __( 'Item selected.' ),
 		},
@@ -362,6 +364,7 @@ function ComboboxControl( props: ComboboxControlProps ) {
 								onChange={ onInputChange }
 							/>
 						</FlexBlock>
+						{ isLoading && <Spinner /> }
 						{ allowReset && (
 							<Button
 								size="small"
@@ -396,6 +399,7 @@ function ComboboxControl( props: ComboboxControlProps ) {
 							__experimentalRenderItem={
 								__experimentalRenderItem
 							}
+							isLoading={ isLoading }
 						/>
 					) }
 				</div>
diff --git a/packages/components/src/combobox-control/types.ts b/packages/components/src/combobox-control/types.ts
index 470b38c35e2c8a..d01aa213554c86 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/combobox-control/types.ts
+++ b/packages/components/src/combobox-control/types.ts
@@ -86,4 +86,9 @@ export type ComboboxControlProps = Pick<
 	 * If passed, the combobox input will show a placeholder string if no values are present.
 	 */
 	placeholder?: string;
+
+	/**
+	 * When loading, combobox will show a spinner
+	 */
+	isLoading?: boolean;
 };
diff --git a/packages/components/src/form-token-field/index.tsx b/packages/components/src/form-token-field/index.tsx
index 987c75d769b727..95af52fa21ffd5 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/form-token-field/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/form-token-field/index.tsx
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ export function FormTokenField( props: FormTokenFieldProps ) {
 		__experimentalAutoSelectFirstMatch = false,
 		__nextHasNoMarginBottom = false,
 		tokenizeOnBlur = false,
+		isLoading = false,
 	} = useDeprecated36pxDefaultSizeProp< FormTokenFieldProps >( props );
 
 	if ( ! __nextHasNoMarginBottom ) {
@@ -743,6 +744,7 @@ export function FormTokenField( props: FormTokenFieldProps ) {
 						onHover={ onSuggestionHovered }
 						onSelect={ onSuggestionSelected }
 						__experimentalRenderItem={ __experimentalRenderItem }
+						isLoading={ isLoading }
 					/>
 				) }
 			</div>
diff --git a/packages/components/src/form-token-field/suggestions-list.tsx b/packages/components/src/form-token-field/suggestions-list.tsx
index 1339e0cc189e38..bd073026666d30 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/form-token-field/suggestions-list.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/form-token-field/suggestions-list.tsx
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export function SuggestionsList<
 	suggestions = [],
 	displayTransform,
 	instanceId,
+	isLoading,
 	__experimentalRenderItem,
 }: SuggestionsListProps< T > ) {
 	const listRef = useRefEffect< HTMLUListElement >(
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@ export function SuggestionsList<
 				);
 				/* eslint-enable jsx-a11y/click-events-have-key-events */
 			} ) }
-			{ suggestions.length === 0 && (
+			{ suggestions.length === 0 && ! isLoading && (
 				<li className="components-form-token-field__suggestion is-empty">
 					{ __( 'No items found' ) }
 				</li>
diff --git a/packages/components/src/form-token-field/types.ts b/packages/components/src/form-token-field/types.ts
index 051f00a6cdeb06..989a5611149a0e 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/form-token-field/types.ts
+++ b/packages/components/src/form-token-field/types.ts
@@ -190,6 +190,11 @@ export interface FormTokenFieldProps
 	 * @default false
 	 */
 	tokenizeOnBlur?: boolean;
+
+	/**
+	 * Is the component loading data?
+	 */
+	isLoading?: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -207,6 +212,7 @@ export interface SuggestionsListProps<
 	displayTransform: ( value: T ) => string;
 	instanceId: string | number;
 	__experimentalRenderItem?: ( args: { item: T } ) => ReactNode;
+	isLoading?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface TokenProps extends TokenItem {
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/post-author/combobox.js b/packages/editor/src/components/post-author/combobox.js
index 867eca7947976a..f95dd0db2dcbf6 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/post-author/combobox.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/post-author/combobox.js
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ export default function PostAuthorCombobox() {
 	const [ fieldValue, setFieldValue ] = useState();
 
 	const { editPost } = useDispatch( editorStore );
-	const { authorId, authorOptions } = useAuthorsQuery( fieldValue );
+	const { authorId, authorOptions, isLoading } =
+		useAuthorsQuery( fieldValue );
 
 	/**
 	 * Handle author selection.
@@ -44,13 +45,14 @@ export default function PostAuthorCombobox() {
 		<ComboboxControl
 			__nextHasNoMarginBottom
 			__next40pxDefaultSize
-			label={ __( 'Author' ) }
+			label={ __( 'Authorz' ) }
 			options={ authorOptions }
 			value={ authorId }
 			onFilterValueChange={ debounce( handleKeydown, 300 ) }
 			onChange={ handleSelect }
 			allowReset={ false }
 			hideLabelFromVision
+			isLoading={ isLoading }
 		/>
 	);
 }
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/post-author/hook.js b/packages/editor/src/components/post-author/hook.js
index f251eba79e1806..28c4c126547b82 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/post-author/hook.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/post-author/hook.js
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ import { store as editorStore } from '../../store';
 import { AUTHORS_QUERY, BASE_QUERY } from './constants';
 
 export function useAuthorsQuery( search ) {
-	const { authorId, authors, postAuthor } = useSelect(
+	const { authorId, authors, postAuthor, isLoading } = useSelect(
 		( select ) => {
-			const { getUser, getUsers } = select( coreStore );
+			const { getUser, getUsers, isResolving } = select( coreStore );
 			const { getEditedPostAttribute } = select( editorStore );
 			const _authorId = getEditedPostAttribute( 'author' );
 			const query = { ...AUTHORS_QUERY };
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export function useAuthorsQuery( search ) {
 				authorId: _authorId,
 				authors: getUsers( query ),
 				postAuthor: getUser( _authorId, BASE_QUERY ),
+				isLoading: isResolving( 'getUsers', [ query ] ),
 			};
 		},
 		[ search ]
@@ -68,5 +69,5 @@ export function useAuthorsQuery( search ) {
 		return [ ...currentAuthor, ...fetchedAuthors ];
 	}, [ authors, postAuthor ] );
 
-	return { authorId, authorOptions, postAuthor };
+	return { authorId, authorOptions, postAuthor, isLoading };
 }