diff --git a/core/misc/ajax.js b/core/misc/ajax.js
index fefe9f3..bdca05c 100644
--- a/core/misc/ajax.js
+++ b/core/misc/ajax.js
@@ -53,8 +53,10 @@
       // Bind Ajax behaviors to all items showing the class.
       $('.use-ajax').once('ajax').each(function () {
         var element_settings = {};
-        // Clicked links look better with the throbber than the progress bar.
-        element_settings.progress = {type: 'throbber'};
+        // Provide clicked links with a throbber as the default indicator,
+        // instead of the progress bar, since it looks better.
+        var progress_type = $(this).data('progress-type');
+        element_settings.progress = {type: progress_type ? progress_type : 'throbber'};
 
         // For anchor tags, these will go to the target of the anchor rather
         // than the usual location.
@@ -82,9 +84,10 @@
         element_settings.setClick = true;
         // Form buttons use the 'click' event rather than mousedown.
         element_settings.event = 'click';
-        // Clicked form buttons look better with the throbber than the progress
-        // bar.
-        element_settings.progress = {type: 'throbber'};
+        // Provide clicked buttons with a throbber as the default indicator,
+        // instead of the progress bar, since it looks better.
+        var progress_type = $(this).data('progress-type');
+        element_settings.progress = {type: progress_type ? progress_type : 'throbber'};
         element_settings.base = $(this).attr('id');
         element_settings.element = this;