diff --git a/src/pages/examples-page/example-card.tsx b/src/pages/examples-page/example-card.tsx
index d44075bb..8295e423 100644
--- a/src/pages/examples-page/example-card.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/examples-page/example-card.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { useCallback } from 'react';
+import React, { useRef } from 'react';
 import type { Example } from './examples-data/examples-data';
 import { randomColor } from '@/lib/colors';
 import { Import } from 'lucide-react';
@@ -13,35 +13,23 @@ import {
     TooltipContent,
     TooltipTrigger,
 } from '@/components/tooltip/tooltip';
-import { useStorage } from '@/hooks/use-storage';
-import type { Diagram } from '@/lib/domain/diagram';
-import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { useTheme } from '@/hooks/use-theme';
+import { Spinner } from '@/components/spinner/spinner';
 
 export interface ExampleCardProps {
     example: Example;
+    utilizeExample: () => void;
+    loading: boolean;
 }
 
-export const ExampleCard: React.FC<ExampleCardProps> = ({ example }) => {
-    const navigate = useNavigate();
+export const ExampleCard: React.FC<ExampleCardProps> = ({
+    example,
+    utilizeExample,
+    loading,
+}) => {
     const { effectiveTheme } = useTheme();
-    const { addDiagram, deleteDiagram } = useStorage();
-    const { diagram } = example;
-    const utilizeExample = useCallback(async () => {
-        const { id } = diagram;
+    const color = useRef(randomColor());
 
-        await deleteDiagram(id);
-
-        const now = new Date();
-        const diagramToAdd: Diagram = {
-            ...diagram,
-            createdAt: now,
-            updatedAt: now,
-        };
-
-        await addDiagram({ diagram: diagramToAdd });
-        navigate(`/diagrams/${id}`);
-    }, [addDiagram, diagram, navigate, deleteDiagram]);
     return (
         <div
             onClick={utilizeExample}
@@ -49,7 +37,7 @@ export const ExampleCard: React.FC<ExampleCardProps> = ({ example }) => {
         >
             <div
                 className="h-4 rounded-t-[10px]"
-                style={{ backgroundColor: randomColor() }}
+                style={{ backgroundColor: color.current }}
             ></div>
             <div className="flex h-12 items-center justify-between bg-slate-200 px-2 dark:bg-slate-900">
                 <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
@@ -78,12 +66,16 @@ export const ExampleCard: React.FC<ExampleCardProps> = ({ example }) => {
                     </Label>
                 </div>
                 <div className="flex flex-row">
-                    <Button
-                        variant="ghost"
-                        className="size-9 p-0 text-slate-500 hover:bg-primary-foreground hover:text-slate-700 dark:text-slate-400 dark:hover:bg-slate-800 dark:hover:text-slate-200"
-                    >
-                        <Import className="size-5" />
-                    </Button>
+                    {loading ? (
+                        <Spinner className="size-5" />
+                    ) : (
+                        <Button
+                            variant="ghost"
+                            className="size-9 p-0 text-slate-500 hover:bg-primary-foreground hover:text-slate-700 dark:text-slate-400 dark:hover:bg-slate-800 dark:hover:text-slate-200"
+                        >
+                            <Import className="size-5" />
+                        </Button>
+                    )}
                 </div>
             </div>
             <div className="grow overflow-hidden">
diff --git a/src/pages/examples-page/examples-page.tsx b/src/pages/examples-page/examples-page.tsx
index 8ea9b57a..aedfa244 100644
--- a/src/pages/examples-page/examples-page.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/examples-page/examples-page.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { useCallback } from 'react';
 import ChartDBLogo from '@/assets/logo-light.png';
 import ChartDBDarkLogo from '@/assets/logo-dark.png';
+import type { Example } from './examples-data/examples-data';
 import { examples } from './examples-data/examples-data';
 import { ExampleCard } from './example-card';
 import { useTheme } from '@/hooks/use-theme';
@@ -8,9 +9,44 @@ import { LocalConfigProvider } from '@/context/local-config-context/local-config
 import { StorageProvider } from '@/context/storage-context/storage-provider';
 import { ThemeProvider } from '@/context/theme-context/theme-provider';
 import { Helmet } from 'react-helmet-async';
+import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { useStorage } from '@/hooks/use-storage';
+import type { Diagram } from '@/lib/domain/diagram';
 
 const ExamplesPageComponent: React.FC = () => {
     const { effectiveTheme } = useTheme();
+    const navigate = useNavigate();
+    const { addDiagram, deleteDiagram } = useStorage();
+    const [loadingExampleId, setLoadingExampleId] = React.useState<string>();
+    const utilizeExample = useCallback(
+        async ({ example }: { example: Example }) => {
+            if (loadingExampleId) {
+                return;
+            }
+            setLoadingExampleId(example.id);
+            const { diagram } = example;
+            const { id } = diagram;
+
+            await deleteDiagram(id);
+
+            const now = new Date();
+            const diagramToAdd: Diagram = {
+                ...diagram,
+                createdAt: now,
+                updatedAt: now,
+            };
+
+            await addDiagram({ diagram: diagramToAdd });
+            navigate(`/diagrams/${id}`);
+        },
+        [
+            addDiagram,
+            navigate,
+            deleteDiagram,
+            loadingExampleId,
+            setLoadingExampleId,
+        ]
+    );
 
     return (
         <>
@@ -54,7 +90,14 @@ const ExamplesPageComponent: React.FC = () => {
                     </h2>
                     <div className="mt-6 grid grid-flow-row grid-cols-1 gap-6 md:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3">
                         {examples.map((example) => (
-                            <ExampleCard key={example.id} example={example} />
+                            <ExampleCard
+                                key={example.id}
+                                example={example}
+                                utilizeExample={() =>
+                                    utilizeExample({ example })
+                                }
+                                loading={loadingExampleId === example.id}
+                            />
                         ))}
                     </div>
                 </div>