diff --git a/templates/repo/actions/status.tmpl b/templates/repo/actions/status.tmpl
index 055bc714c947c..1e5465a97fbd6 100644
--- a/templates/repo/actions/status.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/actions/status.tmpl
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 {{else if eq .status "blocked"}}
 	{{svg "octicon-blocked" $size (printf "text yellow %s" $className)}}
 {{else if eq .status "running"}}
-	{{svg "gitea-running" $size (printf "text yellow circular-spin %s" $className)}}
+	{{svg "gitea-running" $size (printf "text yellow rotate-clockwise %s" $className)}}
 {{else}}{{/*failure, unknown*/}}
 	{{svg "octicon-x-circle-fill" $size (printf "text red %s" $className)}}
 {{end}}
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/view_content/pull_merge_box.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/view_content/pull_merge_box.tmpl
index 2b943d2069141..159910e36eeba 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/view_content/pull_merge_box.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/view_content/pull_merge_box.tmpl
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 				{{template "repo/issue/view_content/update_branch_by_merge" $}}
 			{{else if .Issue.PullRequest.IsChecking}}
 				<div class="item">
-					{{svg "octicon-sync" 16 "circular-spin"}}
+					{{svg "gitea-running" 16 "rotate-clockwise"}}
 					{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.pulls.is_checking"}}
 				</div>
 			{{else if .Issue.PullRequest.IsAncestor}}
diff --git a/web_src/css/modules/animations.css b/web_src/css/modules/animations.css
index deaaf83680bcb..779339c46b39d 100644
--- a/web_src/css/modules/animations.css
+++ b/web_src/css/modules/animations.css
@@ -116,14 +116,12 @@ code.language-math.is-loading::after {
   animation-timing-function: ease-in-out;
 }
 
-/* FIXME: `octicon-sync` is counterclockwise, so this animation is also counterclockwise, it looks somewhat strange.
-Ideally in the future we should use a better image for clockwise animation. */
-.circular-spin {
-  animation: circular-spin-keyframes 1s linear infinite;
+.rotate-clockwise {
+  animation: rotate-clockwise-keyframes 1s linear infinite;
 }
 
-@keyframes circular-spin-keyframes {
+@keyframes rotate-clockwise-keyframes {
   100% {
-    transform: rotate(-360deg);
+    transform: rotate(360deg);
   }
 }
diff --git a/web_src/js/components/ActionRunStatus.vue b/web_src/js/components/ActionRunStatus.vue
index 22f79384e30fa..24fae920a8bf0 100644
--- a/web_src/js/components/ActionRunStatus.vue
+++ b/web_src/js/components/ActionRunStatus.vue
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ withDefaults(defineProps<{
     <SvgIcon name="octicon-stop" class="text grey" :size="size" :class="className" v-else-if="status === 'cancelled'"/>
     <SvgIcon name="octicon-circle" class="text grey" :size="size" :class="className" v-else-if="status === 'waiting'"/>
     <SvgIcon name="octicon-blocked" class="text yellow" :size="size" :class="className" v-else-if="status === 'blocked'"/>
-    <SvgIcon name="gitea-running" class="text yellow" :size="size" :class="'circular-spin ' + className" v-else-if="status === 'running'"/>
+    <SvgIcon name="gitea-running" class="text yellow" :size="size" :class="'rotate-clockwise ' + className" v-else-if="status === 'running'"/>
     <SvgIcon name="octicon-x-circle-fill" class="text red" :size="size" v-else/><!-- failure, unknown -->
   </span>
 </template>
diff --git a/web_src/js/components/RepoActionView.vue b/web_src/js/components/RepoActionView.vue
index 24c0f5300c480..300f635793456 100644
--- a/web_src/js/components/RepoActionView.vue
+++ b/web_src/js/components/RepoActionView.vue
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
               <!-- If the job is done and the job step log is loaded for the first time, show the loading icon
                 currentJobStepsStates[i].cursor === null means the log is loaded for the first time
               -->
-              <SvgIcon v-if="isDone(run.status) && currentJobStepsStates[i].expanded && currentJobStepsStates[i].cursor === null" name="octicon-sync" class="tw-mr-2 circular-spin"/>
+              <SvgIcon v-if="isDone(run.status) && currentJobStepsStates[i].expanded && currentJobStepsStates[i].cursor === null" name="gitea-running" class="tw-mr-2 rotate-clockwise"/>
               <SvgIcon v-else :name="currentJobStepsStates[i].expanded ? 'octicon-chevron-down': 'octicon-chevron-right'" :class="['tw-mr-2', !isExpandable(jobStep.status) && 'tw-invisible']"/>
               <ActionRunStatus :status="jobStep.status" class="tw-mr-2"/>
 
diff --git a/web_src/js/components/RepoCodeFrequency.vue b/web_src/js/components/RepoCodeFrequency.vue
index 9afacbbf24948..efdf2bae713b8 100644
--- a/web_src/js/components/RepoCodeFrequency.vue
+++ b/web_src/js/components/RepoCodeFrequency.vue
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ const options: ChartOptions<'line'> = {
     <div class="tw-flex ui segment main-graph">
       <div v-if="isLoading || errorText !== ''" class="tw-m-auto">
         <div v-if="isLoading">
-          <SvgIcon name="octicon-sync" class="tw-mr-2 circular-spin"/>
+          <SvgIcon name="gitea-running" class="tw-mr-2 rotate-clockwise"/>
           {{ locale.loadingInfo }}
         </div>
         <div v-else class="text red">
diff --git a/web_src/js/components/RepoContributors.vue b/web_src/js/components/RepoContributors.vue
index c3a32fe3fc462..08d63540e280b 100644
--- a/web_src/js/components/RepoContributors.vue
+++ b/web_src/js/components/RepoContributors.vue
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
     <div class="tw-flex ui segment main-graph">
       <div v-if="isLoading || errorText !== ''" class="tw-m-auto">
         <div v-if="isLoading">
-          <SvgIcon name="octicon-sync" class="tw-mr-2 circular-spin"/>
+          <SvgIcon name="gitea-running" class="tw-mr-2 rotate-clockwise"/>
           {{ locale.loadingInfo }}
         </div>
         <div v-else class="text red">
diff --git a/web_src/js/components/RepoRecentCommits.vue b/web_src/js/components/RepoRecentCommits.vue
index 8ca825993b2d2..39e86781d112d 100644
--- a/web_src/js/components/RepoRecentCommits.vue
+++ b/web_src/js/components/RepoRecentCommits.vue
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ const options: ChartOptions<'bar'> = {
     <div class="tw-flex ui segment main-graph">
       <div v-if="isLoading || errorText !== ''" class="tw-m-auto">
         <div v-if="isLoading">
-          <SvgIcon name="octicon-sync" class="tw-mr-2 circular-spin"/>
+          <SvgIcon name="gitea-running" class="tw-mr-2 rotate-clockwise"/>
           {{ locale.loadingInfo }}
         </div>
         <div v-else class="text red">
diff --git a/web_src/js/components/ViewFileTreeItem.vue b/web_src/js/components/ViewFileTreeItem.vue
index 5173c7eb46c19..06d761dd65311 100644
--- a/web_src/js/components/ViewFileTreeItem.vue
+++ b/web_src/js/components/ViewFileTreeItem.vue
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ const onItemClick = (e: MouseEvent) => {
     @click.stop="onItemClick"
   >
     <div v-if="item.entryMode === 'tree'" class="item-toggle">
-      <SvgIcon v-if="isLoading" name="octicon-sync" class="circular-spin"/>
+      <SvgIcon v-if="isLoading" name="gitea-running" class="rotate-clockwise"/>
       <SvgIcon v-else :name="collapsed ? 'octicon-chevron-right' : 'octicon-chevron-down'" @click.stop.prevent="doLoadChildren"/>
     </div>
     <div class="item-content">