diff --git a/src/gui/widget/progresswindow.cpp b/src/gui/widget/progresswindow.cpp
index 539094345..68b416439 100644
--- a/src/gui/widget/progresswindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widget/progresswindow.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ void CProgressWindow::Init(	signal<void, size_t, size_t, string> *statusSignal,
 	if (globalSignal)
 		*globalSignal->connect(mem_fun(*this, &CProgressWindow::showGlobalStatus));
 
-	global_progress = local_progress = 0;
+	global_progress = local_progress = percent_progress = 0;
 
 	showFooter(false);
 
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ void CProgressWindow::Init(	signal<void, size_t, size_t, string> *statusSignal,
 	status_txt->doPaintBg(false);
 	addWindowItem(status_txt);
 
+	cur_statusText = string();
+
 	//create local_bar object
 	local_bar = getProgressItem();
 
@@ -128,10 +130,16 @@ CProgressBar* CProgressWindow::getProgressItem()
 void CProgressWindow::initStatus(const unsigned int prog, const unsigned int max, const string &statusText, CProgressBar *pBar)
 {
 	pBar->allowPaint(true);
-	pBar->setValues(prog, (int)max);
-	if (!statusText.empty())
-		showStatusMessageUTF(statusText);
-	pBar->paint(false);
+	unsigned int cur_perc = prog*100/(max+1);
+	if (percent_progress != cur_perc || prog == 0){
+		pBar->setValues(prog, (int)max);
+		if (!statusText.empty() && (cur_statusText != statusText)){
+			showStatusMessageUTF(statusText);
+			cur_statusText = statusText;
+		}
+		pBar->paint(false);
+		percent_progress = cur_perc;
+	}
 }
 
 void CProgressWindow::showStatus(const unsigned int prog, const unsigned int max, const string &statusText)
diff --git a/src/gui/widget/progresswindow.h b/src/gui/widget/progresswindow.h
index 4943fb0e2..1be4255a9 100644
--- a/src/gui/widget/progresswindow.h
+++ b/src/gui/widget/progresswindow.h
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ class CProgressWindow : public CComponentsWindow, public CMenuTarget
 
 		unsigned int global_progress;
 		unsigned int local_progress;
+		unsigned int percent_progress;
+		std::string cur_statusText;
 		int h_height;
 		void Init(	sigc::signal<void, size_t, size_t, std::string> *statusSignal,
 				sigc::signal<void,size_t, size_t, std::string> *localSignal,