diff --git a/data/locale/deutsch.locale b/data/locale/deutsch.locale
index 6d422991a..afd0f3e32 100644
--- a/data/locale/deutsch.locale
+++ b/data/locale/deutsch.locale
@@ -1878,6 +1878,8 @@ opkg.messagebox.size.error Nicht genügend freier Speicher für Paketinstallatio
 opkg.messagebox.updates.available Aktualisierungen verfügbar!
 opkg.success.install Installation erfolgreich!\nNeustart von Neutrino kann erforderlich sein. Jetzt neu starten?
 opkg.title Paketverwaltung
+opkg.update.check Prüfe auf Updates...
+opkg.update.reading_lists Paketlisten werden eingelesen...
 opkg.upgrade Installierte Pakete aktualisieren
 opkg.warning_3rdparty_packages Drittanbieter-Pakete könnten Ihr System beschädigen! Sind Sie sicher, dieses Paket zu installieren?
 options.default Voreinstellungen benutzen
diff --git a/data/locale/english.locale b/data/locale/english.locale
index 388be48ad..385f8ed3a 100644
--- a/data/locale/english.locale
+++ b/data/locale/english.locale
@@ -1878,6 +1878,8 @@ opkg.messagebox.size.error Not enough free memory available for this package!
 opkg.messagebox.updates.available Updates available!
 opkg.success.install Install successful!\n restart of Neutrino might be required. Restart now?
 opkg.title Package Management
+opkg.update.check Checking for updates...
+opkg.update.reading_lists Reading package lists...
 opkg.upgrade Upgrade installed packages
 opkg.warning_3rdparty_packages 3rd party packages could damage your system! Are you sure install this package?
 options.default Reset to defaults
diff --git a/src/gui/opkg_manager.cpp b/src/gui/opkg_manager.cpp
index 1fa1e94ad..b17483f5e 100644
--- a/src/gui/opkg_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/opkg_manager.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include <gui/widget/messagebox.h>
 
 #include <gui/widget/progresswindow.h>
+#include <gui/widget/hintbox.h>
 #include <gui/widget/keyboard_input.h>
 #include <driver/screen_max.h>
 #include <gui/filebrowser.h>
@@ -432,23 +433,30 @@ bool COPKGManager::checkUpdates(const std::string & package_name, bool show_prog
 
 	bool ret = false;
 
-	getPkgData(OM_LIST);
-	getPkgData(OM_LIST_UPGRADEABLE);
-
 	size_t i = 0;
 	CProgressWindow status;
 	status.showHeader(false);
 
 	if (show_progress){
 		status.paint();
-		status.showStatus(i);
+		status.showStatusMessageUTF(g_Locale->getText(LOCALE_OPKG_UPDATE_READING_LISTS));
+		status.showStatus(25); /* after do_update, we have actually done the hardest work already */
 	}
 
+	getPkgData(OM_LIST);
+	if (show_progress)
+		status.showStatus(50);
+	getPkgData(OM_LIST_UPGRADEABLE);
+	if (show_progress)
+		status.showStatus(75);
+
 	for (map<string, struct pkg>::iterator it = pkg_map.begin(); it != pkg_map.end(); it++){
 		dprintf(DEBUG_INFO,  "[COPKGManager] [%s - %d]  Update check for...%s\n", __func__, __LINE__, it->second.name.c_str());
 		if (show_progress){
+			/* showing the names only makes things *much* slower...
 			status.showStatusMessageUTF(it->second.name);
-			status.showStatus(100*i /  pkg_map.size());
+			 */
+			status.showStatus(75 + 25*i /  pkg_map.size());
 		}
 
 		if (it->second.upgradable){
@@ -477,7 +485,10 @@ bool COPKGManager::checkUpdates(const std::string & package_name, bool show_prog
 
 int COPKGManager::doUpdate()
 {
+	CHintBox *hb = new CHintBox(LOCALE_MESSAGEBOX_INFO, LOCALE_OPKG_UPDATE_CHECK);
+	hb->paint();
 	int r = execCmd(pkg_types[OM_UPDATE], CShellWindow::QUIET);
+	delete hb;
 	if (r) {
 		string msg = string(g_Locale->getText(LOCALE_OPKG_FAILURE_UPDATE));
 		msg += '\n' + tmp_str;
diff --git a/src/system/locals.h b/src/system/locals.h
index 1323053fa..573931828 100644
--- a/src/system/locals.h
+++ b/src/system/locals.h
@@ -1905,6 +1905,8 @@ typedef enum
 	LOCALE_OPKG_MESSAGEBOX_UPDATES_AVAILABLE,
 	LOCALE_OPKG_SUCCESS_INSTALL,
 	LOCALE_OPKG_TITLE,
+	LOCALE_OPKG_UPDATE_CHECK,
+	LOCALE_OPKG_UPDATE_READING_LISTS,
 	LOCALE_OPKG_UPGRADE,
 	LOCALE_OPKG_WARNING_3RDPARTY_PACKAGES,
 	LOCALE_OPTIONS_DEFAULT,
diff --git a/src/system/locals_intern.h b/src/system/locals_intern.h
index 4a7a86c5b..57ab07fd5 100644
--- a/src/system/locals_intern.h
+++ b/src/system/locals_intern.h
@@ -1905,6 +1905,8 @@ const char * locale_real_names[] =
 	"opkg.messagebox.updates.available",
 	"opkg.success.install",
 	"opkg.title",
+	"opkg.update.check",
+	"opkg.update.reading_lists",
 	"opkg.upgrade",
 	"opkg.warning_3rdparty_packages",
 	"options.default",