diff --git a/src/gui/widget/progresswindow.cpp b/src/gui/widget/progresswindow.cpp
index 7ae089877..9bbb4670d 100644
--- a/src/gui/widget/progresswindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widget/progresswindow.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ void CProgressWindow::Init()
 
 	//create local_bar object
 	local_bar = new CProgressBar();
+	local_bar->allowPaint(false);
 	local_bar->setDimensionsAll(x_item, y_item, w_item, h_pbar);
 	local_bar->setColorBody(col_body);
 	local_bar->setActiveColor(COL_MENUCONTENT_PLUS_7);
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ void CProgressWindow::Init()
 
 	//create global_bar object
 	global_bar = new CProgressBar();
+	global_bar->allowPaint(false);
 	global_bar->setDimensionsAll(x_item, y_item, w_item, h_pbar);
 	global_bar->setColorBody(col_body);
 	global_bar->setActiveColor(COL_MENUCONTENT_PLUS_7);
@@ -94,12 +96,26 @@ void CProgressWindow::setTitle(const neutrino_locale_t title)
 #endif // VFD_UPDATE
 }
 
+void CProgressWindow::showStatus(const unsigned int prog)
+{
+	if (global_progress == prog)
+		return;
+
+	if (!global_bar->isPainted()){
+		int g_height = global_bar->getHeight();
+		global_bar->setYPos(local_bar->getYPos() + g_height/2);
+		global_bar->setHeight(g_height + g_height/2);
+	}
+
+	showGlobalStatus(prog);
+}
 
 void CProgressWindow::showGlobalStatus(const unsigned int prog)
 {
 	if (global_progress == prog)
 		return;
 
+	global_bar->allowPaint(true);
 	global_progress = prog;
 	global_bar->setValues(prog, 100);
 	global_bar->paint(false);
@@ -114,6 +130,7 @@ void CProgressWindow::showLocalStatus(const unsigned int prog)
 	if (local_progress == prog)
 		return;
 
+	local_bar->allowPaint(true);
 	local_progress = prog;
 	local_bar->setValues(prog, 100);
 	local_bar->paint(false);
diff --git a/src/gui/widget/progresswindow.h b/src/gui/widget/progresswindow.h
index 42cbbf32a..6901cb79b 100644
--- a/src/gui/widget/progresswindow.h
+++ b/src/gui/widget/progresswindow.h
@@ -48,10 +48,11 @@ class CProgressWindow : public CComponentsWindow, public CMenuTarget
 
 		virtual int exec( CMenuTarget* parent, const std::string & actionKey );
 
-		virtual void showGlobalStatus(const unsigned int prog);
-		virtual unsigned int getGlobalStatus(void);
-		virtual void showLocalStatus(const unsigned int prog);
-		virtual void showStatusMessageUTF(const std::string & text); // UTF-8
+		void showStatus(const unsigned int prog);
+		void showGlobalStatus(const unsigned int prog);
+		unsigned int getGlobalStatus(void);
+		void showLocalStatus(const unsigned int prog);
+		void showStatusMessageUTF(const std::string & text); // UTF-8
 };