diff --git a/UM/Message.py b/UM/Message.py
index c57c44159a..b6b0d49925 100644
--- a/UM/Message.py
+++ b/UM/Message.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ def __init__(self, text = "", lifetime = 10, dismissable = True, progress = None
         self._visible = False
         self._text = text
         self._progress = progress
-        self._max_progress = 0
+        self._max_progress = 100
         self._lifetime = lifetime 
         self._lifetime_timer = None
         self._dismissable = dismissable # Can the message be closed by user?
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def getMaxProgress(self):
 
     def setProgress(self, progress):
         self._progress = progress
-        self.progressChanged.emit()
+        self.progressChanged.emit(self)
 
     progressChanged = Signal()
 
diff --git a/UM/Qt/Bindings/VisibleMessagesModel.py b/UM/Qt/Bindings/VisibleMessagesModel.py
index 1da4e47dc6..799ec4f94a 100644
--- a/UM/Qt/Bindings/VisibleMessagesModel.py
+++ b/UM/Qt/Bindings/VisibleMessagesModel.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ def addMessage(self, message):
                 "actions":self.createActionsModel(message.getActions()),
                 "dismissable": message.isDismissable()
             })
+        message.progressChanged.connect(self._onMessageProgress)
 
     def createActionsModel(self, actions):
         model = ListModel()
@@ -69,3 +70,7 @@ def removeMessage(self, message):
             if self.items[index]["id"] == message_id:
                 self.removeItem(index)
                 break
+
+    def _onMessageProgress(self, message):
+        index = self.find("id", id(message))
+        self.setProperty(index, "progress", message.getProgress())