diff --git a/download-model.py b/download-model.py
index 540f94c6..e2a951cb 100644
--- a/download-model.py
+++ b/download-model.py
@@ -194,18 +194,25 @@ class ModelDownloader:
         r = self.s.get(url, stream=True, headers=headers, timeout=20)
         with open(output_path, mode) as f:
             total_size = int(r.headers.get('content-length', 0))
-            block_size = 1024
+            # Every 4MB we report an update
+            block_size = 4*1024*1024
+
             with tqdm.tqdm(total=total_size, unit='iB', unit_scale=True, bar_format='{l_bar}{bar}| {n_fmt:6}/{total_fmt:6} {rate_fmt:6}') as t:
+                count = 0
                 for data in r.iter_content(block_size):
                     t.update(len(data))
                     f.write(data)
+                    if self.progress_bar is not None:
+                        count += len(data)
+                        self.progress_bar(float(count)/float(total_size), f"Downloading {filename}")
 
 
     def start_download_threads(self, file_list, output_folder, start_from_scratch=False, threads=1):
         thread_map(lambda url: self.get_single_file(url, output_folder, start_from_scratch=start_from_scratch), file_list, max_workers=threads, disable=True)
 
 
-    def download_model_files(self, model, branch, links, sha256, output_folder, start_from_scratch=False, threads=1):
+    def download_model_files(self, model, branch, links, sha256, output_folder, progress_bar = None, start_from_scratch=False, threads=1):
+        self.progress_bar = progress_bar
         # Creating the folder and writing the metadata
         if not output_folder.exists():
             output_folder.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index 4198dd69..b6699f14 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def count_tokens(text):
         return 'Couldn\'t count the number of tokens. Is a tokenizer loaded?'
 
 
-def download_model_wrapper(repo_id):
+def download_model_wrapper(repo_id, progress=gr.Progress()):
     try:
         downloader_module = importlib.import_module("download-model")
         downloader = downloader_module.ModelDownloader()
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ def download_model_wrapper(repo_id):
         branch = repo_id_parts[1] if len(repo_id_parts) > 1 else "main"
         check = False
 
+        progress(0.0)
         yield ("Cleaning up the model/branch names")
         model, branch = downloader.sanitize_model_and_branch_names(model, branch)
 
@@ -141,13 +142,16 @@ def download_model_wrapper(repo_id):
         output_folder = downloader.get_output_folder(model, branch, is_lora)
 
         if check:
+            progress(0.5)
             yield ("Checking previously downloaded files")
             downloader.check_model_files(model, branch, links, sha256, output_folder)
+            progress(1.0)
         else:
             yield (f"Downloading files to {output_folder}")
-            downloader.download_model_files(model, branch, links, sha256, output_folder, threads=1)
+            downloader.download_model_files(model, branch, links, sha256, output_folder, progress_bar=progress, threads=1)
             yield ("Done!")
     except:
+        progress(1.0)
         yield traceback.format_exc()
 
 
@@ -276,7 +280,7 @@ def create_model_menus():
         save_model_settings, [shared.gradio[k] for k in ['model_menu', 'interface_state']], shared.gradio['model_status'], show_progress=False)
 
     shared.gradio['lora_menu_apply'].click(load_lora_wrapper, shared.gradio['lora_menu'], shared.gradio['model_status'], show_progress=False)
-    shared.gradio['download_model_button'].click(download_model_wrapper, shared.gradio['custom_model_menu'], shared.gradio['model_status'], show_progress=False)
+    shared.gradio['download_model_button'].click(download_model_wrapper, shared.gradio['custom_model_menu'], shared.gradio['model_status'], show_progress=True)
     shared.gradio['autoload_model'].change(lambda x: gr.update(visible=not x), shared.gradio['autoload_model'], load)