diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FileTransfer/DLListDelegate.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FileTransfer/DLListDelegate.cpp
index f07d2eb55..952be25a5 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FileTransfer/DLListDelegate.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FileTransfer/DLListDelegate.cpp
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ void DLListDelegate::paint(QPainter * painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem & opti
         case COLUMN_PROGRESS:
 			{
 				// create a xProgressBar
-				FileProgressInfo pinfo = index.data().value<FileProgressInfo>() ;
+				FileProgressInfo pinfo = index.data(Qt::UserRole).value<FileProgressInfo>() ;
 
 //				std::cerr << "drawing progress info: nb_chunks = " << pinfo.nb_chunks ;
 //				for(uint i=0;i<pinfo.cmap._map.size();++i)
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FileTransfer/TransfersDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FileTransfer/TransfersDialog.cpp
index c7f85d1f8..80576b9aa 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FileTransfer/TransfersDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FileTransfer/TransfersDialog.cpp
@@ -979,7 +979,8 @@ int TransfersDialog::addDLItem(int row, const FileInfo &fileInfo)
 
 	DLListModel->setData(DLListModel->index(row, COLUMN_COMPLETED), QVariant((qlonglong)completed));
 	DLListModel->setData(DLListModel->index(row, COLUMN_DLSPEED), QVariant((double)fileDlspeed));
-	DLListModel->setData(DLListModel->index(row, COLUMN_PROGRESS), QVariant::fromValue(pinfo));
+	DLListModel->setData(DLListModel->index(row, COLUMN_PROGRESS), QVariant((float)pinfo.progress));
+	DLListModel->setData(DLListModel->index(row, COLUMN_PROGRESS), QVariant::fromValue(pinfo), Qt::UserRole);
 	DLListModel->setData(DLListModel->index(row, COLUMN_STATUS), QVariant(status));
 	DLListModel->setData(DLListModel->index(row, COLUMN_PRIORITY), QVariant(priority));
 	DLListModel->setData(DLListModel->index(row, COLUMN_REMAINING), QVariant((qlonglong)remaining));
@@ -1083,7 +1084,8 @@ int TransfersDialog::addPeerToDLItem(QStandardItem *dlItem, const QString& name,
 		iSize->setData(QVariant(QString()), Qt::DisplayRole);
 		iCompleted->setData(QVariant(QString()), Qt::DisplayRole);
 		iDlSpeed->setData(QVariant((double)dlspeed), Qt::DisplayRole);
-		iProgress->setData(QVariant::fromValue(peerInfo), Qt::DisplayRole);
+		iProgress->setData(QVariant((float)peerInfo.progress), Qt::DisplayRole);
+		iProgress->setData(QVariant::fromValue(peerInfo), Qt::UserRole);
 		iSource->setData(QVariant(QString()), Qt::DisplayRole);
 
 		iPriority->setData(QVariant(QString()), Qt::DisplayRole);	// blank field for priority
@@ -1113,7 +1115,8 @@ int TransfersDialog::addPeerToDLItem(QStandardItem *dlItem, const QString& name,
 	} else {
 		// just update the child (peer)
 		dlItem->child(childRow, COLUMN_DLSPEED)->setData(QVariant((double)dlspeed), Qt::DisplayRole);
-		dlItem->child(childRow, COLUMN_PROGRESS)->setData(QVariant::fromValue(peerInfo), Qt::DisplayRole);
+		dlItem->child(childRow, COLUMN_PROGRESS)->setData(QVariant((float)peerInfo.progress), Qt::DisplayRole);
+		dlItem->child(childRow, COLUMN_PROGRESS)->setData(QVariant::fromValue(peerInfo), Qt::UserRole);
 
 		siName = dlItem->child(childRow,COLUMN_NAME);
 		siStatus = dlItem->child(childRow, COLUMN_STATUS);