diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/dashboard/widgets/upload-file-widget/upload-file-widget.component.html b/src-ui/src/app/components/dashboard/widgets/upload-file-widget/upload-file-widget.component.html
index cb114e49e..013486a47 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/dashboard/widgets/upload-file-widget/upload-file-widget.component.html
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/dashboard/widgets/upload-file-widget/upload-file-widget.component.html
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 <app-widget-frame title="Upload new documents">
 
-  <form content>
-    <ngx-file-drop 
-      dropZoneLabel="Drop documents here or" (onFileDrop)="dropped($event)"
-      (onFileOver)="fileOver($event)" (onFileLeave)="fileLeave($event)"
-      dropZoneClassName="bg-light card"
-      multiple="true"
-      contentClassName="justify-content-center d-flex align-items-center p-5"
-      [showBrowseBtn]=true
-      browseBtnClassName="btn btn-sm btn-outline-primary ml-2">
+  <div content>
+    <form>
+      <ngx-file-drop dropZoneLabel="Drop documents here or" (onFileDrop)="dropped($event)"
+        (onFileOver)="fileOver($event)" (onFileLeave)="fileLeave($event)" dropZoneClassName="bg-light card"
+        multiple="true" contentClassName="justify-content-center d-flex align-items-center p-5" [showBrowseBtn]=true
+        browseBtnClassName="btn btn-sm btn-outline-primary ml-2">
 
-    </ngx-file-drop>
-  </form>
+      </ngx-file-drop>
+    </form>
+    <div *ngIf="uploadVisible" class="mt-3">
+      <p>Uploading {{uploadStatus.length}} file(s)</p>
+      <ngb-progressbar [value]="loadedSum" [max]="totalSum" [striped]="true" [animated]="uploadStatus.length > 0">
+      </ngb-progressbar>
+    </div>
+  </div>
 </app-widget-frame>
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diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/dashboard/widgets/upload-file-widget/upload-file-widget.component.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/dashboard/widgets/upload-file-widget/upload-file-widget.component.ts
index 1003f31db..90bfbf1e5 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/dashboard/widgets/upload-file-widget/upload-file-widget.component.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/dashboard/widgets/upload-file-widget/upload-file-widget.component.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
+import { HttpEventType } from '@angular/common/http';
 import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
 import { FileSystemFileEntry, NgxFileDropEntry } from 'ngx-file-drop';
 import { DocumentService } from 'src/app/services/rest/document.service';
 import { Toast, ToastService } from 'src/app/services/toast.service';
 
+
+interface UploadStatus {
+  file: string
+  loaded: number
+  total: number 
+}
+
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-upload-file-widget',
   templateUrl: './upload-file-widget.component.html',
@@ -21,16 +29,40 @@ export class UploadFileWidgetComponent implements OnInit {
   public fileLeave(event){
   }
 
+  uploadStatus: UploadStatus[] = []
+
+  uploadVisible = false
+
+  get loadedSum() {
+    return this.uploadStatus.map(s => s.loaded).reduce((a,b) => a+b, 1)
+  }
+
+  get totalSum() {
+    return this.uploadStatus.map(s => s.total).reduce((a,b) => a+b, 1)
+  }
+
   public dropped(files: NgxFileDropEntry[]) {
     for (const droppedFile of files) {
       if (droppedFile.fileEntry.isFile) {
         const fileEntry = droppedFile.fileEntry as FileSystemFileEntry;
         fileEntry.file((file: File) => {
-          const formData = new FormData()
+          let formData = new FormData()
           formData.append('document', file, file.name)
-          this.documentService.uploadDocument(formData).subscribe(result => {
-            this.toastService.showToast(Toast.make("Information", "The document has been uploaded and will be processed by the consumer shortly."))
+
+          let uploadStatusObject: UploadStatus = {file: file.name, loaded: 0, total: 1}
+          this.uploadStatus.push(uploadStatusObject)
+          this.uploadVisible = true
+          this.documentService.uploadDocument(formData).subscribe(event => {
+            if (event.type == HttpEventType.UploadProgress) {
+              uploadStatusObject.loaded = event.loaded
+              uploadStatusObject.total = event.total
+            } else if (event.type == HttpEventType.Response) {
+              this.uploadStatus.splice(this.uploadStatus.indexOf(uploadStatusObject), 1)
+              this.toastService.showToast(Toast.make("Information", "The document has been uploaded and will be processed by the consumer shortly."))
+            }
+            
           }, error => {
+            this.uploadStatus.splice(this.uploadStatus.indexOf(uploadStatusObject), 1)
             switch (error.status) {
               case 400: {
                 this.toastService.showToast(Toast.makeError(`There was an error while uploading the document: ${error.error.document}`))
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/services/rest/document.service.ts b/src-ui/src/app/services/rest/document.service.ts
index 5bf2308d4..81693ec68 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/services/rest/document.service.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/services/rest/document.service.ts
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export class DocumentService extends AbstractPaperlessService<PaperlessDocument>
   }
 
   uploadDocument(formData) {
-    return this.http.post(this.getResourceUrl(null, 'post_document'), formData)
+    return this.http.post(this.getResourceUrl(null, 'post_document'), formData, {reportProgress: true, observe: "events"})
   }
 
   getMetadata(id: number): Observable<PaperlessDocumentMetadata> {