diff --git a/common/widgets/progress_reporter.cpp b/common/widgets/progress_reporter.cpp
index 05c85904cd..c3a2d1e3a8 100644
--- a/common/widgets/progress_reporter.cpp
+++ b/common/widgets/progress_reporter.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ void PROGRESS_REPORTER::SetMaxProgress( int aMaxProgress )
     m_maxProgress.store( aMaxProgress );
 }
 
+void PROGRESS_REPORTER::SetCurrentProgress( double aProgress )
+{
+    m_maxProgress.store( 10000 );
+    m_progress.store( (int) (aProgress * 10000.0) );
+}
+
 
 void PROGRESS_REPORTER::AdvanceProgress()
 {
diff --git a/include/widgets/progress_reporter.h b/include/widgets/progress_reporter.h
index 59e333a7a8..5bc099d9e1 100644
--- a/include/widgets/progress_reporter.h
+++ b/include/widgets/progress_reporter.h
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ class PROGRESS_REPORTER
          */
         void Report( const wxString& aMessage );
 
+        /**
+         * Set the progress value to aProgress (0..1)
+         */
+        void SetCurrentProgress( double aProgress );
+
         /**
          * Fix the value thar gives the 100 precent progress bar length
          * (inside the current virtual zone)