diff --git a/src/css/import.css b/src/css/import.css
index 356fae1c1..3b763382b 100644
--- a/src/css/import.css
+++ b/src/css/import.css
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+#wb-import .tab-content .progress {
+    font-size: 1rem;
+}
+
 .upload-buttons {
     align-items: stretch;
     display: flex;
@@ -73,8 +77,9 @@
     outline: none;
 }
 
-.import-resource-message-dialog .message{
+.import-resource-message-dialog .message {
     color: #000000;
     font-size: 15px;
     resize: none;
 }
+
diff --git a/src/js/angular/import/controllers/import-view.controller.js b/src/js/angular/import/controllers/import-view.controller.js
index d742fccf0..9da565f18 100644
--- a/src/js/angular/import/controllers/import-view.controller.js
+++ b/src/js/angular/import/controllers/import-view.controller.js
@@ -777,9 +777,18 @@ importViewModule.controller('UploadCtrl', ['$scope', 'toastr', '$controller', '$
         $scope.settings.name = file.name;
         const data = UploadRestService.createUploadPayload(file, $scope.settings);
         const uploader = startImport ? UploadRestService.uploadUserDataFile : UploadRestService.updateUserDataFile;
-        uploader($repositories.getActiveRepository(), file, data).then(() => {
-            $scope.updateList();
-        }).catch((data) => {
+        uploader($repositories.getActiveRepository(), file, data).then(
+            (resp) => {
+                $scope.progressPercentage = null;
+                $scope.uploadProgressMessage = '';
+                $scope.updateList();
+            },
+            () => {},
+            (evt) => {
+                $scope.progressPercentage = parseInt(100.0 * evt.loaded / evt.total);
+                $scope.uploadProgressMessage = $translate.instant('import.file.upload.progress', {progress: $scope.progressPercentage});
+            }
+        ).catch((data) => {
             toastr.error($translate.instant('import.could.not.upload.file', {data: getError(data)}));
             file.status = ImportResourceStatus.ERROR;
             file.message = getError(data);
diff --git a/src/js/angular/rest/upload.rest.service.js b/src/js/angular/rest/upload.rest.service.js
index 940d3597e..2a7622e1c 100644
--- a/src/js/angular/rest/upload.rest.service.js
+++ b/src/js/angular/rest/upload.rest.service.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import {ImportResourceStatus} from "../models/import/import-resource-status";
-
 angular
     .module('graphdb.framework.rest.upload.service', [])
     .factory('UploadRestService', UploadRestService);
@@ -42,7 +40,7 @@ function UploadRestService($http, Upload, $translate) {
         return Upload.upload({
             url: `${BASE_ENDPOINT}/${repositoryId}/import/upload/file`,
             data: data
-        }).progress((evt) => reportProgress(evt, file));
+        });
     }
 
     /**
@@ -56,20 +54,6 @@ function UploadRestService($http, Upload, $translate) {
         return Upload.upload({
             url: `${BASE_ENDPOINT}/${repositoryId}/import/upload/update/file`,
             data: data
-        }).progress((evt) => reportProgress(evt, file));
-    }
-
-    function reportProgress(evt, file) {
-        if (file.file) {
-            file.file = null;
-            file.status = ImportResourceStatus.UPLOADING;
-        } else if (file.status !== ImportResourceStatus.UPLOADING) {
-            file.status = ImportResourceStatus.PENDING;
-        }
-
-        if (file.status === ImportResourceStatus.UPLOADING) {
-            const progressPercentage = parseInt(100.0 * evt.loaded / evt.total);
-            file.message = $translate.instant('import.file.upload.progress', {progress: progressPercentage});
-        }
+        });
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/pages/import.html b/src/pages/import.html
index 6ef7861b5..9b98c32fd 100644
--- a/src/pages/import.html
+++ b/src/pages/import.html
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ <h1>
         <div class="tab-content">
             <div id="import-user" ng-if="TAB_IDS.USER === activeTabId" class="tab-pane" ng-controller="UploadCtrl"
                  ng-class="activeTabId == 'user' ? 'active' : ''">
+
+                <div class="progress" ng-if="uploadProgressMessage">
+                    <div class="progress-bar progress-bar-success" role="progressbar" style="width:{{progressPercentage}}%">
+                        {{uploadProgressMessage}}
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+
                 <div class="row upload-buttons">
                     <div class="col-xs-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 mb-2 fat-btn">
                         <div class="btn btn-outline-primary btn-lg text-xs-left upload-rdf-files-btn"