diff --git a/client/components/cards/ItemUploadCard.vue b/client/components/cards/ItemUploadCard.vue
index 40836b8e4..adbf3adbe 100644
--- a/client/components/cards/ItemUploadCard.vue
+++ b/client/components/cards/ItemUploadCard.vue
@@ -62,7 +62,24 @@
     </widgets-alert>
 
     <div v-if="isNonInteractable" class="absolute top-0 left-0 w-full h-full bg-black/50 flex items-center justify-center z-20">
-      <ui-loading-indicator :text="nonInteractionLabel" />
+      <ui-loading-indicator>
+        <div class="mb-4">
+          <span class="text-lg font-medium text-white">
+            {{ nonInteractionLabel }}
+          </span>
+        </div>
+
+        <div v-if="isUploading" class="w-64 mx-auto mb-2">
+          <div class="flex items-center justify-center mb-2">
+            <span class="text-sm font-medium text-white/60 text-center w-full">
+              {{ uploadProgressText }}
+            </span>
+          </div>
+          <div class="w-full bg-primary/20 rounded-full h-2.5">
+            <div class="bg-green-500 h-2.5 rounded-full transition-all duration-300 ease-out" :style="{ width: uploadProgressPercent + '%' }"></div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </ui-loading-indicator>
     </div>
   </div>
 </template>
@@ -91,7 +108,11 @@ export default {
       isUploading: false,
       uploadFailed: false,
       uploadSuccess: false,
-      isFetchingMetadata: false
+      isFetchingMetadata: false,
+      uploadProgress: {
+        loaded: 0,
+        total: 0
+      }
     }
   },
   computed: {
@@ -116,6 +137,15 @@ export default {
       } else if (this.isFetchingMetadata) {
         return this.$strings.LabelFetchingMetadata
       }
+    },
+    uploadProgressPercent() {
+      if (this.uploadProgress.total === 0) return 0
+      return Math.min(100, Math.round((this.uploadProgress.loaded / this.uploadProgress.total) * 100))
+    },
+    uploadProgressText() {
+      const loaded = this.$bytesPretty(this.uploadProgress.loaded)
+      const total = this.$bytesPretty(this.uploadProgress.total)
+      return `${this.uploadProgressPercent}% (${loaded} / ${total})`
     }
   },
   methods: {
@@ -123,6 +153,21 @@ export default {
       this.isUploading = status === 'uploading'
       this.uploadFailed = status === 'failed'
       this.uploadSuccess = status === 'success'
+
+      if (status !== 'uploading') {
+        this.uploadProgress = {
+          loaded: 0,
+          total: 0
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    setUploadProgress(progress) {
+      if (this.isUploading && progress) {
+        this.uploadProgress = {
+          loaded: progress.loaded || 0,
+          total: progress.total || 0
+        }
+      }
     },
     titleUpdated() {
       this.error = ''
diff --git a/client/components/ui/LoadingIndicator.vue b/client/components/ui/LoadingIndicator.vue
index d984bf35e..3b4b6e049 100644
--- a/client/components/ui/LoadingIndicator.vue
+++ b/client/components/ui/LoadingIndicator.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <template>
-  <div class="w-40">
+  <div :class="hasSlotContent ? 'w-auto' : 'w-40'">
     <div class="bg-bg border border-gray-500 py-2 px-5 rounded-lg flex items-center flex-col box-shadow-md">
       <div class="loader-dots block relative w-20 h-5 mt-2">
         <div class="absolute top-0 mt-1 w-3 h-3 rounded-full bg-green-500"></div>
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
         <div class="absolute top-0 mt-1 w-3 h-3 rounded-full bg-green-500"></div>
         <div class="absolute top-0 mt-1 w-3 h-3 rounded-full bg-green-500"></div>
       </div>
-      <div class="text-gray-200 text-xs font-light mt-2 text-center">{{ message }}</div>
+      <slot>
+        <div class="text-gray-200 text-xs font-light mt-2 text-center">{{ message }}</div>
+      </slot>
     </div>
   </div>
 </template>
@@ -23,6 +25,9 @@ export default {
   computed: {
     message() {
       return this.text || this.$strings.MessagePleaseWait
+    },
+    hasSlotContent() {
+      return this.$slots.default && this.$slots.default.length > 0
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/client/pages/upload/index.vue b/client/pages/upload/index.vue
index 73ebef9c6..adc21ff90 100644
--- a/client/pages/upload/index.vue
+++ b/client/pages/upload/index.vue
@@ -297,6 +297,15 @@ export default {
         ref.setUploadStatus(status)
       }
     },
+    updateItemCardProgress(index, progress) {
+      var ref = this.$refs[`itemCard-${index}`]
+      if (ref && ref.length) ref = ref[0]
+      if (!ref) {
+        console.error('Book card ref not found', index, this.$refs)
+      } else {
+        ref.setUploadProgress(progress)
+      }
+    },
     async uploadItem(item) {
       var form = new FormData()
       form.set('title', item.title)
@@ -312,8 +321,20 @@ export default {
         form.set(`${index++}`, file)
       })
 
+      const config = {
+        onUploadProgress: (progressEvent) => {
+          if (progressEvent.lengthComputable) {
+            const progress = {
+              loaded: progressEvent.loaded,
+              total: progressEvent.total
+            }
+            this.updateItemCardProgress(item.index, progress)
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
       return this.$axios
-        .$post('/api/upload', form)
+        .$post('/api/upload', form, config)
         .then(() => true)
         .catch((error) => {
           console.error('Failed to upload item', error)