diff --git a/app/qml/BooksBookView.qml b/app/qml/BooksBookView.qml
index 01592ae..0ebf09b 100644
--- a/app/qml/BooksBookView.qml
+++ b/app/qml/BooksBookView.qml
@@ -213,20 +213,13 @@ SilicaFlickable {
         size: BusyIndicatorSize.Large
         running: _loading
     }
+
     BooksFitLabel {
-        anchors {
-            fill: busyIndicator
-            margins: Theme.paddingMedium
-        }
-        maxFontSize: Theme.fontSizeMedium
-        verticalAlignment: Text.AlignVCenter
-        horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
-        color: Theme.highlightColor
+        anchors.fill: busyIndicator
         text: bookModel.progress > 0 ? bookModel.progress : ""
-        visible: opacity > 0
-        opacity: (_loading && bookModel.progress) > 0 ? 1 : 0
-        Behavior on opacity { FadeAnimation {} }
+        opacity: (_loading && bookModel.progress > 0) ? 1 : 0
     }
+
     Label {
         anchors {
             top: busyIndicator.bottom
diff --git a/app/qml/BooksFitLabel.qml b/app/qml/BooksFitLabel.qml
index 8f6d6ab..0d652df 100644
--- a/app/qml/BooksFitLabel.qml
+++ b/app/qml/BooksFitLabel.qml
@@ -34,9 +34,16 @@ import Sailfish.Silica 1.0
 
 Label {
     property int minFontSize: Theme.fontSizeTiny
-    property int maxFontSize: Theme.fontSizeHuge
+    property int maxFontSize: Theme.fontSizeMedium
 
     smooth: true
+    visible: opacity > 0
+    color: Theme.highlightColor
+    anchors.margins: Theme.paddingMedium
+    verticalAlignment: Text.AlignVCenter
+    horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
+
+    Behavior on opacity { FadeAnimation {} }
 
     Component.onCompleted: refitText()
 
diff --git a/app/qml/BooksImport.qml b/app/qml/BooksImport.qml
index d40b5eb..2c430ad 100644
--- a/app/qml/BooksImport.qml
+++ b/app/qml/BooksImport.qml
@@ -95,12 +95,19 @@ Dialog {
     }
 
     BusyIndicator {
+        id: busyIndicator
         visible: opacity > 0
         anchors.centerIn: parent
         size: BusyIndicatorSize.Large
         running: _loading && !importModel.count
     }
 
+    BooksFitLabel {
+        anchors.fill: busyIndicator
+        text: importModel.progress > 0 ? importModel.progress : ""
+        opacity: (busyIndicator.running && importModel.progress > 0) ? 1 : 0
+    }
+
     // Give the dialog 1 second to initialize and finish the transition
     // then ask the model to actually examine the downloads
     Timer {
diff --git a/app/qml/BooksImportItem.qml b/app/qml/BooksImportItem.qml
index 8a76e0d..1e72880 100644
--- a/app/qml/BooksImportItem.qml
+++ b/app/qml/BooksImportItem.qml
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ BackgroundItem {
     }
 
     BusyIndicator {
+        id: busyIndicator
         anchors.centerIn: parent
         visible: !root.enabled
         running: visible
diff --git a/app/src/BooksImportModel.cpp b/app/src/BooksImportModel.cpp
index 46277af..17a7f7e 100644
--- a/app/src/BooksImportModel.cpp
+++ b/app/src/BooksImportModel.cpp
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class BooksImportModel::Task : public BooksTask
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    Task(QString aDest) : iDestDir(aDest), iBufSize(0x1000), iBuf(NULL) {}
+    Task(QString aDest);
     ~Task();
 
     void performTask();
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ public:
     QByteArray getFileHash(QString aPath);
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
-    void bookFound(BooksBook* aBook) const;
+    void bookFound(BooksBook* aBook);
+    void progress(int aCount);
 
 public:
     QList<BooksBook*> iBooks;
@@ -118,8 +119,14 @@ public:
     QString iDestDir;
     qint64 iBufSize;
     char* iBuf;
+    int iProgress;
 };
 
+BooksImportModel::Task::Task(QString aDest) :
+    iDestDir(aDest), iBufSize(0x1000), iBuf(NULL), iProgress(0)
+{
+}
+
 BooksImportModel::Task::~Task()
 {
     const int n = iBooks.count();
@@ -241,6 +248,8 @@ void BooksImportModel::Task::scanDir(QDir aDir)
             } else {
                 HDEBUG("not a book:" << path.c_str());
             }
+            iProgress++;
+            Q_EMIT progress(iProgress);
         }
     }
 
@@ -265,6 +274,7 @@ void BooksImportModel::Task::scanDir(QDir aDir)
 
 BooksImportModel::BooksImportModel(QObject* aParent) :
     QAbstractListModel(aParent),
+    iProgress(0),
     iSelectedCount(0),
     iAutoRefresh(false),
     iTaskQueue(BooksTaskQueue::instance()),
@@ -314,10 +324,17 @@ void BooksImportModel::refresh()
             Q_EMIT countChanged();
         }
 
+        if (iProgress) {
+            iProgress = 0;
+            Q_EMIT progressChanged();
+        }
+
         iTask = new Task(iDestination);
         connect(iTask, SIGNAL(bookFound(BooksBook*)),
             SLOT(onBookFound(BooksBook*)), Qt::QueuedConnection);
         connect(iTask, SIGNAL(done()), SLOT(onTaskDone()));
+        connect(iTask, SIGNAL(progress(int)), SLOT(onScanProgress(int)),
+            Qt::QueuedConnection);
         iTaskQueue->submit(iTask);
         Q_EMIT busyChanged();
     }
@@ -355,9 +372,17 @@ QObject* BooksImportModel::selectedBook(int aIndex)
     return NULL;
 }
 
+void BooksImportModel::onScanProgress(int aProgress)
+{
+    if (iTask && iTask == sender()) {
+        iProgress = aProgress;
+        Q_EMIT progressChanged();
+    }
+}
+
 void BooksImportModel::onBookFound(BooksBook* aBook)
 {
-    if (iTask) {
+    if (iTask && iTask == sender()) {
         // When we find the first book, we add two items. The second item
         // is the "virtual" that will stay at the end of the list and will
         // be removed by onTaskDone() after scanning is finished. The idea
diff --git a/app/src/BooksImportModel.h b/app/src/BooksImportModel.h
index 95f2d2e..704988e 100644
--- a/app/src/BooksImportModel.h
+++ b/app/src/BooksImportModel.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class BooksImportModel: public QAbstractListModel
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_PROPERTY(bool busy READ busy NOTIFY busyChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(int count READ count NOTIFY countChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(int progress READ progress NOTIFY progressChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(int selectedCount READ selectedCount NOTIFY selectedCountChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(QString destination READ destination WRITE setDestination NOTIFY destinationChanged)
 
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ public:
 
     bool busy() const { return iTask != NULL; }
     int count() const { return iList.count(); }
+    int progress() const { return iProgress; }
     int selectedCount() const { return iSelectedCount; }
     QString destination() const { return iDestination; }
     void setDestination(QString aDestination);
@@ -73,10 +75,12 @@ public:
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void countChanged();
     void busyChanged();
+    void progressChanged();
     void selectedCountChanged();
     void destinationChanged();
 
 private Q_SLOTS:
+    void onScanProgress(int aProgress);
     void onBookFound(BooksBook* aBook);
     void onTaskDone();
 
@@ -89,6 +93,7 @@ private:
     QString iDestination;
     QList<Data*> iList;
     QVector<int> iSelectedRole;
+    int iProgress;
     int iSelectedCount;
     bool iAutoRefresh;
     shared_ptr<BooksTaskQueue> iTaskQueue;