diff --git a/apps/opencs/main.cpp b/apps/opencs/main.cpp
index eded36394..1febb1678 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/main.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/main.cpp
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@
 
 #include <exception>
 #include <iostream>
+#include <string>
 
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QIcon>
+#include <QMetaType>
 
 #include <extern/shiny/Main/Factory.hpp>
 
@@ -15,6 +17,8 @@
 #include <QDir>
 #endif
 
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE (std::string)
+
 class Application : public QApplication
 {
     private:
@@ -42,6 +46,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     Q_INIT_RESOURCE (resources);
 
+    qRegisterMetaType<std::string> ("std::string");
+
     OgreInit::OgreInit ogreInit;
 
     std::auto_ptr<sh::Factory> shinyFactory;
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/doc/documentmanager.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/doc/documentmanager.cpp
index ae6f1103f..f102dac70 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/doc/documentmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/doc/documentmanager.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ CSMDoc::DocumentManager::DocumentManager (const Files::ConfigurationManager& con
         this, SLOT (documentNotLoaded (Document *, const std::string&)));
     connect (this, SIGNAL (loadRequest (CSMDoc::Document *)),
         &mLoader, SLOT (loadDocument (CSMDoc::Document *)));
+    connect (&mLoader, SIGNAL (nextStage (CSMDoc::Document *, const std::string&)),
+        this, SIGNAL (nextStage (CSMDoc::Document *, const std::string&)));
 }
 
 CSMDoc::DocumentManager::~DocumentManager()
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/doc/documentmanager.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/doc/documentmanager.hpp
index 4adc9726c..be9528659 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/doc/documentmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/doc/documentmanager.hpp
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ namespace CSMDoc
 
             void loadingStopped (CSMDoc::Document *document, bool completed,
                 const std::string& error);
+
+            void nextStage (CSMDoc::Document *document, const std::string& name);
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/doc/loader.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/doc/loader.cpp
index 5277b08d2..47cac1713 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/doc/loader.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/doc/loader.cpp
@@ -46,11 +46,16 @@ void CSMDoc::Loader::load()
     {
         if (iter->second.mFile<size)
         {
-            document->getData().loadFile (document->getContentFiles()[iter->second.mFile],
-                iter->second.mFile<size-1, false);
+            boost::filesystem::path path = document->getContentFiles()[iter->second.mFile];
+
+            emit nextStage (document, path.filename().string());
+
+            document->getData().loadFile (path, iter->second.mFile<size-1, false);
         }
         else if (iter->second.mFile==size)
         {
+            emit nextStage (document, "Project File");
+
             document->getData().loadFile (document->getProjectPath(), false, true);
         }
         else
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/doc/loader.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/doc/loader.hpp
index dee7d06cb..270aeeb00 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/doc/loader.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/doc/loader.hpp
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ namespace CSMDoc
             void documentNotLoaded (Document *document, const std::string& error);
             ///< Document load has been interrupted either because of a call to abortLoading
             /// or a problem during loading). In the former case error will be an empty string.
+
+            void nextStage (CSMDoc::Document *document, const std::string& name);
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/doc/loader.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/doc/loader.cpp
index 15296d616..50c29eedb 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/doc/loader.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/doc/loader.cpp
@@ -1,14 +1,50 @@
 
 #include "loader.hpp"
 
+#include <QVBoxLayout>
+#include <QLabel>
+#include <QProgressBar>
+#include <QCursor>
+
 #include "../../model/doc/document.hpp"
 
 CSVDoc::LoadingDocument::LoadingDocument (CSMDoc::Document *document)
 {
-    setWindowTitle (("Loading " + document->getSavePath().filename().string()).c_str());
+    setWindowTitle (("Opening " + document->getSavePath().filename().string()).c_str());
+
+    QVBoxLayout *layout = new QVBoxLayout (this);
+
+    mFileProgress = new QProgressBar (this);
+
+    layout->addWidget (mFileProgress);
+
+    int size = static_cast<int> (document->getContentFiles().size())+1;
+    if (document->isNew())
+        --size;
+
+    mFileProgress->setMinimum (0);
+    mFileProgress->setMaximum (size);
+    mFileProgress->setTextVisible (true);
+    mFileProgress->setValue (0);
+
+    mFile = new QLabel (this);
+
+    layout->addWidget (mFile);
+
+    setLayout (layout);
+
+    move (QCursor::pos());
+
     show();
 }
 
+void CSVDoc::LoadingDocument::nextStage (const std::string& name)
+{
+    mFile->setText (QString::fromUtf8 (("Loading: " + name).c_str()));
+
+    mFileProgress->setValue (mFileProgress->value()+1);
+}
+
 
 CSVDoc::Loader::Loader()
 {
@@ -41,4 +77,12 @@ void CSVDoc::Loader::loadingStopped (CSMDoc::Document *document, bool completed,
                 break;
             }
     }
+}
+
+void CSVDoc::Loader::nextStage (CSMDoc::Document *document, const std::string& name)
+{
+    std::map<CSMDoc::Document *, LoadingDocument *>::iterator iter = mDocuments.find (document);
+
+    if (iter!=mDocuments.end())
+        iter->second->nextStage (name);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/doc/loader.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/doc/loader.hpp
index cb154b13e..ad1e3ffb8 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/doc/loader.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/doc/loader.hpp
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QWidget>
 
+class QLabel;
+class QProgressBar;
+
 namespace CSMDoc
 {
     class Document;
@@ -17,9 +20,14 @@ namespace CSVDoc
     {
             Q_OBJECT
 
+            QLabel *mFile;
+            QProgressBar *mFileProgress;
+
         public:
 
             LoadingDocument (CSMDoc::Document *document);
+
+            void nextStage (const std::string& name);
     };
 
     class Loader : public QObject
@@ -40,6 +48,8 @@ namespace CSVDoc
 
             void loadingStopped (CSMDoc::Document *document, bool completed,
                 const std::string& error);
+
+            void nextStage (CSMDoc::Document *document, const std::string& name);
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/doc/viewmanager.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/doc/viewmanager.cpp
index c18cca809..877bc1dea 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/doc/viewmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/doc/viewmanager.cpp
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@ CSVDoc::ViewManager::ViewManager (CSMDoc::DocumentManager& documentManager)
     connect (
         &mDocumentManager, SIGNAL (loadingStopped (CSMDoc::Document *, bool, const std::string&)),
         &mLoader, SLOT (loadingStopped (CSMDoc::Document *, bool, const std::string&)));
+
+    connect (
+        &mDocumentManager, SIGNAL (nextStage (CSMDoc::Document *, const std::string&)),
+        &mLoader, SLOT (nextStage (CSMDoc::Document *, const std::string&)));
 }
 
 CSVDoc::ViewManager::~ViewManager()