diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/loadingscreen.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/loadingscreen.cpp
index efda76caa..79cbd4752 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/loadingscreen.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/loadingscreen.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         , mLastRenderTime(0.f)
     {
         getWidget(mLoadingText, "LoadingText");
+        getWidget(mProgressBar, "ProgressBar");
     }
 
     LoadingScreen::~LoadingScreen()
@@ -50,10 +51,10 @@ namespace MWGui
 
         float refProgress;
         if (mTotalRefsLoading <= 1)
-            refProgress = 0;
+            refProgress = 1;
         else
             refProgress = float(mCurrentRefLoading) / float(mTotalRefsLoading-1);
-
+std::cout << refProgress << "  (" << mCurrentRefLoading << ", " << mTotalRefsLoading-1 << std::endl;
         float progress = (float(mCurrentCellLoading)+refProgress) / float(mTotalCellsLoading);
         assert(progress <= 1 && progress >= 0);
         if (progress >= 1)
@@ -62,11 +63,12 @@ namespace MWGui
             return;
         }
 
-        mLoadingText->setCaption(stage + "... " + Ogre::StringConverter::toString(progress));
+        mLoadingText->setCaption(stage + "... ");
+        mProgressBar->setProgressPosition (static_cast<size_t>(progress * 1000));
 
-        static float loadingScreenFps = 40.f;
+        static float loadingScreenFps = 30.f;
 
-        //if (mTimer.getMilliseconds () > mLastRenderTime + (1.f/loadingScreenFps) * 1000.f)
+        if (mTimer.getMilliseconds () > mLastRenderTime + (1.f/loadingScreenFps) * 1000.f)
         {
             mLastRenderTime = mTimer.getMilliseconds ();
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/loadingscreen.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/loadingscreen.hpp
index 199bde372..ec01714f8 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/loadingscreen.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/loadingscreen.hpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         Ogre::Timer mTimer;
 
         MyGUI::TextBox* mLoadingText;
+        MyGUI::ProgressBar* mProgressBar;
 
         int mCurrentCellLoading;
         int mTotalCellsLoading;
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_loading_screen.layout b/files/mygui/openmw_loading_screen.layout
index 1b99c91bd..7096115f6 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_loading_screen.layout
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_loading_screen.layout
@@ -6,8 +6,11 @@
 
         <Widget type="Widget" skin="HUD_Box" position="0 200 300 80" align="Bottom HCenter">
 
-            <Widget type="AutoSizedTextBox" skin="SandText" position="30 35 240 24" name="LoadingText">
-                <Property key="Caption" value="Asdf"/>
+            <Widget type="AutoSizedTextBox" skin="SandText" position="30 20 240 24" name="LoadingText">
+            </Widget>
+
+            <Widget type="ProgressBar" skin="MW_Progress_Blue" position="30 50 240 24" name="ProgressBar">
+                <Property key="Range" value="1000"/>
             </Widget>
 
         </Widget>