diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/css/base.css b/addons/base/static/src/css/base.css
index 61ad2bf8286..6656dd42849 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/css/base.css
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/css/base.css
@@ -648,6 +648,12 @@ body.openerp {
     background-color: #F66;
     border: 1px solid #D00;
 }
+.openerp div.oe-progressbar span {
+    position: absolute;
+    margin-left: 10px;
+    margin-top: 5px;
+    font-weight: bold;
+}
 
 /* jQuery UI override */
 .openerp .ui-widget {
diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/js/form.js b/addons/base/static/src/js/form.js
index 3a6ef174c8d..27beadbdecf 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/js/form.js
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/js/form.js
@@ -773,6 +773,14 @@ openerp.base.form.FieldProgressBar = openerp.base.form.Field.extend({
             value: this.value,
             disabled: this.readonly
         });
+    },
+    set_value: function(value) {
+        this._super.apply(this, arguments);
+        var show_value = Number(value);
+        if (show_value === NaN) {
+            show_value = 0;
+        }
+        this.$element.find('div').progressbar('option', 'value', show_value).find('span').html(show_value + '%');
     }
 });
 
diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml b/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml
index aae0d445a03..8675e59818d 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml
@@ -365,7 +365,9 @@
         t-att-class="'field_' + widget.type"/>
 </t>
 <t t-name="FieldProgressBar">
-    <div t-opentag="true"></div>
+    <div t-opentag="true" class="oe-progressbar">
+        <span></span>
+    </div>
 </t>
 <t t-name="WidgetButton">
     <button type="button"