diff --git a/src/MetricAggregator.cpp b/src/MetricAggregator.cpp
index 197350620..c1d10decb 100644
--- a/src/MetricAggregator.cpp
+++ b/src/MetricAggregator.cpp
@@ -547,6 +547,9 @@ MetricAggregator::refreshCPModelMetrics(bool bg)
         QDate firstOfMonth = QDate(year, month, 01);
         QDate lastOfMonth = firstOfMonth.addMonths(1).addDays(-1);
 
+        // let others know where we got to...
+        emit modelProgress(year, month);
+
         // months is a rolling 3 months sets of bests
         QVector<float> wpk; // for getting the wpk values
         months << RideFileCache::meanMaxPowerFor(context, wpk, firstOfMonth, lastOfMonth);
@@ -655,4 +658,5 @@ MetricAggregator::refreshCPModelMetrics(bool bg)
 #if (!defined Q_OS_MAC) || (defined QT_NOBUG39038) || (QT_VERSION < 0x050300) // QTBUG 39038 !!!
     if (!bg) delete bar;
 #endif
+    emit modelProgress(0, 0); // all done
 }
diff --git a/src/MetricAggregator.h b/src/MetricAggregator.h
index fa077ff13..6746dfdc2 100644
--- a/src/MetricAggregator.h
+++ b/src/MetricAggregator.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ class MetricAggregator : public QObject
 
     signals:
         void dataChanged(); // when metricDB table changed
+        void modelProgress(int, int); // let others know when we're refreshing the model estimates
 
     public slots:
         void update();
diff --git a/src/RideSummaryWindow.cpp b/src/RideSummaryWindow.cpp
index e4a7103a8..8097723e6 100644
--- a/src/RideSummaryWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/RideSummaryWindow.cpp
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ RideSummaryWindow::RideSummaryWindow(Context *context, bool ridesummary) :
     }
     connect(context, SIGNAL(configChanged()), this, SLOT(configChanged()));
     connect(this, SIGNAL(doRefresh()), this, SLOT(refresh()));
+    connect(context->athlete->metricDB, SIGNAL(modelProgress(int,int)), this, SLOT(modelProgress(int,int)));
 
     setChartLayout(vlayout);
     configChanged(); // set colors
@@ -158,6 +159,24 @@ RideSummaryWindow::setFilter(QStringList list)
 }
 #endif
 
+void 
+RideSummaryWindow::modelProgress(int year, int month)
+{
+    // ignore if not visible!
+    if (!amVisible()) return;
+
+    QString string;
+
+    if (!year && !month) {
+        string = "<h3>Model</h3>";
+    } else {
+        string = QString("<h3>Modeling<br>%1 %2 </h3>").arg(QDate::shortMonthName(month)).arg(year);
+    }
+    rideSummary->page()->mainFrame()->evaluateJavaScript(
+        QString("var div = document.getElementById(\"modhead\"); div.innerHTML = '%1'; ").arg(string));;
+
+}
+
 void
 RideSummaryWindow::compareChanged()
 {
@@ -572,10 +591,10 @@ RideSummaryWindow::htmlSummary()
     // MODEL 
     // lets get a table going
     summary += "<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" width=\"%1%%\"><table>"
-        "<tr><td align=\"center\" colspan=2><h3>%2</h3></td></tr>";
+        "<tr><td align=\"center\" colspan=2><div id=\"modhead\">%2</div></td></tr>";
 
     summary = summary.arg(90 / columnNames.count()+1);
-    summary = summary.arg(tr("Model"));
+    summary = summary.arg(tr("<h3>Model</h3>"));
 
     // W;
     summary += QString("<tr><td>%1:</td><td align=\"right\">%2 kJ</td></tr>")
diff --git a/src/RideSummaryWindow.h b/src/RideSummaryWindow.h
index 20328ba80..49a9ec47c 100644
--- a/src/RideSummaryWindow.h
+++ b/src/RideSummaryWindow.h
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ class RideSummaryWindow : public GcChartWindow
         // config changed
         void configChanged();
 
+        // model estimate progress updates
+        void modelProgress(int year, int month);
+
     signals:
 
         void doRefresh();