diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/dbmodelcomponent.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/dbmodelcomponent.cpp
index ff948f9f4..bf3895305 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/dbmodelcomponent.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/dbmodelcomponent.cpp
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
  * contained in the LICENSE file.
  */
 
-#include "blackcore/application.h"
-#include "blackcore/webdataservices.h"
 #include "blackgui/components/dbmodelcomponent.h"
 #include "blackgui/filters/aircraftmodelfilterbar.h"
-#include "blackgui/guiapplication.h"
 #include "blackgui/models/aircraftmodellistmodel.h"
+#include "blackgui/guiapplication.h"
+#include "blackcore/application.h"
+#include "blackcore/webdataservices.h"
 #include "blackgui/views/aircraftmodelview.h"
 #include "blackgui/views/viewbase.h"
 #include "blackmisc/simulation/aircraftmodel.h"
@@ -34,16 +34,20 @@ namespace BlackGui
     namespace Components
     {
         CDbModelComponent::CDbModelComponent(QWidget *parent) :
-            QFrame(parent),
+            COverlayMessagesFrame(parent),
             CDbMappingComponentAware(parent),
             ui(new Ui::CDbModelComponent)
         {
+            Q_ASSERT_X(sGui, Q_FUNC_INFO, "Missing sGui");
+            Q_ASSERT_X(sGui->hasWebDataServices(), Q_FUNC_INFO, "Missing web services");
+
             ui->setupUi(this);
             this->setViewWithIndicator(ui->tvp_AircraftModel);
             ui->tvp_AircraftModel->setAircraftModelMode(CAircraftModelListModel::Database);
             ui->tvp_AircraftModel->menuAddItems(CAircraftModelView::MenuStashing);
             ui->tvp_AircraftModel->menuAddItems(CViewBaseNonTemplate::MenuCopy);
             ui->tvp_AircraftModel->menuRemoveItems(CAircraftModelView::MenuHighlightStashed); // not supported here
+
             connect(ui->tvp_AircraftModel, &CAircraftModelView::requestNewBackendData, this, &CDbModelComponent::onReload);
             connect(ui->tvp_AircraftModel, &CAircraftModelView::requestStash, this, &CDbModelComponent::requestStash);
             connect(sGui, &CGuiApplication::styleSheetsChanged, this, &CDbModelComponent::onStyleSheetChanged, Qt::QueuedConnection);
@@ -53,6 +57,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
             ui->tvp_AircraftModel->allowDragDrop(true, false);
 
             connect(sApp->getWebDataServices(), &CWebDataServices::dataRead, this, &CDbModelComponent::onModelsRead);
+            connect(sGui->getWebDataServices(), &CWebDataServices::entityDownloadProgress, this, &CDbModelComponent::onEntityDownloadProgress, Qt::QueuedConnection);
             this->onModelsRead(CEntityFlags::ModelEntity, CEntityFlags::ReadFinished, sApp->getWebDataServices()->getModelsCount());
         }
 
@@ -101,5 +106,11 @@ namespace BlackGui
             // code goes here
         }
 
+        void CDbModelComponent::onEntityDownloadProgress(CEntityFlags::Entity entity, int logId, int progress, qint64 current, qint64 max, const QUrl &url)
+        {
+            if (CEntityFlags::ModelEntity != entity) { return; }
+            this->showDownloadProgress(progress, current, max, url, 5000);
+            Q_UNUSED(logId);
+        }
     } // ns
 } // ns
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/dbmodelcomponent.h b/src/blackgui/components/dbmodelcomponent.h
index e53bc6e80..43b49d738 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/dbmodelcomponent.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/dbmodelcomponent.h
@@ -12,15 +12,15 @@
 #ifndef BLACKUI_COMPONENTS_DBMODELCOMPONENT_H
 #define BLACKUI_COMPONENTS_DBMODELCOMPONENT_H
 
-#include "blackgui/blackguiexport.h"
 #include "blackgui/components/dbmappingcomponentaware.h"
 #include "blackgui/components/enablefordockwidgetinfoarea.h"
 #include "blackgui/enableforviewbasedindicator.h"
+#include "blackgui/overlaymessagesframe.h"
+#include "blackgui/blackguiexport.h"
 #include "blackmisc/network/entityflags.h"
 #include "blackmisc/simulation/aircraftmodel.h"
 #include "blackmisc/simulation/aircraftmodellist.h"
 
-#include <QFrame>
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QScopedPointer>
 
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ namespace BlackGui
          * Database models. Those are the models loaaded from the DB.
          */
         class BLACKGUI_EXPORT CDbModelComponent :
-            public QFrame,
+            public COverlayMessagesFrame,
             public CDbMappingComponentAware,
             public CEnableForDockWidgetInfoArea,
-            public BlackGui::CEnableForViewBasedIndicator
+            public CEnableForViewBasedIndicator
         {
             Q_OBJECT
 
@@ -53,14 +53,13 @@ namespace BlackGui
             //! Models loaded?
             bool hasModels() const;
 
+            //! Load new data
+            void requestUpdatedData();
+
         signals:
             //! Request to stash the selected models
             void requestStash(const BlackMisc::Simulation::CAircraftModelList &models);
 
-        public:
-            //! Load new data
-            void requestUpdatedData();
-
         private:
             //! Models have been read
             void onModelsRead(BlackMisc::Network::CEntityFlags::Entity entity, BlackMisc::Network::CEntityFlags::ReadState readState, int count);
@@ -71,6 +70,9 @@ namespace BlackGui
             //! Style sheet changed
             void onStyleSheetChanged();
 
+            //! Download progress for an entity
+            void onEntityDownloadProgress(BlackMisc::Network::CEntityFlags::Entity entity, int logId, int progress, qint64 current, qint64 max, const QUrl &url);
+
         private:
             QScopedPointer<Ui::CDbModelComponent> ui;
         };