diff --git a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimContourMapProjection.cpp b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimContourMapProjection.cpp
index 033a149c11..5f96433b0c 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimContourMapProjection.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimContourMapProjection.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "cafContourLines.h"
 #include "cafPdmUiDoubleSliderEditor.h"
 #include "cafPdmUiTreeOrdering.h"
+#include "cafProgressInfo.h"
 
 #include "cvfArray.h"
 #include "cvfCellRange.h"
@@ -98,20 +99,31 @@ RimContourMapProjection::RimContourMapProjection()
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ///
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-RimContourMapProjection::~RimContourMapProjection() {}
+RimContourMapProjection::~RimContourMapProjection()
+{
+}
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ///
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void RimContourMapProjection::generateResultsIfNecessary(int timeStep)
 {
+    caf::ProgressInfo progress(100, "Generate Results", true);
+
     updateGridInformation();
+    progress.setProgress(10);
 
     if (gridMappingNeedsUpdating() || mapCellVisibilityNeedsUpdating())
     {
         clearResults();
         m_projected3dGridIndices = generateGridMapping();
+        progress.setProgress(20);
         m_mapCellVisibility      = getMapCellVisibility();
+        progress.setProgress(30);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        progress.setProgress(30);
     }
 
     if (resultVariableChanged())
@@ -124,8 +136,10 @@ void RimContourMapProjection::generateResultsIfNecessary(int timeStep)
     {
         clearGeometry();
         m_aggregatedResults = generateResults(timeStep);
+        progress.setProgress(80);
         generateVertexResults();
     }
+    progress.setProgress(100);
     m_currentResultTimestep = timeStep;
 }
 
@@ -134,11 +148,15 @@ void RimContourMapProjection::generateResultsIfNecessary(int timeStep)
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void RimContourMapProjection::generateGeometryIfNecessary()
 {
+    caf::ProgressInfo progress(100, "Generate Geometry", true);
+
     if (geometryNeedsUpdating())
     {
         generateContourPolygons();
+        progress.setProgress(25);
         generateTrianglesWithVertexValues();
     }
+    progress.setProgress(100);
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimEclipseContourMapView.cpp b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimEclipseContourMapView.cpp
index 88a774f5af..b4021791f0 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimEclipseContourMapView.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimEclipseContourMapView.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@
 #include "RimGridCollection.h"
 #include "RimSimWellInViewCollection.h"
 #include "RimScaleLegendConfig.h"
+
 #include "cafPdmUiTreeOrdering.h"
+#include "cafProgressInfo.h"
 
 #include "cvfCamera.h"
 #include "cvfModelBasicList.h"
@@ -237,23 +239,32 @@ void RimEclipseContourMapView::updateCurrentTimeStep()
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void RimEclipseContourMapView::updateGeometry()
 {
+    caf::ProgressInfo progress(100, "Generate Contour Map", true);
+
     this->updateVisibleGeometriesAndCellColors();
 
-    if (m_contourMapProjection->isChecked())
-    {
-        m_contourMapProjection->generateResultsIfNecessary(m_currentTimeStep());
+    { // Step 1: generate results and some minor updates. About 30% of the time.
+        if (m_contourMapProjection->isChecked())
+        {
+            m_contourMapProjection->generateResultsIfNecessary(m_currentTimeStep());
+        }
+        progress.setProgress(30);
     }
 
     updateLegends(); // To make sure the scalar mappers are set up correctly
-
     appendWellsAndFracturesToModel();
 
-    createContourMapGeometry();
-    appendContourMapProjectionToModel();
-    appendContourLinesToModel();
-
-    appendPickPointVisToModel();
+    { // Step 2: generate geometry. Takes about 60% of the time.
+        createContourMapGeometry();
+        progress.setProgress(90);
+    }
 
+    { // Step 3: generate drawables. Takes about 10% of the time.
+        appendContourMapProjectionToModel();
+        appendContourLinesToModel();
+        appendPickPointVisToModel();
+        progress.setProgress(100);
+    }
     m_overlayInfoConfig()->update3DInfo();
 }
 
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimGeoMechContourMapView.cpp b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimGeoMechContourMapView.cpp
index f7a5bd68fb..50f0200eb8 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimGeoMechContourMapView.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimGeoMechContourMapView.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@
 #include "RimScaleLegendConfig.h"
 #include "RimSimWellInViewCollection.h"
 #include "RimViewNameConfig.h"
+
 #include "cafPdmUiTreeOrdering.h"
+#include "cafProgressInfo.h"
 
 #include "cvfCamera.h"
 #include "cvfModelBasicList.h"
@@ -245,18 +247,29 @@ void RimGeoMechContourMapView::updateCurrentTimeStep()
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void RimGeoMechContourMapView::updateGeometry()
 {
-    if (m_contourMapProjection->isChecked())
-    {
-        m_contourMapProjection->generateResultsIfNecessary(m_currentTimeStep());
-   }
-    updateLegends();
+    caf::ProgressInfo progress(100, "Generate Contour Map", true);
 
-    createContourMapGeometry();
-    appendContourMapProjectionToModel();
-    appendContourLinesToModel();
-
-    appendPickPointVisToModel();
+    { // Step 1: generate results. About 30% of the time.
+        if (m_contourMapProjection->isChecked())
+        {
+            m_contourMapProjection->generateResultsIfNecessary(m_currentTimeStep());
+        }
+        updateLegends();
 
+        progress.setProgress(30);
+    }
+    
+    { // Step 2: generate geometry. Takes about 60% of the time.
+        createContourMapGeometry();
+        progress.setProgress(90);
+    }
+    
+    { // Step 3: generate drawables. About 10% of the time.
+        appendContourMapProjectionToModel();
+        appendContourLinesToModel();
+        appendPickPointVisToModel();
+        progress.setProgress(100);
+    }
     m_overlayInfoConfig->update3DInfo();
 }
 
diff --git a/Fwk/AppFwk/cafUserInterface/cafProgressInfo.cpp b/Fwk/AppFwk/cafUserInterface/cafProgressInfo.cpp
index 2eb855f639..f65691167c 100644
--- a/Fwk/AppFwk/cafUserInterface/cafProgressInfo.cpp
+++ b/Fwk/AppFwk/cafUserInterface/cafProgressInfo.cpp
@@ -99,9 +99,9 @@ namespace caf {
     /// If you do not need a title for a particular level, simply pass "" and it will be ignored.
     /// \sa setProgressDescription
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    ProgressInfo::ProgressInfo(size_t maxProgressValue, const QString& title)
+    ProgressInfo::ProgressInfo(size_t maxProgressValue, const QString& title, bool delayShowingProgress)
     {
-        ProgressInfoStatic::start(maxProgressValue, title);
+        ProgressInfoStatic::start(maxProgressValue, title, delayShowingProgress);
 
         if (qApp)
         {
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ namespace caf {
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     /// 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    void ProgressInfoStatic::start(size_t maxProgressValue, const QString& title)
+    void ProgressInfoStatic::start(size_t maxProgressValue, const QString& title, bool delayShowingProgress)
     {
         if (!isUpdatePossible()) return;
 
@@ -462,7 +462,14 @@ namespace caf {
             progressDialog()->setMinimum(0);
             progressDialog()->setWindowTitle(title);
             progressDialog()->setCancelButton(nullptr);
-            progressDialog()->show();
+            if (delayShowingProgress)
+            {
+                progressDialog()->setMinimumDuration(1000);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                progressDialog()->show();
+            }
         }
 
         maxProgressStack_v.push_back(maxProgressValue);
diff --git a/Fwk/AppFwk/cafUserInterface/cafProgressInfo.h b/Fwk/AppFwk/cafUserInterface/cafProgressInfo.h
index fd58b0131c..9cdfcfc494 100644
--- a/Fwk/AppFwk/cafUserInterface/cafProgressInfo.h
+++ b/Fwk/AppFwk/cafUserInterface/cafProgressInfo.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ namespace caf {
 class ProgressInfo
 {
 public:
-    ProgressInfo(size_t maxProgressValue, const QString& title);
+    ProgressInfo(size_t maxProgressValue, const QString& title, bool delayShowingProgress = false);
 
     ~ProgressInfo();
     void setProgressDescription(const QString& description);
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public:
 class ProgressInfoStatic 
 {
 public:
-    static void start(size_t maxProgressValue, const QString& title);
+    static void start(size_t maxProgressValue, const QString& title, bool delayShowingProgress);
 
     static void setProgressDescription(const QString& description);
     static void setProgress(size_t progressValue);