diff --git a/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaApplication.cpp b/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaApplication.cpp
index 3583f4138a..7c00c062e9 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaApplication.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaApplication.cpp
@@ -1205,6 +1205,8 @@ void RiaApplication::applyPreferences()
         this->project()->updateConnectedEditors();
     }
 
+    caf::ProgressInfoStatic::setEnabled( m_preferences->showProgressBar() );
+
     m_preferences->writePreferencesToApplicationStore();
 }
 
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaPreferences.cpp b/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaPreferences.cpp
index a41b7d44ee..1173295fe4 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaPreferences.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaPreferences.cpp
@@ -338,6 +338,9 @@ RiaPreferences::RiaPreferences( void )
     m_timeFormat.uiCapability()->setUiEditorTypeName( caf::PdmUiComboBoxEditor::uiEditorTypeName() );
     m_timeFormat = RiaQDateTimeTools::supportedTimeFormats().front();
 
+    CAF_PDM_InitField( &m_showProgressBar, "showProgressBar", true, "Show Progress Bar", "", "", "" );
+    m_showProgressBar.uiCapability()->setUiLabelPosition( caf::PdmUiItemInfo::HIDDEN );
+
     CAF_PDM_InitFieldNoDefault( &m_plotTemplateFolders, "plotTemplateFolders", "Plot Template Folder(s)", "", "", "" );
     m_plotTemplateFolders.uiCapability()->setUiEditorTypeName( caf::PdmUiFilePathEditor::uiEditorTypeName() );
     CAF_PDM_InitField( &m_searchPlotTemplateFoldersRecursively,
@@ -439,7 +442,7 @@ void RiaPreferences::defineEditorAttribute( const caf::PdmFieldHandle* field,
          field == &m_showProjectChangedDialog || field == &m_searchPlotTemplateFoldersRecursively ||
          field == &m_showLegendBackground || field == &m_showSummaryTimeAsLongString ||
          field == &m_showViewIdInProjectTree || field == &m_useMultipleThreadsWhenLoadingSummaryData ||
-         field == &m_enableFaultsByDefault )
+         field == &m_enableFaultsByDefault || field == &m_showProgressBar )
     {
         caf::PdmUiCheckBoxEditorAttribute* myAttr = dynamic_cast<caf::PdmUiCheckBoxEditorAttribute*>( attribute );
         if ( myAttr )
@@ -588,6 +591,7 @@ void RiaPreferences::defineUiOrdering( QString uiConfigName, caf::PdmUiOrdering&
             group->add( &m_showHud );
         }
 
+        uiOrdering.add( &m_showProgressBar );
         uiOrdering.add( &m_showProjectChangedDialog );
         uiOrdering.add( &m_showTestToolbar );
         uiOrdering.add( &m_includeFractureDebugInfoFile );
@@ -961,6 +965,14 @@ bool RiaPreferences::useMultipleThreadsWhenReadingSummaryData() const
     return m_useMultipleThreadsWhenLoadingSummaryData;
 }
 
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+///
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool RiaPreferences::showProgressBar() const
+{
+    return m_showProgressBar;
+}
+
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ///
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaPreferences.h b/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaPreferences.h
index f408f6794b..a4b77ad949 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaPreferences.h
+++ b/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaPreferences.h
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ public:
     void        setDefaultPlotTemplatePath( const QString& templatePath );
     bool        showSummaryTimeAsLongString() const;
     bool        useMultipleThreadsWhenReadingSummaryData() const;
+    bool        showProgressBar() const;
 
     std::map<RiaDefines::FontSettingType, RiaFontCache::FontSize> defaultFontSizes() const;
 
@@ -197,6 +198,7 @@ private:
     caf::PdmField<QString> m_timeFormat;
     caf::PdmField<bool>    m_showSummaryTimeAsLongString;
     caf::PdmField<bool>    m_useMultipleThreadsWhenLoadingSummaryData;
+    caf::PdmField<bool>    m_showProgressBar;
 
     caf::PdmField<PageSizeEnum>        m_pageSize;
     caf::PdmField<PageOrientationEnum> m_pageOrientation;
diff --git a/Fwk/AppFwk/cafUserInterface/cafProgressInfo.cpp b/Fwk/AppFwk/cafUserInterface/cafProgressInfo.cpp
index 872b48430a..fc3409d5d7 100644
--- a/Fwk/AppFwk/cafUserInterface/cafProgressInfo.cpp
+++ b/Fwk/AppFwk/cafUserInterface/cafProgressInfo.cpp
@@ -672,6 +672,14 @@ namespace caf {
         }
     }
 
+    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    /// 
+    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    void ProgressInfoStatic::setEnabled(bool enable)
+    {
+        s_disabled = !enable;
+    }
+
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     ///
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/Fwk/AppFwk/cafUserInterface/cafProgressInfo.h b/Fwk/AppFwk/cafUserInterface/cafProgressInfo.h
index 63e093d20f..514ad651b6 100644
--- a/Fwk/AppFwk/cafUserInterface/cafProgressInfo.h
+++ b/Fwk/AppFwk/cafUserInterface/cafProgressInfo.h
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ public:
     static void setNextProgressIncrement(size_t nextStepSize);
     static bool isRunning();
     static void finished();
+    static void setEnabled(bool enable);
 
 private:
     static bool isUpdatePossible();