diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f96d841..c54dd3e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ elseif (WIN32)
     set(DEPENDENCIES acceleratedcryptographichash.cpp dependencies/mountutils/src/windows/functions.cpp dependencies/drivelist/src/windows/list.cpp
         windows/winfile.cpp windows/winfile.h
         windows/rpi-imager.rc)
-    set(EXTRALIBS setupapi)
+    find_package(Qt5WinExtras REQUIRED)
+    set(EXTRALIBS setupapi Qt5::WinExtras)
 endif()
 
 include_directories(BEFORE .)
diff --git a/imagewriter.cpp b/imagewriter.cpp
index a6513f9..a6b0a97 100644
--- a/imagewriter.cpp
+++ b/imagewriter.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
 #include <windows.h>
 #include <winioctl.h>
+#include <QWinTaskbarButton>
+#include <QWinTaskbarProgress>
 #endif
 
 ImageWriter::ImageWriter(QObject *parent)
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ ImageWriter::ImageWriter(QObject *parent)
     }
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+    _taskbarButton = nullptr;
     QProcess *p = new QProcess(this);
     p->start("net stop ShellHWDetection");
 #endif
@@ -207,8 +210,6 @@ void ImageWriter::startWrite()
         _thread->setInputBufferSize(IMAGEWRITER_UNCOMPRESSED_BLOCKSIZE);
     }
 
-    _powersave.applyBlock(tr("Downloading and writing image"));
-
     connect(_thread, SIGNAL(success()), SLOT(onSuccess()));
     connect(_thread, SIGNAL(error(QString)), SLOT(onError(QString)));
     connect(_thread, SIGNAL(finalizing()), SLOT(onFinalizing()));
@@ -264,8 +265,7 @@ void ImageWriter::startWrite()
         _thread->start();
     }
 
-    _dlnow = 0; _verifynow = 0;
-    _polltimer.start(PROGRESS_UPDATE_INTERVAL);
+    startProgressPolling();
 }
 
 void ImageWriter::onCacheFileUpdated(QByteArray sha256)
@@ -359,6 +359,41 @@ DriveListModel *ImageWriter::getDriveList()
     return &_drivelist;
 }
 
+void ImageWriter::startProgressPolling()
+{
+    _powersave.applyBlock(tr("Downloading and writing image"));
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+    if (!_taskbarButton && _engine)
+    {
+        QWindow* window = qobject_cast<QWindow*>( _engine->rootObjects().at(0) );
+        if (window)
+        {
+            _taskbarButton = new QWinTaskbarButton(this);
+            _taskbarButton->setWindow(window);
+            _taskbarButton->progress()->setMaximum(0);
+            _taskbarButton->progress()->setVisible(true);
+        }
+    }
+#endif
+    _dlnow = 0; _verifynow = 0;
+    _polltimer.start(PROGRESS_UPDATE_INTERVAL);
+}
+
+void ImageWriter::stopProgressPolling()
+{
+    _polltimer.stop();
+    pollProgress();
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+    if (_taskbarButton)
+    {
+        _taskbarButton->progress()->setVisible(false);
+        _taskbarButton->deleteLater();
+        _taskbarButton = nullptr;
+    }
+#endif
+    _powersave.removeBlock();
+}
+
 void ImageWriter::pollProgress()
 {
     if (!_thread)
@@ -379,6 +414,13 @@ void ImageWriter::pollProgress()
     if (newDlNow != _dlnow)
     {
         _dlnow = newDlNow;
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+        if (_taskbarButton)
+        {
+            _taskbarButton->progress()->setMaximum(dlTotal);
+            _taskbarButton->progress()->setValue(newDlNow);
+        }
+#endif
         emit downloadProgress(newDlNow, dlTotal);
     }
 
@@ -388,6 +430,13 @@ void ImageWriter::pollProgress()
     {
         _verifynow = newVerifyNow;
         quint64 verifyTotal = _thread->verifyTotal();
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+        if (_taskbarButton)
+        {
+            _taskbarButton->progress()->setMaximum(verifyTotal);
+            _taskbarButton->progress()->setValue(newVerifyNow);
+        }
+#endif
         emit verifyProgress(newVerifyNow, verifyTotal);
     }
 }
@@ -402,17 +451,13 @@ void ImageWriter::setVerifyEnabled(bool verify)
 /* Relay events from download thread to QML */
 void ImageWriter::onSuccess()
 {
-    _polltimer.stop();
-    pollProgress();
-    _powersave.removeBlock();
+    stopProgressPolling();
     emit success();
 }
 
 void ImageWriter::onError(QString msg)
 {
-    _polltimer.stop();
-    pollProgress();
-    _powersave.removeBlock();
+    stopProgressPolling();
     emit error(msg);
 }
 
diff --git a/imagewriter.h b/imagewriter.h
index 8108cfe..07c7730 100644
--- a/imagewriter.h
+++ b/imagewriter.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 class QQmlApplicationEngine;
 class DownloadThread;
 class QNetworkReply;
+class QWinTaskbarButton;
 
 class ImageWriter : public QObject
 {
@@ -106,6 +107,8 @@ signals:
 
 protected slots:
 
+    void startProgressPolling();
+    void stopProgressPolling();
     void pollProgress();
     void pollNetwork();
     void syncTime();
@@ -130,6 +133,9 @@ protected:
     DownloadThread *_thread;
     bool _verifyEnabled, _multipleFilesInZip, _cachingEnabled, _embeddedMode, _online;
     QSettings _settings;
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+    QWinTaskbarButton *_taskbarButton;
+#endif
 
     void _parseCompressedFile();
 };
diff --git a/windows/rpi-imager.nsi.in b/windows/rpi-imager.nsi.in
index e77d6bd..3580336 100644
--- a/windows/rpi-imager.nsi.in
+++ b/windows/rpi-imager.nsi.in
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ File "deploy\Qt5QuickControls2.dll"
 File "deploy\Qt5QuickTemplates2.dll"
 File "deploy\Qt5Svg.dll"
 File "deploy\Qt5Widgets.dll"
+File "deploy\Qt5WinExtras.dll"
 File "deploy\rpi-imager.exe"
 SetOutPath "$INSTDIR\styles"
 File "deploy\styles\qwindowsvistastyle.dll"
@@ -695,6 +696,7 @@ Delete "$INSTDIR\Qt5QuickControls2.dll"
 Delete "$INSTDIR\Qt5QuickTemplates2.dll"
 Delete "$INSTDIR\Qt5Svg.dll"
 Delete "$INSTDIR\Qt5Widgets.dll"
+Delete "$INSTDIR\Qt5WinExtras.dll"
 # Old name
 Delete "$INSTDIR\imagingutility.exe"
 Delete "$INSTDIR\rpi-imager.exe"