diff --git a/services/web/public/coffee/ide/pdfng/directives/pdfJs.coffee b/services/web/public/coffee/ide/pdfng/directives/pdfJs.coffee
index 43ab26f6f5..19f34b6a80 100644
--- a/services/web/public/coffee/ide/pdfng/directives/pdfJs.coffee
+++ b/services/web/public/coffee/ide/pdfng/directives/pdfJs.coffee
@@ -147,6 +147,12 @@ define [
 					for event in attrs.resizeOn.split(",")
 						scope.$on event, (e) ->
 							#console.log 'got a resize event', event, e
+							#
+
+				scope.$on 'progress', (event, progress) ->
+					scope.$apply () ->
+						console.log 'progress', progress.loaded, progress.total, progress
+						scope.progress = Math.floor(progress.loaded/progress.total*100)
 
 			template: """
 				<div data-pdf-viewer class="pdfjs-viewer" pdf-src='pdfSrc' position='position' scale='scale' highlights='highlights' please-jump-to='pleaseJumpTo'></div>
@@ -190,6 +196,9 @@ define [
 						</a>
 					</div>
 				</div>
+				<div class="progress-thin" ng-show="loading">
+					<div class="progress-bar" ng-style="{ 'width': progress + '%' }"></div>
+				</div>
 			"""
 		}
 	]
diff --git a/services/web/public/coffee/ide/pdfng/directives/pdfRenderer.coffee b/services/web/public/coffee/ide/pdfng/directives/pdfRenderer.coffee
index 68bfc560a7..7a92c164d2 100644
--- a/services/web/public/coffee/ide/pdfng/directives/pdfRenderer.coffee
+++ b/services/web/public/coffee/ide/pdfng/directives/pdfRenderer.coffee
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ define [
 				PDFJS.disableAutoFetch = true
 				PDFJS.disableFontFace = true
 				@scale = @options.scale || 1
-				@document = $q.when(PDFJS.getDocument @url)
+				@document = $q.when(PDFJS.getDocument @url, null, null, @options.progressCallback)
 				@navigateFn = @options.navigateFn
 				@spinner = new pdfSpinner
 				@resetState()
diff --git a/services/web/public/coffee/ide/pdfng/directives/pdfViewer.coffee b/services/web/public/coffee/ide/pdfng/directives/pdfViewer.coffee
index 93fe7a0952..29a15a0416 100644
--- a/services/web/public/coffee/ide/pdfng/directives/pdfViewer.coffee
+++ b/services/web/public/coffee/ide/pdfng/directives/pdfViewer.coffee
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ define [
 					# this function captures clicks on the annotation links
 					$scope.navigateTo = ref
 					$scope.$apply()
+				progressCallback: (progress) ->
+					$scope.$emit 'progress', progress
 			})
 
 			# we will have all the main information needed to start display