diff --git a/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/service/ServiceProgressHandler.java b/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/service/ServiceProgressHandler.java
index 76aa1a618..8b90e41bf 100644
--- a/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/service/ServiceProgressHandler.java
+++ b/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/service/ServiceProgressHandler.java
@@ -128,17 +128,18 @@ public class ServiceProgressHandler extends Handler {
             case UPDATE_PROGRESS:
                 if (data.containsKey(DATA_PROGRESS) && data.containsKey(DATA_PROGRESS_MAX)) {
 
+                    String msg = null;
+                    int progress = data.getInt(DATA_PROGRESS), max =data.getInt(DATA_PROGRESS_MAX);
+
                     // update progress from service
                     if (data.containsKey(DATA_MESSAGE)) {
-                        progressDialogFragment.setProgress(data.getString(DATA_MESSAGE),
-                                data.getInt(DATA_PROGRESS), data.getInt(DATA_PROGRESS_MAX));
+                        msg = data.getString(DATA_MESSAGE);
                     } else if (data.containsKey(DATA_MESSAGE_ID)) {
-                        progressDialogFragment.setProgress(data.getInt(DATA_MESSAGE_ID),
-                                data.getInt(DATA_PROGRESS), data.getInt(DATA_PROGRESS_MAX));
-                    } else {
-                        progressDialogFragment.setProgress(data.getInt(DATA_PROGRESS),
-                                data.getInt(DATA_PROGRESS_MAX));
+                        msg = mActivity.getString(data.getInt(DATA_MESSAGE_ID));
                     }
+
+                    onSetProgress(msg, progress, max);
+
                 }
 
                 break;
@@ -152,4 +153,19 @@ public class ServiceProgressHandler extends Handler {
                 break;
         }
     }
+
+    protected void onSetProgress(String msg, int progress, int max) {
+
+        ProgressDialogFragment progressDialogFragment =
+                (ProgressDialogFragment) mActivity.getSupportFragmentManager()
+                        .findFragmentByTag("progressDialog");
+
+        if (msg != null) {
+            progressDialogFragment.setProgress(msg, progress, max);
+        } else {
+            progressDialogFragment.setProgress(progress, max);
+        }
+
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/ui/DecryptFilesListFragment.java b/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/ui/DecryptFilesListFragment.java
index 92790b98c..d3b52fe78 100644
--- a/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/ui/DecryptFilesListFragment.java
+++ b/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/ui/DecryptFilesListFragment.java
@@ -188,14 +188,9 @@ public class DecryptFilesListFragment
     }
 
     @Override
-    protected void onCryptoSetProgress(String msg, int progress, int max) {
+    protected boolean onCryptoSetProgress(String msg, int progress, int max) {
         mAdapter.setProgress(mCurrentInputUri, progress, max, msg);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void showProgressFragment(
-            String progressDialogMessage, int progressDialogStyle, boolean cancelable) {
-        // progress shown inline, so never mind
+        return true;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/ui/base/CryptoOperationFragment.java b/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/ui/base/CryptoOperationFragment.java
index e21589bcd..0bba2f964 100644
--- a/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/ui/base/CryptoOperationFragment.java
+++ b/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/ui/base/CryptoOperationFragment.java
@@ -155,6 +155,14 @@ public abstract class CryptoOperationFragment <T extends Parcelable, S extends O
                     onHandleResult(result);
                 }
             }
+
+            @Override
+            protected void onSetProgress(String msg, int progress, int max) {
+                // allow handling of progress in fragment, or delegate upwards
+                if ( ! onCryptoSetProgress(msg, progress, max)) {
+                    super.onSetProgress(msg, progress, max);
+                }
+            }
         };
 
         // Create a new Messenger for the communication back
@@ -213,4 +221,8 @@ public abstract class CryptoOperationFragment <T extends Parcelable, S extends O
 
     }
 
+    protected boolean onCryptoSetProgress(String msg, int progress, int max) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
 }