diff --git a/npm-shrinkwrap.json b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
index 574d3c81..9c523621 100644
--- a/npm-shrinkwrap.json
+++ b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
@@ -4933,6 +4933,58 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash.toarray/-/lodash.toarray-4.4.0.tgz",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "log-update": {
+      "version": "2.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/log-update/-/log-update-2.3.0.tgz",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "ansi-escapes": {
+          "version": "3.1.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ansi-escapes/-/ansi-escapes-3.1.0.tgz",
+          "dev": true
+        },
+        "ansi-regex": {
+          "version": "3.0.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ansi-regex/-/ansi-regex-3.0.0.tgz",
+          "dev": true
+        },
+        "cli-cursor": {
+          "version": "2.1.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cli-cursor/-/cli-cursor-2.1.0.tgz",
+          "dev": true
+        },
+        "is-fullwidth-code-point": {
+          "version": "2.0.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-fullwidth-code-point/-/is-fullwidth-code-point-2.0.0.tgz",
+          "dev": true
+        },
+        "onetime": {
+          "version": "2.0.1",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/onetime/-/onetime-2.0.1.tgz",
+          "dev": true
+        },
+        "restore-cursor": {
+          "version": "2.0.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/restore-cursor/-/restore-cursor-2.0.0.tgz",
+          "dev": true
+        },
+        "string-width": {
+          "version": "2.1.1",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/string-width/-/string-width-2.1.1.tgz",
+          "dev": true
+        },
+        "strip-ansi": {
+          "version": "4.0.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/strip-ansi/-/strip-ansi-4.0.0.tgz",
+          "dev": true
+        },
+        "wrap-ansi": {
+          "version": "3.0.1",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/wrap-ansi/-/wrap-ansi-3.0.1.tgz",
+          "dev": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "logging-helpers": {
       "version": "0.4.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/logging-helpers/-/logging-helpers-0.4.0.tgz",
@@ -7361,6 +7413,38 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "simple-progress-webpack-plugin": {
+      "version": "1.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/simple-progress-webpack-plugin/-/simple-progress-webpack-plugin-1.1.2.tgz",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "ansi-styles": {
+          "version": "3.2.1",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ansi-styles/-/ansi-styles-3.2.1.tgz",
+          "dev": true
+        },
+        "chalk": {
+          "version": "2.3.2",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/chalk/-/chalk-2.3.2.tgz",
+          "dev": true
+        },
+        "figures": {
+          "version": "2.0.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/figures/-/figures-2.0.0.tgz",
+          "dev": true
+        },
+        "has-flag": {
+          "version": "3.0.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/has-flag/-/has-flag-3.0.0.tgz",
+          "dev": true
+        },
+        "supports-color": {
+          "version": "5.3.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/supports-color/-/supports-color-5.3.0.tgz",
+          "dev": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "single-line-log": {
       "version": "1.1.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/single-line-log/-/single-line-log-1.1.2.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 83772177..15e98f17 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@
     "node-sass": "4.7.2",
     "pkg": "4.3.0",
     "sass-lint": "1.12.1",
+    "simple-progress-webpack-plugin": "1.1.2",
     "spectron": "3.7.2",
     "versionist": "2.8.1",
     "webpack": "github:jviotti/webpack#symlink-fix"
diff --git a/webpack.config.js b/webpack.config.js
index 57fabea2..d161a3eb 100644
--- a/webpack.config.js
+++ b/webpack.config.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 const _ = require('lodash')
 const path = require('path')
+const SimpleProgressWebpackPlugin = require('simple-progress-webpack-plugin')
 
 module.exports = {
   target: 'electron-main',
@@ -69,5 +70,10 @@ module.exports = {
   },
   resolve: {
     extensions: [ '.js', '.jsx', '.json' ]
-  }
+  },
+  plugins: [
+    new SimpleProgressWebpackPlugin({
+      format: process.env.WEBPACK_PROGRESS || 'verbose'
+    })
+  ]
 }