diff --git a/lib/browser/app.js b/lib/browser/app.js
index 6e9cef30..531331f2 100644
--- a/lib/browser/app.js
+++ b/lib/browser/app.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ require('./browser/modules/settings');
 require('./browser/modules/drive-scanner');
 require('./browser/modules/image-writer');
 require('./browser/modules/path');
+require('./browser/modules/notifier');
 require('./browser/modules/analytics');
 
 const app = angular.module('Etcher', [
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ const app = angular.module('Etcher', [
   'Etcher.settings',
   'Etcher.drive-scanner',
   'Etcher.image-writer',
+  'Etcher.notifier',
   'Etcher.analytics'
 ]);
 
@@ -74,6 +76,8 @@ app.config(function($stateProvider, $urlRouterProvider) {
 app.controller('AppController', function(
   $q,
   $state,
+  $scope,
+  NotifierService,
   DriveScannerService,
   SelectionStateService,
   ImageWriterService,
@@ -86,12 +90,12 @@ app.controller('AppController', function(
 
   AnalyticsService.logEvent('Restart');
 
-  if (!this.writer.isBurning()) {
-    this.state = {
-      progress: 0,
-      percentage: 0
-    };
-  }
+  NotifierService.subscribe($scope, 'image-writer:state', function(state) {
+    AnalyticsService.log(`Progress: ${state.progress}% at ${state.speed} MB/s`);
+
+    // Show progress inline in operating system task bar
+    currentWindow.setProgressBar(state.progress / 100);
+  });
 
   this.scanner.start(2000).on('scan', function(drives) {
 
@@ -183,14 +187,7 @@ app.controller('AppController', function(
       device: drive.device
     });
 
-    return self.writer.burn(image, drive, function(state) {
-      self.state = state;
-      AnalyticsService.log(`Progress: ${self.state.progress}% at ${self.state.speed} MB/s`);
-
-      // Show progress inline in operating system task bar
-      currentWindow.setProgressBar(self.state.progress / 100);
-
-    }).then(function() {
+    return self.writer.burn(image, drive).then(function() {
       AnalyticsService.logEvent('Done');
       $state.go('success');
     }).catch(dialog.showError).finally(function() {
@@ -213,11 +210,12 @@ app.controller('NavigationController', function($state) {
   this.open = shell.openExternal;
 });
 
-app.controller('FinishController', function($state, SelectionStateService, SettingsService) {
+app.controller('FinishController', function($state, SelectionStateService, SettingsService, ImageWriterService) {
   this.settings = SettingsService.data;
 
   this.restart = function(options) {
     SelectionStateService.clear(options);
+    ImageWriterService.resetState();
     $state.go('main');
   };
 });
diff --git a/lib/browser/modules/image-writer.js b/lib/browser/modules/image-writer.js
index c87aaec9..84c64cbc 100644
--- a/lib/browser/modules/image-writer.js
+++ b/lib/browser/modules/image-writer.js
@@ -30,14 +30,39 @@ if (window.mocha) {
 }
 
 require('./settings');
+require('./notifier');
 const imageWriter = angular.module('Etcher.image-writer', [
-  'Etcher.settings'
+  'Etcher.settings',
+  'Etcher.notifier'
 ]);
 
-imageWriter.service('ImageWriterService', function($q, $timeout, SettingsService) {
+imageWriter.service('ImageWriterService', function($q, $timeout, SettingsService, NotifierService) {
   let self = this;
   let burning = false;
 
+  /**
+   * @summary Reset burn state
+   * @function
+   * @public
+   *
+   * @example
+   * ImageWriterService.resetState();
+   */
+  this.resetState = function() {
+    self.state = {
+      progress: 0,
+      speed: 0
+    };
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * @summary Burn progress state
+   * @type Object
+   * @public
+   */
+  this.state = {};
+  this.resetState();
+
   /**
    * @summary Check if currently burning
    * @function
@@ -102,11 +127,10 @@ imageWriter.service('ImageWriterService', function($q, $timeout, SettingsService
    * @public
    *
    * @description
-   * This function will update `state.progress` with the current writing percentage.
+   * This function will update `ImageWriterService.state` with the current writing state.
    *
    * @param {String} image - image path
    * @param {Object} drive - drive
-   * @param {Function} onProgress - in progress callback (state)
    *
    * @returns {Promise}
    *
@@ -117,7 +141,7 @@ imageWriter.service('ImageWriterService', function($q, $timeout, SettingsService
    *   console.log('Write completed!');
    * });
    */
-  this.burn = function(image, drive, onProgress) {
+  this.burn = function(image, drive) {
     if (self.isBurning()) {
       return $q.reject(new Error('There is already a burn in progress'));
     }
@@ -129,13 +153,14 @@ imageWriter.service('ImageWriterService', function($q, $timeout, SettingsService
       // Safely bring the state to the world of Angular
       $timeout(function() {
 
-        return onProgress({
+        self.state = {
           progress: Math.floor(state.percentage),
 
           // Transform bytes to megabytes preserving only two decimal places
           speed: Math.floor(state.speed / 1e+6 * 100) / 100 || 0
+        };
 
-        });
+        NotifierService.emit('image-writer:state', self.state);
       });
 
     }).finally(function() {
diff --git a/lib/browser/modules/notifier.js b/lib/browser/modules/notifier.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7295a09f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/browser/modules/notifier.js
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2016 Resin.io
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+'use strict';
+
+/**
+ * @module Etcher.notifier
+ */
+
+const angular = require('angular');
+const notifier = angular.module('Etcher.notifier', []);
+
+/*
+ * Based on:
+ * http://www.codelord.net/2015/05/04/angularjs-notifying-about-changes-from-services-to-controllers/
+ */
+
+notifier.service('NotifierService', function($rootScope) {
+
+  /**
+   * @summary Safely subscribe to an event
+   * @function
+   * @public
+   *
+   * @description
+   * We say "safely" since this subscribe function will listen
+   * to the scope's `$destroy` event and unbind itself automatically.
+   *
+   * @param {Object} scope - angular scope
+   * @param {String} name - event name
+   * @param {Function} callback - callback
+   *
+   * @example
+   * NotifierService.subscribe($scope, 'my-event', function() {
+   *   console.log('Event received!');
+   * });
+   */
+  this.subscribe = function(scope, name, callback) {
+    const handler = $rootScope.$on(name, function(event, data) {
+      return callback(data);
+    });
+
+    scope.$on('$destroy', handler);
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * @summary Emit an event
+   * @function
+   * @public
+   *
+   * @param {String} name - event name
+   * @param {*} data - event data
+   *
+   * @example
+   * NotifierService.emit('my-event', 'Foo');
+   */
+  this.emit = function(name, data) {
+    $rootScope.$emit(name, data);
+  };
+
+});
diff --git a/lib/partials/main.html b/lib/partials/main.html
index 820d07a6..716f0324 100644
--- a/lib/partials/main.html
+++ b/lib/partials/main.html
@@ -56,17 +56,17 @@
       <hero-badge class="block space-vertical-medium" ng-disabled="!app.selection.hasImage() || !app.selection.hasDrive()">3</hero-badge>
 
       <div class="space-vertical-large">
-        <hero-progress-button percentage="{{ app.state.progress }}" ng-attr-active="{{ app.writer.isBurning() }}"
+        <hero-progress-button percentage="{{ app.writer.state.progress }}" ng-attr-active="{{ app.writer.isBurning() }}"
           ng-click="app.burn(app.selection.getImage(), app.selection.getDrive())"
           ng-disabled="!app.selection.hasImage() || !app.selection.hasDrive()">
-            <span ng-show="app.state.progress == 100 && app.writer.isBurning()">Finishing...</span>
-            <span ng-show="app.state.progress == 0 && !app.writer.isBurning()">Burn!</span>
-            <span ng-show="app.state.progress == 0 && app.writer.isBurning() && !app.state.speed">Starting...</span>
-            <span ng-show="app.state.speed && app.state.progress != 100"
-              ng-bind="app.state.progress + '% '"></span>
+            <span ng-show="app.writer.state.progress == 100 && app.writer.isBurning()">Finishing...</span>
+            <span ng-show="app.writer.state.progress == 0 && !app.writer.isBurning()">Burn!</span>
+            <span ng-show="app.writer.state.progress == 0 && app.writer.isBurning() && !app.writer.state.speed">Starting...</span>
+            <span ng-show="app.writer.state.speed && app.writer.state.progress != 100"
+              ng-bind="app.writer.state.progress + '% '"></span>
         </hero-progress-button>
 
-        <p class="step-footer" ng-bind="app.state.speed.toFixed(2) + ' MB/s'" ng-show="app.state.speed && app.state.progress != 100"></p>
+        <p class="step-footer" ng-bind="app.writer.state.speed.toFixed(2) + ' MB/s'" ng-show="app.writer.state.speed && app.writer.state.progress != 100"></p>
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
diff --git a/tests/browser/modules/image-writer.spec.js b/tests/browser/modules/image-writer.spec.js
index 3bcf4bb2..7748856d 100644
--- a/tests/browser/modules/image-writer.spec.js
+++ b/tests/browser/modules/image-writer.spec.js
@@ -23,6 +23,35 @@ describe('Browser: ImageWriter', function() {
       ImageWriterService = _ImageWriterService_;
     }));
 
+    describe('.state', function() {
+
+      it('should be reset by default', function() {
+        m.chai.expect(ImageWriterService.state).to.deep.equal({
+          progress: 0,
+          speed: 0
+        });
+      });
+
+    });
+
+    describe('.resetState()', function() {
+
+      it('should be able to reset the state', function() {
+        ImageWriterService.state = {
+          progress: 50,
+          speed: 3
+        };
+
+        ImageWriterService.resetState();
+
+        m.chai.expect(ImageWriterService.state).to.deep.equal({
+          progress: 0,
+          speed: 0
+        });
+      });
+
+    });
+
     describe('.isBurning()', function() {
 
       it('should return false by default', function() {
diff --git a/tests/browser/modules/notifier.spec.js b/tests/browser/modules/notifier.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8af60d63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/browser/modules/notifier.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const m = require('mochainon');
+const angular = require('angular');
+require('angular-mocks');
+require('../../../lib/browser/modules/notifier');
+
+describe('Browser: Notifier', function() {
+
+  beforeEach(angular.mock.module('Etcher.notifier'));
+
+  describe('NotifierService', function() {
+
+    let $rootScope;
+    let NotifierService;
+
+    beforeEach(angular.mock.inject(function(_$rootScope_, _NotifierService_) {
+      $rootScope = _$rootScope_;
+      NotifierService = _NotifierService_;
+    }));
+
+    it('should be able to emit an event without data', function() {
+      let spy = m.sinon.spy();
+      NotifierService.subscribe($rootScope, 'foobar', spy);
+      NotifierService.emit('foobar');
+      m.chai.expect(spy).to.have.been.calledOnce;
+      m.chai.expect(spy).to.have.been.calledWith(undefined);
+    });
+
+    it('should be able to emit an event with data', function() {
+      let spy = m.sinon.spy();
+      NotifierService.subscribe($rootScope, 'foobar', spy);
+      NotifierService.emit('foobar', 'Hello');
+      m.chai.expect(spy).to.have.been.calledOnce;
+      m.chai.expect(spy).to.have.been.calledWith('Hello');
+    });
+
+    it('should emit the correct event', function() {
+      let spy1 = m.sinon.spy();
+      let spy2 = m.sinon.spy();
+      NotifierService.subscribe($rootScope, 'foobar', spy1);
+      NotifierService.subscribe($rootScope, 'foobaz', spy2);
+      NotifierService.emit('foobar');
+      m.chai.expect(spy1).to.have.been.calledOnce;
+      m.chai.expect(spy2).to.not.have.been.called;
+    });
+
+  });
+
+});