diff --git a/build/browser/app.js b/build/browser/app.js
index 36d5f843..956669cc 100644
--- a/build/browser/app.js
+++ b/build/browser/app.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ app.controller('AppController', function($q, DriveScannerService, SelectionState
   this.restart = function() {
     console.debug('Restarting');
     this.selection.clear();
-    this.writer.setProgress(0);
+    this.writer.reset();
     this.scanner.start(2000).on('scan', function(drives) {
 
       // Notice we only autoselect the drive if there is an image,
@@ -374,6 +374,18 @@ imageWriter.service('ImageWriterService', function($q, $timeout) {
 
   };
 
+  /**
+   * @summary Reset progress state
+   * @function
+   * @public
+   *
+   * @example
+   * ImageWriterService.reset();
+   */
+  this.reset = function() {
+    self.setProgress(0);
+  };
+
   /**
    * @summary Check if currently burning
    * @function
diff --git a/lib/browser/app.js b/lib/browser/app.js
index 556949d4..d0450ef6 100644
--- a/lib/browser/app.js
+++ b/lib/browser/app.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ app.controller('AppController', function($q, DriveScannerService, SelectionState
   this.restart = function() {
     console.debug('Restarting');
     this.selection.clear();
-    this.writer.setProgress(0);
+    this.writer.reset();
     this.scanner.start(2000).on('scan', function(drives) {
 
       // Notice we only autoselect the drive if there is an image,
diff --git a/lib/browser/modules/image-writer.js b/lib/browser/modules/image-writer.js
index 6fd3ef72..c4048a54 100644
--- a/lib/browser/modules/image-writer.js
+++ b/lib/browser/modules/image-writer.js
@@ -66,6 +66,18 @@ imageWriter.service('ImageWriterService', function($q, $timeout) {
 
   };
 
+  /**
+   * @summary Reset progress state
+   * @function
+   * @public
+   *
+   * @example
+   * ImageWriterService.reset();
+   */
+  this.reset = function() {
+    self.setProgress(0);
+  };
+
   /**
    * @summary Check if currently burning
    * @function
diff --git a/tests/browser/modules/image-writer.spec.js b/tests/browser/modules/image-writer.spec.js
index 774ab1d2..b79a75e8 100644
--- a/tests/browser/modules/image-writer.spec.js
+++ b/tests/browser/modules/image-writer.spec.js
@@ -77,6 +77,19 @@ describe('Browser: ImageWriter', function() {
 
     });
 
+    describe('.reset()', function() {
+
+      it('should reset progress percentage to 0', function() {
+        ImageWriterService.setProgress(50);
+        $timeout.flush();
+        m.chai.expect(ImageWriterService.state.progress).to.equal(50);
+        ImageWriterService.reset();
+        $timeout.flush();
+        m.chai.expect(ImageWriterService.state.progress).to.equal(0);
+      });
+
+    });
+
     describe('.burn()', function() {
 
       describe('given a succesful write', function() {