diff --git a/templates/recounting_upload.html b/templates/recounting_upload.html
index 4a0143e..eb3dea4 100644
--- a/templates/recounting_upload.html
+++ b/templates/recounting_upload.html
@@ -349,6 +349,32 @@
   .upload-status.success { color: var(--accent4); }
   .upload-status.error { color: var(--accent3); }
 
+  .upload-progress {
+    display: none;
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 6px;
+    background: var(--cell-bg);
+    border: 1px solid var(--cell-border);
+    border-radius: 3px;
+    margin-top: 10px;
+    overflow: hidden;
+  }
+  .upload-progress .upload-progress-bar {
+    height: 100%;
+    width: 0%;
+    background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--accent), var(--accent2));
+    border-radius: 3px;
+    transition: width 0.15s ease;
+  }
+  .upload-progress-percent {
+    display: none;
+    font-size: 8px;
+    color: var(--text-secondary);
+    letter-spacing: 1px;
+    text-align: center;
+    margin-top: 4px;
+  }
+
   .btn {
     font-family: 'Orbitron', sans-serif; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 2px;
     padding: 8px 16px; border-radius: 7px; cursor: pointer; font-weight: 600;
@@ -482,6 +508,10 @@
         <button class="btn btn-ghost" id="btn-upload" onclick="uploadFile()">UPLOAD</button>
       </div>
 
+      <div class="upload-progress" id="upload-progress">
+        <div class="upload-progress-bar" id="upload-progress-bar"></div>
+      </div>
+      <div class="upload-progress-percent" id="upload-progress-percent"></div>
       <div class="upload-status" id="upload-status"></div>
 
       <input type="file" id="upload-file-input" accept=".mp4" style="display:none"
@@ -558,6 +588,14 @@ function setPendingFile(file) {
   document.getElementById('pending-filename').classList.add('has-file');
   document.getElementById('upload-status').textContent = '';
   document.getElementById('upload-status').className = 'upload-status';
+  showUploadProgress(false);
+}
+
+function showUploadProgress(show) {
+  document.getElementById('upload-progress').style.display = show ? 'block' : 'none';
+  document.getElementById('upload-progress-percent').style.display = show ? 'block' : 'none';
+  document.getElementById('upload-progress-bar').style.width = '0%';
+  document.getElementById('upload-progress-percent').textContent = '';
 }
 
 function showUploadStatus(msg, cls) {
@@ -566,7 +604,7 @@ function showUploadStatus(msg, cls) {
   el.className = 'upload-status ' + (cls || '');
 }
 
-async function uploadFile() {
+function uploadFile() {
   if (!pendingUploadFile) {
     showUploadStatus('Pick a file first', 'error');
     return;
@@ -575,32 +613,63 @@ async function uploadFile() {
   btn.disabled = true;
   btn.textContent = 'UPLOADING...';
   showUploadStatus('Uploading...', '');
-  try {
-    var form = new FormData();
-    form.append('file', pendingUploadFile);
-    var res = await fetch('/api/upload', { method: 'POST', body: form });
-    var data = await res.json();
-    if (!data.success) {
-      showUploadStatus(data.error || 'Upload failed', 'error');
-      btn.disabled = false;
-      btn.textContent = 'UPLOAD';
-      return;
+  showUploadProgress(true);
+
+  var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
+  xhr.open('POST', '/api/upload');
+
+  xhr.upload.onprogress = function(e) {
+    if (e.lengthComputable) {
+      var pct = Math.round((e.loaded / e.total) * 100);
+      document.getElementById('upload-progress-bar').style.width = pct + '%';
+      document.getElementById('upload-progress-percent').textContent = pct + '%';
     }
-    showUploadStatus('Upload complete: ' + data.name, 'success');
-    selectedFile = data.path;
-    document.getElementById('btn-start').disabled = false;
-    document.getElementById('btn-download').disabled = false;
-    document.getElementById('btn-delete').disabled = false;
-    document.getElementById('pending-filename').textContent = 'no file chosen';
-    document.getElementById('pending-filename').classList.remove('has-file');
-    pendingUploadFile = null;
-    loadUploads();
-    loadBatchResult(data.path);
-  } catch (err) {
-    showUploadStatus('Upload error: ' + err.message, 'error');
-  }
-  btn.disabled = false;
-  btn.textContent = 'UPLOAD';
+  };
+
+  xhr.onload = function() {
+    showUploadProgress(false);
+    try {
+      var data = JSON.parse(xhr.responseText);
+      if (!data.success) {
+        showUploadStatus(data.error || 'Upload failed', 'error');
+        btn.disabled = false;
+        btn.textContent = 'UPLOAD';
+        return;
+      }
+      showUploadStatus('Upload complete: ' + data.name, 'success');
+      selectedFile = data.path;
+      document.getElementById('btn-start').disabled = false;
+      document.getElementById('btn-download').disabled = false;
+      document.getElementById('btn-delete').disabled = false;
+      document.getElementById('pending-filename').textContent = 'no file chosen';
+      document.getElementById('pending-filename').classList.remove('has-file');
+      pendingUploadFile = null;
+      loadUploads();
+      loadBatchResult(data.path);
+    } catch (err) {
+      showUploadStatus('Upload error: ' + err.message, 'error');
+    }
+    btn.disabled = false;
+    btn.textContent = 'UPLOAD';
+  };
+
+  xhr.onerror = function() {
+    showUploadProgress(false);
+    showUploadStatus('Upload error: network error', 'error');
+    btn.disabled = false;
+    btn.textContent = 'UPLOAD';
+  };
+
+  xhr.onabort = function() {
+    showUploadProgress(false);
+    showUploadStatus('Upload aborted', '');
+    btn.disabled = false;
+    btn.textContent = 'UPLOAD';
+  };
+
+  var form = new FormData();
+  form.append('file', pendingUploadFile);
+  xhr.send(form);
 }
 
 function selectFile(path, name) {