diff --git a/frontend/src/App.tsx b/frontend/src/App.tsx
index 7446fcd..30a7f70 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.tsx
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ function restoreGroupEdges(edges: any[], groupId: string) {
 function Flow() {
   const [nodes, setNodes, onNodesChange] = useNodesState<TonoNode>([]);
   const [edges, setEdges, onEdgesChange] = useEdgesState<TonoEdge>([]);
-  const [status, setStatus] = useState({ text: 'Connecting…', level: 'info' });
+  const [status, setStatus] = useState<{ text: string; level: string; progress?: number | null }>({ text: 'Connecting…', level: 'info' });
   const [contextMenu, setContextMenu] = useState<any>(null);
   const [isCanvasRightZooming, setIsCanvasRightZooming] = useState(false);
   const [executingNodeId, setExecutingNodeId] = useState<string | null>(null);
@@ -983,9 +983,17 @@ function Flow() {
     setStatus({
       text: `Uploading ${entry.file.name}…`,
       level: 'info',
+      progress: 0,
     });
 
-    const uploaded = await api.uploadFile(entry.file, { relativePath: entry.relativePath });
+    const uploaded = await api.uploadFile(entry.file, {
+      relativePath: entry.relativePath,
+      onProgress: (pct) => setStatus({
+        text: `Uploading ${entry.file.name}… ${Math.round(pct * 100)}%`,
+        level: 'info',
+        progress: pct,
+      }),
+    });
     return uploaded.path;
   }, []);
 
@@ -1052,11 +1060,27 @@ function Flow() {
       }
     }
 
+    const total = toUpload.size;
+    let index = 0;
     for (const uri of toUpload) {
       const file = pending.get(uri)!;
       const relativePath = uri.replace(/^session:\/\/uploads\//, '');
-      await api.uploadFile(file, { relativePath });
+      const fileIndex = index;
+      setStatus({
+        text: `Uploading ${file.name} (${fileIndex + 1}/${total})…`,
+        level: 'info',
+        progress: fileIndex / total,
+      });
+      await api.uploadFile(file, {
+        relativePath,
+        onProgress: (pct) => setStatus({
+          text: `Uploading ${file.name} (${fileIndex + 1}/${total})… ${Math.round(pct * 100)}%`,
+          level: 'info',
+          progress: (fileIndex + pct) / total,
+        }),
+      });
       pending.delete(uri);
+      index++;
     }
   }, []);
 
@@ -1776,9 +1800,15 @@ function Flow() {
     input.onchange = async (e: Event) => {
       const file = (e.target as HTMLInputElement)?.files?.[0];
       if (!file) return;
-      setStatus({ text: 'Uploading plugin…', level: 'info' });
+      setStatus({ text: 'Uploading plugin…', level: 'info', progress: 0 });
       try {
-        await api.uploadPlugin(file);
+        await api.uploadPlugin(file, {
+          onProgress: (pct) => setStatus({
+            text: `Uploading plugin… ${Math.round(pct * 100)}%`,
+            level: 'info',
+            progress: pct,
+          }),
+        });
         // Node list refresh is handled by the nodes_updated WebSocket message.
       } catch (err: any) {
         setStatus({ text: err.message, level: 'error' });
@@ -2283,10 +2313,15 @@ function Flow() {
     return () => document.removeEventListener('pointerdown', handler);
   }, [menuOpen]);
 
-  // Auto-dismiss status toast after 5 seconds with close animation
+  // Auto-dismiss status toast after 5 seconds with close animation.
+  // Uploads in progress (progress < 1) pause the timer so the bar stays visible.
   const [toastClosing, setToastClosing] = useState(false);
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!status.text) return;
+    if (status.progress != null && status.progress < 1) {
+      setToastClosing(false);
+      return;
+    }
     setToastClosing(false);
     const fadeTimer = setTimeout(() => setToastClosing(true), 4700);
     const removeTimer = setTimeout(() => { setToastClosing(false); setStatus({ text: '', level: 'info' }); }, 5000);
@@ -2563,7 +2598,17 @@ function Flow() {
 
         {/* Status toast */}
         {(status.text || toastClosing) && (
-          <div className={`status-toast ${status.level}${toastClosing ? ' closing' : ''}`}>{status.text}</div>
+          <div className={`status-toast ${status.level}${toastClosing ? ' closing' : ''}`}>
+            <div className="status-toast-text">{status.text}</div>
+            {status.progress != null && (
+              <div className="status-toast-progress">
+                <div
+                  className="status-toast-progress-fill"
+                  style={{ width: `${Math.max(0, Math.min(1, status.progress)) * 100}%` }}
+                />
+              </div>
+            )}
+          </div>
         )}
 
         {/* React Flow canvas */}
diff --git a/frontend/src/api.ts b/frontend/src/api.ts
index 0dd05b3..8bf32fc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,34 @@ async function sessionFetch(input: string, init?: RequestInit) {
   return fetch(input, withSessionHeaders(init));
 }
 
+/**
+ * XHR wrapper used for file uploads. Unlike fetch(), XHR exposes upload
+ * progress events, which the toast UI uses to draw a progress bar.
+ */
+function xhrRequest(
+  method: string,
+  url: string,
+  body: XMLHttpRequestBodyInit | null,
+  {
+    headers = {},
+    onProgress,
+  }: { headers?: Record<string, string>; onProgress?: (fraction: number) => void } = {},
+): Promise<{ status: number; text: string }> {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
+    xhr.open(method, url);
+    for (const [k, v] of Object.entries(headers)) xhr.setRequestHeader(k, v);
+    if (onProgress && xhr.upload) {
+      xhr.upload.onprogress = (e) => {
+        if (e.lengthComputable) onProgress(e.loaded / e.total);
+      };
+    }
+    xhr.onload = () => resolve({ status: xhr.status, text: xhr.responseText });
+    xhr.onerror = () => reject(new Error('Network error'));
+    xhr.send(body);
+  });
+}
+
 export async function getNodes() {
   const r = await sessionFetch('/nodes');
   if (!r.ok) throw new Error(`GET /nodes failed: ${r.status}`);
@@ -84,30 +112,40 @@ export async function createUploadFolder(relativePath: string) {
   return r.json();
 }
 
-export async function uploadFile(file: File, { relativePath = '' } = {}) {
+export async function uploadFile(
+  file: File,
+  {
+    relativePath = '',
+    onProgress,
+  }: { relativePath?: string; onProgress?: (fraction: number) => void } = {},
+) {
   const fd = new FormData();
   if (relativePath) fd.append('relative_path', relativePath);
   fd.append('file', file);
-  const r = await sessionFetch('/upload', { method: 'POST', body: fd });
-  if (!r.ok) {
-    const text = await r.text();
-    throw new Error(`Upload failed (${r.status}): ${text}`);
+  const { status, text } = await xhrRequest('POST', '/upload', fd, {
+    headers: { 'X-Argonode-Session': getSessionId() },
+    onProgress,
+  });
+  if (status < 200 || status >= 300) {
+    throw new Error(`Upload failed (${status}): ${text}`);
   }
-  return r.json();
+  try { return JSON.parse(text); } catch { return {}; }
 }
 
-export async function uploadPlugin(file: File) {
+export async function uploadPlugin(
+  file: File,
+  { onProgress }: { onProgress?: (fraction: number) => void } = {},
+) {
   const fd = new FormData();
   fd.append('file', file);
-  const r = await fetch('/upload-plugin', { method: 'POST', body: fd });
-  if (r.status === 404) {
+  const { status, text } = await xhrRequest('POST', '/upload-plugin', fd, { onProgress });
+  if (status === 404) {
     throw new Error('Plugin upload is not available in this build.');
   }
-  if (!r.ok) {
-    const text = await r.text();
-    throw new Error(text || `Upload failed (${r.status})`);
+  if (status < 200 || status >= 300) {
+    throw new Error(text || `Upload failed (${status})`);
   }
-  return r.json();
+  try { return JSON.parse(text); } catch { return {}; }
 }
 
 export async function getChannels(filepath: string) {
diff --git a/frontend/src/styles.css b/frontend/src/styles.css
index b6f75d0..ba2d639 100644
--- a/frontend/src/styles.css
+++ b/frontend/src/styles.css
@@ -497,8 +497,12 @@ html, body, #root {
   background: var(--bg-toolbar);
   border: 1px solid var(--border-toolbar);
   max-width: 60%;
+  min-width: 240px;
   text-align: center;
   animation: toast-in 0.2s ease-out;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 5px;
 }
 .status-toast.closing {
   animation: toast-out 0.3s ease-in forwards;
@@ -506,6 +510,19 @@ html, body, #root {
 .status-toast.info  { color: var(--accent-light); }
 .status-toast.error { color: var(--error-text); background: var(--error-bg); }
 
+.status-toast-progress {
+  height: 3px;
+  width: 100%;
+  background: rgba(127, 127, 127, 0.22);
+  border-radius: 2px;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+.status-toast-progress-fill {
+  height: 100%;
+  background: var(--accent-light);
+  transition: width 0.12s linear;
+}
+
 @keyframes toast-in {
   from { opacity: 0; transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(8px); }
   to   { opacity: 1; transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(0); }