diff --git a/code/Importer.cpp b/code/Importer.cpp
index c6b9daf67..50ce016d5 100644
--- a/code/Importer.cpp
+++ b/code/Importer.cpp
@@ -768,6 +768,7 @@ const aiScene* Importer::ApplyPostProcessing(unsigned int pFlags)
 	for( unsigned int a = 0; a < pimpl->mPostProcessingSteps.size(); a++)	{
 
 		BaseProcess* process = pimpl->mPostProcessingSteps[a];
+		pimpl->mProgressHandler->UpdatePostProcess( a, pimpl->mPostProcessingSteps.size() );
 		if( process->IsActive( pFlags))	{
 
 			if (profiler) {
@@ -775,7 +776,6 @@ const aiScene* Importer::ApplyPostProcessing(unsigned int pFlags)
 			}
 
 			process->ExecuteOnScene	( this );
-			pimpl->mProgressHandler->Update();
 
 			if (profiler) {
 				profiler->EndRegion("postprocess");
@@ -803,6 +803,7 @@ const aiScene* Importer::ApplyPostProcessing(unsigned int pFlags)
 		}
 #endif // ! DEBUG
 	}
+	pimpl->mProgressHandler->UpdatePostProcess( pimpl->mPostProcessingSteps.size(), pimpl->mPostProcessingSteps.size() );
 
 	// update private scene flags
   if( pimpl->mScene )
diff --git a/include/assimp/ProgressHandler.hpp b/include/assimp/ProgressHandler.hpp
index 31c746c59..7a4cec84f 100644
--- a/include/assimp/ProgressHandler.hpp
+++ b/include/assimp/ProgressHandler.hpp
@@ -88,6 +88,19 @@ public:
 	virtual bool Update(float percentage = -1.f) = 0;
 
 
+	// -------------------------------------------------------------------
+	/** @brief Progress callback for post-processing steps
+	 *  @param numberOfSteps The number of total post-processing
+	 *   steps
+	 *  @param currentStep The index of the current post-processing
+	 *   step that will run, or equal to numberOfSteps if all of
+	 *   them has finished. This number is always strictly monotone
+	 *   increasing, although not necessarily linearly.
+	 *   */
+	virtual void UpdatePostProcess(int currentStep /*= 0*/, int numberOfSteps /*= 0*/) {
+		float f = currentStep / (float)numberOfSteps;
+		Update( f * 0.5f + 0.5f );
+	};
 
 }; // !class ProgressHandler 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------