diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/shellcommand.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/shellcommand.cpp
index a236c906e4d..a1ddd083ebc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/shellcommand.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/shellcommand.cpp
@@ -40,12 +40,17 @@ ShellCommand::ShellCommand(const QString &workingDirectory, const QProcessEnviro
             this, &ShellCommand::coreAboutToClose);
 }
 
+FutureProgress *ShellCommand::futureProgress() const
+{
+    return m_progress.data();
+}
+
 void ShellCommand::addTask(QFuture<void> &future)
 {
     const QString name = displayName();
     const auto id = Core::Id::fromString(name + QLatin1String(".action"));
     if (hasProgressParser()) {
-        ProgressManager::addTask(future, name, id);
+        m_progress = ProgressManager::addTask(future, name, id);
     } else {
         // add a timed tasked based on timeout
         // we cannot access the future interface directly, so we need to create a new one
@@ -58,7 +63,7 @@ void ShellCommand::addTask(QFuture<void> &future)
             watcher->deleteLater();
         });
         watcher->setFuture(future);
-        ProgressManager::addTimedTask(*fi, name, id, qMax(2, timeoutS() / 5)/*itsmagic*/);
+        m_progress = ProgressManager::addTimedTask(*fi, name, id, qMax(2, timeoutS() / 5)/*itsmagic*/);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/shellcommand.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/shellcommand.h
index a5cd59bfa6c..b960bae94d0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/shellcommand.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/shellcommand.h
@@ -27,8 +27,12 @@
 
 #include "core_global.h"
 
+#include "progressmanager/futureprogress.h"
+
 #include <utils/shellcommand.h>
 
+#include <QPointer>
+
 namespace Core {
 
 class CORE_EXPORT ShellCommand : public Utils::ShellCommand
@@ -38,10 +42,15 @@ class CORE_EXPORT ShellCommand : public Utils::ShellCommand
 public:
     ShellCommand(const QString &workingDirectory, const QProcessEnvironment &environment);
 
+    FutureProgress *futureProgress() const;
+
 protected:
     void addTask(QFuture<void> &future) override;
 
     virtual void coreAboutToClose();
+
+private:
+    QPointer<FutureProgress> m_progress;
 };
 
 } // namespace Core
diff --git a/src/plugins/updateinfo/updateinfoplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/updateinfo/updateinfoplugin.cpp
index 8f9e5da6fad..0a9f13a814f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/updateinfo/updateinfoplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/updateinfo/updateinfoplugin.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ class UpdateInfoPluginPrivate
 public:
     QString m_maintenanceTool;
     QPointer<ShellCommand> m_checkUpdatesCommand;
+    QPointer<FutureProgress> m_progress;
     QString m_collectedOutput;
     QTimer *m_checkUpdatesTimer = nullptr;
 
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ void UpdateInfoPlugin::startCheckForUpdates()
     QProcessEnvironment env = QProcessEnvironment::systemEnvironment();
     env.insert(QLatin1String("QT_LOGGING_RULES"), QLatin1String("*=false"));
     d->m_checkUpdatesCommand = new ShellCommand(QString(), env);
+    d->m_checkUpdatesCommand->setDisplayName(tr("Checking for Updates"));
     connect(d->m_checkUpdatesCommand, &ShellCommand::stdOutText, this, &UpdateInfoPlugin::collectCheckForUpdatesOutput);
     connect(d->m_checkUpdatesCommand, &ShellCommand::finished, this, &UpdateInfoPlugin::checkForUpdatesFinished);
     d->m_checkUpdatesCommand->addJob(Utils::FileName(QFileInfo(d->m_maintenanceTool)), QStringList(QLatin1String("--checkupdates")),
@@ -131,6 +133,11 @@ void UpdateInfoPlugin::startCheckForUpdates()
                                      /*workingDirectory=*/QString(),
                                      [](int /*exitCode*/) { return Utils::SynchronousProcessResponse::Finished; });
     d->m_checkUpdatesCommand->execute();
+    d->m_progress = d->m_checkUpdatesCommand->futureProgress();
+    if (d->m_progress) {
+        d->m_progress->setKeepOnFinish(FutureProgress::KeepOnFinishTillUserInteraction);
+        d->m_progress->setSubtitleVisibleInStatusBar(true);
+    }
     emit checkForUpdatesRunningChanged(true);
 }
 
@@ -168,6 +175,8 @@ void UpdateInfoPlugin::checkForUpdatesFinished()
             startUpdater();
     } else {
         emit newUpdatesAvailable(false);
+        if (d->m_progress)
+            d->m_progress->setSubtitle(tr("No updates found."));
     }
 }