diff --git a/cura/Backups/Backup.py b/cura/Backups/Backup.py
index 74ef43f5b2..6128dac320 100644
--- a/cura/Backups/Backup.py
+++ b/cura/Backups/Backup.py
@@ -194,7 +194,10 @@ class Backup:
         Resources.factoryReset()
         Logger.log("d", "Extracting backup to location: %s", target_path)
         try:
-            archive.extractall(target_path)
+            name_list = archive.namelist()
+            for archive_filename in name_list:
+                archive.extract(archive_filename, target_path)
+                CuraApplication.getInstance().processEvents()
         except (PermissionError, EnvironmentError):
             Logger.logException("e", "Unable to extract the backup due to permission or file system errors.")
             return False