diff --git a/src/GUI/ProgressStatusBar.cpp b/src/GUI/ProgressStatusBar.cpp
index 24822748b..ceb909af8 100644
--- a/src/GUI/ProgressStatusBar.cpp
+++ b/src/GUI/ProgressStatusBar.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,62 @@
 #include "ProgressStatusBar.hpp"
-
+#include "misc_ui.hpp"
 namespace Slic3r { namespace GUI {
 
+ProgressStatusBar::ProgressStatusBar(wxWindow* parent, int id) : wxStatusBar(parent, id) {
+    this->prog->Hide();
+    this->cancelbutton->Hide();
+
+    this->SetFieldsCount(3);
+    const int tmpWidths[] {-1, 150, 155}; // need to make the array ahead of time in C++
+    this->SetStatusWidths(3, tmpWidths);
+
+    // Assign events.
+    this->Bind(wxEVT_TIMER, [=](wxTimerEvent& e){this->OnTimer(e);});
+    this->Bind(wxEVT_SIZE, [=](wxSizeEvent& e){this->OnSize(e);});
+    this->Bind(wxEVT_BUTTON, [=](wxCommandEvent& e) { this->cancel_cb(); this->cancelbutton->Hide();});
+}
+
+ProgressStatusBar::~ProgressStatusBar() {
+    if (this->timer != nullptr) {
+        if (this->timer->IsRunning())
+            this->timer->Stop();
+    }
+}
+
+/// wxPerl version of this used a impromptu hashmap and a loop
+/// which more impractical here. 
+/// Opportunity to refactor here.
+void ProgressStatusBar::OnSize(wxSizeEvent &e) {
+
+    // position 0 is reserved for status text
+    // position 1 is cancel button
+    // position 2 is prog
+
+    {
+        wxRect rect;
+        this->GetFieldRect(1, rect);
+        const auto& offset = ( wxGTK ? 1 : 0); // cosmetic 1px offset on wxgtk
+        const auto& pos {wxPoint(rect.x + offset, rect.y + offset)};
+        this->cancelbutton->Move(pos);
+        this->cancelbutton->SetSize(rect.GetWidth() - offset, rect.GetHeight());
+    }
+
+    {
+        wxRect rect;
+        this->GetFieldRect(2, rect);
+        const auto& offset = ( wxGTK ? 1 : 0); // cosmetic 1px offset on wxgtk
+        const auto& pos {wxPoint(rect.x + offset, rect.y + offset)};
+        this->prog->Move(pos);
+        this->prog->SetSize(rect.GetWidth() - offset, rect.GetHeight());
+    }
+    e.Skip();
+}
+
+void ProgressStatusBar::OnTimer(wxTimerEvent& e) {
+    if (this->prog->IsShown())
+        this->timer->Stop();
+    if (this->busy)
+        this->prog->Pulse();
+}
+
 }} // Namespace Slic3r::GUI
diff --git a/src/GUI/ProgressStatusBar.hpp b/src/GUI/ProgressStatusBar.hpp
index f2984691b..44e6dd60c 100644
--- a/src/GUI/ProgressStatusBar.hpp
+++ b/src/GUI/ProgressStatusBar.hpp
@@ -2,13 +2,56 @@
 #define PROGRESSSTATUSBAR_HPP
 #include <wx/event.h> 
 #include <wx/statusbr.h>
+#include <wx/timer.h>
+#include <wx/gauge.h>
+#include <wx/button.h>
 
 namespace Slic3r { namespace GUI {
 
 class ProgressStatusBar : public wxStatusBar {
 public:
     /// Constructor stub from parent
-    ProgressStatusBar(wxWindow* parent, int id) : wxStatusBar(parent, id) { }
+    ProgressStatusBar(wxWindow* parent, int id);
+
+    /// Stop any running timers before destruction.
+    ~ProgressStatusBar();
+
+    /// 
+    wxTimer* timer {new wxTimer(this)};
+
+    /// Progress bar
+    wxGauge* prog {new wxGauge(this, wxGA_HORIZONTAL, 100, wxDefaultPosition, wxDefaultSize)};
+
+    /// General cancel button. Using applications can assign functions to it.
+    wxButton* cancelbutton {new wxButton(this, -1, _("Cancel"), wxDefaultPosition, wxDefaultSize)};
+
+    /// Set callback function for cancel button press.
+    void SetCancelCallback(std::function<void()> cb) {
+        this->cancel_cb = cb;
+        cb == nullptr ? this->cancelbutton->Hide() : this->cancelbutton->Show();
+    }
+   
+    /// Accessor function for the current value of the progress bar
+    size_t GetProgress() {return this->prog->GetValue();}
+
+    /// Accessor function for busy state
+    bool IsBusy() {return this->busy;}
+
+    /// Show the progress bar.
+    void ShowProgress(bool show = true) { this->prog->Show(show); this->prog->Pulse(); }
+
+    void SetRange(int range) { if (range != this->prog->GetRange() ) this->prog->SetRange(range);}
+
+private:
+    void OnSize(wxSizeEvent& e);
+    void OnTimer(wxTimerEvent& e);
+    void Run(int rate = 100) { if (this->timer->IsRunning()) this->timer->Start(rate);};
+
+    // Cancel callback function
+    std::function<void()> cancel_cb {[](){;}};
+
+    bool busy {false};
+
 };
 
 }} // Namespace Slic3r::GUI
diff --git a/src/GUI/misc_ui.hpp b/src/GUI/misc_ui.hpp
index e733fe565..90ad19070 100644
--- a/src/GUI/misc_ui.hpp
+++ b/src/GUI/misc_ui.hpp
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ constexpr OS the_os = OS::Windows;
 constexpr OS the_os = OS::Mac;
 #elif __linux__
 constexpr OS the_os = OS::Linux;
+    #ifdef __WXGTK__
+    constexpr bool wxGTK {true};
+    #else 
+    constexpr bool wxGTK {false};
+    #endif
 #endif
 
 #ifdef SLIC3R_DEV