diff --git a/resources/languages/resources.properties b/resources/languages/resources.properties
index dbc5459c1..692035a64 100644
--- a/resources/languages/resources.properties
+++ b/resources/languages/resources.properties
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ service.gui.PROTOCOL=Protocol
 service.gui.QUIT=&Quit
 service.gui.READY=Ready
 service.gui.REASON=Reason
+service.gui.RECEIVED=received
 service.gui.RECONNECTION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED=You have have been disconnecting and reconnecting to the server too fast. The following account: User name: {0}, Server name: {1} is temporarily banned and would have to wait a bit before trying to login again.
 service.gui.REJECT=&Reject
 service.gui.REMEMBER_PASSWORD=Remember password
diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/chat/filetransfer/FileHistoryConversationComponent.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/chat/filetransfer/FileHistoryConversationComponent.java
index 64f85609a..02cb190cf 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/chat/filetransfer/FileHistoryConversationComponent.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/chat/filetransfer/FileHistoryConversationComponent.java
@@ -120,4 +120,14 @@ public Date getDate()
     {
         return new Date(fileRecord.getDate());
     }
+
+    /**
+     * We don't have progress label in history.
+     * 
+     * @return empty string
+     */
+    protected String getProgressLabel(String bytesString)
+    {
+        return "";
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/chat/filetransfer/FileTransferConversationComponent.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/chat/filetransfer/FileTransferConversationComponent.java
index 130a6377d..895867679 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/chat/filetransfer/FileTransferConversationComponent.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/chat/filetransfer/FileTransferConversationComponent.java
@@ -403,10 +403,9 @@ public void progressChanged(FileTransferProgressEvent event)
         progressBar.setValue((int) event.getProgress());
 
         ByteFormat format = new ByteFormat();
-        String bytesSent = format.format(
+        String bytesString = format.format(
             event.getFileTransfer().getTransferedBytes());
-        progressBar.setString(bytesSent
-            + " " + resources.getI18NString("service.gui.SENT"));
+        progressBar.setString(getProgressLabel(bytesString));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -440,4 +439,12 @@ protected String getFileLabel(String fileName, long fileSize)
 
         return fileName + " (" + text + ")";
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the label to show on the progress bar.
+     * 
+     * @param bytesString the bytes that have been transfered
+     * @return the label to show on the progress bar
+     */
+    protected abstract String getProgressLabel(String bytesString);
 }
diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/chat/filetransfer/ReceiveFileConversationComponent.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/chat/filetransfer/ReceiveFileConversationComponent.java
index c5ea0520c..a00cee296 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/chat/filetransfer/ReceiveFileConversationComponent.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/chat/filetransfer/ReceiveFileConversationComponent.java
@@ -298,4 +298,16 @@ public void finished()
             }
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the label to show on the progress bar.
+     * 
+     * @param bytesString the bytes that have been transfered
+     * @return the label to show on the progress bar
+     */
+    protected String getProgressLabel(String bytesString)
+    {
+        return bytesString
+            + " " + resources.getI18NString("service.gui.RECEIVED");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/chat/filetransfer/SendFileConversationComponent.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/chat/filetransfer/SendFileConversationComponent.java
index 282767423..222767fce 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/chat/filetransfer/SendFileConversationComponent.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/chat/filetransfer/SendFileConversationComponent.java
@@ -188,4 +188,16 @@ public Date getDate()
     {
         return date;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the label to show on the progress bar.
+     * 
+     * @param bytesString the bytes that have been transfered
+     * @return the label to show on the progress bar
+     */
+    protected String getProgressLabel(String bytesString)
+    {
+        return bytesString
+            + " " + resources.getI18NString("service.gui.SENT");
+    }
 }