diff --git a/clients/bitwindow/lib/pages/root_page.dart b/clients/bitwindow/lib/pages/root_page.dart
index 1d753996..20cb699c 100644
--- a/clients/bitwindow/lib/pages/root_page.dart
+++ b/clients/bitwindow/lib/pages/root_page.dart
@@ -209,6 +209,18 @@ class _StatusBarState extends State<StatusBar> {
                   child: SailText.primary12('Last block: ${_getTimeSinceLastBlock()}'),
                 ),
                 const DividerDot(),
+                if (blockchainProvider.blockchainInfo.initialBlockDownload &&
+                    blockchainProvider.blockchainInfo.blocks != blockchainProvider.blockchainInfo.headers)
+                  Tooltip(
+                    message:
+                        'Current height: ${blockchainProvider.blockchainInfo.blocks}\nHeader height: ${blockchainProvider.blockchainInfo.headers}',
+                    child: SailText.primary12(
+                      'Downloading blocks (${blockchainProvider.verificationProgress}%)',
+                    ),
+                  ),
+                if (blockchainProvider.blockchainInfo.initialBlockDownload &&
+                    blockchainProvider.blockchainInfo.blocks != blockchainProvider.blockchainInfo.headers)
+                  const DividerDot(),
                 SailText.primary12(
                   '${formatWithThousandSpacers(blockchainProvider.blockchainInfo.blocks)} blocks',
                 ),
diff --git a/clients/bitwindow/lib/providers/blockchain_provider.dart b/clients/bitwindow/lib/providers/blockchain_provider.dart
index 6e67670f..7a29ae40 100644
--- a/clients/bitwindow/lib/providers/blockchain_provider.dart
+++ b/clients/bitwindow/lib/providers/blockchain_provider.dart
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class BlockchainProvider extends ChangeNotifier {
 
   // computed field go here
   Timestamp? get lastBlockAt => recentBlocks.isNotEmpty ? recentBlocks.first.blockTime : null;
+  String get verificationProgress => ((blockchainInfo.blocks / blockchainInfo.headers) * 100).toStringAsFixed(2);
 
   bool _isFetching = false;
   Timer? _fetchTimer;