diff --git a/src/components/Progress/ProgressInnerText.tsx b/src/components/Progress/ProgressInnerText.tsx
index 9a34df4d96..726e8c1d5f 100644
--- a/src/components/Progress/ProgressInnerText.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Progress/ProgressInnerText.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import {progressBlock} from './constants';
 
 export interface ProgressInnerTextProps {
-    text?: string;
+    text?: React.ReactNode;
     offset?: number;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/Progress/README.md b/src/components/Progress/README.md
index 7eac4d0319..52e5b01ed8 100644
--- a/src/components/Progress/README.md
+++ b/src/components/Progress/README.md
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ LANDING_BLOCK-->
 | size            | Sets the progress bar size. The progress bar text can only be displayed in `"m"` size.                                              |                `string`                 |    `"m"`    |
 | stack           | Configuration of composite progress bar. Not required if a `value` is provided.                                                     |             `Array<Stack>`              |             |
 | stackClassName  | HTML `class` attribute of stack                                                                                                     |                `string`                 |             |
-| text            | Text inside the progress bar                                                                                                        |                `string`                 |             |
+| text            | Text inside the progress bar                                                                                                        |               `ReactNode`               |             |
 | theme           | Sets progress color                                                                                                                 |                `string`                 | `"default"` |
 | value           | Current progress value. The available range is from 0 to 100. Using the `stack` property value is optional and is used as maxValue. |                `number`                 |             |
 
diff --git a/src/components/Progress/types.ts b/src/components/Progress/types.ts
index faa4cde9d0..1c1238224c 100644
--- a/src/components/Progress/types.ts
+++ b/src/components/Progress/types.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ interface ProgressGeneralProps extends QAProps {
 
 export interface ProgressDefaultProps {
     /** Text inside progress bar */
-    text: string;
+    text: React.ReactNode;
     /** Theme */
     theme: ProgressTheme;
     /** Size. Text of progress bar is displayed in `m` size only. */