diff --git a/openpilot/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/layouts/settings/eps_flash.py b/openpilot/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/layouts/settings/eps_flash.py
index ab1914fd0..d5183a691 100644
--- a/openpilot/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/layouts/settings/eps_flash.py
+++ b/openpilot/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/layouts/settings/eps_flash.py
@@ -193,6 +193,9 @@ class EPSFlashLayout(Widget):
     if state == "failed":
       return tr("FAILED")
     if self._is_running():
+      progress = self._status.get("progress")
+      if isinstance(progress, (int, float)) and progress > 0:
+        return f"{int(progress)}%"
       return str(self._status.get("phase", "running")).replace("_", " ").upper()
     return tr("PANDA RESTORED") if not self._has_panda_lock() else tr("PANDA RELEASED")
 
@@ -202,8 +205,10 @@ class EPSFlashLayout(Widget):
       return tr("Use RELEASE first, then select a matched firmware and FLASH.")
     image = self._status.get("image", "")
     message = self._status.get("message", "")
+    phase = str(self._status.get("phase", "")).replace("_", " ").title()
     prefix = f"{image}: " if image else ""
-    return prefix + str(message)
+    detail = f"{phase}: {message}" if phase and message else str(message)
+    return prefix + detail
 
   def _match_description(self) -> str:
     if not self._detected_fw:
diff --git a/openpilot/sunnypilot/nrdr/tools/eps/eps-update.py b/openpilot/sunnypilot/nrdr/tools/eps/eps-update.py
index e172c3fc3..2347fd6fd 100644
--- a/openpilot/sunnypilot/nrdr/tools/eps/eps-update.py
+++ b/openpilot/sunnypilot/nrdr/tools/eps/eps-update.py
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ PILOT_CHECKSUM_ENDS = (0xa000, 0x1d000, 0x4ff00)
 def auto_int(i):
   return int(i, 0)
 
+def emit_progress(phase: str, percent: float) -> None:
+  value = max(0, min(100, int(round(percent))))
+  print(f"PROGRESS {phase} {value}", flush=True)
+
+
 def read_file(fn):
   f_name, f_ext = os.path.splitext(fn)
   open_fn = open
@@ -207,6 +212,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
   fw = x5a(read_file(args.rwd))
   if not args.skip_checksum:
     validate_fw(fw)
+  emit_progress("validated", 0)
 
   print(fw)
 
@@ -254,14 +260,17 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
       raise RuntimeError('Safe mode: aborting before mutating actions')
 
     print("Erasing flash")
+    emit_progress("erase", 0)
     data = uds_client.routine_control(ROUTINE_CONTROL_TYPE.START, ROUTINE_IDENTIFIER_TYPE.ERASE_MEMORY)
     debug_output = debug_output + [data]
+    emit_progress("erase", 10)
 
     print("Setting firmware decryption key")
     data = uds_client.write_data_by_identifier(FLASH_DECRYPTION_KEY, fw.keys)
     debug_output = debug_output + [data]
 
     print("Requesting download")
+    emit_progress("program", 10)
     assert len(fw.firmware_blocks) == 1
     block = fw.firmware_blocks[0]
     length = block["length"]
@@ -271,6 +280,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     with tqdm.tqdm(total=length, unit='B', unit_scale=True) as t:
       cursor = 0x0
       seq = 1
+      last_progress = -1
       while cursor < length:
         block_size = min(max_chunk_size, length - cursor)
         data = uds_client.transfer_data(seq, fw.firmware_encrypted[0][cursor:cursor+block_size])
@@ -278,18 +288,25 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         seq = (seq + 1) & 0xFF
         cursor += block_size
         t.update(block_size)
+        percent = 10 + (cursor / length) * 85
+        if int(percent) >= last_progress + 2 or cursor >= length:
+          emit_progress("program", percent)
+          last_progress = int(percent)
 
     print("Requesting transfer exit")
+    emit_progress("verify", 95)
     data = uds_client.request_transfer_exit()
     debug_output = debug_output + [data]
 
     print("Checking programming dependencies")
     data = uds_client.routine_control(ROUTINE_CONTROL_TYPE.START, ROUTINE_IDENTIFIER_TYPE.CHECK_PROGRAMMING_DEPENDENCIES)
     debug_output = debug_output + [data]
+    emit_progress("reset", 99)
 
     print("Resetting ECU")
     data = uds_client.ecu_reset(RESET_TYPE.HARD)
     debug_output = debug_output + [data]
+    emit_progress("complete", 100)
 
   except Exception as e:
     print(traceback.format_exc())
diff --git a/openpilot/sunnypilot/nrdr/tools/eps/ui_flash_runner.py b/openpilot/sunnypilot/nrdr/tools/eps/ui_flash_runner.py
index aae33e939..b971f494e 100755
--- a/openpilot/sunnypilot/nrdr/tools/eps/ui_flash_runner.py
+++ b/openpilot/sunnypilot/nrdr/tools/eps/ui_flash_runner.py
@@ -132,7 +132,16 @@ def _run_streamed(state: dict, command: list[str], env: dict[str, str], phase: s
     lines.append(raw)
     if line.strip():
       _log(line)
-      _write_status(state, phase=phase, message=line.strip()[-240:])
+      if line.startswith("PROGRESS "):
+        try:
+          _, progress_phase, percent = line.split(maxsplit=2)
+          progress = max(0, min(100, int(percent)))
+          _write_status(state, phase=progress_phase, progress=progress,
+                        message=f"{progress_phase} {progress}%")
+        except (TypeError, ValueError):
+          _write_status(state, phase=phase, message=line.strip()[-240:])
+      else:
+        _write_status(state, phase=phase, message=line.strip()[-240:])
   rc = proc.wait()
   _write_status(state, phase=phase, message=f"{Path(command[1]).name} exited {rc}")
   return rc, "".join(lines)
@@ -236,6 +245,7 @@ def _new_state(action: str, image: Path | None = None) -> dict:
     "started_at": time.time(),
     "updated_at": time.time(),
     "bus": None,
+    "progress": 0,
     "returncode": None,
   }