diff --git a/subiquity/controllers/installprogress.py b/subiquity/controllers/installprogress.py
index f13e673d..c66bf4e2 100644
--- a/subiquity/controllers/installprogress.py
+++ b/subiquity/controllers/installprogress.py
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ class InstallProgressController(BaseController):
             raise Exception('AIEEE!')
 
         self.install_state = InstallState.RUNNING_POSTINSTALL
+        if self.progress_view is not None:
+            self.progress_view.set_status("Running postinstall step.")
         if self.opts.dry_run:
             log.debug("Installprogress: this is a dry-run")
             curtin_cmd = [
@@ -176,7 +178,6 @@ class InstallProgressController(BaseController):
         self.install_state = InstallState.DONE_POSTINSTALL
 
     def progress_indicator(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        log.debug('progress_indicator')
         if self.install_state == InstallState.ERROR:
             log.debug('progress_indicator: error detected')
             self.curtin_error()
@@ -209,6 +210,10 @@ class InstallProgressController(BaseController):
         self.ui.set_header(title, excerpt)
         self.ui.set_footer(footer, 90)
         self.progress_view = ProgressView(self.model, self)
+        if self.install_state < InstallState.RUNNING_POSTINSTALL:
+            self.progress_view.set_status("Running install step.")
+        else:
+            self.progress_view.set_status("Running postinstall step.")
         self.ui.set_body(self.progress_view)
 
         self.progress_indicator()
diff --git a/subiquity/ui/views/installprogress.py b/subiquity/ui/views/installprogress.py
index 2cfc60bc..6b311a27 100644
--- a/subiquity/ui/views/installprogress.py
+++ b/subiquity/ui/views/installprogress.py
@@ -14,13 +14,16 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import logging
-from urwid import (Text, Filler,
-                   Pile)
+from urwid import (
+    LineBox,
+    ListBox,
+    Text,
+    Pile,
+    )
 
 from subiquitycore.view import BaseView
 from subiquitycore.ui.buttons import confirm_btn
 from subiquitycore.ui.utils import Padding, Color
-from subiquitycore import utils
 
 log = logging.getLogger("subiquity.views.installprogress")
 
@@ -29,22 +32,30 @@ class ProgressView(BaseView):
     def __init__(self, model, controller):
         self.model = model
         self.controller = controller
-        self.text = Text("Installing Ubuntu ...", align="left")
-        self.body = [
-            Padding.center_79(self.text),
-            Padding.line_break(""),
+        self.error = Text("")
+        self.status = Text("Running install step.")
+        self.log = Text("<log goes here>")
+        body = [
+            ('pack', Padding.center_79(self.error)),
+            ('pack', Padding.center_79(self.status)),
+            ('pack', Text("")),
+            ('weight', 1, Padding.center_79(LineBox(ListBox([self.log]), title="Installation logs"))),
+            ('pack', Text("")),
         ]
-        self.pile = Pile(self.body)
-        super().__init__(Filler(self.pile, valign="middle"))
+        self.pile = Pile(body)
+        super().__init__(self.pile)
 
     def set_log_tail(self, text):
-        self.text.set_text(text)
+        self.log.set_text(text)
+
+    def set_status(self, text):
+        self.status.set_text(text)
 
     def set_error(self, text):
-        self.text.set_text(text)
+        self.error.set_text(text)
 
     def show_complete(self):
-        self.text.set_text("Finished install!")
+        self.status.set_text("Finished install!")
         w = Padding.fixed_20(
             Color.button(confirm_btn(label="Reboot now",
                                      on_press=self.reboot),
@@ -55,9 +66,11 @@ class ProgressView(BaseView):
                                      on_press=self.quit),
                          focus_map='button focus'))
 
-        self.pile.contents.append((w, self.pile.options()))
-        self.pile.contents.append((z, self.pile.options()))
-        self.pile.focus_position = 2
+        new_focus = len(self.pile.contents)
+        self.pile.contents.append((w, self.pile.options('pack')))
+        self.pile.contents.append((z, self.pile.options('pack')))
+        self.pile.contents.append((Text(""), self.pile.options('pack')))
+        self.pile.focus_position = new_focus
 
     def reboot(self, btn):
         self.controller.reboot()