diff --git a/Wabbajack.App.Wpf/Messages/TaskBarUpdate.cs b/Wabbajack.App.Wpf/Messages/TaskBarUpdate.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b4aede1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Wabbajack.App.Wpf/Messages/TaskBarUpdate.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+using System.Windows.Shell;
+using ReactiveUI;
+
+namespace Wabbajack.Messages;
+
+public class TaskBarUpdate
+{
+    public string Description { get; init; }
+    public double ProgressValue { get; init; }
+    public TaskbarItemProgressState State { get; init;  }
+
+    public static void Send(string description, TaskbarItemProgressState state = TaskbarItemProgressState.None,
+        double progressValue = 0)
+    {
+        MessageBus.Current.SendMessage(new TaskBarUpdate()
+        {
+            Description = description,
+            ProgressValue = progressValue,
+            State = state
+        });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Wabbajack.App.Wpf/View Models/Installers/InstallerVM.cs b/Wabbajack.App.Wpf/View Models/Installers/InstallerVM.cs
index a924bc5f..cfb30e45 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.App.Wpf/View Models/Installers/InstallerVM.cs	
+++ b/Wabbajack.App.Wpf/View Models/Installers/InstallerVM.cs	
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ using System.Reactive;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using System.Windows.Shell;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Microsoft.WindowsAPICodePack.Dialogs;
@@ -203,6 +204,7 @@ public class InstallerVM : BackNavigatingVM, IBackNavigatingVM
             ModListImage = BitmapFrame.Create(await StandardInstaller.ModListImageStream(path));
             
             StatusText = $"Install configuration for {ModList.Name}";
+            TaskBarUpdate.Send($"Loaded {ModList.Name}", TaskbarItemProgressState.Normal);
             
             var hex = (await ModListLocation.TargetPath.ToString().Hash()).ToHex();
             var prevSettings = await _settingsManager.Load<SavedInstallSettings>(InstallSettingsPrefix + hex);
@@ -258,13 +260,17 @@ public class InstallerVM : BackNavigatingVM, IBackNavigatingVM
                 StatusText = update.StatusText;
                 StatusProgress = update.StepsProgress;
 
+                TaskBarUpdate.Send(update.StatusText, TaskbarItemProgressState.Indeterminate, update.StepsProgress.Value);
             };
             await installer.Begin(CancellationToken.None);
+            
+            TaskBarUpdate.Send($"Finished install of {ModList.Name}", TaskbarItemProgressState.Normal);
 
             InstallState = InstallState.Success;
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
+            TaskBarUpdate.Send($"Error during install of {ModList.Name}", TaskbarItemProgressState.Error);
             InstallState = InstallState.Failure;
         }
 
diff --git a/Wabbajack.App.Wpf/Views/MainWindow.xaml b/Wabbajack.App.Wpf/Views/MainWindow.xaml
index 50108bc6..62b70dab 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.App.Wpf/Views/MainWindow.xaml
+++ b/Wabbajack.App.Wpf/Views/MainWindow.xaml
@@ -78,4 +78,7 @@
             </Button>
         </mahapps:WindowCommands>
     </mahapps:MetroWindow.RightWindowCommands>
+    <Window.TaskbarItemInfo>
+        <TaskbarItemInfo x:Name="TaskbarItemInfo"></TaskbarItemInfo>
+    </Window.TaskbarItemInfo>
 </mahapps:MetroWindow>
diff --git a/Wabbajack.App.Wpf/Views/MainWindow.xaml.cs b/Wabbajack.App.Wpf/Views/MainWindow.xaml.cs
index e3088ba3..a91c3807 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.App.Wpf/Views/MainWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/Wabbajack.App.Wpf/Views/MainWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ using ReactiveUI;
 using Wabbajack.Common;
 using Wabbajack;
 using Wabbajack.LibCefHelpers;
+using Wabbajack.Messages;
 using Wabbajack.Paths;
 using Wabbajack.Paths.IO;
 using Wabbajack.Util;
@@ -43,6 +44,14 @@ namespace Wabbajack
                     Environment.Exit(-1);
                 };
 
+                MessageBus.Current.Listen<TaskBarUpdate>()
+                    .Subscribe(u =>
+                    {
+                        TaskbarItemInfo.Description = u.Description;
+                        TaskbarItemInfo.ProgressValue = u.ProgressValue;
+                        TaskbarItemInfo.ProgressState = u.State;
+                    });
+
                 _logger.LogInformation("Wabbajack Build - {Sha}",ThisAssembly.Git.Sha);
                 _logger.LogInformation("Running in {EntryPoint}", KnownFolders.EntryPoint);