diff --git a/lib/libimhex/source/ui/imgui_imhex_extensions.cpp b/lib/libimhex/source/ui/imgui_imhex_extensions.cpp
index 2116f3ff0..4b0d1ebd4 100644
--- a/lib/libimhex/source/ui/imgui_imhex_extensions.cpp
+++ b/lib/libimhex/source/ui/imgui_imhex_extensions.cpp
@@ -720,10 +720,17 @@ namespace ImGuiExt {
             return;
 
         // Render
+        bool no_progress = fraction < 0;
         fraction = ImSaturate(fraction);
         RenderFrame(bb.Min, bb.Max, GetColorU32(ImGuiCol_FrameBg), true, style.FrameRounding);
         bb.Expand(ImVec2(-style.FrameBorderSize, -style.FrameBorderSize));
-        RenderRectFilledRangeH(window->DrawList, bb, GetColorU32(ImGuiCol_PlotHistogram), 0.0f, fraction, style.FrameRounding);
+
+        if (no_progress) {
+            auto time = (fmod(ImGui::GetTime() * 2, 1.8) - 0.4);
+            RenderRectFilledRangeH(window->DrawList, bb, GetColorU32(ImGuiCol_PlotHistogram), ImSaturate(time), ImSaturate(time + 0.2), style.FrameRounding);
+        } else {
+            RenderRectFilledRangeH(window->DrawList, bb, GetColorU32(ImGuiCol_PlotHistogram), 0.0f, fraction, style.FrameRounding);
+        }
     }
 
     void TextUnformattedCentered(const char *text) {
diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/content/ui_items.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/content/ui_items.cpp
index 6eda7cee8..a0d840713 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/content/ui_items.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/content/ui_items.cpp
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
                 if (frontTask == nullptr)
                     return;
 
-                const auto progress = frontTask->getMaxValue() == 0 ? 1 : float(frontTask->getValue()) / float(frontTask->getMaxValue());
+                const auto progress = frontTask->getMaxValue() == 0 ? -1 : float(frontTask->getValue()) / float(frontTask->getMaxValue());
 
                 ImHexApi::System::setTaskBarProgress(ImHexApi::System::TaskProgressState::Progress, ImHexApi::System::TaskProgressType::Normal, u32(progress * 100));
 
@@ -135,12 +135,12 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
                 const auto widgetEnd = ImGui::GetCursorPos();
 
                 ImGui::SetCursorPos(widgetStart);
-                ImGui::InvisibleButton("FrontTask", ImVec2(widgetEnd.x - widgetStart.x, ImGui::GetCurrentWindowRead()->MenuBarHeight()));
+                ImGui::InvisibleButton("RestTasks", ImVec2(widgetEnd.x - widgetStart.x, ImGui::GetCurrentWindowRead()->MenuBarHeight()));
                 ImGui::SetCursorPos(widgetEnd);
 
                 ImGuiExt::InfoTooltip(hex::format("[{:.1f}%] {}", progress * 100.0F, Lang(frontTask->getUnlocalizedName())).c_str());
 
-                if (ImGui::BeginPopupContextItem("FrontTask", ImGuiPopupFlags_MouseButtonLeft)) {
+                if (ImGui::BeginPopupContextItem("RestTasks", ImGuiPopupFlags_MouseButtonLeft)) {
                     for (const auto &task : tasks) {
                         if (task->isBackgroundTask())
                             continue;
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
                         ImGui::SameLine();
                         ImGui::SeparatorEx(ImGuiSeparatorFlags_Vertical);
                         ImGui::SameLine();
-                        ImGuiExt::SmallProgressBar(task->getMaxValue() == 0 ? 1 : (float(task->getValue()) / float(task->getMaxValue())), (ImGui::GetTextLineHeightWithSpacing() - 5_scaled) / 2);
+                        ImGuiExt::SmallProgressBar(task->getMaxValue() == 0 ? -1 : (float(task->getValue()) / float(task->getMaxValue())), (ImGui::GetTextLineHeightWithSpacing() - 5_scaled) / 2);
                         ImGui::SameLine();
 
                         ImGui::PushStyleVar(ImGuiStyleVar_WindowPadding, ImVec2(0, 0));