diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 417d3d9659..10fdf11895 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -5859,3 +5859,12 @@ Karl 2003/08/20
 
     client/
         time_stats.C
+
+Chrisz 2003/08/20
+    - make progress and size on GUI keep old values when suspend during downloading
+    
+    client/
+        http.C
+    client/win
+        wingui_mainwindow.cpp
+    
diff --git a/client/http.C b/client/http.C
index 5062f002c8..5f0cad462d 100644
--- a/client/http.C
+++ b/client/http.C
@@ -227,6 +227,9 @@ int HTTP_OP::init_get(char* url, char* out, bool del_old_file, double off) {
     parse_url(url, hostname, port, filename);
     NET_XFER::init(use_http_proxy?proxy_server_name:hostname, use_http_proxy?proxy_server_port:port, HTTP_BLOCKSIZE);
     safe_strcpy(outfile, out);
+	if (off != 0){
+		bytes_xferred = off;
+	}
     http_op_type = HTTP_OP_GET;
     http_op_state = HTTP_STATE_CONNECTING;
     if (use_http_proxy) {