diff --git a/cmdline/main.c b/cmdline/main.c
index bc48525d..3b591e53 100644
--- a/cmdline/main.c
+++ b/cmdline/main.c
@@ -86,12 +86,16 @@ static uintptr_t receive_event(mrmailbox_t* mailbox, int event, uintptr_t data1,
 				return (uintptr_t)ret;
 			}
 
+		case MR_EVENT_IMEX_PROGRESS:
+			printf("{{Received event MR_EVENT_IMEX_PROGRESS(%i ‰)}}\n", (int)data1);
+			break;
+
 		case MR_EVENT_IMEX_FILE_WRITTEN:
-			printf("{{Received event MR_EVENT_IMEX_FILE_WRITTEN (%s, %s)}}\n", (char*)data1, (char*)data2);
+			printf("{{Received event MR_EVENT_IMEX_FILE_WRITTEN(%s)}}\n", (char*)data1);
 			break;
 
 		default:
-			printf("{{Received event #%i (%i, %i)}}\n", (int)event, (int)data1, (int)data2);
+			printf("{{Received event #%i(%i, %i)}}\n", (int)event, (int)data1, (int)data2);
 			break;
 	}
 	return 0;
diff --git a/src/mrmailbox_imex.c b/src/mrmailbox_imex.c
index f46aad86..b7e151ed 100644
--- a/src/mrmailbox_imex.c
+++ b/src/mrmailbox_imex.c
@@ -885,6 +885,7 @@ int mrmailbox_imex(mrmailbox_t* mailbox, int what, const char* param1, const cha
 	s_imex_do_exit = 0;
 
 	mrmailbox_log_info(mailbox, 0, "Import/export process started.");
+	mailbox->m_cb(mailbox, MR_EVENT_IMEX_PROGRESS, 0, 0);
 
 	if( !mrsqlite3_is_open(mailbox->m_sql) ) {
 		mrmailbox_log_error(mailbox, 0, "Import/export: Database not opened.");
@@ -940,6 +941,7 @@ int mrmailbox_imex(mrmailbox_t* mailbox, int what, const char* param1, const cha
 	success = 1;
 
 cleanup:
+	mailbox->m_cb(mailbox, MR_EVENT_IMEX_PROGRESS, 1000, 0);
 	mrmailbox_log_info(mailbox, 0, "Import/export process ended.");
 	s_imex_do_exit = 1; /* avoids mrmailbox_imex_cancel() to stop the thread */
 	s_imex_running = 0;