diff --git a/invesalius/control.py b/invesalius/control.py
index cc856ba35..3635cdae5 100644
--- a/invesalius/control.py
+++ b/invesalius/control.py
@@ -367,34 +367,52 @@ def OnSaveProject(self, filepath):
         self.SaveProject(filepath)
 
     def SaveProject(self, path=None, compress=False):
-        Publisher.sendMessage('Begin busy cursor')
-        session = ses.Session()
-        if path:
-            dirpath, filename = os.path.split(path)
-        else:
-            dirpath, filename = session.GetState('project_path')
-
-        if isinstance(filename, str):
-            filename = utils.decode(filename, const.FS_ENCODE)
+        progress_dialog = dialog.ProgressBarHandler(self.frame, "Saving Project", "Initializing...", max_value=100)
 
-        proj = prj.Project()
         try:
-            prj.Project().SavePlistProject(dirpath, filename, compress)
-        except PermissionError as err:
-            if wx.GetApp() is None:
-                print("Error: Permission denied, you don't have permission to write at {}".format(dirpath))
+            session = ses.Session()
+
+            if path:
+                dirpath, filename = os.path.split(path)
             else:
-                dlg = dialogs.ErrorMessageBox(
-                    None,
-                    "Save project error",
-                    "It was not possible to save because you don't have permission to write at {}\n{}".format(dirpath, err)
-                )
-                dlg.ShowModal()
-                dlg.Destroy()
-        else:
-            session.SaveProject((dirpath, filename))
+                dirpath, filename = session.GetState('project_path')
 
-        Publisher.sendMessage('End busy cursor')
+            if isinstance(filename, str):
+                filename = utils.decode(filename, const.FS_ENCODE)
+
+            proj = prj.Project()
+
+            # Update progress dialog
+            Publisher.sendMessage("Update Progress bar", value=30, msg="Preparing to save project...")
+
+            try:
+                prj.Project().SavePlistProject(dirpath, filename, compress)
+            except PermissionError as err:
+                if wx.GetApp() is None:
+                    print("Error: Permission denied, you don't have permission to write at {}".format(dirpath))
+                else:
+                    dlg = dialogs.ErrorMessageBox(
+                        None,
+                        "Save project error",
+                        "It was not possible to save because you don't have permission to write at {}\n{}".format(dirpath,
+                                                                                                                  err)
+                    )
+                    dlg.ShowModal()
+                    dlg.Destroy()
+            else:
+                # Update progress dialog
+                Publisher.sendMessage("Update Progress bar", value=70, msg="Saving project data...")
+
+                session.SaveProject((dirpath, filename))
+
+            # Update progress dialog
+            Publisher.sendMessage("Update Progress bar", value=100, msg="Project saved successfully!")
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            wx.MessageBox(f"Error: {e}", "Error", wx.OK | wx.ICON_ERROR)
+            Publisher.sendMessage("Close Progress bar")
+        finally:
+            Publisher.sendMessage("Close Progress bar")
 
     def CloseProject(self):
         Publisher.sendMessage('Enable style', style=const.STATE_DEFAULT)
diff --git a/invesalius/gui/dialogs.py b/invesalius/gui/dialogs.py
index 46dd86657..fe4358a1a 100644
--- a/invesalius/gui/dialogs.py
+++ b/invesalius/gui/dialogs.py
@@ -6505,3 +6505,42 @@ def FitSizers(self):
 
     def GetPath(self):
         return self.path
+
+class ProgressBarHandler(wx.ProgressDialog):
+    def __init__(self, parent, title="Progress Dialog", msg="Initializing...", max_value=None):
+        super(ProgressBarHandler    , self).__init__(title,msg,parent=parent,style=wx.PD_APP_MODAL|wx.PD_CAN_ABORT|wx.PD_AUTO_HIDE)
+
+        self.max_value = max_value
+
+        self.Bind(wx.EVT_CLOSE, self.close)
+
+        # self.Show()
+
+        # Subscribe to the channels
+        Publisher.subscribe(self.update, "Update Progress bar")
+        Publisher.subscribe(self.close, "Close Progress bar")
+
+    def wasCancelled(self):
+       return super().WasCancelled()
+
+    def update(self, value, msg=None):
+        if self.WasCancelled():
+                return
+
+        if self.max_value is None:
+            self.pulse(msg)
+        else:
+            # value must be less than or equal max_value
+            if value > self.max_value: value = self.max_value
+            super().Update(int(value), msg)
+
+    def close(self):
+        if self.IsShown():
+            self.Destroy()
+
+    def pulse(self, msg=None):
+         #if self.IsShown():
+            if msg is None:
+                super().Pulse()
+            else:
+                super().Pulse(msg)