diff --git a/rust/agama-software/src/callbacks/commit_download.rs b/rust/agama-software/src/callbacks/commit_download.rs
index 5297c512a7..1d87a99f96 100644
--- a/rust/agama-software/src/callbacks/commit_download.rs
+++ b/rust/agama-software/src/callbacks/commit_download.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+use std::{ffi::OsStr, path::Path};
+
 use agama_utils::{
     actor::Handler,
-    api::question::QuestionSpec,
+    api::{question::QuestionSpec, Scope},
     progress,
     question::{self},
 };
@@ -29,7 +31,6 @@ impl CommitDownload {
 
 impl Callback for CommitDownload {
     fn start_preload(&self) {
-        // TODO: report progress that we start preloading packages
         tracing::info!("Start preload");
     }
 
@@ -97,4 +98,38 @@ impl Callback for CommitDownload {
 
         None
     }
+
+    fn finish_preload(
+        &self,
+        _url: String,
+        local_path: String,
+        error: zypp_agama::callbacks::pkg_download::PreloadError,
+        error_details: String,
+    ) {
+        let file = Path::new(&local_path);
+        let file_str = file
+            .file_name()
+            .and_then(OsStr::to_str)
+            .unwrap_or("package");
+
+        if error == zypp_agama::callbacks::pkg_download::PreloadError::NoError {
+            let msg = format!("Finished downloading {}", file_str);
+            // just ignore issues with reporting progress
+            let _ = self
+                .progress
+                .cast(progress::message::NextWithStep::new(Scope::Software, &msg));
+        } else {
+            let labels = [gettext("Ok")];
+            let actions = [("Ok", labels[0].as_str())];
+            let question =
+                QuestionSpec::new(&error_details, "software.package_error.preload_error")
+                    .with_actions(&actions)
+                    .with_data(&[
+                        ("package", file_str),
+                        ("error_code", error.to_string().as_str()),
+                    ]);
+            // answer can be only OK so ignore it
+            let _ = ask_software_question(&self.questions, question);
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/rust/agama-software/src/callbacks/install.rs b/rust/agama-software/src/callbacks/install.rs
index 0186170169..e7d6e0c4b8 100644
--- a/rust/agama-software/src/callbacks/install.rs
+++ b/rust/agama-software/src/callbacks/install.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use agama_utils::{
     actor::Handler,
-    api::question::QuestionSpec,
+    api::{question::QuestionSpec, Scope},
     progress,
     question::{self},
 };
@@ -30,7 +30,11 @@ impl Install {
 impl install::Callback for Install {
     fn package_start(&self, package_name: String) {
         tracing::info!("Installing package {}", package_name);
-        // TODO: report progress
+        let msg = format!("Installing {}", package_name);
+        // just ignore issues with reporting progress
+        let _ = self
+            .progress
+            .cast(progress::message::NextWithStep::new(Scope::Software, &msg));
     }
 
     fn package_problem(
@@ -104,6 +108,5 @@ impl install::Callback for Install {
 
     fn package_finish(&self, package_name: String) {
         tracing::info!("Finished installing package {}", package_name);
-        // TODO: report progress
     }
 }
diff --git a/rust/agama-software/src/zypp_server.rs b/rust/agama-software/src/zypp_server.rs
index aab214c658..accacb7581 100644
--- a/rust/agama-software/src/zypp_server.rs
+++ b/rust/agama-software/src/zypp_server.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ use crate::{
     callbacks,
     model::state::{self, SoftwareState},
     state::ResolvableSelection,
-    Resolvable, ResolvableType,
+    ResolvableType,
 };
 
 const GPG_KEYS: &str = "/usr/lib/rpm/gnupg/keys/gpg-*";
@@ -179,18 +179,8 @@ impl ZyppServer {
                 self.system_info(product_spec, tx, zypp)?;
             }
             SoftwareAction::Install(tx, progress, question) => {
-                let mut download_callback =
-                    callbacks::CommitDownload::new(progress.clone(), question.clone());
-                let mut install_callback =
-                    callbacks::Install::new(progress.clone(), question.clone());
-                let mut security_callback = callbacks::Security::new(question);
-                tx.send(self.install(
-                    zypp,
-                    &mut download_callback,
-                    &mut install_callback,
-                    &mut security_callback,
-                ))
-                .map_err(|_| ZyppDispatchError::ResponseChannelClosed)?;
+                tx.send(self.install(zypp, progress, question))
+                    .map_err(|_| ZyppDispatchError::ResponseChannelClosed)?;
             }
             SoftwareAction::Finish(tx) => {
                 self.finish(zypp, tx)?;
@@ -206,14 +196,32 @@ impl ZyppServer {
     fn install(
         &self,
         zypp: &zypp_agama::Zypp,
-        download_callback: &mut callbacks::CommitDownload,
-        install_callback: &mut callbacks::Install,
-        security_callback: &mut callbacks::Security,
+        progress: Handler<progress::Service>,
+        question: Handler<question::Service>,
     ) -> ZyppServerResult<bool> {
+        let mut download_callback =
+            callbacks::CommitDownload::new(progress.clone(), question.clone());
+        let mut install_callback = callbacks::Install::new(progress.clone(), question.clone());
+        let mut security_callback = callbacks::Security::new(question);
+
+        let packages_count = zypp.packages_count();
+        // use packages count *2 as we need to download package and also install it
+        let steps = (packages_count * 2) as usize;
+        let _ = progress.cast(progress::message::Start::new(
+            Scope::Software,
+            steps,
+            "Starting packages installation",
+        ));
+
         let target = "/mnt";
         zypp.switch_target(target)?;
-        let result = zypp.commit(download_callback, install_callback, security_callback)?;
+        let result = zypp.commit(
+            &mut download_callback,
+            &mut install_callback,
+            &mut security_callback,
+        )?;
         tracing::info!("libzypp commit ends with {}", result);
+        let _ = progress.cast(progress::message::Finish::new(Scope::Software));
         Ok(result)
     }
 
diff --git a/rust/zypp-agama/src/callbacks/pkg_download.rs b/rust/zypp-agama/src/callbacks/pkg_download.rs
index 3eab33bd63..d16fa3ff73 100644
--- a/rust/zypp-agama/src/callbacks/pkg_download.rs
+++ b/rust/zypp-agama/src/callbacks/pkg_download.rs
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ impl From<zypp_agama_sys::GPGCheckPackageResult> for GPGCheckResult {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub enum PreloadError {
     NoError,
     NotFound,     // the requested Url was not found
@@ -97,6 +98,19 @@ impl From<zypp_agama_sys::DownloadResolvableFileError> for PreloadError {
     }
 }
 
+impl Display for PreloadError {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        let str = match self {
+            PreloadError::NoError => "NoError",
+            PreloadError::NotFound => "NotFound",
+            PreloadError::IO => "IO",
+            PreloadError::AccessDenied => "AccessDenied",
+            PreloadError::Error => "Error",
+        };
+        write!(f, "{}", str)
+    }
+}
+
 /// Callbacks for the download phase of a zypp commit.
 ///
 /// This trait provides hooks into the package download process, which consists of two main phases:
diff --git a/rust/zypp-agama/src/lib.rs b/rust/zypp-agama/src/lib.rs
index 510049550a..23a64d1efe 100644
--- a/rust/zypp-agama/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/zypp-agama/src/lib.rs
@@ -226,6 +226,10 @@ impl Zypp {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn packages_count(&self) -> u32 {
+        unsafe { zypp_agama_sys::packages_to_install(self.ptr) }
+    }
+
     pub fn list_repositories(&self) -> ZyppResult<Vec<Repository>> {
         let mut repos_v = vec![];
 
diff --git a/rust/zypp-agama/zypp-agama-sys/c-layer/include/lib.h b/rust/zypp-agama/zypp-agama-sys/c-layer/include/lib.h
index 940a08115e..7e86e62a02 100644
--- a/rust/zypp-agama/zypp-agama-sys/c-layer/include/lib.h
+++ b/rust/zypp-agama/zypp-agama-sys/c-layer/include/lib.h
@@ -145,6 +145,11 @@ void resolvable_unselect(struct Zypp *zypp, const char *name,
 /// Note: this also resets the user locks ("taboo" or "keep installed")
 void resolvable_reset_all(struct Zypp *_zypp) noexcept;
 
+/// @brief Amount of packages selected for installation
+/// @param _zypp see \ref init_target
+/// @return count of packages
+unsigned packages_to_install(struct Zypp *_zypp) noexcept;
+
 struct PatternNames {
   /// names of patterns
   const char *const *const names;
diff --git a/rust/zypp-agama/zypp-agama-sys/c-layer/lib.cxx b/rust/zypp-agama/zypp-agama-sys/c-layer/lib.cxx
index 2e177fa724..4583789b94 100644
--- a/rust/zypp-agama/zypp-agama-sys/c-layer/lib.cxx
+++ b/rust/zypp-agama/zypp-agama-sys/c-layer/lib.cxx
@@ -150,7 +150,8 @@ void switch_target(struct Zypp *zypp, const char *root,
                                          false /* rebuild rpmdb: no */);
 
     // switch cache for repositories, otherwise we run out of space in tmpfs
-    // see https://github.com/yast/yast-pkg-bindings/blob/853496f527543e6d51730fd7e3126ad94b13c303/src/PkgFunctions.cc#L496
+    // see
+    // https://github.com/yast/yast-pkg-bindings/blob/853496f527543e6d51730fd7e3126ad94b13c303/src/PkgFunctions.cc#L496
     zypp::RepoManagerOptions repo_options(root);
     zypp::Pathname packages_prefix = repo_options.repoPackagesCachePath;
 
@@ -467,6 +468,12 @@ bool is_local_url(const char *url, struct Status *status) noexcept {
   }
 }
 
+unsigned packages_to_install(struct Zypp *zypp) noexcept {
+  return zypp::ResPool::instance()
+      .byStatus(&zypp::ResStatus::isToBeInstalled)
+      .size();
+}
+
 static bool package_check(Zypp *zypp, const char *tag, bool selected,
                           Status *status) noexcept {
   try {
diff --git a/rust/zypp-agama/zypp-agama-sys/src/bindings.rs b/rust/zypp-agama/zypp-agama-sys/src/bindings.rs
index 7dd95d4855..1bcf55ce1d 100644
--- a/rust/zypp-agama/zypp-agama-sys/src/bindings.rs
+++ b/rust/zypp-agama/zypp-agama-sys/src/bindings.rs
@@ -620,6 +620,8 @@ unsafe extern "C" {
     );
     #[doc = " Reset status of all resolvables, unselects selected packages, patterns...\n Note: this also resets the user locks (\"taboo\" or \"keep installed\")"]
     pub fn resolvable_reset_all(_zypp: *mut Zypp);
+    #[doc = " @brief Amount of packages selected for installation\n @param _zypp see \\ref init_target\n @return count of packages"]
+    pub fn packages_to_install(_zypp: *mut Zypp) -> ::std::os::raw::c_uint;
     #[doc = " Get Pattern details.\n Unknown patterns are simply omitted from the result. Match by\n PatternInfo.name, not by index."]
     pub fn get_patterns_info(
         _zypp: *mut Zypp,