diff --git a/qutebrowser/widgets/browser.py b/qutebrowser/widgets/browser.py
index 27e2bc313..da1a7c4a1 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/widgets/browser.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/widgets/browser.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ class TabbedBrowser(TabWidget):
 
     def __init__(self, parent):
         super().__init__(parent)
+        self.currentChanged.connect(self.index_changed)
         self.tabopen("http://ddg.gg/")
 
     @pyqtSlot(str)
@@ -57,14 +58,25 @@ class TabbedBrowser(TabWidget):
         if self.currentWidget() == self.sender():
             self.cur_progress.emit(prog)
 
+    @pyqtSlot(int)
+    def index_changed(self, idx):
+        print("changed index")
+        tab = self.widget(idx)
+        self.cur_progress.emit(tab.progress)
+
 class BrowserTab(QWebView):
     parent = None
+    progress = 0
 
     def __init__(self, parent):
         super().__init__(parent)
+        self.loadProgress.connect(self.set_progress)
         self.show()
 
     def openurl(self, url):
         if not url.startswith('http://'):
             url = 'http://' + url
         super().load(QUrl(url))
+
+    def set_progress(self, prog):
+        self.progress = prog
diff --git a/qutebrowser/widgets/mainwindow.py b/qutebrowser/widgets/mainwindow.py
index 691cced14..98a4b17f3 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/widgets/mainwindow.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/widgets/mainwindow.py
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         self.status = StatusBar(self.cwidget)
         self.vbox.addWidget(self.status)
 
-
-        # FIXME: cur_progress also should be set on tab switch
         self.tabs.cur_progress.connect(self.status.lbl.set_progress)
 
         #self.retranslateUi(MainWindow)