diff --git a/src/ViewModels/CreateBranch.cs b/src/ViewModels/CreateBranch.cs
index 57cc9aff..ad270809 100644
--- a/src/ViewModels/CreateBranch.cs
+++ b/src/ViewModels/CreateBranch.cs
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
                 }
                 else
                 {
+                    SetProgressDescription($"Create new branch '{_name}'");
                     Commands.Branch.Create(_repo.FullPath, _name, _baseOnRevision);
                 }
 
diff --git a/src/ViewModels/GitFlowFinish.cs b/src/ViewModels/GitFlowFinish.cs
index 1520285a..1fad99ae 100644
--- a/src/ViewModels/GitFlowFinish.cs
+++ b/src/ViewModels/GitFlowFinish.cs
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
                         break;
                 }
 
+                SetProgressDescription($"Git Flow - finishing {_branch.Name} ...");
                 var succ = new Commands.GitFlow(_repo.FullPath).Finish(_type, branch, KeepBranch);
                 CallUIThread(() => _repo.SetWatcherEnabled(true));
                 return succ;
diff --git a/src/ViewModels/GitFlowStart.cs b/src/ViewModels/GitFlowStart.cs
index ddcec725..33fa3cf4 100644
--- a/src/ViewModels/GitFlowStart.cs
+++ b/src/ViewModels/GitFlowStart.cs
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
             _repo.SetWatcherEnabled(false);
             return Task.Run(() =>
             {
+                SetProgressDescription($"Git Flow - starting {_prefix}{_name} ...");
                 var succ = new Commands.GitFlow(_repo.FullPath).Start(_type, _name);
                 CallUIThread(() => _repo.SetWatcherEnabled(true));
                 return succ;