diff --git a/resources/qml/ActionPanel/SliceProcessWidget.qml b/resources/qml/ActionPanel/SliceProcessWidget.qml
index 3329ac4b23..14e149dddb 100644
--- a/resources/qml/ActionPanel/SliceProcessWidget.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/ActionPanel/SliceProcessWidget.qml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Column
     {
         id: autoSlicingLabel
         width: parent.width
-        visible: prepareButtons.autoSlice && widget.backendState == UM.Backend.Processing
+        visible: prepareButtons.autoSlice && (widget.backendState == UM.Backend.Processing || widget.backendState == UM.Backend.NotStarted)
 
         text: catalog.i18nc("@label:PrintjobStatus", "Auto slicing...")
         color: UM.Theme.getColor("text")
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ Column
         width: parent.width
         height: UM.Theme.getSize("progressbar").height
         value: progress
-        visible: widget.backendState == UM.Backend.Processing
+        indeterminate: widget.backendState == UM.Backend.NotStarted
+        visible: (widget.backendState == UM.Backend.Processing || (prepareButtons.autoSlice && widget.backendState == UM.Backend.NotStarted))
 
         background: Rectangle
         {