diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 49e5dd6..aecff6b 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
     #message { width: 100%; min-height: 3.5rem; box-sizing: border-box; }
     #message-tools { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; gap: .5rem; }
     #voice-status { min-height: 1.5em; }
+    #speech-progress { width: min(100%, 32rem); height: 1.25rem; }
+    #speech-progress-value { margin-inline-start: .5rem; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
     #dialogue li[data-role="voice-controls"] { border: 1px solid currentColor; border-radius: .35rem; padding: .75rem; }
     #dialogue li[data-role="voice-controls"] fieldset { display: grid; gap: .5rem; margin-block: .5rem; }
     #admin-content { display: grid; gap: 1rem; }
@@ -56,6 +58,11 @@
         <span id="message-help" class="sr-only">Tryck Enter för att skicka. Tryck Skift och Enter för ny rad.</span>
       </form>
       <p id="voice-status" role="status" aria-live="polite"></p>
+      <div id="speech-progress-container" hidden>
+        <label for="speech-progress">Hämtar svensk röstmodell till enheten</label>
+        <progress id="speech-progress" aria-label="Nedladdning av svensk röstmodell"></progress>
+        <output id="speech-progress-value" for="speech-progress">Väntar på nedladdning</output>
+      </div>
     </section>
     <section id="admin-view" aria-labelledby="admin-heading" hidden>
       <h1 id="admin-heading">Administration</h1>
@@ -157,6 +164,29 @@
       const authVoiceStatus = document.querySelector('#auth-voice-status');
       if (authVoiceStatus && !auth.hidden && message) authVoiceStatus.textContent = message;
     }
+    function updateSpeechProgress(message = '') {
+      const container = document.querySelector('#speech-progress-container');
+      const progress = document.querySelector('#speech-progress');
+      const value = document.querySelector('#speech-progress-value');
+      const preparing = message.startsWith('Förbereder svensk uppläsning.');
+      const match = message.match(/^Hämtar svensk röstmodell till enheten: (\d+) procent\.$/);
+      if (!preparing && !match) {
+        container.hidden = true;
+        progress.removeAttribute('value');
+        value.textContent = 'Väntar på nedladdning';
+        return false;
+      }
+      container.hidden = false;
+      if (match) {
+        const percent = Math.max(0, Math.min(100, Number(match[1])));
+        progress.value = percent;
+        value.textContent = `${percent}%`;
+        return true;
+      }
+      progress.removeAttribute('value');
+      value.textContent = 'Förbereder…';
+      return true;
+    }
     function clearSpeechRecovery() {
       speechRecoveryElement?.remove();
       speechRecoveryElement = null;
@@ -218,8 +248,15 @@
         microphone.setAttribute('aria-pressed', String(listening));
         microphone.textContent = listening ? 'Avsluta mikrofon' : 'Starta mikrofon';
         refreshMicrophone();
-        if (message) setVoiceStatus(message);
-        else if (state === 'IDLE') setVoiceStatus('');
+        if (message) {
+          const downloading = updateSpeechProgress(message);
+          setVoiceStatus(downloading && message.startsWith('Hämtar svensk röstmodell')
+            ? 'Hämtar svensk röstmodell till enheten.'
+            : message);
+        } else if (state === 'IDLE') {
+          updateSpeechProgress('');
+          setVoiceStatus('');
+        }
         if (/Läs senaste repliken/.test(message)) showSpeechRecovery(message);
         playVoiceSignal(state === 'IDLE' && /Mikrofonen är avstängd/.test(message) ? 'STOPPED' : state);
       },
diff --git a/scripts/check-frontend.sh b/scripts/check-frontend.sh
index 5ddce64..691084d 100755
--- a/scripts/check-frontend.sh
+++ b/scripts/check-frontend.sh
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ grep -q "location.pathname !== '/admin'" index.html
 grep -q "if (options.speak !== false && location.pathname !== '/admin')" index.html
 grep -q 'id="microphone" aria-pressed="false"' index.html
 grep -q 'id="voice-status" role="status" aria-live="polite"' index.html
+grep -q 'id="speech-progress" aria-label="Nedladdning av svensk röstmodell"' index.html
+grep -q 'id="speech-progress-value"' index.html
 grep -q "window.GameVoice.createVoiceController" index.html
 grep -q "addVoiceButton(item, 'Testa ljudet'" index.html
 grep -q 'Jag förstår – starta mikrofonen' index.html
diff --git a/tests/voice.test.cjs b/tests/voice.test.cjs
index cb991e6..ae1e345 100644
--- a/tests/voice.test.cjs
+++ b/tests/voice.test.cjs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ function makeHarness({supported = true, tts = true, piper = false, onTranscript
     constructor(text) { this.text = text; utterances.push(this); }
   }
   const audioSources = [];
+  const piperProgressCallbacks = [];
   class AudioContext {
     constructor() { this.state = 'running'; this.destination = {}; }
     resume() { this.state = 'running'; return Promise.resolve(); }
@@ -49,7 +50,10 @@ function makeHarness({supported = true, tts = true, piper = false, onTranscript
     SpeechSynthesisUtterance: tts ? Utterance : undefined,
     SpeechRecognition: supported ? Recognition : undefined,
     AudioContext,
-    GamePiper: piper ? {synthesize: () => Promise.resolve({arrayBuffer: () => Promise.resolve(new ArrayBuffer(8))})} : undefined,
+    GamePiper: piper ? {synthesize: (_text, onProgress) => {
+      piperProgressCallbacks.push(onProgress);
+      return Promise.resolve({arrayBuffer: () => Promise.resolve(new ArrayBuffer(8))});
+    }} : undefined,
   };
   vm.runInNewContext(source, {window, globalThis: window, Promise, String, Math, Object});
   const controller = window.GameVoice.createVoiceController({
@@ -58,7 +62,7 @@ function makeHarness({supported = true, tts = true, piper = false, onTranscript
     onTranscript,
   });
   return {
-    controller, recognitions, utterances, synthesis, states, timers, audioSources,
+    controller, recognitions, utterances, synthesis, states, timers, audioSources, piperProgressCallbacks,
     runTimer(delay) {
       const match = [...timerDelays.entries()].find(([, value]) => value === delay);
       if (!match) throw new Error(`No timer found with delay ${delay}`);
@@ -250,6 +254,18 @@ test('Piper WASM output uses the unlocked audio context and starts only after lo
   assert.equal(h.controller.getState(), 'IDLE');
 });
 
+test('Piper model download progress is reported as a bounded percentage', async () => {
+  const h = makeHarness({piper: true});
+  h.controller.activateFromUserGesture();
+  h.controller.speak('Ett svar från Piper.');
+  await new Promise(resolve => setImmediate(resolve));
+  h.piperProgressCallbacks[0]({loaded: 31_500_000, total: 63_000_000});
+  assert.equal(h.states.at(-1).state, 'PROCESSING');
+  assert.match(h.states.at(-1).message, /50 procent/);
+  h.piperProgressCallbacks[0]({loaded: 90_000_000, total: 63_000_000});
+  assert.match(h.states.at(-1).message, /100 procent/);
+});
+
 test('Piper output keeps per-character pitch and rate stable', async () => {
   const h = makeHarness({piper: true});
   h.controller.activateFromUserGesture();
diff --git a/voice.js b/voice.js
index 123499f..4545a43 100644
--- a/voice.js
+++ b/voice.js
@@ -252,8 +252,8 @@
 
       let lastProgress = -1;
       const progress = event => {
-        if (token !== generation || !event?.total) return;
-        const percent = Math.min(100, Math.floor((event.loaded / event.total) * 100));
+        if (token !== generation || !Number.isFinite(event?.loaded) || !Number.isFinite(event?.total) || event.total <= 0) return;
+        const percent = Math.max(0, Math.min(100, Math.floor((event.loaded / event.total) * 100)));
         if (percent === lastProgress) return;
         lastProgress = percent;
         setState('PROCESSING', `Hämtar svensk röstmodell till enheten: ${percent} procent.`);