diff --git a/src/lib/ae_core/ae_comp__hosted_files_upload.svelte b/src/lib/ae_core/ae_comp__hosted_files_upload.svelte
index 5611c67e..9b3d53d4 100644
--- a/src/lib/ae_core/ae_comp__hosted_files_upload.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/ae_core/ae_comp__hosted_files_upload.svelte
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ async function handle_input_upload_files({
             form_data: form_data,
             timeout: 1200000, // 20 min — large video/audio files
             task_id: task_id,
+            track_progress: true,
             log_lvl: log_lvl
         })
         .then(function (result) {
diff --git a/src/routes/events/ae_comp__event_files_upload.svelte b/src/routes/events/ae_comp__event_files_upload.svelte
index 3856b923..532a76e9 100644
--- a/src/routes/events/ae_comp__event_files_upload.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/events/ae_comp__event_files_upload.svelte
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ async function handle_input_upload_files({
             form_data: form_data,
             timeout: 1200000, // 20 minutes — large presentation files can be very slow to upload
             task_id: task_id,
+            track_progress: true,
             log_lvl: log_lvl
         })
         .then(async function (result) {