diff --git a/apps/stable_diffusion/web/ui/css/sd_dark_theme.css b/apps/stable_diffusion/web/ui/css/sd_dark_theme.css
index e753a1c1db..d1a2db08dd 100644
--- a/apps/stable_diffusion/web/ui/css/sd_dark_theme.css
+++ b/apps/stable_diffusion/web/ui/css/sd_dark_theme.css
@@ -231,6 +231,16 @@ footer {
     display: none;
 }
 
+/* reduced animation load when generating */
+.generating {
+    animation-play-state: paused !important;
+}
+
+/* better clarity when progress bars are minimal */
+.meta-text {
+    background-color: var(--block-label-background-fill);
+}
+
 /* output gallery tab */
 .output_parameters_dataframe tbody td {
     font-size: small;
diff --git a/apps/stable_diffusion/web/ui/img2img_ui.py b/apps/stable_diffusion/web/ui/img2img_ui.py
index d3f87d38d9..ea96036451 100644
--- a/apps/stable_diffusion/web/ui/img2img_ui.py
+++ b/apps/stable_diffusion/web/ui/img2img_ui.py
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ def create_canvas(w, h):
                 ondemand,
             ],
             outputs=[img2img_gallery, std_output, img2img_status],
-            show_progress=args.progress_bar,
+            show_progress="minimal" if args.progress_bar else "none",
         )
 
         status_kwargs = dict(
diff --git a/apps/stable_diffusion/web/ui/inpaint_ui.py b/apps/stable_diffusion/web/ui/inpaint_ui.py
index c13f5eacad..6bd5a3c37b 100644
--- a/apps/stable_diffusion/web/ui/inpaint_ui.py
+++ b/apps/stable_diffusion/web/ui/inpaint_ui.py
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ def inpaint_api(
                 ondemand,
             ],
             outputs=[inpaint_gallery, std_output, inpaint_status],
-            show_progress=args.progress_bar,
+            show_progress="minimal" if args.progress_bar else "none",
         )
         status_kwargs = dict(
             fn=lambda bc, bs: status_label("Inpaint", 0, bc, bs),
diff --git a/apps/stable_diffusion/web/ui/lora_train_ui.py b/apps/stable_diffusion/web/ui/lora_train_ui.py
index c8e00fdad4..9109c111b2 100644
--- a/apps/stable_diffusion/web/ui/lora_train_ui.py
+++ b/apps/stable_diffusion/web/ui/lora_train_ui.py
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@
                 ),
             ],
             outputs=[std_output],
-            show_progress=args.progress_bar,
+            show_progress="minimal" if args.progress_bar else "none",
         )
 
         prompt_submit = prompt.submit(**kwargs)
diff --git a/apps/stable_diffusion/web/ui/outpaint_ui.py b/apps/stable_diffusion/web/ui/outpaint_ui.py
index 35fb93ee63..9439dd1506 100644
--- a/apps/stable_diffusion/web/ui/outpaint_ui.py
+++ b/apps/stable_diffusion/web/ui/outpaint_ui.py
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ def outpaint_api(
                 ondemand,
             ],
             outputs=[outpaint_gallery, std_output, outpaint_status],
-            show_progress=args.progress_bar,
+            show_progress="minimal" if args.progress_bar else "none",
         )
         status_kwargs = dict(
             fn=lambda bc, bs: status_label("Outpaint", 0, bc, bs),
diff --git a/apps/stable_diffusion/web/ui/txt2img_ui.py b/apps/stable_diffusion/web/ui/txt2img_ui.py
index 6e9ff38860..03185f5b92 100644
--- a/apps/stable_diffusion/web/ui/txt2img_ui.py
+++ b/apps/stable_diffusion/web/ui/txt2img_ui.py
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ def txt2img_api(
                 ondemand,
             ],
             outputs=[txt2img_gallery, std_output, txt2img_status],
-            show_progress=args.progress_bar,
+            show_progress="minimal" if args.progress_bar else "none",
         )
 
         status_kwargs = dict(
diff --git a/apps/stable_diffusion/web/ui/upscaler_ui.py b/apps/stable_diffusion/web/ui/upscaler_ui.py
index 882da8a957..f36138f608 100644
--- a/apps/stable_diffusion/web/ui/upscaler_ui.py
+++ b/apps/stable_diffusion/web/ui/upscaler_ui.py
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ def upscaler_api(
                 ondemand,
             ],
             outputs=[upscaler_gallery, std_output, upscaler_status],
-            show_progress=args.progress_bar,
+            show_progress="minimal" if args.progress_bar else "none",
         )
         status_kwargs = dict(
             fn=lambda bc, bs: status_label("Upscaler", 0, bc, bs),