diff --git a/src/guiengine/widgets/progress_bar_widget.cpp b/src/guiengine/widgets/progress_bar_widget.cpp
index fc79403c5..10c493b2b 100644
--- a/src/guiengine/widgets/progress_bar_widget.cpp
+++ b/src/guiengine/widgets/progress_bar_widget.cpp
@@ -30,9 +30,10 @@ using namespace irr;
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-ProgressBarWidget::ProgressBarWidget() : Widget(WTYPE_PROGRESS)
+ProgressBarWidget::ProgressBarWidget(bool show_label) : Widget(WTYPE_PROGRESS)
 {
     m_value = 0;
+    m_show_label = show_label;
 }
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -52,7 +53,10 @@ void ProgressBarWidget::add()
 void ProgressBarWidget::setValue(int value)
 {
     m_value = value;
-    setLabel(std::string(StringUtils::toString(value) + "%").c_str());
+    if (m_show_label)
+    {
+        setLabel(std::string(StringUtils::toString(value) + "%").c_str());
+    }
 }
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/src/guiengine/widgets/progress_bar_widget.hpp b/src/guiengine/widgets/progress_bar_widget.hpp
index 06cfaadcb..7ec8c8b91 100644
--- a/src/guiengine/widgets/progress_bar_widget.hpp
+++ b/src/guiengine/widgets/progress_bar_widget.hpp
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ namespace GUIEngine
         /**  Change the label on the widget */
         void setLabel(const irr::core::stringw label);
         int m_value;
+        bool m_show_label;
         
     public:
         
         LEAK_CHECK()
-        
-        ProgressBarWidget();
+        ProgressBarWidget(bool show_label = true);
         virtual ~ProgressBarWidget() {}
         
         /** Change the value of the widget, it must be a percent. */