diff --git a/plugins/intel-usb4/fu-intel-usb4-device.c b/plugins/intel-usb4/fu-intel-usb4-device.c
index f4b81734d..1f5bac834 100644
--- a/plugins/intel-usb4/fu-intel-usb4-device.c
+++ b/plugins/intel-usb4/fu-intel-usb4-device.c
@@ -545,6 +545,16 @@ fu_intel_usb4_device_to_string(FuDevice *device, guint idt, GString *str)
 	fu_string_append_kx(str, idt, "NvmDeviceId", self->nvm_device_id);
 }
 
+static void
+fu_thunderbolt_device_set_progress(FuDevice *self, FuProgress *progress)
+{
+	fu_progress_set_id(progress, G_STRLOC);
+	fu_progress_add_step(progress, FWUPD_STATUS_DEVICE_RESTART, 0, "detach");
+	fu_progress_add_step(progress, FWUPD_STATUS_DEVICE_WRITE, 78, "write");
+	fu_progress_add_step(progress, FWUPD_STATUS_DEVICE_RESTART, 22, "attach");
+	fu_progress_add_step(progress, FWUPD_STATUS_DEVICE_BUSY, 0, "reload");
+}
+
 static void
 fu_intel_usb4_device_init(FuIntelUsb4Device *self)
 {
@@ -566,4 +576,5 @@ fu_intel_usb4_device_class_init(FuIntelUsb4DeviceClass *klass)
 	klass_device->prepare_firmware = fu_intel_usb4_device_prepare_firmware;
 	klass_device->write_firmware = fu_intel_usb4_device_write_firmware;
 	klass_device->activate = fu_intel_usb4_device_activate;
+	klass_device->set_progress = fu_thunderbolt_device_set_progress;
 }