diff --git a/plugins/wacomhid/fu-wac-device.c b/plugins/wacomhid/fu-wac-device.c
index 3a4a53fc0..d25ca5876 100644
--- a/plugins/wacomhid/fu-wac-device.c
+++ b/plugins/wacomhid/fu-wac-device.c
@@ -547,6 +547,7 @@ fu_wac_device_write_firmware (FuDevice *device, GBytes *blob, GError **error)
 		return FALSE;
 
 	/* clear all checksums of pages */
+	fu_device_set_status (device, FWUPD_STATUS_DEVICE_ERASE);
 	for (guint16 i = 0; i < self->flash_descriptors->len; i++) {
 		FuWacFlashDescriptor *fd = g_ptr_array_index (self->flash_descriptors, i);
 		if (fu_wav_device_flash_descriptor_is_wp (fd))
@@ -579,6 +580,7 @@ fu_wac_device_write_firmware (FuDevice *device, GBytes *blob, GError **error)
 	blocks_total = g_hash_table_size (fd_blobs) + 2;
 
 	/* write the data into the flash page */
+	fu_device_set_status (device, FWUPD_STATUS_DEVICE_WRITE);
 	csum_local = g_new0 (guint32, self->flash_descriptors->len);
 	for (guint16 i = 0; i < self->flash_descriptors->len; i++) {
 		FuWacFlashDescriptor *fd = g_ptr_array_index (self->flash_descriptors, i);
@@ -617,9 +619,7 @@ fu_wac_device_write_firmware (FuDevice *device, GBytes *blob, GError **error)
 			return FALSE;
 
 		/* update device progress */
-		fu_device_set_progress_full (FU_DEVICE (self),
-					     blocks_done++,
-					     blocks_total);
+		fu_device_set_progress_full (device, blocks_done++, blocks_total);
 	}
 
 	/* calculate CRC inside device */
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ fu_wac_device_write_firmware (FuDevice *device, GBytes *blob, GError **error)
 	}
 
 	/* update device progress */
-	fu_device_set_progress_full (FU_DEVICE (self), blocks_done++, blocks_total);
+	fu_device_set_progress_full (device, blocks_done++, blocks_total);
 
 	/* read all CRC of all pages and verify with local CRC */
 	if (!fu_wac_device_ensure_checksums (self, error))
@@ -661,16 +661,17 @@ fu_wac_device_write_firmware (FuDevice *device, GBytes *blob, GError **error)
 	}
 
 	/* update device progress */
-	fu_device_set_progress_full (FU_DEVICE (self), blocks_done++, blocks_total);
+	fu_device_set_progress_full (device, blocks_done++, blocks_total);
 
 	/* store host CRC into flash */
 	if (!fu_wac_device_write_checksum_table (self, error))
 		return FALSE;
 
 	/* update progress */
-	fu_device_set_progress_full (FU_DEVICE (self), blocks_total, blocks_total);
+	fu_device_set_progress_full (device, blocks_total, blocks_total);
 
 	/* reboot, which switches the boot index of the firmware */
+	fu_device_set_status (device, FWUPD_STATUS_DEVICE_RESTART);
 	return fu_wac_device_update_reset (self, error);
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/wacomhid/fu-wac-module-bluetooth.c b/plugins/wacomhid/fu-wac-module-bluetooth.c
index 6decbf916..651c8b2e2 100644
--- a/plugins/wacomhid/fu-wac-module-bluetooth.c
+++ b/plugins/wacomhid/fu-wac-module-bluetooth.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ fu_wac_module_bluetooth_write_firmware (FuDevice *device, GBytes *blob, GError *
 	blocks_total = blocks->len + 2;
 
 	/* start, which will erase the module */
+	fu_device_set_status (device, FWUPD_STATUS_DEVICE_ERASE);
 	if (!fu_wac_module_set_feature (self, FU_WAC_MODULE_COMMAND_START, blob_start, error))
 		return FALSE;
 
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@ fu_wac_module_bluetooth_write_firmware (FuDevice *device, GBytes *blob, GError *
 	fu_device_set_progress_full (device, 1, blocks_total);
 
 	/* data */
+	fu_device_set_status (device, FWUPD_STATUS_DEVICE_WRITE);
 	for (guint i = 0; i < blocks->len; i++) {
 		FuWacModuleBluetoothBlockData *bd = g_ptr_array_index (blocks, i);
 		guint8 buf[256+11];
@@ -160,7 +162,7 @@ fu_wac_module_bluetooth_write_firmware (FuDevice *device, GBytes *blob, GError *
 	fu_device_set_progress_full (device, blocks_total, blocks_total);
 
 	/* reboot */
-	fu_device_set_status (FU_DEVICE (self), FWUPD_STATUS_DEVICE_RESTART);
+	fu_device_set_status (device, FWUPD_STATUS_DEVICE_RESTART);
 	return fu_wac_device_update_reset (parent, error);
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/wacomhid/fu-wac-module-touch.c b/plugins/wacomhid/fu-wac-module-touch.c
index 416505c53..16a725229 100644
--- a/plugins/wacomhid/fu-wac-module-touch.c
+++ b/plugins/wacomhid/fu-wac-module-touch.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ fu_wac_module_touch_write_firmware (FuDevice *device, GBytes *blob, GError **err
 	blocks_total = chunks->len + 2;
 
 	/* start, which will erase the module */
+	fu_device_set_status (device, FWUPD_STATUS_DEVICE_ERASE);
 	if (!fu_wac_module_set_feature (self, FU_WAC_MODULE_COMMAND_START, NULL, error))
 		return FALSE;
 
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ fu_wac_module_touch_write_firmware (FuDevice *device, GBytes *blob, GError **err
 	fu_device_set_progress_full (device, 1, blocks_total);
 
 	/* data */
+	fu_device_set_status (device, FWUPD_STATUS_DEVICE_WRITE);
 	for (guint i = 0; i < chunks->len; i++) {
 		DfuChunkedPacket *pkt = g_ptr_array_index (chunks, i);
 		guint8 buf[128+7];
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ fu_wac_module_touch_write_firmware (FuDevice *device, GBytes *blob, GError **err
 	fu_device_set_progress_full (device, blocks_total, blocks_total);
 
 	/* reboot */
-	fu_device_set_status (FU_DEVICE (self), FWUPD_STATUS_DEVICE_RESTART);
+	fu_device_set_status (device, FWUPD_STATUS_DEVICE_RESTART);
 	return fu_wac_device_update_reset (parent, error);
 }