diff --git a/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/ui/signing/SigningAwareButton.kt b/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/ui/signing/SigningAwareButton.kt
index 8001a68b43..8e8d821fab 100644
--- a/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/ui/signing/SigningAwareButton.kt
+++ b/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/ui/signing/SigningAwareButton.kt
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ fun SigningAwareButton(
     tint: Color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
 ) {
     when (signingState.state) {
-        is SigningOpState.Pending -> {
+        is SigningOpState.Pending, is SigningOpState.Progress -> {
             Box(modifier = modifier.size(32.dp), contentAlignment = Alignment.Center) {
                 CircularProgressIndicator(
                     modifier = Modifier.size(16.dp),
diff --git a/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/ui/signing/SigningState.kt b/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/ui/signing/SigningState.kt
index d76efe5b99..6bc82cb1bb 100644
--- a/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/ui/signing/SigningState.kt
+++ b/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/ui/signing/SigningState.kt
@@ -37,11 +37,29 @@ sealed class SigningOpState {
 
     data object Pending : SigningOpState()
 
+    /**
+     * Signing is in flight AND has a known step count — typically a NIP-17
+     * group send via a remote signer (bunker), where the UI can usefully show
+     * "Encrypting via remote signer ([current] of [total])".
+     *
+     * Treated as Pending for all is-pending checks via [isPending] below;
+     * existing callers that branch on `is Pending` keep working unchanged.
+     * New callers can render the counter when [SigningOpState] is `Progress`.
+     */
+    data class Progress(
+        val current: Int,
+        val total: Int,
+        val label: String? = null,
+    ) : SigningOpState()
+
     data class Error(
         val message: String,
     ) : SigningOpState()
 }
 
+/** True when signing is in flight, regardless of whether step counts are known. */
+fun SigningOpState.isPending(): Boolean = this is SigningOpState.Pending || this is SigningOpState.Progress
+
 /**
  * Global signing status — any [SigningState] instance updates this when signing starts/ends.
  * Observe [globalState] from a screen-level composable to show a persistent status bar.
@@ -86,7 +104,7 @@ class SigningState {
         private set
 
     suspend fun <T> execute(block: suspend () -> T): T? {
-        if (state is SigningOpState.Pending) return null
+        if (state.isPending()) return null
         state = SigningOpState.Pending
         GlobalSigningStatus.onPending()
         errorMessage = null
@@ -114,6 +132,23 @@ class SigningState {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Update the in-flight signing state with a progress counter. Use during
+     * multi-step operations (NIP-17 group send via bunker, batch zaps) to
+     * show the user how far the in-flight op has progressed.
+     *
+     * Only takes effect while [state] is Pending or Progress — no-op
+     * otherwise so callers don't have to gate on Idle/Error themselves.
+     */
+    fun updateProgress(
+        current: Int,
+        total: Int,
+        label: String? = null,
+    ) {
+        if (!state.isPending()) return
+        state = SigningOpState.Progress(current, total, label)
+    }
+
     private fun setError(message: String) {
         errorMessage = message
         state = SigningOpState.Error(message)
diff --git a/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/ui/signing/SigningStatusBar.kt b/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/ui/signing/SigningStatusBar.kt
index 2c6abd43b2..2ac91ec022 100644
--- a/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/ui/signing/SigningStatusBar.kt
+++ b/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/ui/signing/SigningStatusBar.kt
@@ -87,6 +87,21 @@ fun SigningStatusBar(
                 }
             }
 
+            is SigningOpState.Progress -> {
+                Snackbar(
+                    shape = RoundedCornerShape(8.dp),
+                    containerColor = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.inverseSurface,
+                    contentColor = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.inverseOnSurface,
+                    modifier = Modifier.padding(horizontal = 16.dp),
+                ) {
+                    val label = opState.label ?: "Signing"
+                    Text(
+                        text = "$label (${opState.current} of ${opState.total})",
+                        style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium,
+                    )
+                }
+            }
+
             is SigningOpState.Error -> {
                 Snackbar(
                     shape = RoundedCornerShape(8.dp),