diff --git a/src/trx-client/src/audio_client.rs b/src/trx-client/src/audio_client.rs
index 3150a8b..2ce6f89 100644
--- a/src/trx-client/src/audio_client.rs
+++ b/src/trx-client/src/audio_client.rs
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ use trx_core::audio::{
     AUDIO_MSG_HF_APRS_DECODE, AUDIO_MSG_HISTORY_COMPRESSED, AUDIO_MSG_RX_FRAME,
     AUDIO_MSG_RX_FRAME_CH, AUDIO_MSG_STREAM_INFO, AUDIO_MSG_TX_FRAME, AUDIO_MSG_VCHAN_ALLOCATED,
     AUDIO_MSG_VCHAN_BW, AUDIO_MSG_VCHAN_DESTROYED, AUDIO_MSG_VCHAN_FREQ, AUDIO_MSG_VCHAN_MODE,
-    AUDIO_MSG_VCHAN_REMOVE, AUDIO_MSG_VCHAN_SUB, AUDIO_MSG_VCHAN_UNSUB, AUDIO_MSG_VDES_DECODE,
-    AUDIO_MSG_WSPR_DECODE,
+    AUDIO_MSG_LRPT_IMAGE, AUDIO_MSG_LRPT_PROGRESS, AUDIO_MSG_VCHAN_REMOVE, AUDIO_MSG_VCHAN_SUB,
+    AUDIO_MSG_VCHAN_UNSUB, AUDIO_MSG_VDES_DECODE, AUDIO_MSG_WSPR_DECODE,
 };
 use trx_core::decode::DecodedMessage;
 use trx_frontend::VChanAudioCmd;
@@ -567,7 +567,9 @@ async fn handle_single_rig_connection(
                     | AUDIO_MSG_FT8_DECODE
                     | AUDIO_MSG_FT4_DECODE
                     | AUDIO_MSG_FT2_DECODE
-                    | AUDIO_MSG_WSPR_DECODE,
+                    | AUDIO_MSG_WSPR_DECODE
+                    | AUDIO_MSG_LRPT_IMAGE
+                    | AUDIO_MSG_LRPT_PROGRESS,
                     payload,
                 )) => {
                     if let Ok(mut msg) = serde_json::from_slice::<DecodedMessage>(&payload) {
diff --git a/src/trx-client/src/main.rs b/src/trx-client/src/main.rs
index 8fa34a2..03fd85f 100644
--- a/src/trx-client/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/trx-client/src/main.rs
@@ -523,6 +523,7 @@ async fn async_init() -> DynResult<AppState> {
                     }
                 }
                 DecodedMessage::LrptImage(_) => {}
+                DecodedMessage::LrptProgress(_) => {}
             }
         });
 
diff --git a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/app.js b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/app.js
index 23240f0..760a25c 100644
--- a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/app.js
+++ b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/app.js
@@ -9134,7 +9134,8 @@ function dispatchDecodeMessage(msg, skipStats) {
   if (msg.type === "ft2" && window.onServerFt2) window.onServerFt2(msg);
   if (msg.type === "wspr" && window.onServerWspr) window.onServerWspr(msg);
   if (msg.type === "lrpt_image" && window.onServerLrptImage) window.onServerLrptImage(msg);
-  if (!skipStats && msg.type && msg.type !== "lrpt_image") {
+  if (msg.type === "lrpt_progress" && window.onServerLrptProgress) window.onServerLrptProgress(msg);
+  if (!skipStats && msg.type && msg.type !== "lrpt_image" && msg.type !== "lrpt_progress") {
     statsRecordDecode(msg.type, msg.rig_id || msg.remote || null);
     scheduleStatsRender();
   }
@@ -9144,7 +9145,7 @@ function dispatchDecodeBatch(batch) {
   if (!Array.isArray(batch) || batch.length === 0) return;
   // Record statistics for every message in the batch regardless of dispatch path.
   for (const msg of batch) {
-    if (msg.type && msg.type !== "lrpt_image") {
+    if (msg.type && msg.type !== "lrpt_image" && msg.type !== "lrpt_progress") {
       statsRecordDecode(msg.type, msg.rig_id || msg.remote || null);
     }
   }
@@ -9231,7 +9232,7 @@ function loadDecodeHistoryOnMainThread(onReady, onError) {
 function restoreDecodeHistoryGroup(kind, messages) {
   if (!Array.isArray(messages) || messages.length === 0) return;
   // Record statistics for restored history messages.
-  if (kind !== "lrpt_image") {
+  if (kind !== "lrpt_image" && kind !== "lrpt_progress") {
     for (const msg of messages) {
       statsRecordDecode(kind, msg.rig_id || msg.remote || null, msg.ts_ms || undefined);
     }
diff --git a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/plugins/sat.js b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/plugins/sat.js
index eb53f7a..467661b 100644
--- a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/plugins/sat.js
+++ b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/plugins/sat.js
@@ -91,6 +91,13 @@ window.updateSatLiveState = function (update) {
     _lastSatLrptOn = lrptOn;
     satDom.lrptState.textContent = lrptOn ? "Listening" : "Idle";
     satDom.lrptState.className = "sat-live-value " + (lrptOn ? "sat-state-listening" : "sat-state-idle");
+    if (satDom.status) {
+      if (lrptOn) {
+        satDom.status.textContent = "Decoder active \u2014 waiting for signal";
+      } else {
+        satDom.status.textContent = "Decoder idle";
+      }
+    }
   }
 };
 
@@ -233,6 +240,12 @@ function addSatImage(img, decoder) {
 }
 
 // ── Server callbacks ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+window.onServerLrptProgress = function (msg) {
+  if (satDom.status && msg.mcu_count > 0) {
+    satDom.status.textContent = "Receiving \u2014 " + msg.mcu_count + " MCU rows decoded";
+  }
+};
+
 window.onServerLrptImage = function (msg) {
   if (satDom.status) satDom.status.textContent = "Image received (Meteor LRPT)";
   addSatImage(msg, "lrpt");
diff --git a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/src/audio.rs b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/src/audio.rs
index 6e438a2..181536c 100644
--- a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/src/audio.rs
+++ b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/src/audio.rs
@@ -585,6 +585,7 @@ pub fn start_decode_history_collector(context: Arc<FrontendRuntimeContext>) {
                     DecodedMessage::Ft2(msg) => record_ft2(&context, msg),
                     DecodedMessage::Wspr(msg) => record_wspr(&context, msg),
                     DecodedMessage::LrptImage(_) => {}
+                    DecodedMessage::LrptProgress(_) => {}
                 },
                 Err(broadcast::error::RecvError::Lagged(_)) => continue,
                 Err(broadcast::error::RecvError::Closed) => break,
diff --git a/src/trx-core/src/audio.rs b/src/trx-core/src/audio.rs
index 6bc0505..1eb100b 100644
--- a/src/trx-core/src/audio.rs
+++ b/src/trx-core/src/audio.rs
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ pub const AUDIO_MSG_FT4_DECODE: u8 = 0x14;
 pub const AUDIO_MSG_FT2_DECODE: u8 = 0x15;
 /// Server → client: Meteor-M LRPT image complete (JSON `DecodedMessage::LrptImage`).
 pub const AUDIO_MSG_LRPT_IMAGE: u8 = 0x17;
+/// Server → client: LRPT decode progress update (JSON `DecodedMessage::LrptProgress`).
+pub const AUDIO_MSG_LRPT_PROGRESS: u8 = 0x18;
 
 /// Maximum payload size for normal messages (1 MB).
 const MAX_PAYLOAD_SIZE: u32 = 1_048_576;
diff --git a/src/trx-core/src/decode.rs b/src/trx-core/src/decode.rs
index d6b7134..2fbc10c 100644
--- a/src/trx-core/src/decode.rs
+++ b/src/trx-core/src/decode.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ pub enum DecodedMessage {
     Wspr(WsprMessage),
     #[serde(rename = "lrpt_image")]
     LrptImage(LrptImage),
+    #[serde(rename = "lrpt_progress")]
+    LrptProgress(LrptProgress),
 }
 
 impl DecodedMessage {
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ impl DecodedMessage {
             Self::Ft8(m) | Self::Ft4(m) | Self::Ft2(m) => m.rig_id = Some(id),
             Self::Wspr(m) => m.rig_id = Some(id),
             Self::LrptImage(m) => m.rig_id = Some(id),
+            Self::LrptProgress(m) => m.rig_id = Some(id),
         }
     }
 
@@ -56,6 +59,7 @@ impl DecodedMessage {
             Self::Ft8(m) | Self::Ft4(m) | Self::Ft2(m) => m.rig_id.as_deref(),
             Self::Wspr(m) => m.rig_id.as_deref(),
             Self::LrptImage(m) => m.rig_id.as_deref(),
+            Self::LrptProgress(m) => m.rig_id.as_deref(),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -223,6 +227,15 @@ pub struct WsprMessage {
     pub message: String,
 }
 
+/// Live LRPT decode progress update, sent periodically during active decoding.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct LrptProgress {
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub rig_id: Option<String>,
+    /// Number of MCU rows decoded so far in this pass.
+    pub mcu_count: u32,
+}
+
 /// A completed Meteor-M LRPT satellite image, saved to disk as a PNG.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct LrptImage {
diff --git a/src/trx-server/src/audio.rs b/src/trx-server/src/audio.rs
index 3ed3f6b..823470f 100644
--- a/src/trx-server/src/audio.rs
+++ b/src/trx-server/src/audio.rs
@@ -26,13 +26,15 @@ use trx_core::audio::{
     write_vchan_uuid_msg, AudioStreamInfo, AUDIO_MSG_AIS_DECODE, AUDIO_MSG_APRS_DECODE,
     AUDIO_MSG_CW_DECODE, AUDIO_MSG_FT2_DECODE, AUDIO_MSG_FT4_DECODE, AUDIO_MSG_FT8_DECODE,
     AUDIO_MSG_HF_APRS_DECODE, AUDIO_MSG_HISTORY_COMPRESSED, AUDIO_MSG_LRPT_IMAGE,
+    AUDIO_MSG_LRPT_PROGRESS,
     AUDIO_MSG_RX_FRAME, AUDIO_MSG_STREAM_INFO, AUDIO_MSG_TX_FRAME, AUDIO_MSG_VCHAN_ALLOCATED,
     AUDIO_MSG_VCHAN_BW, AUDIO_MSG_VCHAN_DESTROYED, AUDIO_MSG_VCHAN_FREQ, AUDIO_MSG_VCHAN_MODE,
     AUDIO_MSG_VCHAN_REMOVE, AUDIO_MSG_VCHAN_SUB, AUDIO_MSG_VCHAN_UNSUB, AUDIO_MSG_VDES_DECODE,
     AUDIO_MSG_WSPR_DECODE,
 };
 use trx_core::decode::{
-    AisMessage, AprsPacket, CwEvent, DecodedMessage, Ft8Message, LrptImage, VdesMessage,
+    AisMessage, AprsPacket, CwEvent, DecodedMessage, Ft8Message, LrptImage, LrptProgress,
+    VdesMessage,
     WsprMessage,
 };
 use trx_core::rig::state::{RigMode, RigState};
@@ -2445,6 +2447,12 @@ pub async fn run_lrpt_decoder(
                         };
                         if new_mcus > 0 {
                             last_mcu_at = tokio::time::Instant::now();
+                            let _ = decode_tx.send(DecodedMessage::LrptProgress(
+                                LrptProgress {
+                                    rig_id: None,
+                                    mcu_count: decoder.mcu_count(),
+                                },
+                            ));
                         }
                     }
                     Err(broadcast::error::RecvError::Lagged(n)) => {
@@ -3301,6 +3309,7 @@ async fn handle_audio_client(
                                 DecodedMessage::Wspr(_) => AUDIO_MSG_WSPR_DECODE,
 
                                 DecodedMessage::LrptImage(_) => AUDIO_MSG_LRPT_IMAGE,
+                                DecodedMessage::LrptProgress(_) => AUDIO_MSG_LRPT_PROGRESS,
                             };
                             if let Ok(json) = serde_json::to_vec(&msg) {
                                 if let Err(e) = write_audio_msg(&mut writer_for_rx, msg_type, &json).await {
@@ -3330,6 +3339,7 @@ async fn handle_audio_client(
                                 DecodedMessage::Wspr(_) => AUDIO_MSG_WSPR_DECODE,
 
                                 DecodedMessage::LrptImage(_) => AUDIO_MSG_LRPT_IMAGE,
+                                DecodedMessage::LrptProgress(_) => AUDIO_MSG_LRPT_PROGRESS,
                             };
                             if let Ok(json) = serde_json::to_vec(&msg) {
                                 if let Err(e) = write_audio_msg(&mut writer_for_rx, msg_type, &json).await {