diff --git a/XenModel/Actions/VM/ImportVmAction.cs b/XenModel/Actions/VM/ImportVmAction.cs
index fd227a643..d8e72cdb7 100644
--- a/XenModel/Actions/VM/ImportVmAction.cs
+++ b/XenModel/Actions/VM/ImportVmAction.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using XenAdmin.Core;
 using XenAPI;
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ namespace XenAdmin.Actions
         {
             SafeToExit = false;
 
-            string vmRef = ApplyFile(out string importTaskRef);
+            string vmRef = UploadFile(out string importTaskRef);
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(vmRef))
                 return;
 
@@ -243,37 +244,37 @@ namespace XenAdmin.Actions
             return name;
         }
 
-        private string ApplyFile(out string importTaskRef)
+        private string UploadFile(out string importTaskRef)
         {
-            log.DebugFormat("Importing XVA from {0} to SR {1}", m_filename, SR.Name());
-
             Host host = SR.GetStorageHost();
 
-            string hostURL;
+            string hostUrl;
             if (host == null)
             {
                 Uri uri = new Uri(Session.Url);
-                hostURL = uri.Host;
+                hostUrl = uri.Host;
+                log.InfoFormat("SR {0} is shared or disconnected or SR host could not be resolved. Uploading XVA {1} to {2}", SR.Name(), m_filename, hostUrl);
             }
             else
             {
-                log.DebugFormat("SR is not shared -- redirecting to {0}", host.address);
-                hostURL = host.address;
+                hostUrl = host.address;
+                log.InfoFormat("Resolved host for SR {0}. Uploading XVA {1} to {2}", SR.Name(), m_filename, hostUrl);
             }
 
-            log.DebugFormat("Using {0} for import", hostURL);
-
             try
             {
-                RelatedTask = Task.create(Session, "put_import_task", hostURL);
+                RelatedTask = Task.create(Session, "put_import_task", hostUrl);
                 //at the end of polling, the RelatedTask is destroyed; make a note of it for later use
                 importTaskRef = RelatedTask.opaque_ref;
 
-                log.DebugFormat("HTTP PUTTING file from {0} to {1}", m_filename, hostURL);
+                log.DebugFormat("HTTP PUTTING file from {0} to {1}", m_filename, hostUrl);
 
-                HTTP_actions.put_import(percent => PercentComplete = percent,
+                HTTP_actions.put_import(percent =>
+                    {
+                        Tick(percent, string.Format(Messages.IMPORTVM_UPLOADING, Path.GetFileName(m_filename), Pool.Name(), percent));
+                    },
                     () => XenAdminConfigManager.Provider.ForcedExiting || GetCancelling(),
-                    HTTP_PUT_TIMEOUT, hostURL,
+                    HTTP_PUT_TIMEOUT, hostUrl,
                     XenAdminConfigManager.Provider.GetProxyFromSettings(Connection),
                     m_filename, RelatedTask.opaque_ref, Session.opaque_ref, false, false, SR.opaque_ref);
 
diff --git a/XenModel/Messages.Designer.cs b/XenModel/Messages.Designer.cs
index 7b32cedeb..310ff9b0e 100755
--- a/XenModel/Messages.Designer.cs
+++ b/XenModel/Messages.Designer.cs
@@ -21391,15 +21391,6 @@ namespace XenAdmin {
             }
         }
         
-        /// <summary>
-        ///   Looks up a localized string similar to Importing VM....
-        /// </summary>
-        public static string IMPORTVM_IMPORTING {
-            get {
-                return ResourceManager.GetString("IMPORTVM_IMPORTING", resourceCulture);
-            }
-        }
-        
         /// <summary>
         ///   Looks up a localized string similar to Preparing to Import VM.
         /// </summary>
@@ -21436,6 +21427,15 @@ namespace XenAdmin {
             }
         }
         
+        /// <summary>
+        ///   Looks up a localized string similar to Uploading &apos;{0}&apos; to &apos;{1}&apos; ({2}% done)....
+        /// </summary>
+        public static string IMPORTVM_UPLOADING {
+            get {
+                return ResourceManager.GetString("IMPORTVM_UPLOADING", resourceCulture);
+            }
+        }
+        
         /// <summary>
         ///   Looks up a localized string similar to Waiting for Import VM wizard to complete....
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/XenModel/Messages.resx b/XenModel/Messages.resx
index f6c7efdf4..d87873485 100755
--- a/XenModel/Messages.resx
+++ b/XenModel/Messages.resx
@@ -7445,9 +7445,6 @@ This might result in failure to migrate VMs to this server during the RPU or to
   <data name="IMPORTVM_IMPORTCOMPLETE" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Import VM complete</value>
   </data>
-  <data name="IMPORTVM_IMPORTING" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Importing VM...</value>
-  </data>
   <data name="IMPORTVM_PREP" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Preparing to Import VM</value>
   </data>
@@ -7460,6 +7457,9 @@ This might result in failure to migrate VMs to this server during the RPU or to
   <data name="IMPORTVM_UPDATING_VM" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Updating VM...</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="IMPORTVM_UPLOADING" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Uploading '{0}' to '{1}' ({2}% done)...</value>
+  </data>
   <data name="IMPORTVM_WAITING_FOR_WIZARD" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Waiting for Import VM wizard to complete...</value>
   </data>