diff --git a/core/page/update_manager/update_manager.js b/core/page/update_manager/update_manager.js
index 24a29853d1..94107638f6 100644
--- a/core/page/update_manager/update_manager.js
+++ b/core/page/update_manager/update_manager.js
@@ -29,20 +29,34 @@ wn.UpdateThisApp = Class.extend({
 			this.wrapper.appframe.add_button(wn._("Get Latest Updates"), 
 				function() { me.update_this_app(this); }, "icon-rss");
 
-			this.wrapper.update_output = $('<pre class="well update-output"></pre>')
-				.appendTo(this.body.append("<div></div>"));
-			this.wrapper.update_output.text(wn._('Click on "Get Latest Updates"'));
+			this.wrapper.update_output = $('<pre class="update-output"></pre>')
+				.appendTo(this.body);
+			this.wrapper.update_output.toggle(false);
+			
+			this.wrapper.progress_bar = $('<div class="app-update-progress-bar well"></div>')
+				.appendTo(this.body);
+			this.wrapper.progress_bar.text(wn._('Click on "Get Latest Updates"'));
 		}
 		
 	},
 	
 	update_this_app: function(btn) {
 		var me = this;
+		
+		me.wrapper.update_output.toggle(false);
+		me.wrapper.progress_bar.empty().toggle(true);
+		this.wrapper.progress_bar.html('<div class="progress progress-striped active"> \
+			    <div class="bar" style="width: 100%;"></div> \
+		    </div> \
+			<div>' + wn._("Update is in progress. This may take some time.") + '</div>');
+		
 		wn.call({
 			module: "core",
 			page: "update_manager",
 			method: "update_this_app",
 			callback: function(r) {
+				me.wrapper.update_output.toggle(true);
+				me.wrapper.progress_bar.empty().toggle(false);
 				me.wrapper.update_output.text(r.message);
 			},
 			btn: btn,
diff --git a/public/js/legacy/widgets/form/fields.js b/public/js/legacy/widgets/form/fields.js
index 9637a99067..95570e6b19 100644
--- a/public/js/legacy/widgets/form/fields.js
+++ b/public/js/legacy/widgets/form/fields.js
@@ -425,7 +425,9 @@ function DataField() { } DataField.prototype = new Field();
 DataField.prototype.make_input = function() {
 	var me = this;
 	this.input = $a_input(this.input_area, this.df.fieldtype=='Password' ? 'password' : 'text');
-
+	
+	if(this.df.placeholder) $(this.input).attr("placeholder", this.df.placeholder);
+	
 	this.get_value= function() {
 		var v = this.input.value;
 		if(this.validate)
diff --git a/public/js/wn/views/query_report.js b/public/js/wn/views/query_report.js
index 67733a3a0a..e90b5d859b 100644
--- a/public/js/wn/views/query_report.js
+++ b/public/js/wn/views/query_report.js
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ wn.views.QueryReport = Class.extend({
 		$.each(wn.query_reports[this.report_name].filters || [], function(i, df) {
 			var f = make_field(df, null, $filter_wrapper.get(0), null, 0, 1);
 			f.df.single_select = 1;
+			f.df.placeholder = df.label;
 			f.not_in_form = 1;
 			f.with_label = 0;
 			f.in_filter = 1;