diff --git a/src/main/java/org/qortal/repository/hsqldb/HSQLDBDatabaseArchiving.java b/src/main/java/org/qortal/repository/hsqldb/HSQLDBDatabaseArchiving.java
index 0ad315e3..3c24edbb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/qortal/repository/hsqldb/HSQLDBDatabaseArchiving.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/qortal/repository/hsqldb/HSQLDBDatabaseArchiving.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package org.qortal.repository.hsqldb;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 import org.qortal.controller.Controller;
+import org.qortal.gui.SplashFrame;
 import org.qortal.repository.BlockArchiveWriter;
 import org.qortal.repository.DataException;
 import org.qortal.repository.Repository;
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ public class HSQLDBDatabaseArchiving {
         }
 
         LOGGER.info("Building block archive - this process could take a while... (approx. 15 mins on high spec)");
+        SplashFrame.getInstance().updateStatus("Building block archive, please wait...");
 
         final int maximumArchiveHeight = BlockArchiveWriter.getMaxArchiveHeight(repository);
         int startHeight = 0;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/qortal/repository/hsqldb/HSQLDBDatabasePruning.java b/src/main/java/org/qortal/repository/hsqldb/HSQLDBDatabasePruning.java
index 232f7058..cf2e93eb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/qortal/repository/hsqldb/HSQLDBDatabasePruning.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/qortal/repository/hsqldb/HSQLDBDatabasePruning.java
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 import org.qortal.controller.Controller;
 import org.qortal.data.block.BlockData;
+import org.qortal.gui.SplashFrame;
 import org.qortal.repository.BlockArchiveWriter;
 import org.qortal.repository.DataException;
 import org.qortal.repository.Repository;
-import org.qortal.repository.RepositoryManager;
 import org.qortal.settings.Settings;
 
 import java.sql.ResultSet;
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ public class HSQLDBDatabasePruning {
 
         LOGGER.info("Starting bulk prune of AT states - this process could take a while... " +
                 "(approx. 2 mins on high spec, or upwards of 30 mins in some cases)");
+        SplashFrame.getInstance().updateStatus("Pruning database, please wait...");
 
         // Create new AT-states table to hold smaller dataset
         repository.executeCheckedUpdate("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS ATStatesNew");
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/qortal/repository/hsqldb/HSQLDBDatabaseUpdates.java b/src/main/java/org/qortal/repository/hsqldb/HSQLDBDatabaseUpdates.java
index 66fe9029..62f75a7e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/qortal/repository/hsqldb/HSQLDBDatabaseUpdates.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/qortal/repository/hsqldb/HSQLDBDatabaseUpdates.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 import org.qortal.controller.tradebot.BitcoinACCTv1TradeBot;
+import org.qortal.gui.SplashFrame;
 
 public class HSQLDBDatabaseUpdates {
 
@@ -27,9 +28,13 @@ public class HSQLDBDatabaseUpdates {
 	public static boolean updateDatabase(Connection connection) throws SQLException {
 		final boolean wasPristine = fetchDatabaseVersion(connection) == 0;
 
+		SplashFrame.getInstance().updateStatus("Upgrading database, please wait...");
+
 		while (databaseUpdating(connection, wasPristine))
 			incrementDatabaseVersion(connection);
 
+		SplashFrame.getInstance().updateStatus("Starting Qortal Core...");
+
 		return wasPristine;
 	}