diff --git a/src/libsync/bulkpropagatorjob.cpp b/src/libsync/bulkpropagatorjob.cpp
index 08dbadcbca738..08b3311f18eb1 100644
--- a/src/libsync/bulkpropagatorjob.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/bulkpropagatorjob.cpp
@@ -446,10 +446,11 @@ void BulkPropagatorJob::slotUploadProgress(SyncFileItemPtr item, qint64 sent, qi
     // resetting progress due to the sent being zero by ignoring it.
     // finishedSignal() is bound to be emitted soon anyway.
     // See https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-44782.
+    _sentTotal += sent;
     if (sent == 0 && total == 0) {
         return;
     }
-    propagator()->reportProgress(*item, sent - total);
+    propagator()->reportProgress(*item, _sentTotal);
 }
 
 void BulkPropagatorJob::slotJobDestroyed(QObject *job)
diff --git a/src/libsync/bulkpropagatorjob.h b/src/libsync/bulkpropagatorjob.h
index 51175bfe58ebe..3e4303461f959 100644
--- a/src/libsync/bulkpropagatorjob.h
+++ b/src/libsync/bulkpropagatorjob.h
@@ -163,6 +163,8 @@ private slots:
 
     std::vector<BulkUploadItem> _filesToUpload;
 
+    qint64 _sentTotal = 0;
+
     SyncFileItem::Status _finalStatus = SyncFileItem::Status::NoStatus;
 };