diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/editor/form-progress-indication/form-progress-indication.component.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/editor/form-progress-indication/form-progress-indication.component.ts
index 1b62dc6ea..7e6a867d8 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/editor/form-progress-indication/form-progress-indication.component.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/editor/form-progress-indication/form-progress-indication.component.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import { AbstractControl, UntypedFormArray, UntypedFormControl, UntypedFormGroup
 import { VisibilityRulesService } from '@app/ui/description/editor/description-form/visibility-rules/visibility-rules.service';
 import { BaseComponent } from '@common/base/base.component';
 import { takeUntil } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { DescriptionEditorModel } from '../description-editor.model';
+import { nameof } from 'ts-simple-nameof';
 
 @Component({
 	selector: 'app-form-progress-indication',
@@ -43,12 +45,22 @@ export class FormProgressIndicationComponent extends BaseComponent implements On
 	}
 
 	calculateValueForProgressbar() {
-		this.progressSoFar = this.countRequiredFields(this.formGroup.get('properties'), this.checkVisibility, true);
-		this.total = this.countRequiredFields(this.formGroup.get('properties'), this.checkVisibility);
+		this.progressSoFar = this.countCompletedRequiredBaseFields(this.formGroup) + this.countRequiredFields(this.formGroup.get('properties'), this.checkVisibility, true);
+		this.total = 2 + this.countRequiredFields(this.formGroup.get('properties'), this.checkVisibility); // main info contains two required fields: label and descriptionTemplateId
 		this.percent = (this.progressSoFar / this.total) * 100;
 		this.value = Number.parseFloat(this.percent.toPrecision(this.progressValueAccuracy));
 	}
 
+	countCompletedRequiredBaseFields(formControl: AbstractControl): number {
+		let count = 0;
+		const baseInfoControlNames: string[] = [nameof<DescriptionEditorModel>(x => x.label), nameof<DescriptionEditorModel>(x => x.descriptionTemplateId)];
+		baseInfoControlNames.forEach((name: string) => {
+			if (this.formGroup.get(name)?.valid) count += 1;
+		});
+
+		return count;
+	}
+
 	countRequiredFields(formControl: AbstractControl, checkVisibility = false, countCompletedFields = false): number {
 		let valueCurrent = 0;
 		if (formControl instanceof UntypedFormGroup) {