diff --git a/src/calamares/calamares-sidebar.qml b/src/calamares/calamares-sidebar.qml
index a486bdb17..aa794e94a 100644
--- a/src/calamares/calamares-sidebar.qml
+++ b/src/calamares/calamares-sidebar.qml
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ Repeater {
         color: "black"
 
         Text {
-            color: completed ? "green" : "yellow"
+            anchors.centerIn: parent
+            color: index == ViewManager.currentStepIndex ? "green" : "yellow"
             text: display
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/calamares/progresstree/ProgressTreeDelegate.cpp b/src/calamares/progresstree/ProgressTreeDelegate.cpp
index e7041d1b9..7b7101f5d 100644
--- a/src/calamares/progresstree/ProgressTreeDelegate.cpp
+++ b/src/calamares/progresstree/ProgressTreeDelegate.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* === This file is part of Calamares - <https://github.com/calamares> ===
  *
  *   Copyright 2014-2015, Teo Mrnjavac <teo@kde.org>
- *   Copyright 2017, 2019, Adriaan de Groot <groot@kde.org>
+ *   Copyright 2017, 2019-2020, Adriaan de Groot <groot@kde.org>
  *
  *   Calamares is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@
 
 #include "ProgressTreeDelegate.h"
 
+#include "Branding.h"
 #include "CalamaresApplication.h"
 #include "CalamaresWindow.h"
 #include "ViewManager.h"
-#include "Branding.h"
 #include "utils/CalamaresUtilsGui.h"
 
 #include <QPainter>
@@ -85,10 +85,7 @@ ProgressTreeDelegate::paintViewStep( QPainter* painter,
     font.setBold( false );
     painter->setFont( font );
 
-    bool isCurrent = false;
-    isCurrent = index.data( Calamares::ViewManager::ProgressTreeItemCurrentRole ).toBool();
-
-    if ( isCurrent )
+    if ( index.row() == index.data( Calamares::ViewManager::ProgressTreeItemCurrentIndex ).toInt() )
     {
         painter->setPen( Calamares::Branding::instance()->styleString( Calamares::Branding::SidebarTextSelect ) );
         QString textHighlight
diff --git a/src/libcalamaresui/ViewManager.cpp b/src/libcalamaresui/ViewManager.cpp
index 9972c3af9..93f23bd2f 100644
--- a/src/libcalamaresui/ViewManager.cpp
+++ b/src/libcalamaresui/ViewManager.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *   Copyright 2019, Dominic Hayes <ferenosdev@outlook.com>
  *   Copyright 2019, Gabriel Craciunescu <crazy@frugalware.org>
  *   Copyright 2014-2015, Teo Mrnjavac <teo@kde.org>
- *   Copyright 2017-2018, Adriaan de Groot <groot@kde.org>
+ *   Copyright 2017-2018, 2020, Adriaan de Groot <groot@kde.org>
  *
  *   Calamares is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -559,23 +559,8 @@ ViewManager::data( const QModelIndex& index, int role ) const
         {
             return QVariant();
         }
-    case ProgressTreeItemCurrentRole:
-        return currentStep() == step;
-    case ProgressTreeItemCompletedRole:
-        // Every step *before* the current step is considered "complete"
-        for ( const auto* otherstep : m_steps )
-        {
-            if ( otherstep == currentStep() )
-            {
-                break;
-            }
-            if ( otherstep == step )
-            {
-                return true;
-            }
-        }
-        // .. and the others (including current) are not.
-        return false;
+    case ProgressTreeItemCurrentIndex:
+        return m_currentStep;
     default:
         return QVariant();
     }
@@ -592,13 +577,4 @@ ViewManager::rowCount( const QModelIndex& parent ) const
     return m_steps.length();
 }
 
-QHash< int, QByteArray >
-ViewManager::roleNames() const
-{
-    auto h = QAbstractListModel::roleNames();
-    h.insert( ProgressTreeItemCurrentRole, "current" );
-    h.insert( ProgressTreeItemCompletedRole, "completed" );
-    return h;
-}
-
 }  // namespace Calamares
diff --git a/src/libcalamaresui/ViewManager.h b/src/libcalamaresui/ViewManager.h
index a4bedd7bc..f16419dcd 100644
--- a/src/libcalamaresui/ViewManager.h
+++ b/src/libcalamaresui/ViewManager.h
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ namespace Calamares
 class UIDLLEXPORT ViewManager : public QAbstractListModel
 {
     Q_OBJECT
+    Q_PROPERTY( int currentStepIndex READ currentStepIndex NOTIFY currentStepChanged FINAL )
+
 public:
     /**
      * @brief instance access to the ViewManager singleton.
@@ -151,14 +153,11 @@ public:
      */
     enum Role
     {
-        ProgressTreeItemCurrentRole = Qt::UserRole + 11,  ///< Is this the *current* step?
-        ProgressTreeItemCompletedRole = Qt::UserRole + 12  ///< Are we past this one?
+        ProgressTreeItemCurrentIndex = Qt::UserRole + 13  ///< Index (row) of the current step
     };
 
     QVariant data( const QModelIndex& index, int role = Qt::DisplayRole ) const override;
     int rowCount( const QModelIndex& parent = QModelIndex() ) const override;
-
-    QHash< int, QByteArray > roleNames() const override;
 };
 
 }  // namespace Calamares