diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
         Gui/KSImageWidget.cpp
         Gui/ExportMenu.cpp
         Gui/SmartSpinBox.cpp
+        Gui/TimerProgress.cpp
         Gui/SettingsDialog/SettingsDialog.cpp
         Gui/SettingsDialog/SettingsPage.cpp
         Gui/SettingsDialog/SaveOptionsPage.cpp
diff --git a/src/Gui/KSMainWindow.cpp b/src/Gui/KSMainWindow.cpp
--- a/src/Gui/KSMainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/KSMainWindow.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@
  */
 
 #include "KSMainWindow.h"
+
 #include "Config.h"
+#include "Gui/TimerProgress.h"
 #include "SettingsDialog/SettingsDialog.h"
 
 #include <QApplication>
@@ -269,8 +271,14 @@
 
 void KSMainWindow::captureScreenshot(Spectacle::CaptureMode theCaptureMode, int theTimeout, bool theIncludePointer, bool theIncludeDecorations)
 {
-    hide();
+    showMinimized();
     mMessageWidget->hide();
+    QTimer* timer = new QTimer(this);
+    timer->setSingleShot(true);
+    timer->setInterval(theTimeout);
+    TimerProgress::fromTimer(timer, 50);
+    connect(timer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &QWidget::hide);
+    timer->start();
     emit newScreenshotRequest(theCaptureMode, theTimeout, theIncludePointer, theIncludeDecorations);
 }
 
@@ -283,6 +291,7 @@
     setWindowModified(true);
 
     show();
+    activateWindow();
 
     resize(QSize(windowWidth(pixmap), DEFAULT_WINDOW_HEIGHT));
 }
diff --git a/src/Gui/TimerProgress.h b/src/Gui/TimerProgress.h
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Gui/TimerProgress.h
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/* This file is part of Spectacle, the KDE screenshot utility
+ * Copyright 2019 David Redondo <kde@david-redondo.de>
+ * Copyright 2016 Kai Uwe Broulik <kde@privat.broulik.de>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+ * Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.0-or-later
+ */
+
+#ifndef UNITYLAUNCHER_H
+#define UNITYLAUNCHER_H
+
+#include <QObject>
+
+class QTimer;
+
+class TimerProgress : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    int progress() const;
+    
+    static const TimerProgress& fromTimer(QTimer *timer, int updateIntervall = 200);
+    
+private:
+    explicit TimerProgress(QTimer *timer, int updateIntervall, QObject *parent = nullptr);
+    ~TimerProgress() override;
+    void update(const QVariantMap &properties);
+
+    QString mLauncherId;
+    QTimer *mTimer;
+    QTimer *mUpdateTimer;
+ 
+
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/Gui/TimerProgress.cpp b/src/Gui/TimerProgress.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Gui/TimerProgress.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+/* This file is part of Spectacle, the KDE screenshot utility
+ * Copyright 2019 David Redondo <kde@david-redondo.de>
+ * Copyright 2016 Kai Uwe Broulik <kde@privat.broulik.de>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+ * Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.0-or-later
+ */
+
+#include "TimerProgress.h"
+
+#include <KAboutData>
+
+#include <QDBusConnection>
+#include <QDBusMessage>
+#include <QTimer>
+#include <QVariantMap>
+
+const TimerProgress& TimerProgress::fromTimer(QTimer* timer, int updateIntervall)
+{
+    return *(new TimerProgress(timer, updateIntervall));
+}
+
+TimerProgress::TimerProgress(QTimer *timer, int updateIntervall, QObject *parent) : QObject(parent), mTimer(timer), mUpdateTimer(new QTimer(this))
+{
+    update({ {QStringLiteral("progress-visible"), true} });
+    mUpdateTimer->setInterval(updateIntervall);
+    connect(mUpdateTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, [this] {update({ {QStringLiteral("progress"), progress() / 100.0} });;});
+    connect(mTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, [this]{
+        update({ {QStringLiteral("progress-visible"), false} });
+        delete this;});
+    mUpdateTimer->start();
+}
+
+TimerProgress::~TimerProgress() = default;
+
+
+int TimerProgress::progress() const
+{
+    return (mTimer->interval() - mTimer->remainingTime()) * 100 / mTimer->interval();
+}
+
+void TimerProgress::update(const QVariantMap &properties)
+{
+    QDBusMessage message = QDBusMessage::createSignal(QStringLiteral("/org/kdevelop/UnityLauncher"),
+                                                      QStringLiteral("com.canonical.Unity.LauncherEntry"),
+                                                      QStringLiteral("Update"));
+    message.setArguments({QStringLiteral("org.kde.spectacle.desktop"), properties});
+    QDBusConnection::sessionBus().send(message);
+}