diff --git a/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qml/ProgressBar.qml b/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qml/ProgressBar.qml
index 647d8c1db..9fb19e165 100644
--- a/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qml/ProgressBar.qml
+++ b/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qml/ProgressBar.qml
@@ -1,133 +1,139 @@
 /*
 *   Copyright (C) 2011 by Daker Fernandes Pinheiro <dakerfp@gmail.com>
 *
 *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 *   it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as
 *   published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, 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 Library General Public
 *   License along with this program; if not, write to the
 *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  2.010-1301, USA.
 */
 
 import QtQuick 2.1
 import org.kde.plasma.core 2.0 as PlasmaCore
 import org.kde.plasma.components 2.0 as PlasmaComponents
 import org.kde.kquickcontrolsaddons 2.0
 
 /**
  * Simple progressBar using the plasma theme.
  *
  * Some operations take a period of time to be performed and the user needs a
  * confirmation that the operation is still ongoing. If the user does not get
  * any confirmation, they might suspect that they did something wrong or that
  * the device has broken. A progress bar is one of the available mechanisms for
  * providing this reassurance to the user.
  */
 Item {
     id: progressBar
 
     // Common API
     /** type:real Minimum value for the progressBar */
     property alias minimumValue: range.minimumValue
     /** type:real Maximum value for the progressBar */
     property alias maximumValue: range.maximumValue
     /** type:real Current value of the progressBar */
     property alias value: range.value
     /**
      * type:bool
      * Indicates whether the operation's duration is known or not. The property
      * can have the following values:
      *
      * - true: the operation's duration is unknown, so the progress bar is
      *   animated. The value, minimum, and maximum properties are ignored.
      * - false: the operation's duration is known, so the progress bar is drawn
      *   to indicate progress between the minimum and maximum values.
      *
      * The default value is false.
      */
     property alias indeterminate: indeterminateAnimation.running
 
     // Plasma API
     /**
      * Orientation of the progressBar: Qt.Horizontal or Qt.Vertical
      */
     property int orientation: Qt.Horizontal
 
-    width: 100
-    height: 20 * Math.max(1.0, Math.floor(units.devicePixelRatio))
+    width: units.gridUnit * (background._isVertical ? 1.6 : 10)
+    height: units.gridUnit * (background._isVertical ? 10 : 1.6)
     opacity: enabled ? 1.0 : 0.5
 
     PlasmaComponents.RangeModel {
         id: range
 
         // default values
         minimumValue: 0.0
         maximumValue: 1.0
         value: 0
 
         positionAtMinimum: 0
         positionAtMaximum: background._isVertical ? background.height : background.width
     }
 
     PlasmaCore.FrameSvgItem {
         id: background
-        anchors.fill: parent
-        imagePath: _isVertical ? "widgets/bar_meter_vertical" : "widgets/bar_meter_horizontal"
+
+        anchors.centerIn: parent
+        width: _isVertical ? barSvg.elementSize("hint-bar-size").width : parent.width
+        height: _isVertical ? parent.height : barSvg.elementSize("hint-bar-size").height
+
+        imagePath: barSvg.imagePath
         prefix: "bar-inactive"
         property bool _isVertical: orientation == Qt.Vertical
 
         PlasmaCore.FrameSvgItem {
             id: bar
             anchors {
                 left: indeterminate && !background._isVertical ? undefined : parent.left
                 bottom: indeterminate && background._isVertical ? undefined : parent.bottom
                 right: background._isVertical ? parent.right : undefined
                 top: background._isVertical ? undefined : parent.top
             }
             imagePath: background.imagePath
             prefix: "bar-active"
 
             width: indeterminate ? units.gridUnit*2 : range.position
             height: indeterminate ? units.gridUnit*2 : range.position
         }
+        //this can't reference its parent because needs to be loaded before it,
+        //so never bind background to anything here
+        PlasmaCore.Svg {
+            id: barSvg
+            imagePath: orientation == Qt.Vertical ? "widgets/bar_meter_vertical" : "widgets/bar_meter_horizontal"
+        }
     }
 
-    PlasmaCore.Svg {
-        id: barSvg
-        imagePath: background.imagePath
-    }
 
     SequentialAnimation {
         id: indeterminateAnimation
 
         loops: Animation.Infinite
 
         onRunningChanged: {
             if (!running) {
                 barPixmapItem.x = 0
                 barPixmapItem.y = 0
             }
         }
 
         PropertyAnimation {
             target: bar
             property: background._isVertical ? "y" : "x"
             duration: 800
             to: 0
         }
         PropertyAnimation {
             target: bar
             property: background._isVertical ? "y" : "x"
             duration: 800
             to: background._isVertical ? background.height - bar.height : background.width - bar.width
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/desktoptheme/breeze/widgets/bar_meter_horizontal.svgz b/src/desktoptheme/breeze/widgets/bar_meter_horizontal.svgz
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diff --git a/src/desktoptheme/breeze/widgets/bar_meter_vertical.svgz b/src/desktoptheme/breeze/widgets/bar_meter_vertical.svgz
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