diff --git a/core/src/main/res/layout/main_activity_content.xml b/core/src/main/res/layout/main_activity_content.xml
index e3513a833..23f8b08eb 100644
--- a/core/src/main/res/layout/main_activity_content.xml
+++ b/core/src/main/res/layout/main_activity_content.xml
@@ -23,14 +23,13 @@
       <androidx.core.widget.ContentLoadingProgressBar
         android:id="@+id/activity_main_progress_view"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="match_parent"
-        style="?android:attr/progressBarStyleHorizontal"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        style="@style/Widget.AppCompat.ProgressBar.Horizontal.NoPadding"
         android:max="100"
-        android:indeterminate="false"
-        android:theme="@style/ThemeOverlay.KiwixTheme.ProgressBar"
+        android:visibility="gone"
         app:backgroundColor="?colorOnSurface"
         app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/toolbar"
-        android:visibility="gone"/>
+        tools:progress="70" />
     </androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
   </com.google.android.material.appbar.AppBarLayout>
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/res/values/dimens.xml b/core/src/main/res/values/dimens.xml
index c44d5b377..7925cf81f 100644
--- a/core/src/main/res/values/dimens.xml
+++ b/core/src/main/res/values/dimens.xml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
   <dimen name="fullscreen_control_button_margin">7dp</dimen>
 
   <dimen name="kiwix_search_widget_margin">1dp</dimen>
+  <dimen name="progress_view_height">4dp</dimen>
   <dimen name="home_list_margin">8dp</dimen>
   <dimen name="title_text_margin">16dp</dimen>
   <dimen name="title_text_padding">16dp</dimen>
diff --git a/core/src/main/res/values/styles.xml b/core/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
index 580cd7a15..254fe86c1 100644
--- a/core/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/core/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -64,4 +64,11 @@
     <item name="colorAccent">@color/blue400</item>
   </style>
 
+  <style name="Widget.AppCompat.ProgressBar.Horizontal.NoPadding" parent="Widget.AppCompat.ProgressBar.Horizontal">
+    <item name="android:theme">@style/ThemeOverlay.KiwixTheme.ProgressBar</item>
+    <item name="android:minHeight">@dimen/progress_view_height</item>
+    <item name="android:maxHeight">@dimen/progress_view_height</item>
+    <item name="android:indeterminate">false</item>
+  </style>
+
 </resources>