diff --git a/nvim/nvim/config/nvim.ln/lua/lsp/metals.lua b/nvim/nvim/config/nvim.ln/lua/lsp/metals.lua
index 10c13ab..bf7958c 100644
--- a/nvim/nvim/config/nvim.ln/lua/lsp/metals.lua
+++ b/nvim/nvim/config/nvim.ln/lua/lsp/metals.lua
@@ -13,13 +13,35 @@ vim.cmd [[
 	augroup end
 ]]
 
+
+local function metals_status_handler(_, status, ctx)
+	-- https://github.com/scalameta/nvim-metals/blob/main/lua/metals/status.lua#L36-L50
+	local val = {}
+	if status.hide then
+		val = {kind = "end"}
+	elseif status.show then
+		val = {kind = "begin", title = " "} -- status.text title is ignored else messages are duplicated
+	elseif status.text then
+		val = {kind = "report", message = status.text}
+	else
+		return
+	end
+	local info = {client_id = ctx.client_id}
+	local msg = {token = "metals", value = val}
+	-- call fidget progress handler
+	vim.lsp.handlers["$/progress"](nil, msg, info)
+end
+
 metals_config = metals.bare_config()
 metals_config.settings = {
 	showImplicitArguments = true,
 	showInferredType = true,
 	showImplicitConversionsAndClasses = true,
 }
--- metals_config.init_options.statusBarProvider = "on"
+metals_config.init_options.statusBarProvider = "on"
+metals_config.handlers = {
+	['metals/status'] = metals_status_handler,
+}
 
 metals_config.on_attach = function(client, bufnr)
 	metals.setup_dap()