diff --git a/modules/file/file.css b/modules/file/file.css
index aed1a9d..ac29fb5 100644
--- a/modules/file/file.css
+++ b/modules/file/file.css
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 }
 
 .form-managed-file div.ajax-progress div {
-  display: inline;
+  display: block;
 }
 
 .form-managed-file div.ajax-progress-bar {
diff --git a/modules/file/file.field.inc b/modules/file/file.field.inc
index 2af3cb6..83f7ace 100644
--- a/modules/file/file.field.inc
+++ b/modules/file/file.field.inc
@@ -482,6 +482,7 @@ function file_field_widget_form(&$form, &$form_state, $field, $instance, $langco
     '#upload_validators' => file_field_widget_upload_validators($field, $instance),
     '#value_callback' => 'file_field_widget_value',
     '#process' => array_merge($element_info['#process'], array('file_field_widget_process')),
+    '#progress_indicator' => $instance['widget']['settings']['progress_indicator'],
     // Allows this field to return an array instead of a single value.
     '#extended' => TRUE,
   );
diff --git a/modules/file/file.module b/modules/file/file.module
index 3e45251..aca7d94 100644
--- a/modules/file/file.module
+++ b/modules/file/file.module
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ function file_ajax_progress($key) {
     }
   }
 
-  drupal_json_output($progress);
+  return array('#type' => 'ajax', '#commands' => $progress);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -409,6 +409,8 @@ function file_managed_file_process($element, &$form_state, $form) {
         '#type' => 'hidden',
         '#value' => $upload_progress_key,
         '#attributes' => array('class' => array('file-progress')),
+        // Uploadprogress extension requires this field to be at the top of the form
+        '#weight' => -20,
       );
     }
     elseif ($implementation == 'apc') {
@@ -416,6 +418,8 @@ function file_managed_file_process($element, &$form_state, $form) {
         '#type' => 'hidden',
         '#value' => $upload_progress_key,
         '#attributes' => array('class' => array('file-progress')),
+        // Uploadprogress extension requires this field to be at the top of the form
+        '#weight' => -20,
       );
     }