diff --git a/solver/refcache.go b/solver/refcache.go
index 4b8d3116..134afa0c 100644
--- a/solver/refcache.go
+++ b/solver/refcache.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/moby/buildkit/cache"
 	"github.com/moby/buildkit/util/flightcontrol"
+	"github.com/moby/buildkit/util/progress"
 	digest "github.com/opencontainers/go-digest"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
@@ -20,8 +21,9 @@ type refCache struct {
 }
 
 type cachedReq struct {
-	jobs  map[*job]struct{}
-	value []*sharedRef
+	jobs        map[*job]struct{}
+	value       []*sharedRef
+	progressCtx context.Context
 }
 
 func (c *refCache) probe(j *job, key digest.Digest) bool {
@@ -59,13 +61,14 @@ func (c *refCache) get(key digest.Digest) ([]cache.ImmutableRef, error) {
 	}
 	return refs, nil
 }
-func (c *refCache) set(key digest.Digest, refs []cache.ImmutableRef) {
+func (c *refCache) set(ctx context.Context, key digest.Digest, refs []cache.ImmutableRef) {
 	c.mu.Lock()
 	sharedRefs := make([]*sharedRef, 0, len(refs))
 	for _, r := range refs {
 		sharedRefs = append(sharedRefs, newSharedRef(r))
 	}
 	c.cache[key].value = sharedRefs
+	c.cache[key].progressCtx = ctx
 	c.mu.Unlock()
 }
 func (c *refCache) cancel(j *job) {
@@ -84,6 +87,24 @@ func (c *refCache) cancel(j *job) {
 	c.mu.Unlock()
 }
 
+func (c *refCache) writeProgressSnapshot(ctx context.Context, key digest.Digest) error {
+	pw, ok, _ := progress.FromContext(ctx)
+	if ok {
+		c.mu.Lock()
+		v, ok := c.cache[key]
+		if !ok {
+			c.mu.Unlock()
+			return errors.Errorf("no ref cache found")
+		}
+		pctx := v.progressCtx
+		c.mu.Unlock()
+		if pctx != nil {
+			return flightcontrol.WriteProgress(pctx, pw)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // sharedRef is a wrapper around releasable that allows you to make new
 // releasable child objects
 type sharedRef struct {
diff --git a/solver/solver.go b/solver/solver.go
index d40f1b07..889fc92f 100644
--- a/solver/solver.go
+++ b/solver/solver.go
@@ -133,14 +133,16 @@ func (s *Solver) getRefs(ctx context.Context, j *job, g *opVertex) (retRef []cac
 
 	_, err := s.active.Do(ctx, g.dgst.String(), func(ctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
 		if hit := s.active.probe(j, g.dgst); hit {
+			if err := s.active.writeProgressSnapshot(ctx, g.dgst); err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
 			return nil, nil
 		}
 		refs, err := s.runVertex(ctx, g, inputs)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-
-		s.active.set(g.dgst, refs)
+		s.active.set(ctx, g.dgst, refs)
 		return nil, nil
 	})
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/util/flightcontrol/flightcontrol.go b/util/flightcontrol/flightcontrol.go
index 0fdd368e..97fd9a76 100644
--- a/util/flightcontrol/flightcontrol.go
+++ b/util/flightcontrol/flightcontrol.go
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ import (
 
 var errRetry = errors.Errorf("retry")
 
+type contextKeyT string
+
+var contextKey = contextKeyT("buildkit/util/flightcontrol.progress")
+
 type Group struct {
 	mu sync.Mutex       // protects m
 	m  map[string]*call // lazily initialized
@@ -167,6 +171,9 @@ func (c *call) Err() error {
 }
 
 func (c *call) Value(key interface{}) interface{} {
+	if key == contextKey {
+		return c.progressState
+	}
 	c.mu.Lock()
 	defer c.mu.Unlock()
 	for _, ctx := range append([]context.Context{c.progressCtx}, c.ctxs...) {
@@ -292,3 +299,13 @@ func (ps *progressState) close(pw progress.Writer) {
 	}
 	ps.mu.Unlock()
 }
+
+func WriteProgress(ctx context.Context, pw progress.Writer) error {
+	v := ctx.Value(contextKey)
+	p, ok := v.(*progressState)
+	if !ok {
+		return errors.Errorf("invalid context not from flightcontrol")
+	}
+	p.add(pw)
+	return nil
+}