Index: sources/gui/qml/compounds/AutoStepController.qml
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diff -u -r628b49d35ec2f39863c4de4956a05f662f6e046a -ra8a42037ec8a5b2a5057c8dbb0f6cc079672b7fe
--- sources/gui/qml/compounds/AutoStepController.qml	(.../AutoStepController.qml)	(revision 628b49d35ec2f39863c4de4956a05f662f6e046a)
+++ sources/gui/qml/compounds/AutoStepController.qml	(.../AutoStepController.qml)	(revision a8a42037ec8a5b2a5057c8dbb0f6cc079672b7fe)
@@ -9,22 +9,53 @@
 
     height  : 35
 
+    onIsPlayingChanged: if ( ! isPlaying ) { refresh() }
+
     signal triggered()
 
+    function refresh() {
+        _stepTimer.running = false
+        _stepTimer.running = true // restart timer
+        _progressAnim.restart()
+    }
+
     Timer { id: _stepTimer
         interval    : _root.interval
         repeat      : true
         running     : _root.isPlaying && _root.visible
 
-        onTriggered : _root.triggered()
+        onTriggered : {
+            _progressAnim.restart()
+            _root.triggered()
+        }
     }
 
     IconButton { id  : _button
         anchors.verticalCenter  : _root.verticalCenter
         iconImageSource : _root.isPlaying ? "qrc:/images/iPause" : "qrc:/images/iPlay"
         isDefault       : true
-
+        borderColor: Colors.transparent
         onClicked       : _root.isPlaying = ! _root.isPlaying
+
+        ProgressCircle { id: _progress
+            anchors.fill        : parent
+            diameter            : _button.width
+            minimum             : 0
+            maximum             : 100
+            thickness           : 4
+            visible             : _root.isPlaying
+            color               :  Colors.statusTextPaused
+            circleShadowColor   : Colors.transparent
+
+            // Smooth progress animation
+            NumberAnimation on value { id: _progressAnim
+                from    : 0
+                to      : 100
+                duration: _stepTimer.interval
+                running : _stepTimer.running
+                loops   : Animation.Infinite
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     Text { id: _helpText
Index: sources/gui/qml/compounds/InstructionView.qml
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diff -u -rac81e21684bfb1c72b8ef86bfeda04e174e5066e -ra8a42037ec8a5b2a5057c8dbb0f6cc079672b7fe
--- sources/gui/qml/compounds/InstructionView.qml	(.../InstructionView.qml)	(revision ac81e21684bfb1c72b8ef86bfeda04e174e5066e)
+++ sources/gui/qml/compounds/InstructionView.qml	(.../InstructionView.qml)	(revision a8a42037ec8a5b2a5057c8dbb0f6cc079672b7fe)
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@
                         anchors.fill: parent
                         onClicked: {
                             _root.currentIndex = index
+                            _autoStepController.refresh()
                         }
                     }
                 }
Index: sources/gui/qml/dialogs/NotificationDialog.qml
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diff -u -rac81e21684bfb1c72b8ef86bfeda04e174e5066e -ra8a42037ec8a5b2a5057c8dbb0f6cc079672b7fe
--- sources/gui/qml/dialogs/NotificationDialog.qml	(.../NotificationDialog.qml)	(revision ac81e21684bfb1c72b8ef86bfeda04e174e5066e)
+++ sources/gui/qml/dialogs/NotificationDialog.qml	(.../NotificationDialog.qml)	(revision a8a42037ec8a5b2a5057c8dbb0f6cc079672b7fe)
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@
             onCurrentIndexChanged: {
                 var item = model.get(_listView.currentIndex)
                 _root.figureImageSource = item.image
+                _autoStepController.refresh()
             }
 
             delegate: Item { id: _delegateControl