diff --git a/modules/api/api.py b/modules/api/api.py
index 6c564ad8..5767ba90 100644
--- a/modules/api/api.py
+++ b/modules/api/api.py
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ class Api:
         # copy from check_progress_call of ui.py
 
         if shared.state.job_count == 0:
-            return ProgressResponse(progress=0, eta_relative=0, state=shared.state.dict())
+            return ProgressResponse(progress=0, eta_relative=0, state=shared.state.dict(), textinfo=shared.state.textinfo)
 
         # avoid dividing zero
         progress = 0.01
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ class Api:
         if shared.state.current_image and not req.skip_current_image:
             current_image = encode_pil_to_base64(shared.state.current_image)
 
-        return ProgressResponse(progress=progress, eta_relative=eta_relative, state=shared.state.dict(), current_image=current_image)
+        return ProgressResponse(progress=progress, eta_relative=eta_relative, state=shared.state.dict(), current_image=current_image, textinfo=shared.state.textinfo)
 
     def interrogateapi(self, interrogatereq: InterrogateRequest):
         image_b64 = interrogatereq.image
diff --git a/modules/api/models.py b/modules/api/models.py
index 034b4aa0..c78095ca 100644
--- a/modules/api/models.py
+++ b/modules/api/models.py
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ class ProgressResponse(BaseModel):
     eta_relative: float = Field(title="ETA in secs")
     state: dict = Field(title="State", description="The current state snapshot")
     current_image: str = Field(default=None, title="Current image", description="The current image in base64 format. opts.show_progress_every_n_steps is required for this to work.")
+    textinfo: str = Field(default=None, title="Info text", description="Info text used by WebUI.")
 
 class InterrogateRequest(BaseModel):
     image: str = Field(default="", title="Image", description="Image to work on, must be a Base64 string containing the image's data.")