diff --git a/spring-shell-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/shell/component/view/control/ProgressView.java b/spring-shell-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/shell/component/view/control/ProgressView.java
index 985ca1034..4e405ba58 100644
--- a/spring-shell-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/shell/component/view/control/ProgressView.java
+++ b/spring-shell-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/shell/component/view/control/ProgressView.java
@@ -137,8 +137,7 @@ public ProgressView(int tickStart, int tickEnd) {
 	 * @param items the progress view items
 	 */
 	public ProgressView(ProgressViewItem... items) {
-		this(0, 100, new ProgressViewItem[] { ProgressViewItem.ofText(), ProgressViewItem.ofSpinner(),
-				ProgressViewItem.ofPercent() });
+		this(0, 100, items);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/spring-shell-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/shell/component/view/control/ProgressViewTests.java b/spring-shell-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/shell/component/view/control/ProgressViewTests.java
index 95a5fdf52..1c5f45da4 100644
--- a/spring-shell-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/shell/component/view/control/ProgressViewTests.java
+++ b/spring-shell-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/shell/component/view/control/ProgressViewTests.java
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ void constructJustText() {
 			assertThat(getViewItems(view)).hasSize(1);
 		}
 
+		@Test
+		void constructJustTextJustItems() {
+			view = new ProgressView(ProgressViewItem.ofText());
+			assertThat(getViewItems(view)).hasSize(1);
+		}
+
 	}
 
 	@Nested