diff --git a/kernel/base/src/main/java/com/twosigma/beakerx/widget/FloatProgress.java b/kernel/base/src/main/java/com/twosigma/beakerx/widget/FloatProgress.java
index b0f42adaf3..c93bdcab5a 100644
--- a/kernel/base/src/main/java/com/twosigma/beakerx/widget/FloatProgress.java
+++ b/kernel/base/src/main/java/com/twosigma/beakerx/widget/FloatProgress.java
@@ -43,9 +43,13 @@ public class FloatProgress extends BoundedFloatWidget {
   public static final String VIEW_NAME_VALUE = "ProgressView";
   public static final String MODEL_NAME_VALUE = "FloatProgressModel";
   public static final String ORIENTATION = "orientation";
+  public static final String BAR_STYLE = "bar_style";
 
   private String orientation = "horizontal";
 
+  private FloatProgress.BarStyle barStyle = FloatProgress.BarStyle.EMPTY;
+
+
   public FloatProgress() {
     super();
     openComm();
@@ -78,4 +82,27 @@ public String getViewNameValue() {
     return VIEW_NAME_VALUE;
   }
 
+  public void setBarStyle(FloatProgress.BarStyle style) {
+    this.barStyle = style;
+    sendUpdate(BAR_STYLE, this.barStyle.getValue());
+  }
+
+  public enum BarStyle {
+    SUCCESS("success"),
+    INFO("info"),
+    WARNING("warning"),
+    DANGER("danger"),
+    EMPTY("");
+
+    private String value;
+
+    BarStyle(String value) {
+      this.value = value;
+    }
+
+    public String getValue() {
+      return value;
+    }
+  }
+
 }
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diff --git a/kernel/base/src/main/java/com/twosigma/beakerx/widget/IntProgress.java b/kernel/base/src/main/java/com/twosigma/beakerx/widget/IntProgress.java
index 222a33dae6..ecaa737f91 100644
--- a/kernel/base/src/main/java/com/twosigma/beakerx/widget/IntProgress.java
+++ b/kernel/base/src/main/java/com/twosigma/beakerx/widget/IntProgress.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 /**
  * Progress bar that represents an integer bounded from above and below.
  */
-public class IntProgress extends BoundedIntWidget {
+public class IntProgress extends BoundedIntWidget{
 
   public static final String VIEW_NAME_VALUE = "ProgressView";
   public static final String MODEL_NAME_VALUE = "IntProgressModel";
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public String getViewNameValue() {
   }
 
 
-  enum BarStyle {
+  public enum BarStyle {
     SUCCESS("success"),
     INFO("info"),
     WARNING("warning"),
diff --git a/kernel/base/src/test/java/com/twosigma/beakerx/widget/floats/FloatProgressTest.java b/kernel/base/src/test/java/com/twosigma/beakerx/widget/floats/FloatProgressTest.java
index c47abf8d8f..9ba3d8805c 100644
--- a/kernel/base/src/test/java/com/twosigma/beakerx/widget/floats/FloatProgressTest.java
+++ b/kernel/base/src/test/java/com/twosigma/beakerx/widget/floats/FloatProgressTest.java
@@ -79,4 +79,15 @@ private FloatProgress floatProgress() throws NoSuchAlgorithmException {
     return progress;
   }
 
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldSendCommMsgWhenBarStyleChange() throws Exception {
+    //given
+    FloatProgress floatProgress = floatProgress();
+    //when
+    floatProgress.setBarStyle(FloatProgress.BarStyle.SUCCESS);
+    //then
+    verifyMsgForProperty(groovyKernel, FloatProgress.BAR_STYLE, FloatProgress.BarStyle.SUCCESS.getValue());
+  }
+
 }
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diff --git a/kernel/base/src/test/java/com/twosigma/beakerx/widget/integers/IntProgressTest.java b/kernel/base/src/test/java/com/twosigma/beakerx/widget/integers/IntProgressTest.java
index 3aeb14eb68..db5ff17102 100644
--- a/kernel/base/src/test/java/com/twosigma/beakerx/widget/integers/IntProgressTest.java
+++ b/kernel/base/src/test/java/com/twosigma/beakerx/widget/integers/IntProgressTest.java
@@ -80,4 +80,15 @@ private IntProgress intProgress() throws NoSuchAlgorithmException {
     return progress;
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void shouldSendCommMsgWhenBarStyleChange() throws Exception {
+    //given
+    IntProgress intProgress = intProgress();
+    //when
+    intProgress.setBarStyle(IntProgress.BarStyle.SUCCESS);
+    //then
+    verifyMsgForProperty(groovyKernel, IntProgress.BAR_STYLE, IntProgress.BarStyle.SUCCESS.getValue());
+  }
+
+
 }
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