diff --git a/gcs/src/components/connectionProgress.jsx b/gcs/src/components/connectionProgress.jsx
index 9c902d0ea..7e885b41f 100644
--- a/gcs/src/components/connectionProgress.jsx
+++ b/gcs/src/components/connectionProgress.jsx
@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
 import { Progress } from "@mantine/core"
+import { useSelector } from "react-redux"
+import { selectFetchingParam } from "../redux/slices/paramsSlice"
 
 export default function ConnectionProgress({ connecting, status }) {
+  const param = useSelector(selectFetchingParam)
   return (
     <>
       {connecting &&
         status.message !== null &&
         typeof status.progress === "number" && (
           <>
-            <p className="text-center my-4">{status.message}</p>
+            <p className="text-center mt-4">{status.message}</p>
+            <p className="text-center mb-4 text-falcongrey-400 text-sm">
+              {param ? <>Fetching {param}</> : "Fetching params..."}
+            </p>
             <Progress
               animated
               size="lg"
diff --git a/gcs/src/redux/middleware/socketMiddleware.js b/gcs/src/redux/middleware/socketMiddleware.js
index cfccab457..fd3f2a675 100644
--- a/gcs/src/redux/middleware/socketMiddleware.js
+++ b/gcs/src/redux/middleware/socketMiddleware.js
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ import {
 import {
   resetParamsWriteProgressData,
   setAutoPilotRebootModalOpen,
+  setFetchingParam,
   setFetchingVars,
   setFetchingVarsProgress,
   setHasFetchedOnce,
@@ -548,6 +549,10 @@ const socketMiddleware = (store) => {
           }
         })
 
+        socket.socket.on("fetching_param", (msg) => {
+          store.dispatch(setFetchingParam(msg.message))
+        })
+
         // Link stats
         socket.socket.on(SocketEvents.linkDebugStats, (msg) => {
           window.ipcRenderer.invoke("app:update-link-stats", msg)
diff --git a/gcs/src/redux/slices/paramsSlice.js b/gcs/src/redux/slices/paramsSlice.js
index d71ca5782..2d47aaa2f 100644
--- a/gcs/src/redux/slices/paramsSlice.js
+++ b/gcs/src/redux/slices/paramsSlice.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const paramsSlice = createSlice({
     showModifiedParams: false,
     fetchingVars: false,
     fetchingVarsProgress: { progress: 0, param_id: "" },
+    fetchingParam: "",
     searchValue: "",
     hasFetchedOnce: false,
     loadParamsFileModalOpen: false,
@@ -56,6 +57,10 @@ const paramsSlice = createSlice({
       if (action.payload === state.fetchingVarsProgress) return
       state.fetchingVarsProgress = action.payload
     },
+    setFetchingParam: (state, action) => {
+      if (action.payload === state.fetchingParam) return
+      state.fetchingParam = action.payload
+    },
     setParamSearchValue: (state, action) => {
       if (action.payload === state.searchValue) return
       state.searchValue = action.payload
@@ -120,6 +125,7 @@ const paramsSlice = createSlice({
     resetParamState: (state) => {
       state.fetchingVars = false
       state.fetchingVarsProgress = { progress: 0, param_id: "" }
+      state.fetchingParam = ""
       state.params = []
       state.shownParams = []
       state.modifiedParams = []
@@ -182,6 +188,7 @@ const paramsSlice = createSlice({
     selectShowModifiedParams: (state) => state.showModifiedParams,
     selectFetchingVars: (state) => state.fetchingVars,
     selectFetchingVarsProgress: (state) => state.fetchingVarsProgress,
+    selectFetchingParam: (state) => state.fetchingParam,
     selectParamSearchValue: (state) => state.searchValue,
     selectHasFetchedOnce: (state) => state.hasFetchedOnce,
     selectLoadParamsFileModalOpen: (state) => state.loadParamsFileModalOpen,
@@ -207,6 +214,7 @@ export const {
   setModifiedParams,
   setFetchingVars,
   setFetchingVarsProgress,
+  setFetchingParam,
   setParamSearchValue,
   toggleShowModifiedParams,
   appendModifiedParams,
@@ -239,6 +247,7 @@ export const {
   selectModifiedParams,
   selectFetchingVars,
   selectFetchingVarsProgress,
+  selectFetchingParam,
   selectShowModifiedParams,
   selectParamSearchValue,
   selectHasFetchedOnce,
diff --git a/radio/app/controllers/paramsController.py b/radio/app/controllers/paramsController.py
index dbe7575cd..977b12c35 100644
--- a/radio/app/controllers/paramsController.py
+++ b/radio/app/controllers/paramsController.py
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ def getSingleParam(self, param_name: str, timeout: float = 3) -> Response:
         try:
             time.sleep(0.05)  # Brief pause for stability
 
+            if self.drone.fetchingParameterCb:
+                self.drone.fetchingParameterCb(param_name)
+
             self.drone.master.mav.param_request_read_send(
                 self.drone.target_system,
                 self.drone.target_component,
diff --git a/radio/app/drone.py b/radio/app/drone.py
index 54ca9d0c6..57e6f7e72 100644
--- a/radio/app/drone.py
+++ b/radio/app/drone.py
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ def __init__(
         droneDisconnectCb: Optional[Callable] = None,
         droneConnectStatusCb: Optional[Callable] = None,
         linkDebugStatsCb: Optional[Callable] = None,
+        fetchingParameterCb: Optional[Callable] = None,
     ) -> None:
         """
         The drone class interfaces with the UAS via MavLink.
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.droneDisconnectCb = droneDisconnectCb
         self.droneConnectStatusCb = droneConnectStatusCb
         self.linkDebugStatsCb = linkDebugStatsCb
+        self.fetchingParameterCb = fetchingParameterCb
 
         self.connectionError: Optional[str] = None
 
diff --git a/radio/app/endpoints/autopilot.py b/radio/app/endpoints/autopilot.py
index fd1920608..5ae2e8f5e 100644
--- a/radio/app/endpoints/autopilot.py
+++ b/radio/app/endpoints/autopilot.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ def rebootAutopilot() -> None:
     droneDisconnectCb = droneStatus.drone.droneDisconnectCb
     droneConnectStatusCb = droneStatus.drone.droneConnectStatusCb
     linkDebugStatsCb = droneStatus.drone.linkDebugStatsCb
+    fetchingParameterCb = droneStatus.drone.fetchingParameterCb
     forwarding_address = droneStatus.drone.forwarding_address
 
     socketio.emit("disconnected_from_drone")
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ def rebootAutopilot() -> None:
             droneDisconnectCb=droneDisconnectCb,
             droneConnectStatusCb=droneConnectStatusCb,
             linkDebugStatsCb=linkDebugStatsCb,
+            fetchingParameterCb=fetchingParameterCb,
         )
         if droneStatus.drone.connectionError:
             tries += 1
diff --git a/radio/app/endpoints/comPorts.py b/radio/app/endpoints/comPorts.py
index 709e869e2..6d97b38cb 100644
--- a/radio/app/endpoints/comPorts.py
+++ b/radio/app/endpoints/comPorts.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     droneErrorCb,
     getComPortNames,
     getFlightSwVersionString,
+    fetchingParameterCb,
 )
 
 
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ def connectToDrone(data: ConnectionDataType) -> None:
         droneDisconnectCb=disconnectFromDrone,
         droneConnectStatusCb=droneConnectStatusCb,
         linkDebugStatsCb=sendLinkDebugStats,
+        fetchingParameterCb=fetchingParameterCb,
     )
 
     if drone.connectionError is not None:
diff --git a/radio/app/utils.py b/radio/app/utils.py
index f5562cefc..e94557630 100644
--- a/radio/app/utils.py
+++ b/radio/app/utils.py
@@ -178,6 +178,19 @@ def notConnectedError(action: Optional[str] = None) -> None:
     )
 
 
+def fetchingParameterCb(param_name: str) -> None:
+    """
+    Send the parameter currently being fetched to the socket.
+
+    Args:
+        param_name (str): The name of the parameter currently being fetched.
+    """
+    socketio.emit(
+        "fetching_param",
+        {"success": True, "message": param_name},
+    )
+
+
 def missingParameterError(endpoint: str, params: Union[str, list[str]]) -> None:
     """ "
     Send error to the socket indicating that a request made to the server was missing required parameters