diff --git a/utilities/src/org/netbeans/modules/search/Bundle.properties b/utilities/src/org/netbeans/modules/search/Bundle.properties
--- a/utilities/src/org/netbeans/modules/search/Bundle.properties
+++ b/utilities/src/org/netbeans/modules/search/Bundle.properties
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@
 TEXT_MSG_LIMIT_REACHED_FILES_COUNT=The search was stopped because the limit for number of matching files ({0,number}) was reached.
 TEXT_MSG_LIMIT_REACHED_MATCHES_COUNT=The search was stopped because the limit for number of matching occurences ({0,number}) was reached or exceeded.
 TEXT_SEARCHING___=Searching...
+# {0} - file path
+MSG_searching_file=Searching in {0}
 TEXT_FINISHING_PREV_SEARCH=Finishing the previous search...
 TEXT_CLEANING_RESULT=Cleaning the previous results...
 TEXT_PRINTING_DETAILS=Printing details of the previous results...
diff --git a/utilities/src/org/netbeans/modules/search/SearchTask.java b/utilities/src/org/netbeans/modules/search/SearchTask.java
--- a/utilities/src/org/netbeans/modules/search/SearchTask.java
+++ b/utilities/src/org/netbeans/modules/search/SearchTask.java
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@
 import org.netbeans.api.progress.ProgressHandle;
 import org.netbeans.api.progress.ProgressHandleFactory;
 import org.openide.LifecycleManager;
+import org.openide.filesystems.FileUtil;
+import org.openide.loaders.DataObject;
 import org.openide.util.Cancellable;
 import org.openide.util.NbBundle;
 import org.openidex.search.SearchType;
@@ -76,6 +78,7 @@
     private volatile boolean finished = false;
     /** */
     private final String replaceString;
+    private ProgressHandle progressHandle;
     
     
     /**
@@ -96,6 +99,12 @@
                              ? basicSearchCriteria.getReplaceExpr()
                              : null;
     }
+
+    void searching(DataObject d) {
+        if (progressHandle != null) {
+            progressHandle.progress(NbBundle.getMessage(SearchTask.class, "MSG_searching_file", FileUtil.getFileDisplayName(d.getPrimaryFile())));
+        }
+    }
     
     /**
      */
@@ -109,7 +118,7 @@
             LifecycleManager.getDefault().saveAll();
         }
         
-        ProgressHandle progressHandle = ProgressHandleFactory.createHandle(
+        progressHandle = ProgressHandleFactory.createHandle(
                 NbBundle.getMessage(ResultView.class,"TEXT_SEARCHING___"), this);
         progressHandle.start();
         
@@ -129,6 +138,7 @@
             searchGroup.setListeningSearchTask(null);
             finished = true;
             progressHandle.finish();
+            progressHandle = null;
         }
     }
     
diff --git a/utilities/src/org/netbeans/modules/search/SpecialSearchGroup.java b/utilities/src/org/netbeans/modules/search/SpecialSearchGroup.java
--- a/utilities/src/org/netbeans/modules/search/SpecialSearchGroup.java
+++ b/utilities/src/org/netbeans/modules/search/SpecialSearchGroup.java
@@ -81,11 +81,13 @@
     
     @Override
     public void doSearch() {
-        for (Iterator j = searchScope.getSearchInfo().objectsToSearch(); j.hasNext(); ) {
+        for (Iterator<DataObject> j = searchScope.getSearchInfo().objectsToSearch(); j.hasNext(); ) {
             if (stopped) {
                 return;
             }
-            processSearchObject(/*DataObject*/ j.next());
+            DataObject d = j.next();
+            listeningSearchTask.searching(d);
+            processSearchObject(d);
         }
     }