diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 069822ff3..e472ada1e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 - [GUI] Minor tray icon improvements (#4231 by: HebaruSan)
 - [Multiple] Translation updates from Crowdin (#4233 by: vixnig38, ambition, tinygrox; reviewed: HebaruSan)
 - [Multiple] Cache migration and other fixes (#4240 by: HebaruSan)
-- [Multiple] Start installing mods while downloads are still in progress (#4249 by: HebaruSan)
+- [Multiple] Start installing mods while downloads are still in progress (#4249, #4255 by: HebaruSan)
 - [Multiple] Sort dependencies first in modpacks (#4252 by: HebaruSan)
 - [Multiple] Allow installs and removals to be cancelled (#4253 by: HebaruSan)
 
diff --git a/GUI/Controls/LabeledProgressBar.cs b/GUI/Controls/LabeledProgressBar.cs
index 48fcae5fb..0d864aafc 100644
--- a/GUI/Controls/LabeledProgressBar.cs
+++ b/GUI/Controls/LabeledProgressBar.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System.Drawing;
 using System.Windows.Forms;
 using System.ComponentModel;
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 #if NET5_0_OR_GREATER
 using System.Runtime.Versioning;
 #endif
@@ -18,19 +19,9 @@ public class LabeledProgressBar : ProgressBar
         public LabeledProgressBar()
             : base()
         {
-            SuspendLayout();
-
-            label = new TransparentLabel()
-            {
-                ForeColor   = SystemColors.ControlText,
-                Dock        = DockStyle.Fill,
-                TextAlign   = ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter,
-                Text        = "",
-            };
-            Controls.Add(label);
-
-            ResumeLayout(false);
-            PerformLayout();
+            SetStyle(ControlStyles.OptimizedDoubleBuffer, true);
+            Font = SystemFonts.DefaultFont;
+            Text = "";
         }
 
         [Bindable(false)]
@@ -39,25 +30,33 @@ public LabeledProgressBar()
         [DesignerSerializationVisibility(DesignerSerializationVisibility.Visible)]
         [EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Always)]
         // If we use override instead of new, the nullability never matches (!)
-        public new string? Text
-        {
-            get => label.Text;
-            set => label.Text = value;
+        public new string Text {
+            get => text;
+            [MemberNotNull(nameof(text), nameof(textSize))]
+            set
+            {
+                text     = value;
+                textSize = TextRenderer.MeasureText(text, Font);
+            }
         }
 
+        [Bindable(false)]
+        [Browsable(true)]
+        [DesignerSerializationVisibility(DesignerSerializationVisibility.Visible)]
+        [EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Always)]
         // If we use override instead of new, the nullability never matches (!)
-        public new Font Font
-        {
-            get => label.Font;
-            set => label.Font = value;
-        }
+        public new Font Font { get; set; }
 
-        public ContentAlignment TextAlign
+        protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e)
         {
-            get => label.TextAlign;
-            set => label.TextAlign = value;
+            base.OnPaint(e);
+            TextRenderer.DrawText(e.Graphics, Text, Font,
+                                  new Point((Width  - textSize.Width)  / 2,
+                                            (Height - textSize.Height) / 2),
+                                  SystemColors.ControlText);
         }
 
-        private readonly TransparentLabel label;
+        private string text;
+        private Size   textSize;
     }
 }
diff --git a/GUI/Controls/TransparentLabel.cs b/GUI/Controls/TransparentLabel.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 5bbc63dc8..000000000
--- a/GUI/Controls/TransparentLabel.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Drawing;
-using System.Windows.Forms;
-#if NET5_0_OR_GREATER
-using System.Runtime.Versioning;
-#endif
-
-namespace CKAN.GUI
-{
-    #if NET5_0_OR_GREATER
-    [SupportedOSPlatform("windows")]
-    #endif
-    public class TransparentLabel : Label
-    {
-        public TransparentLabel()
-        {
-            SetStyle(ControlStyles.SupportsTransparentBackColor
-                     | ControlStyles.ResizeRedraw
-                     | ControlStyles.Opaque
-                     | ControlStyles.AllPaintingInWmPaint,
-                     true);
-            SetStyle(ControlStyles.OptimizedDoubleBuffer, false);
-            BackColor = Color.Transparent;
-        }
-
-        // If we use override instead of new, the nullability never matches (!)
-        public new string? Text
-        {
-            get => base.Text;
-            set
-            {
-                base.Text = value;
-                Parent?.Invalidate(Bounds, false);
-            }
-        }
-
-        // If we use override instead of new, the nullability never matches (!)
-        public new ContentAlignment TextAlign
-        {
-            get => base.TextAlign;
-            set
-            {
-                base.TextAlign = value;
-                Parent?.Invalidate(Bounds, false);
-            }
-        }
-
-        protected override CreateParams CreateParams
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                var cp = base.CreateParams;
-                cp.ExStyle |= (int)WindowExStyles.WS_EX_TRANSPARENT;
-                return cp;
-            }
-        }
-
-        protected override void OnMove(EventArgs e)
-        {
-            base.OnMove(e);
-            RecreateHandle();
-        }
-
-        protected override void OnPaintBackground(PaintEventArgs e)
-        {
-            // Do nothing
-        }
-    }
-}