diff --git a/src/webpage.cpp b/src/webpage.cpp
index 31420a25c6..b0fa9cbe98 100644
--- a/src/webpage.cpp
+++ b/src/webpage.cpp
@@ -951,6 +951,9 @@ void WebPage::openUrl(const QString& address, const QVariant& op, const QVariant
 
         request.setUrl(url);
         m_mainFrame->load(request, networkOp, body);
+
+        // Emulate the behavior of old QtWebKit
+        m_loadingProgress = 1;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/test/module/webpage/loading.js b/test/module/webpage/loading.js
index 61aade1dee..6af3324429 100644
--- a/test/module/webpage/loading.js
+++ b/test/module/webpage/loading.js
@@ -18,6 +18,4 @@ async_test(function () {
 
     assert_is_true(page.loading);
     assert_greater_than(page.loadingProgress, 0);
-}, "page loading progress",
-    { skip: true }   // FIXME
-);
+}, "page loading progress");