diff --git a/dnf5daemon-server/callbacks.cpp b/dnf5daemon-server/callbacks.cpp
index c9c7d06ebf..e9eeadb778 100644
--- a/dnf5daemon-server/callbacks.cpp
+++ b/dnf5daemon-server/callbacks.cpp
@@ -125,6 +125,24 @@ sdbus::Signal DbusTransactionCB::create_signal_pkg(
 }
 
 
+void DbusTransactionCB::before_begin(int total) {
+    try {
+        auto signal = create_signal(dnfdaemon::INTERFACE_RPM, dnfdaemon::SIGNAL_TRANSACTION_BEFORE_BEGIN);
+        signal << total;
+        dbus_object->emitSignal(signal);
+    } catch (...) {
+    }
+}
+
+void DbusTransactionCB::after_complete(bool success) {
+    try {
+        auto signal = create_signal(dnfdaemon::INTERFACE_RPM, dnfdaemon::SIGNAL_TRANSACTION_AFTER_COMPLETE);
+        signal << success;
+        dbus_object->emitSignal(signal);
+    } catch (...) {
+    }
+}
+
 void DbusTransactionCB::install_start(const libdnf5::rpm::TransactionItem & item, uint64_t total) {
     try {
         dnfdaemon::RpmTransactionItemActions action;
diff --git a/dnf5daemon-server/callbacks.hpp b/dnf5daemon-server/callbacks.hpp
index ea7dcc1fa1..e8e1132727 100644
--- a/dnf5daemon-server/callbacks.hpp
+++ b/dnf5daemon-server/callbacks.hpp
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@ class DbusTransactionCB : public libdnf5::rpm::TransactionCallbacks, public Dbus
     explicit DbusTransactionCB(Session & session) : DbusCallback(session) {}
     virtual ~DbusTransactionCB() = default;
 
+    // overall transaction progress
+    void before_begin(int total) override;
+    void after_complete(bool success) override;
+
     // transaction preparation
     void transaction_start(uint64_t total) override;
     void transaction_progress(uint64_t amount, uint64_t total) override;
diff --git a/dnf5daemon-server/dbus.hpp b/dnf5daemon-server/dbus.hpp
index 4c514b6e19..ae1ff18baf 100644
--- a/dnf5daemon-server/dbus.hpp
+++ b/dnf5daemon-server/dbus.hpp
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ const char * const SIGNAL_DOWNLOAD_MIRROR_FAILURE = "download_mirror_failure";
 
 const char * const SIGNAL_REPO_KEY_IMPORT_REQUEST = "repo_key_import_request";
 
+const char * const SIGNAL_TRANSACTION_BEFORE_BEGIN = "transaction_before_begin";
+const char * const SIGNAL_TRANSACTION_AFTER_COMPLETE = "transaction_after_complete";
 const char * const SIGNAL_TRANSACTION_TRANSACTION_START = "transaction_transaction_start";
 const char * const SIGNAL_TRANSACTION_TRANSACTION_PROGRESS = "transaction_transaction_progress";
 const char * const SIGNAL_TRANSACTION_TRANSACTION_STOP = "transaction_transaction_stop";