diff --git a/media/libmediatranscoding/transcoder/MediaSampleWriter.cpp b/media/libmediatranscoding/transcoder/MediaSampleWriter.cpp
index 88c1c42..10b2e80 100644
--- a/media/libmediatranscoding/transcoder/MediaSampleWriter.cpp
+++ b/media/libmediatranscoding/transcoder/MediaSampleWriter.cpp
@@ -328,8 +328,8 @@
                 }
                 lastProgressUpdate = progress;
             }
-            progressSinceLastReport = true;
         }
+        progressSinceLastReport = true;
     }
 
     return AMEDIA_OK;
diff --git a/media/libmediatranscoding/transcoder/MediaTranscoder.cpp b/media/libmediatranscoding/transcoder/MediaTranscoder.cpp
index 413f049..879241e 100644
--- a/media/libmediatranscoding/transcoder/MediaTranscoder.cpp
+++ b/media/libmediatranscoding/transcoder/MediaTranscoder.cpp
@@ -158,6 +158,11 @@
         return;
     }
 
+    // The sample writer is not yet started so notify the caller that progress is still made.
+    if (mHeartBeatIntervalUs > 0) {
+        mCallbacks->onHeartBeat(this);
+    }
+
     MediaTrackTranscoder* mutableTranscoder = const_cast<MediaTrackTranscoder*>(transcoder);
     mutableTranscoder->setSampleConsumer(consumer);