diff --git a/OpenNest.Engine/AccumulatingProgress.cs b/OpenNest.Engine/AccumulatingProgress.cs
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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace OpenNest
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Wraps an IProgress to prepend previously placed parts to each report,
+    /// so the UI shows the full picture during incremental fills.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal class AccumulatingProgress : IProgress<NestProgress>
+    {
+        private readonly IProgress<NestProgress> inner;
+        private readonly List<Part> previousParts;
+
+        public AccumulatingProgress(IProgress<NestProgress> inner, List<Part> previousParts)
+        {
+            this.inner = inner;
+            this.previousParts = previousParts;
+        }
+
+        public void Report(NestProgress value)
+        {
+            if (value.BestParts != null && previousParts.Count > 0)
+            {
+                var combined = new List<Part>(previousParts.Count + value.BestParts.Count);
+                combined.AddRange(previousParts);
+                combined.AddRange(value.BestParts);
+                value.BestParts = combined;
+                value.BestPartCount = combined.Count;
+            }
+
+            inner.Report(value);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/OpenNest.Tests/AccumulatingProgressTests.cs b/OpenNest.Tests/AccumulatingProgressTests.cs
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+namespace OpenNest.Tests;
+
+public class AccumulatingProgressTests
+{
+    private class CapturingProgress : IProgress<NestProgress>
+    {
+        public NestProgress Last { get; private set; }
+        public void Report(NestProgress value) => Last = value;
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Report_PrependsPreviousParts()
+    {
+        var inner = new CapturingProgress();
+        var previous = new List<Part> { TestHelpers.MakePartAt(0, 0, 10) };
+        var accumulating = new AccumulatingProgress(inner, previous);
+
+        var newParts = new List<Part> { TestHelpers.MakePartAt(20, 0, 10) };
+        accumulating.Report(new NestProgress { BestParts = newParts, BestPartCount = 1 });
+
+        Assert.NotNull(inner.Last);
+        Assert.Equal(2, inner.Last.BestParts.Count);
+        Assert.Equal(2, inner.Last.BestPartCount);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Report_NoPreviousParts_PassesThrough()
+    {
+        var inner = new CapturingProgress();
+        var accumulating = new AccumulatingProgress(inner, new List<Part>());
+
+        var newParts = new List<Part> { TestHelpers.MakePartAt(0, 0, 10) };
+        accumulating.Report(new NestProgress { BestParts = newParts, BestPartCount = 1 });
+
+        Assert.NotNull(inner.Last);
+        Assert.Single(inner.Last.BestParts);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Report_NullBestParts_PassesThrough()
+    {
+        var inner = new CapturingProgress();
+        var previous = new List<Part> { TestHelpers.MakePartAt(0, 0, 10) };
+        var accumulating = new AccumulatingProgress(inner, previous);
+
+        accumulating.Report(new NestProgress { BestParts = null });
+
+        Assert.NotNull(inner.Last);
+        Assert.Null(inner.Last.BestParts);
+    }
+}