diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 7d88586cc..f2a16ca62 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Enhancements
  - [eas] propagate message submission errors to EAS clients (#3774)
 
 Bug fixes
+ - [web] correctly set percent-complete for tasks from the list view (#3197)
  - [core] we now search in all domain sources for Apple Calendar
  - [core] properly handle groups in Apple Calendar's delegation
 
diff --git a/UI/Scheduler/UIxTaskEditor.m b/UI/Scheduler/UIxTaskEditor.m
index c6cc7a18a..800bded6a 100644
--- a/UI/Scheduler/UIxTaskEditor.m
+++ b/UI/Scheduler/UIxTaskEditor.m
@@ -577,12 +577,17 @@
     {
       newStatus = [self queryParameterForKey: @"status"];
       if ([newStatus intValue])
-	[todo setCompleted: [NSCalendarDate date]];
+	{
+	  // -setCompleted will also set the status to "COMPLETED"
+	  [todo setCompleted: [NSCalendarDate date]];
+	  [todo setPercentComplete: @"100"];
+
+	}
       else
 	{
+	  // -setCompleted will also set the status to "IN-PROCESS"
 	  [todo setCompleted: nil];
 	  [todo setPercentComplete: @"0"];
-	  [todo setStatus: @"IN-PROCESS"];
 	}
       [[self clientObject] saveComponent: todo];
     }