diff --git a/frappe/email/doctype/newsletter/newsletter.js b/frappe/email/doctype/newsletter/newsletter.js
index 8e58b562e7..0fcec25402 100644
--- a/frappe/email/doctype/newsletter/newsletter.js
+++ b/frappe/email/doctype/newsletter/newsletter.js
@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@ cur_frm.cscript.refresh = function(doc) {
 }
 
 cur_frm.cscript.setup_dashboard = function() {
-	if(!cur_frm.doc.__islocal && cint(cur_frm.doc.email_sent) && cur_frm.doc.__onload && cur_frm.doc.__onload.status_count) {
+	if(!cur_frm.doc.__islocal && cint(cur_frm.doc.email_sent)
+		&& cur_frm.doc.__onload && cur_frm.doc.__onload.status_count) {
 		var stat = cur_frm.doc.__onload.status_count;
-		var total = frappe.utils.sum($.map(stat, function(v) { return v; }));
+		var total = cur_frm.doc.scheduled_to_send;
 		if(total) {
 			$.each(stat, function(k, v) {
 				stat[k] = flt(v * 100 / total, 2) + '%';
@@ -31,12 +32,17 @@ cur_frm.cscript.setup_dashboard = function() {
 
 			cur_frm.dashboard.add_progress("Status", [
 				{
-					title: stat["Sent"] + "% Sent",
+					title: stat["Not Sent"] + " Queued",
+					width: stat["Not Sent"],
+					progress_class: "progress-bar-info"
+				},
+				{
+					title: stat["Sent"] + " Sent",
 					width: stat["Sent"],
 					progress_class: "progress-bar-success"
 				},
 				{
-					title: stat["Sending"] + "% Sending",
+					title: stat["Sending"] + " Sending",
 					width: stat["Sending"],
 					progress_class: "progress-bar-warning"
 				},
diff --git a/frappe/email/doctype/newsletter/newsletter.json b/frappe/email/doctype/newsletter/newsletter.json
index 4a1fed3e07..bc1859744f 100644
--- a/frappe/email/doctype/newsletter/newsletter.json
+++ b/frappe/email/doctype/newsletter/newsletter.json
@@ -124,6 +124,34 @@
    "set_only_once": 0, 
    "unique": 0
   }, 
+  {
+   "allow_on_submit": 0, 
+   "bold": 0, 
+   "collapsible": 0, 
+   "columns": 0, 
+   "fieldname": "scheduled_to_send", 
+   "fieldtype": "Int", 
+   "hidden": 1, 
+   "ignore_user_permissions": 0, 
+   "ignore_xss_filter": 0, 
+   "in_filter": 0, 
+   "in_list_view": 0, 
+   "in_standard_filter": 0, 
+   "label": "Scheduled To Send", 
+   "length": 0, 
+   "no_copy": 0, 
+   "permlevel": 0, 
+   "precision": "", 
+   "print_hide": 0, 
+   "print_hide_if_no_value": 0, 
+   "read_only": 0, 
+   "remember_last_selected_value": 0, 
+   "report_hide": 0, 
+   "reqd": 0, 
+   "search_index": 0, 
+   "set_only_once": 0, 
+   "unique": 0
+  }, 
   {
    "allow_on_submit": 0, 
    "bold": 0, 
@@ -275,7 +303,7 @@
  "istable": 0, 
  "max_attachments": 0, 
  "menu_index": 0, 
- "modified": "2016-12-29 14:40:10.027720", 
+ "modified": "2017-01-19 06:16:23.102086", 
  "modified_by": "Administrator", 
  "module": "Email", 
  "name": "Newsletter", 
@@ -285,13 +313,12 @@
    "amend": 0, 
    "apply_user_permissions": 0, 
    "cancel": 0, 
-   "create": 0, 
+   "create": 1, 
    "delete": 1, 
    "email": 1, 
    "export": 1, 
    "if_owner": 0, 
    "import": 0, 
-   "is_custom": 0, 
    "permlevel": 0, 
    "print": 1, 
    "read": 1, 
diff --git a/frappe/email/doctype/newsletter/newsletter.py b/frappe/email/doctype/newsletter/newsletter.py
index 1ed3909afc..63efe9a66d 100755
--- a/frappe/email/doctype/newsletter/newsletter.py
+++ b/frappe/email/doctype/newsletter/newsletter.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class Newsletter(Document):
 			self.validate_send()
 
 			# using default queue with a longer timeout as this isn't a scheduled task
-			enqueue(send_newsletter, queue='default', timeout=5000, event='send_newsletter',
+			enqueue(send_newsletter, queue='default', timeout=6000, event='send_newsletter',
 				newsletter=self.name)
 
 		else:
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class Newsletter(Document):
 		frappe.msgprint(_("Scheduled to send to {0} recipients").format(len(self.recipients)))
 
 		frappe.db.set(self, "email_sent", 1)
+		frappe.db.set(self, 'scheduled_to_send', len(self.recipients))
 
 	def queue_all(self):
 		if not self.get("recipients"):
diff --git a/frappe/email/queue.py b/frappe/email/queue.py
index e8ba5ad3eb..de5630695c 100755
--- a/frappe/email/queue.py
+++ b/frappe/email/queue.py
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ def add(recipients, sender, subject, **kwargs):
 
 				if kwargs.get('now'):
 					send_one(duplicate.name, now=True)
+
+			frappe.db.commit()
 	else:
 		email_queue = get_email_queue(recipients, sender, subject, **kwargs)
 		if kwargs.get('now'):
@@ -298,9 +300,15 @@ def make_cache_queue():
 	'''cache values in queue before sendign'''
 	cache = frappe.cache()
 
-	emails = frappe.db.sql('''select name from `tabEmail Queue`
-		where (status='Not Sent' or status='Partially Sent') and (send_after is null or send_after < %(now)s)
-		order by priority desc, creation asc
+	emails = frappe.db.sql('''select
+			name
+		from
+			`tabEmail Queue`
+		where
+			(status='Not Sent' or status='Partially Sent') and
+			(send_after is null or send_after < %(now)s)
+		order
+			by priority desc, creation asc
 		limit 500''', { 'now': now_datetime() })
 
 	# reset value
@@ -311,9 +319,15 @@ def make_cache_queue():
 def send_one(email, smtpserver=None, auto_commit=True, now=False, from_test=False):
 	'''Send Email Queue with given smtpserver'''
 
-	email = frappe.db.sql('''select name, status, communication,
-		message, sender, reference_doctype, reference_name, unsubscribe_param, unsubscribe_method, expose_recipients, show_as_cc
-		from `tabEmail Queue` where name=%s for update''', email, as_dict=True)[0]
+	email = frappe.db.sql('''select
+			name, status, communication, message, sender, reference_doctype,
+			reference_name, unsubscribe_param, unsubscribe_method, expose_recipients,
+			show_as_cc
+		from
+			`tabEmail Queue`
+		where
+			name=%s
+		for update''', email, as_dict=True)[0]
 
 	recipients_list = frappe.db.sql('''select name, recipient, status from
 		`tabEmail Queue Recipient` where parent=%s''',email.name,as_dict=1)