diff --git a/docs/openapi.json b/docs/openapi.json
index e5710436..787074d6 100644
--- a/docs/openapi.json
+++ b/docs/openapi.json
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@
                   "name": {
                     "type": "string"
                   },
+                  "progress": {
+                    "type": "object"
+                  },
                   "size": {
                     "type": "string"
                   },
diff --git a/reana_workflow_controller/rest/utils.py b/reana_workflow_controller/rest/utils.py
index d3bf8ca2..6fb1486d 100644
--- a/reana_workflow_controller/rest/utils.py
+++ b/reana_workflow_controller/rest/utils.py
@@ -459,3 +459,40 @@ def get_workspace_diff(workflow_a, workflow_b, brief=False, context_lines=5):
         if not reana_fs.exists(workspace_b):
             raise ValueError('Workspace of {} does not exist.'.format(
                 get_workflow_name(workflow_b)))
+
+
+def get_workflow_progress(workflow):
+    """Return workflow progress information.
+
+    :param workflow: The workflow to get progress information from.
+    :type: reana_db.models.Workflow instance.
+
+    :return: Dictionary with workflow progress information.
+    """
+    current_job_progress = get_current_job_progress(workflow.id_)
+    cmd_and_step_name = {}
+    try:
+        _, cmd_and_step_name = current_job_progress.popitem()
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+    run_started_at = (workflow.run_started_at.
+                      strftime(WORKFLOW_TIME_FORMAT)
+                      if workflow.run_started_at else None)
+    run_finished_at = (workflow.run_finished_at.
+                       strftime(WORKFLOW_TIME_FORMAT)
+                       if workflow.run_finished_at else None)
+    initial_progress_status = {'total': 0, 'job_ids': []}
+    return {
+        'total': (workflow.job_progress.get('total') or
+                  initial_progress_status),
+        'running': (workflow.job_progress.get('running') or
+                    initial_progress_status),
+        'finished': (workflow.job_progress.get('finished') or
+                     initial_progress_status),
+        'failed': (workflow.job_progress.get('failed') or
+                   initial_progress_status),
+        'current_command': cmd_and_step_name.get('prettified_cmd'),
+        'current_step_name': cmd_and_step_name.get('current_job_name'),
+        'run_started_at': run_started_at,
+        'run_finished_at': run_finished_at
+    }
diff --git a/reana_workflow_controller/rest/workflows.py b/reana_workflow_controller/rest/workflows.py
index 81a6881e..808acefb 100644
--- a/reana_workflow_controller/rest/workflows.py
+++ b/reana_workflow_controller/rest/workflows.py
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@
                                               REANAWorkflowNameError)
 from reana_workflow_controller.rest.utils import (
     get_specification_diff, get_workflow_name)
-from reana_workflow_controller.rest.utils import \
-    create_workflow_workspace, get_workspace_diff
+from reana_workflow_controller.rest.utils import (create_workflow_workspace,
+                                                  get_workspace_diff,
+                                                  get_workflow_progress)
 
 
 START = 'start'
@@ -94,6 +95,8 @@ def get_workflows():  # noqa
                   type: string
                 created:
                   type: string
+                progress:
+                  type: object
           examples:
             application/json:
               [
@@ -168,6 +171,7 @@ def get_workflows():  # noqa
                                  'user': user_uuid,
                                  'created': workflow.created.
                                  strftime(WORKFLOW_TIME_FORMAT),
+                                 'progress': get_workflow_progress(workflow),
                                  'size': '-'}
             if type == 'interactive':
                 if not workflow.interactive_session or \
diff --git a/reana_workflow_controller/rest/workflows_status.py b/reana_workflow_controller/rest/workflows_status.py
index 4b2f7b78..2bd77c3b 100644
--- a/reana_workflow_controller/rest/workflows_status.py
+++ b/reana_workflow_controller/rest/workflows_status.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
                                                   delete_workflow,
                                                   get_current_job_progress,
                                                   get_workflow_name,
+                                                  get_workflow_progress,
                                                   start_workflow,
                                                   stop_workflow)
 
@@ -238,45 +239,12 @@ def get_workflow_status(workflow_id_or_name):  # noqa
             return jsonify(
                 {'message': 'User {} is not allowed to access workflow {}'
                  .format(user_uuid, workflow_id_or_name)}), 403
-
-        current_job_progress = get_current_job_progress(workflow.id_)
-        cmd_and_step_name = {}
-        try:
-            current_job_id, cmd_and_step_name = current_job_progress.\
-                popitem()
-        except Exception:
-            pass
-        run_started_at = None
-        if workflow.run_started_at:
-            run_started_at = workflow.run_started_at.\
-                strftime(WORKFLOW_TIME_FORMAT)
-        initial_progress_status = {'total': 0, 'job_ids': []}
-        progress = {'total':
-                    workflow.job_progress.get('total') or
-                    initial_progress_status,
-                    'running':
-                    workflow.job_progress.get('running') or
-                    initial_progress_status,
-                    'finished':
-                    workflow.job_progress.get('finished') or
-                    initial_progress_status,
-                    'failed':
-                    workflow.job_progress.get('failed') or
-                    initial_progress_status,
-                    'current_command':
-                    cmd_and_step_name.get('prettified_cmd'),
-                    'current_step_name':
-                    cmd_and_step_name.get('current_job_name'),
-                    'run_started_at':
-                    run_started_at
-                    }
-
         return jsonify({'id': workflow.id_,
                         'name': get_workflow_name(workflow),
                         'created':
                         workflow.created.strftime(WORKFLOW_TIME_FORMAT),
                         'status': workflow.status.name,
-                        'progress': progress,
+                        'progress': get_workflow_progress(workflow),
                         'user': user_uuid,
                         'logs': json.dumps(workflow_logs)}), 200
     except ValueError:
diff --git a/tests/test_views.py b/tests/test_views.py
index bc16d52f..6e3f7666 100644
--- a/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/tests/test_views.py
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ def test_get_workflows(app, session, default_user, cwl_workflow_with_name):
                 "status": workflow.status.name,
                 "user": str(workflow.owner_id),
                 "created": response_data[0]["created"],
+                "progress": response_data[0]["progress"],
                 "size": "-"
             }
         ]