diff --git a/spring-shell-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/shell/component/view/control/ProgressView.java b/spring-shell-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/shell/component/view/control/ProgressView.java
index 985ca103..4e405ba5 100644
--- a/spring-shell-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/shell/component/view/control/ProgressView.java
+++ b/spring-shell-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/shell/component/view/control/ProgressView.java
@@ -137,8 +137,7 @@ public class ProgressView extends BoxView {
 	 * @param items the progress view items
 	 */
 	public ProgressView(ProgressViewItem... items) {
-		this(0, 100, new ProgressViewItem[] { ProgressViewItem.ofText(), ProgressViewItem.ofSpinner(),
-				ProgressViewItem.ofPercent() });
+		this(0, 100, items);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/spring-shell-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/shell/component/view/control/ProgressViewTests.java b/spring-shell-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/shell/component/view/control/ProgressViewTests.java
index 95a5fdf5..1c5f45da 100644
--- a/spring-shell-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/shell/component/view/control/ProgressViewTests.java
+++ b/spring-shell-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/shell/component/view/control/ProgressViewTests.java
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ public class ProgressViewTests extends AbstractViewTests {
 			assertThat(getViewItems(view)).hasSize(1);
 		}
 
+		@Test
+		void constructJustTextJustItems() {
+			view = new ProgressView(ProgressViewItem.ofText());
+			assertThat(getViewItems(view)).hasSize(1);
+		}
+
 	}
 
 	@Nested