diff --git a/src/Spectre.Console.Tests/Unit/Progress/ProgressTests.cs b/src/Spectre.Console.Tests/Unit/Progress/ProgressTests.cs
index 64960c8..a0f93fc 100644
--- a/src/Spectre.Console.Tests/Unit/Progress/ProgressTests.cs
+++ b/src/Spectre.Console.Tests/Unit/Progress/ProgressTests.cs
@@ -115,5 +115,74 @@ namespace Spectre.Console.Tests.Unit
             task.MaxValue.ShouldBe(20);
             task.Value.ShouldBe(20);
         }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Setting_Value_Should_Override_Incremented_Value()
+        {
+            // Given
+            var task = default(ProgressTask);
+            var console = new FakeConsole();
+            var progress = new Progress(console)
+                .Columns(new[] { new ProgressBarColumn() })
+                .AutoRefresh(false)
+                .AutoClear(false);
+
+            // When
+            progress.Start(ctx =>
+            {
+                task = ctx.AddTask("foo");
+                task.Increment(50);
+                task.Value = 20;
+            });
+
+            // Then
+            task.MaxValue.ShouldBe(100);
+            task.Value.ShouldBe(20);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Setting_Value_To_MaxValue_Should_Finish_Task()
+        {
+            // Given
+            var task = default(ProgressTask);
+            var console = new FakeConsole();
+            var progress = new Progress(console)
+                .Columns(new[] { new ProgressBarColumn() })
+                .AutoRefresh(false)
+                .AutoClear(false);
+
+            // When
+            progress.Start(ctx =>
+            {
+                task = ctx.AddTask("foo");
+                task.Value = task.MaxValue;
+            });
+
+            // Then
+            task.IsFinished.ShouldBe(true);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Should_Increment_Manually_Set_Value()
+        {
+            // Given
+            var task = default(ProgressTask);
+            var console = new FakeConsole();
+            var progress = new Progress(console)
+                .Columns(new[] { new ProgressBarColumn() })
+                .AutoRefresh(false)
+                .AutoClear(false);
+
+            // When
+            progress.Start(ctx =>
+            {
+                task = ctx.AddTask("foo");
+                task.Value = 50;
+                task.Increment(10);
+            });
+
+            // Then
+            task.Value.ShouldBe(60);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Spectre.Console/Extensions/Progress/ProgressTaskExtensions.cs b/src/Spectre.Console/Extensions/Progress/ProgressTaskExtensions.cs
index 63ba2b0..a30876b 100644
--- a/src/Spectre.Console/Extensions/Progress/ProgressTaskExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Spectre.Console/Extensions/Progress/ProgressTaskExtensions.cs
@@ -40,5 +40,22 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
             task.MaxValue = value;
             return task;
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sets the value of the task.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="task">The task.</param>
+        /// <param name="value">The value.</param>
+        /// <returns>The same instance so that multiple calls can be chained.</returns>
+        public static ProgressTask Value(this ProgressTask task, double value)
+        {
+            if (task is null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(task));
+            }
+
+            task.Value = value;
+            return task;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Spectre.Console/Widgets/Progress/ProgressTask.cs b/src/Spectre.Console/Widgets/Progress/ProgressTask.cs
index 91b30c0..1df68be 100644
--- a/src/Spectre.Console/Widgets/Progress/ProgressTask.cs
+++ b/src/Spectre.Console/Widgets/Progress/ProgressTask.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
 
         private double _maxValue;
         private string _description;
+        private double _value;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the task ID.
@@ -39,9 +40,13 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the value of the task.
+        /// Gets or sets the value of the task.
         /// </summary>
-        public double Value { get; private set; }
+        public double Value
+        {
+            get => _value;
+            set => Update(value: value);
+        }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the start time of the task.
@@ -100,6 +105,7 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
             _samples = new List<ProgressSample>();
             _lock = new object();
             _maxValue = maxValue;
+            _value = 0;
 
             _description = description?.RemoveNewLines()?.Trim() ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(description));
             if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_description))
@@ -109,7 +115,6 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
 
             Id = id;
             State = new ProgressTaskState();
-            Value = 0;
             StartTime = autoStart ? DateTime.Now : null;
         }
 
@@ -151,7 +156,8 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
         private void Update(
             string? description = null,
             double? maxValue = null,
-            double? increment = null)
+            double? increment = null,
+            double? value = null)
         {
             lock (_lock)
             {
@@ -175,13 +181,18 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
 
                 if (increment != null)
                 {
-                    Value += increment.Value;
+                    _value += increment.Value;
+                }
+
+                if (value != null)
+                {
+                    _value = value.Value;
                 }
 
                 // Need to cap the max value?
-                if (Value > _maxValue)
+                if (_value > _maxValue)
                 {
-                    Value = _maxValue;
+                    _value = _maxValue;
                 }
 
                 var timestamp = DateTime.Now;