diff --git a/src/codecs/openexr.rs b/src/codecs/openexr.rs
index 3f20fcfdd0..ace4ecdcfe 100644
--- a/src/codecs/openexr.rs
+++ b/src/codecs/openexr.rs
@@ -152,10 +152,10 @@ impl<'a, R: 'a + Read + Seek> ImageDecoder<'a> for OpenExrDecoder<R> {
     }
 
     // reads with or without alpha, depending on `self.alpha_preference` and `self.alpha_present_in_file`
-    fn read_image_with_progress<F: Fn(Progress)>(
+    fn read_image_with_progress<F: FnMut(Progress)>(
         self,
         unaligned_bytes: &mut [u8],
-        progress_callback: F,
+        mut progress_callback: F,
     ) -> ImageResult<()> {
         let blocks_in_header = self.selected_exr_header().chunk_count as u64;
         let channel_count = self.color_type().channel_count() as usize;
diff --git a/src/image.rs b/src/image.rs
index c578bad970..33be9775e3 100644
--- a/src/image.rs
+++ b/src/image.rs
@@ -686,8 +686,8 @@ pub trait ImageDecoder<'a>: Sized {
         self.read_image_with_progress(buf, |_| {})
     }
 
-    /// Same as `read_image` but periodically calls the provided callback to give updates on loading
-    /// progress.
+    /// Same as `read_image_with_progress_mut`, but the callback cannot mutate state.
+    /// Use `read_image_with_progress_mut` if you want to mutate your state from within the callback.
     fn read_image_with_progress<F: Fn(Progress)>(
         self,
         buf: &mut [u8],
@@ -720,6 +720,22 @@ pub trait ImageDecoder<'a>: Sized {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    /// Same as `read_image` but periodically calls the provided callback to give updates on loading
+    /// progress.
+    // TODO find a way to have only _mut versions, eliminating refcells
+    fn read_image_with_progress_mut<F: FnMut(Progress)>(
+        self,
+        buf: &mut [u8],
+        progress_callback: F,
+    ) -> ImageResult<()> {
+        let mutable_callback_cell = std::cell::RefCell::new(progress_callback);
+        self.read_image_with_progress(buf, |progress| {
+            if let Ok(mut progress_callback) = mutable_callback_cell.try_borrow_mut() {
+                progress_callback(progress)
+            }
+        })
+    }
+
     /// Set decoding limits for this decoder. See [`Limits`] for the different kinds of
     /// limits that is possible to set.
     ///
@@ -755,6 +771,17 @@ pub trait ImageDecoderRect<'a>: ImageDecoder<'a> + Sized {
         self.read_rect_with_progress(x, y, width, height, buf, |_| {})
     }
 
+    /// Same as `read_rect_with_progress_mut`, but the callback is not mutable.
+    fn read_rect_with_progress<F: Fn(Progress)>(
+        &mut self,
+        x: u32,
+        y: u32,
+        width: u32,
+        height: u32,
+        buf: &mut [u8],
+        progress_callback: F,
+    ) -> ImageResult<()>;
+
     /// Decode a rectangular section of the image, periodically reporting progress.
     ///
     /// The output buffer will be filled with fields specified by
@@ -767,7 +794,8 @@ pub trait ImageDecoderRect<'a>: ImageDecoder<'a> + Sized {
     ///
     /// This function will panic if the output buffer isn't at least
     /// `color_type().bytes_per_pixel() * color_type().channel_count() * width * height` bytes long.
-    fn read_rect_with_progress<F: Fn(Progress)>(
+    // TODO find a way to have only _mut versions, eliminating refcells
+    fn read_rect_with_progress_mut<F: FnMut(Progress)>(
         &mut self,
         x: u32,
         y: u32,
@@ -775,7 +803,14 @@ pub trait ImageDecoderRect<'a>: ImageDecoder<'a> + Sized {
         height: u32,
         buf: &mut [u8],
         progress_callback: F,
-    ) -> ImageResult<()>;
+    ) -> ImageResult<()> {
+        let mutable_callback_cell = std::cell::RefCell::new(progress_callback);
+        self.read_rect_with_progress(x, y, width, height, buf, |progress| {
+            if let Ok(mut progress_callback) = mutable_callback_cell.try_borrow_mut() {
+                progress_callback(progress)
+            }
+        })
+    }
 }
 
 /// AnimationDecoder trait