diff --git a/src/material/progress-bar/progress-bar.spec.ts b/src/material/progress-bar/progress-bar.spec.ts
index b465201c3e0f..9e33b463260a 100644
--- a/src/material/progress-bar/progress-bar.spec.ts
+++ b/src/material/progress-bar/progress-bar.spec.ts
@@ -183,6 +183,41 @@ describe('MatProgressBar', () => {
             .toBe(false, 'Expect aria-valuenow to be cleared in query mode.');
       });
 
+      it('should update the DOM transform when the value has changed', () => {
+        const fixture = createComponent(BasicProgressBar);
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        const progressElement = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('mat-progress-bar'))!;
+        const progressComponent = progressElement.componentInstance;
+        const primaryBar = progressElement.nativeElement.querySelector('.mat-progress-bar-primary');
+
+        expect(primaryBar.style.transform).toBe('scaleX(0)');
+
+        progressComponent.value = 40;
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        expect(primaryBar.style.transform).toBe('scaleX(0.4)');
+      });
+
+      it('should update the DOM transform when the bufferValue has changed', () => {
+        const fixture = createComponent(BasicProgressBar);
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        const progressElement = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('mat-progress-bar'))!;
+        const progressComponent = progressElement.componentInstance;
+        const bufferBar = progressElement.nativeElement.querySelector('.mat-progress-bar-buffer');
+
+        progressComponent.mode = 'buffer';
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        expect(bufferBar.style.transform).toBeFalsy();
+
+        progressComponent.bufferValue = 40;
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        expect(bufferBar.style.transform).toBe('scaleX(0.4)');
+      });
+
     });
 
     describe('animation trigger on determinate setting', () => {
diff --git a/src/material/progress-bar/progress-bar.ts b/src/material/progress-bar/progress-bar.ts
index 1e60694f50b4..91b672cbaff8 100644
--- a/src/material/progress-bar/progress-bar.ts
+++ b/src/material/progress-bar/progress-bar.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import {
   Output,
   ViewChild,
   ViewEncapsulation,
+  ChangeDetectorRef,
 } from '@angular/core';
 import {CanColor, CanColorCtor, mixinColor} from '@angular/material/core';
 import {ANIMATION_MODULE_TYPE} from '@angular/platform-browser/animations';
@@ -111,16 +112,21 @@ export class MatProgressBar extends _MatProgressBarMixinBase implements CanColor
                * @deprecated `location` parameter to be made required.
                * @breaking-change 8.0.0
                */
-              @Optional() @Inject(MAT_PROGRESS_BAR_LOCATION) location?: MatProgressBarLocation) {
+              @Optional() @Inject(MAT_PROGRESS_BAR_LOCATION) location?: MatProgressBarLocation,
+
+              /**
+               * @deprecated `_changeDetectorRef` parameter to be made required.
+               * @breaking-change 11.0.0
+               */
+              private _changeDetectorRef?: ChangeDetectorRef) {
     super(_elementRef);
 
     // We need to prefix the SVG reference with the current path, otherwise they won't work
     // in Safari if the page has a `<base>` tag. Note that we need quotes inside the `url()`,
-
-    // because named route URLs can contain parentheses (see #12338). Also we don't use since
-    // we can't tell the difference between whether
-    // the consumer is using the hash location strategy or not, because `Location` normalizes
-    // both `/#/foo/bar` and `/foo/bar` to the same thing.
+    // because named route URLs can contain parentheses (see #12338). Also we don't use `Location`
+    // since we can't tell the difference between whether the consumer is using the hash location
+    // strategy or not, because `Location` normalizes both `/#/foo/bar` and `/foo/bar` to
+    // the same thing.
     const path = location ? location.getPathname().split('#')[0] : '';
     this._rectangleFillValue = `url('${path}#${this.progressbarId}')`;
     this._isNoopAnimation = _animationMode === 'NoopAnimations';
@@ -134,13 +140,21 @@ export class MatProgressBar extends _MatProgressBarMixinBase implements CanColor
   get value(): number { return this._value; }
   set value(v: number) {
     this._value = clamp(coerceNumberProperty(v) || 0);
+
+    // @breaking-change 11.0.0 Remove null check for _changeDetectorRef.
+    this._changeDetectorRef?.markForCheck();
   }
   private _value: number = 0;
 
   /** Buffer value of the progress bar. Defaults to zero. */
   @Input()
   get bufferValue(): number { return this._bufferValue; }
-  set bufferValue(v: number) { this._bufferValue = clamp(v || 0); }
+  set bufferValue(v: number) {
+    this._bufferValue = clamp(v || 0);
+
+    // @breaking-change 11.0.0 Remove null check for _changeDetectorRef.
+    this._changeDetectorRef?.markForCheck();
+  }
   private _bufferValue: number = 0;
 
   @ViewChild('primaryValueBar') _primaryValueBar: ElementRef;
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/material/progress-bar.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/material/progress-bar.d.ts
index 9d79f8e76464..0f3e419a38ce 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/material/progress-bar.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/material/progress-bar.d.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ export declare class MatProgressBar extends _MatProgressBarMixinBase implements
     get value(): number;
     set value(v: number);
     constructor(_elementRef: ElementRef, _ngZone: NgZone, _animationMode?: string | undefined,
-    location?: MatProgressBarLocation);
+    location?: MatProgressBarLocation,
+    _changeDetectorRef?: ChangeDetectorRef | undefined);
     _bufferTransform(): {
         transform: string;
     } | null;
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ export declare class MatProgressBar extends _MatProgressBarMixinBase implements
     ngOnDestroy(): void;
     static ngAcceptInputType_value: NumberInput;
     static ɵcmp: i0.ɵɵComponentDefWithMeta<MatProgressBar, "mat-progress-bar", ["matProgressBar"], { "color": "color"; "value": "value"; "bufferValue": "bufferValue"; "mode": "mode"; }, { "animationEnd": "animationEnd"; }, never, never>;
-    static ɵfac: i0.ɵɵFactoryDef<MatProgressBar, [null, null, { optional: true; }, { optional: true; }]>;
+    static ɵfac: i0.ɵɵFactoryDef<MatProgressBar, [null, null, { optional: true; }, { optional: true; }, null]>;
 }
 
 export interface MatProgressBarLocation {