diff --git a/parallel-checkout.c b/parallel-checkout.c
index 7ea0faa526..5156b14c53 100644
--- a/parallel-checkout.c
+++ b/parallel-checkout.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "entry.h"
 #include "parallel-checkout.h"
 #include "pkt-line.h"
+#include "progress.h"
 #include "run-command.h"
 #include "streaming.h"
 #include "thread-utils.h"
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@ struct parallel_checkout {
 	enum pc_status status;
 	struct parallel_checkout_item *items;
 	size_t nr, alloc;
+	struct progress *progress;
+	unsigned int *progress_cnt;
 };
 
 static struct parallel_checkout parallel_checkout = { 0 };
@@ -125,6 +128,20 @@ int enqueue_checkout(struct cache_entry *ce, struct conv_attrs *ca)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+size_t pc_queue_size(void)
+{
+	return parallel_checkout.nr;
+}
+
+static void advance_progress_meter(void)
+{
+	if (parallel_checkout.progress) {
+		(*parallel_checkout.progress_cnt)++;
+		display_progress(parallel_checkout.progress,
+				 *parallel_checkout.progress_cnt);
+	}
+}
+
 static int handle_results(struct checkout *state)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
@@ -173,6 +190,7 @@ static int handle_results(struct checkout *state)
 			 */
 			ret |= checkout_entry_ca(pc_item->ce, &pc_item->ca,
 						 state, NULL, NULL);
+			advance_progress_meter();
 			break;
 		case PC_ITEM_PENDING:
 			have_pending = 1;
@@ -499,6 +517,9 @@ static void parse_and_save_result(const char *line, int len,
 	pc_item->status = res->status;
 	if (st)
 		pc_item->st = *st;
+
+	if (res->status != PC_ITEM_COLLIDED)
+		advance_progress_meter();
 }
 
 
@@ -558,11 +579,16 @@ static void write_items_sequentially(struct checkout *state)
 {
 	size_t i;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < parallel_checkout.nr; ++i)
-		write_pc_item(&parallel_checkout.items[i], state);
+	for (i = 0; i < parallel_checkout.nr; ++i) {
+		struct parallel_checkout_item *pc_item = &parallel_checkout.items[i];
+		write_pc_item(pc_item, state);
+		if (pc_item->status != PC_ITEM_COLLIDED)
+			advance_progress_meter();
+	}
 }
 
-int run_parallel_checkout(struct checkout *state, int num_workers, int threshold)
+int run_parallel_checkout(struct checkout *state, int num_workers, int threshold,
+			  struct progress *progress, unsigned int *progress_cnt)
 {
 	int ret;
 
@@ -570,6 +596,8 @@ int run_parallel_checkout(struct checkout *state, int num_workers, int threshold
 		BUG("cannot run parallel checkout: uninitialized or already running");
 
 	parallel_checkout.status = PC_RUNNING;
+	parallel_checkout.progress = progress;
+	parallel_checkout.progress_cnt = progress_cnt;
 
 	if (parallel_checkout.nr < num_workers)
 		num_workers = parallel_checkout.nr;
diff --git a/parallel-checkout.h b/parallel-checkout.h
index 0c9984584e..6c3a016c0b 100644
--- a/parallel-checkout.h
+++ b/parallel-checkout.h
@@ -24,13 +24,15 @@ void init_parallel_checkout(void);
  * write and return 0.
  */
 int enqueue_checkout(struct cache_entry *ce, struct conv_attrs *ca);
+size_t pc_queue_size(void);
 
 /*
  * Write all the queued entries, returning 0 on success. If the number of
  * entries is smaller than the specified threshold, the operation is performed
  * sequentially.
  */
-int run_parallel_checkout(struct checkout *state, int num_workers, int threshold);
+int run_parallel_checkout(struct checkout *state, int num_workers, int threshold,
+			  struct progress *progress, unsigned int *progress_cnt);
 
 /****************************************************************
  * Interface with checkout--helper
diff --git a/unpack-trees.c b/unpack-trees.c
index 117ed42370..e05e6ceff2 100644
--- a/unpack-trees.c
+++ b/unpack-trees.c
@@ -471,17 +471,22 @@ static int check_updates(struct unpack_trees_options *o,
 		struct cache_entry *ce = index->cache[i];
 
 		if (ce->ce_flags & CE_UPDATE) {
+			size_t last_pc_queue_size = pc_queue_size();
+
 			if (ce->ce_flags & CE_WT_REMOVE)
 				BUG("both update and delete flags are set on %s",
 				    ce->name);
-			display_progress(progress, ++cnt);
 			ce->ce_flags &= ~CE_UPDATE;
 			errs |= checkout_entry(ce, &state, NULL, NULL);
+
+			if (last_pc_queue_size == pc_queue_size())
+				display_progress(progress, ++cnt);
 		}
 	}
-	stop_progress(&progress);
 	if (pc_workers > 1)
-		errs |= run_parallel_checkout(&state, pc_workers, pc_threshold);
+		errs |= run_parallel_checkout(&state, pc_workers, pc_threshold,
+					      progress, &cnt);
+	stop_progress(&progress);
 	errs |= finish_delayed_checkout(&state, NULL);
 	git_attr_set_direction(GIT_ATTR_CHECKIN);
 
