diff --git a/builtin/index-pack.c b/builtin/index-pack.c
index 31046c7a0a..ccf4eb7e9b 100644
--- a/builtin/index-pack.c
+++ b/builtin/index-pack.c
@@ -219,8 +219,16 @@ static unsigned check_objects(void)
 	unsigned i, max, foreign_nr = 0;
 
 	max = get_max_object_index();
-	for (i = 0; i < max; i++)
+
+	if (verbose)
+		progress = start_delayed_progress(_("Checking objects"), max);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < max; i++) {
 		foreign_nr += check_object(get_indexed_object(i));
+		display_progress(progress, i + 1);
+	}
+
+	stop_progress(&progress);
 	return foreign_nr;
 }