diff --git a/builtin/commit-graph.c b/builtin/commit-graph.c
index 0bf0c48657..bc0fa9ba52 100644
--- a/builtin/commit-graph.c
+++ b/builtin/commit-graph.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ static int graph_write(int argc, const char **argv)
 		opts.obj_dir = get_object_directory();
 
 	if (opts.reachable) {
-		write_commit_graph_reachable(opts.obj_dir, opts.append);
+		write_commit_graph_reachable(opts.obj_dir, opts.append, 1);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -171,7 +171,8 @@ static int graph_write(int argc, const char **argv)
 	write_commit_graph(opts.obj_dir,
 			   pack_indexes,
 			   commit_hex,
-			   opts.append);
+			   opts.append,
+			   1);
 
 	string_list_clear(&lines, 0);
 	return 0;
diff --git a/builtin/gc.c b/builtin/gc.c
index 57069442b0..06ddd3aea5 100644
--- a/builtin/gc.c
+++ b/builtin/gc.c
@@ -646,7 +646,8 @@ int cmd_gc(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		clean_pack_garbage();
 
 	if (gc_write_commit_graph)
-		write_commit_graph_reachable(get_object_directory(), 0);
+		write_commit_graph_reachable(get_object_directory(), 0,
+					     !daemonized);
 
 	if (auto_gc && too_many_loose_objects())
 		warning(_("There are too many unreachable loose objects; "
diff --git a/commit-graph.c b/commit-graph.c
index 8a1bec7b8a..91dda0bd12 100644
--- a/commit-graph.c
+++ b/commit-graph.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "commit-graph.h"
 #include "object-store.h"
 #include "alloc.h"
+#include "progress.h"
 
 #define GRAPH_SIGNATURE 0x43475048 /* "CGPH" */
 #define GRAPH_CHUNKID_OIDFANOUT 0x4f494446 /* "OIDF" */
@@ -548,6 +549,8 @@ struct packed_oid_list {
 	struct object_id *list;
 	int nr;
 	int alloc;
+	struct progress *progress;
+	int progress_done;
 };
 
 static int add_packed_commits(const struct object_id *oid,
@@ -560,6 +563,9 @@ static int add_packed_commits(const struct object_id *oid,
 	off_t offset = nth_packed_object_offset(pack, pos);
 	struct object_info oi = OBJECT_INFO_INIT;
 
+	if (list->progress)
+		display_progress(list->progress, ++list->progress_done);
+
 	oi.typep = &type;
 	if (packed_object_info(the_repository, pack, offset, &oi) < 0)
 		die(_("unable to get type of object %s"), oid_to_hex(oid));
@@ -587,12 +593,18 @@ static void add_missing_parents(struct packed_oid_list *oids, struct commit *com
 	}
 }
 
-static void close_reachable(struct packed_oid_list *oids)
+static void close_reachable(struct packed_oid_list *oids, int report_progress)
 {
 	int i;
 	struct commit *commit;
+	struct progress *progress = NULL;
+	int j = 0;
 
+	if (report_progress)
+		progress = start_delayed_progress(
+			_("Annotating commits in commit graph"), 0);
 	for (i = 0; i < oids->nr; i++) {
+		display_progress(progress, ++j);
 		commit = lookup_commit(the_repository, &oids->list[i]);
 		if (commit)
 			commit->object.flags |= UNINTERESTING;
@@ -604,6 +616,7 @@ static void close_reachable(struct packed_oid_list *oids)
 	 * closure.
 	 */
 	for (i = 0; i < oids->nr; i++) {
+		display_progress(progress, ++j);
 		commit = lookup_commit(the_repository, &oids->list[i]);
 
 		if (commit && !parse_commit(commit))
@@ -611,19 +624,28 @@ static void close_reachable(struct packed_oid_list *oids)
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < oids->nr; i++) {
+		display_progress(progress, ++j);
 		commit = lookup_commit(the_repository, &oids->list[i]);
 
 		if (commit)
 			commit->object.flags &= ~UNINTERESTING;
 	}
+	stop_progress(&progress);
 }
 
-static void compute_generation_numbers(struct packed_commit_list* commits)
+static void compute_generation_numbers(struct packed_commit_list* commits,
+				       int report_progress)
 {
 	int i;
 	struct commit_list *list = NULL;
+	struct progress *progress = NULL;
 
+	if (report_progress)
+		progress = start_progress(
+			_("Computing commit graph generation numbers"),
+			commits->nr);
 	for (i = 0; i < commits->nr; i++) {
+		display_progress(progress, i + 1);
 		if (commits->list[i]->generation != GENERATION_NUMBER_INFINITY &&
 		    commits->list[i]->generation != GENERATION_NUMBER_ZERO)
 			continue;
@@ -655,6 +677,7 @@ static void compute_generation_numbers(struct packed_commit_list* commits)
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	stop_progress(&progress);
 }
 
 static int add_ref_to_list(const char *refname,
@@ -667,19 +690,20 @@ static int add_ref_to_list(const char *refname,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void write_commit_graph_reachable(const char *obj_dir, int append)
+void write_commit_graph_reachable(const char *obj_dir, int append,
+				  int report_progress)
 {
 	struct string_list list;
 
 	string_list_init(&list, 1);
 	for_each_ref(add_ref_to_list, &list);
-	write_commit_graph(obj_dir, NULL, &list, append);
+	write_commit_graph(obj_dir, NULL, &list, append, report_progress);
 }
 
 void write_commit_graph(const char *obj_dir,
 			struct string_list *pack_indexes,
 			struct string_list *commit_hex,
-			int append)
+			int append, int report_progress)
 {
 	struct packed_oid_list oids;
 	struct packed_commit_list commits;
@@ -692,9 +716,12 @@ void write_commit_graph(const char *obj_dir,
 	int num_chunks;
 	int num_extra_edges;
 	struct commit_list *parent;
+	struct progress *progress = NULL;
 
 	oids.nr = 0;
 	oids.alloc = approximate_object_count() / 4;
+	oids.progress = NULL;
+	oids.progress_done = 0;
 
 	if (append) {
 		prepare_commit_graph_one(the_repository, obj_dir);
@@ -721,6 +748,11 @@ void write_commit_graph(const char *obj_dir,
 		int dirlen;
 		strbuf_addf(&packname, "%s/pack/", obj_dir);
 		dirlen = packname.len;
+		if (report_progress) {
+			oids.progress = start_delayed_progress(
+				_("Finding commits for commit graph"), 0);
+			oids.progress_done = 0;
+		}
 		for (i = 0; i < pack_indexes->nr; i++) {
 			struct packed_git *p;
 			strbuf_setlen(&packname, dirlen);
@@ -733,15 +765,21 @@ void write_commit_graph(const char *obj_dir,
 			for_each_object_in_pack(p, add_packed_commits, &oids, 0);
 			close_pack(p);
 		}
+		stop_progress(&oids.progress);
 		strbuf_release(&packname);
 	}
 
 	if (commit_hex) {
+		if (report_progress)
+			progress = start_delayed_progress(
+				_("Finding commits for commit graph"),
+				commit_hex->nr);
 		for (i = 0; i < commit_hex->nr; i++) {
 			const char *end;
 			struct object_id oid;
 			struct commit *result;
 
+			display_progress(progress, i + 1);
 			if (commit_hex->items[i].string &&
 			    parse_oid_hex(commit_hex->items[i].string, &oid, &end))
 				continue;
@@ -754,12 +792,18 @@ void write_commit_graph(const char *obj_dir,
 				oids.nr++;
 			}
 		}
+		stop_progress(&progress);
 	}
 
-	if (!pack_indexes && !commit_hex)
+	if (!pack_indexes && !commit_hex) {
+		if (report_progress)
+			oids.progress = start_delayed_progress(
+				_("Finding commits for commit graph"), 0);
 		for_each_packed_object(add_packed_commits, &oids, 0);
+		stop_progress(&oids.progress);
+	}
 
-	close_reachable(&oids);
+	close_reachable(&oids, report_progress);
 
 	QSORT(oids.list, oids.nr, commit_compare);
 
@@ -799,7 +843,7 @@ void write_commit_graph(const char *obj_dir,
 	if (commits.nr >= GRAPH_PARENT_MISSING)
 		die(_("too many commits to write graph"));
 
-	compute_generation_numbers(&commits);
+	compute_generation_numbers(&commits, report_progress);
 
 	graph_name = get_commit_graph_filename(obj_dir);
 	if (safe_create_leading_directories(graph_name))
diff --git a/commit-graph.h b/commit-graph.h
index eea62f8c0e..f50712a973 100644
--- a/commit-graph.h
+++ b/commit-graph.h
@@ -52,11 +52,12 @@ struct commit_graph {
 
 struct commit_graph *load_commit_graph_one(const char *graph_file);
 
-void write_commit_graph_reachable(const char *obj_dir, int append);
+void write_commit_graph_reachable(const char *obj_dir, int append,
+				  int report_progress);
 void write_commit_graph(const char *obj_dir,
 			struct string_list *pack_indexes,
 			struct string_list *commit_hex,
-			int append);
+			int append, int report_progress);
 
 int verify_commit_graph(struct repository *r, struct commit_graph *g);