diff --git a/src/Composer/IO/ConsoleIO.php b/src/Composer/IO/ConsoleIO.php
index 925a528be..ebe38f26a 100644
--- a/src/Composer/IO/ConsoleIO.php
+++ b/src/Composer/IO/ConsoleIO.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ namespace Composer\IO;
 
 use Composer\Question\StrictConfirmationQuestion;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Helper\HelperSet;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Helper\ProgressBar;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\ConsoleOutputInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
@@ -253,6 +254,15 @@ class ConsoleIO extends BaseIO
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param int $max
+     * @return ProgressBar
+     */
+    public function getProgressBar($max = 0)
+    {
+        return new ProgressBar($this->getErrorOutput(), $max);
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritDoc}
      */
diff --git a/src/Composer/Installer/InstallationManager.php b/src/Composer/Installer/InstallationManager.php
index 9e55c4ac7..47b3e2914 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Installer/InstallationManager.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Installer/InstallationManager.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 namespace Composer\Installer;
 
 use Composer\IO\IOInterface;
+use Composer\IO\ConsoleIO;
 use Composer\Package\PackageInterface;
 use Composer\Package\AliasPackage;
 use Composer\Repository\RepositoryInterface;
@@ -330,7 +331,14 @@ class InstallationManager
 
             // execute all prepare => installs/updates/removes => cleanup steps
             if (!empty($promises)) {
-                $this->loop->wait($promises);
+                $progress = null;
+                if ($io instanceof ConsoleIO && !$io->isDebug()) {
+                    $progress = $io->getProgressBar();
+                }
+                $this->loop->wait($promises, $progress);
+                if ($progress) {
+                    $progress->clear();
+                }
             }
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
             $runCleanup();
diff --git a/src/Composer/Util/HttpDownloader.php b/src/Composer/Util/HttpDownloader.php
index 6fe53390e..889fae07e 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Util/HttpDownloader.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Util/HttpDownloader.php
@@ -267,21 +267,12 @@ class HttpDownloader
     public function markJobDone()
     {
         $this->runningJobs--;
-
-        foreach ($this->jobs as $job) {
-            if ($job['status'] === self::STATUS_QUEUED) {
-                $this->startJob($job['id']);
-                if ($this->runningJobs >= $this->maxJobs) {
-                    return;
-                }
-            }
-        }
     }
 
     public function wait($index = null)
     {
         while (true) {
-            if (!$this->hasActiveJob($index)) {
+            if (!$this->countActiveJobs($index)) {
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -299,26 +290,37 @@ class HttpDownloader
 
     /**
      * @internal
+     *
+     * @return int number of active (queued or started) jobs
      */
-    public function hasActiveJob($index = null)
+    public function countActiveJobs($index = null)
     {
+        if ($this->runningJobs < $this->maxJobs) {
+            foreach ($this->jobs as $job) {
+                if ($job['status'] === self::STATUS_QUEUED && $this->runningJobs < $this->maxJobs) {
+                    $this->startJob($job['id']);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         if ($this->curl) {
             $this->curl->tick();
         }
 
         if (null !== $index) {
-            return $this->jobs[$index]['status'] < self::STATUS_COMPLETED;
+            return $this->jobs[$index]['status'] < self::STATUS_COMPLETED ? 1 : 0;
         }
 
+        $active = 0;
         foreach ($this->jobs as $job) {
             if ($job['status'] < self::STATUS_COMPLETED) {
-                return true;
+                $active++;
             } elseif (!$job['sync']) {
                 unset($this->jobs[$job['id']]);
             }
         }
 
-        return false;
+        return $active;
     }
 
     private function getResponse($index)
diff --git a/src/Composer/Util/Loop.php b/src/Composer/Util/Loop.php
index b7382f1ed..00159d562 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Util/Loop.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Util/Loop.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ namespace Composer\Util;
 
 use Composer\Util\HttpDownloader;
 use React\Promise\Promise;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Helper\ProgressBar;
 
 /**
  * @author Jordi Boggiano <j.boggiano@seld.be>
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ class Loop
         }
     }
 
-    public function wait(array $promises)
+    public function wait(array $promises, ProgressBar $progress = null)
     {
         /** @var \Exception|null */
         $uncaught = null;
@@ -50,21 +51,32 @@ class Loop
 
         $this->currentPromises = $promises;
 
-        while (true) {
-            $hasActiveJob = false;
-
+        if ($progress) {
+            $totalJobs = 0;
             if ($this->httpDownloader) {
-                if ($this->httpDownloader->hasActiveJob()) {
-                    $hasActiveJob = true;
-                }
+                $totalJobs += $this->httpDownloader->countActiveJobs();
             }
             if ($this->processExecutor) {
-                if ($this->processExecutor->hasActiveJob()) {
-                    $hasActiveJob = true;
-                }
+                $totalJobs += $this->processExecutor->countActiveJobs();
+            }
+            $progress->start($totalJobs);
+        }
+
+        while (true) {
+            $activeJobs = 0;
+
+            if ($this->httpDownloader) {
+                $activeJobs += $this->httpDownloader->countActiveJobs();
+            }
+            if ($this->processExecutor) {
+                $activeJobs += $this->processExecutor->countActiveJobs();
             }
 
-            if (!$hasActiveJob) {
+            if ($progress) {
+                $progress->setProgress($progress->getMaxSteps() - $activeJobs);
+            }
+
+            if (!$activeJobs) {
                 break;
             }
 
diff --git a/src/Composer/Util/ProcessExecutor.php b/src/Composer/Util/ProcessExecutor.php
index b59bced70..96b9235c8 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Util/ProcessExecutor.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Util/ProcessExecutor.php
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ class ProcessExecutor
     public function wait($index = null)
     {
         while (true) {
-            if (!$this->hasActiveJob($index)) {
+            if (!$this->countActiveJobs($index)) {
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -268,8 +268,10 @@ class ProcessExecutor
 
     /**
      * @internal
+     *
+     * @return int number of active (queued or started) jobs
      */
-    public function hasActiveJob($index = null)
+    public function countActiveJobs($index = null)
     {
         // tick
         foreach ($this->jobs as $job) {
@@ -278,21 +280,28 @@ class ProcessExecutor
                     call_user_func($job['resolve'], $job['process']);
                 }
             }
+
+            if ($this->runningJobs < $this->maxJobs) {
+                if ($job['status'] === self::STATUS_QUEUED) {
+                    $this->startJob($job['id']);
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         if (null !== $index) {
-            return $this->jobs[$index]['status'] < self::STATUS_COMPLETED;
+            return $this->jobs[$index]['status'] < self::STATUS_COMPLETED ? 1 : 0;
         }
 
+        $active = 0;
         foreach ($this->jobs as $job) {
             if ($job['status'] < self::STATUS_COMPLETED) {
-                return true;
+                $active++;
             } else {
                 unset($this->jobs[$job['id']]);
             }
         }
 
-        return false;
+        return $active;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -301,15 +310,6 @@ class ProcessExecutor
     public function markJobDone()
     {
         $this->runningJobs--;
-
-        foreach ($this->jobs as $job) {
-            if ($job['status'] === self::STATUS_QUEUED) {
-                $this->startJob($job['id']);
-                if ($this->runningJobs >= $this->maxJobs) {
-                    return;
-                }
-            }
-        }
     }
 
     public function splitLines($output)