diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e26d46f4a2..b969aecf15 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 - Add json output of tipsets to `louts chain list`. ([filecoin-project/lotus#12691](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/12691))
 - Remove IPNI advertisement relay over pubsub via Lotus node as it now has been deprecated. ([filecoin-project/lotus#12768](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/12768)
+- During a network upgrade, log migration progress every 2 seconds so they are more helpful and informative. The `LOTUS_MIGRATE_PROGRESS_LOG_SECONDS` environment variable can be used to change this if needed. ([filecoin-project/lotus#12732](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/12732))
 
 # UNRELEASED v.1.32.0
 
diff --git a/chain/consensus/filcns/upgrades.go b/chain/consensus/filcns/upgrades.go
index 3f68960861..a93af1f442 100644
--- a/chain/consensus/filcns/upgrades.go
+++ b/chain/consensus/filcns/upgrades.go
@@ -2754,9 +2754,14 @@ func PreUpgradeActorsV16(ctx context.Context, sm *stmgr.StateManager, cache stmg
 		return xerrors.Errorf("error getting lookback ts for premigration: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	logPeriod, err := getMigrationProgressLogPeriod()
+	if err != nil {
+		return xerrors.Errorf("error getting progress log period: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	config := migration.Config{
 		MaxWorkers:        uint(workerCount),
-		ProgressLogPeriod: time.Minute * 5,
+		ProgressLogPeriod: logPeriod,
 	}
 
 	_, err = upgradeActorsV16Common(ctx, sm, cache, lbRoot, epoch, lbts, config)
@@ -2770,11 +2775,17 @@ func UpgradeActorsV16(ctx context.Context, sm *stmgr.StateManager, cache stmgr.M
 	if workerCount <= 0 {
 		workerCount = 1
 	}
+
+	logPeriod, err := getMigrationProgressLogPeriod()
+	if err != nil {
+		return cid.Undef, xerrors.Errorf("error getting progress log period: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	config := migration.Config{
 		MaxWorkers:        uint(workerCount),
 		JobQueueSize:      1000,
 		ResultQueueSize:   100,
-		ProgressLogPeriod: 10 * time.Second,
+		ProgressLogPeriod: logPeriod,
 	}
 	newRoot, err := upgradeActorsV16Common(ctx, sm, cache, root, epoch, ts, config)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -3005,3 +3016,19 @@ func (ml migrationLogger) Log(level rt.LogLevel, msg string, args ...interface{}
 		log.Errorf(msg, args...)
 	}
 }
+
+func getMigrationProgressLogPeriod() (time.Duration, error) {
+	logPeriod := time.Second * 2 // default period
+	period := os.Getenv("LOTUS_MIGRATE_PROGRESS_LOG_SECONDS")
+	if period != "" {
+		seconds, err := strconv.Atoi(period)
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, xerrors.Errorf("LOTUS_MIGRATE_PROGRESS_LOG_SECONDS must be an integer: %w", err)
+		}
+		if seconds <= 0 {
+			return 0, xerrors.Errorf("LOTUS_MIGRATE_PROGRESS_LOG_SECONDS must be positive")
+		}
+		logPeriod = time.Duration(seconds) * time.Second
+	}
+	return logPeriod, nil
+}
diff --git a/documentation/misc/Building_a_network_skeleton.md b/documentation/misc/Building_a_network_skeleton.md
index d7d1fdbc9e..1fae76b923 100644
--- a/documentation/misc/Building_a_network_skeleton.md
+++ b/documentation/misc/Building_a_network_skeleton.md
@@ -456,9 +456,14 @@ Typically it's safe to not upgrade filecoin-ffi's version of go-state-types.  Th
             return xerrors.Errorf("error getting lookback ts for premigration: %w", err)
         }
 
+        logPeriod, err := getMigrationProgressLogPeriod()
+        if err != nil {
+            return xerrors.Errorf("error getting progress log period: %w", err)
+        }
+
         config := migration.Config{
             MaxWorkers:        uint(workerCount),
-            ProgressLogPeriod: time.Minute * 5,
+            ProgressLogPeriod: logPeriod,
         }
 
         _, err = upgradeActorsV(XX+1)Common(ctx, sm, cache, lbRoot, epoch, lbts, config)
@@ -472,11 +477,17 @@ Typically it's safe to not upgrade filecoin-ffi's version of go-state-types.  Th
         if workerCount <= 0 {
             workerCount = 1
         }
+
+        logPeriod, err := getMigrationProgressLogPeriod()
+        if err != nil {
+            return cid.Undef, xerrors.Errorf("error getting progress log period: %w", err)
+        }
+
         config := migration.Config{
             MaxWorkers:        uint(workerCount),
             JobQueueSize:      1000,
             ResultQueueSize:   100,
-            ProgressLogPeriod: 10 * time.Second,
+            ProgressLogPeriod: logPeriod,
         }
         newRoot, err := upgradeActorsV(XX+1)Common(ctx, sm, cache, root, epoch, ts, config)
         if err != nil {