diff --git a/Lib/fontbakery/fbchecklogger.py b/Lib/fontbakery/fbchecklogger.py
index d4648a49a1..2bed957850 100644
--- a/Lib/fontbakery/fbchecklogger.py
+++ b/Lib/fontbakery/fbchecklogger.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
                                  NORMAL
                                  )
 class FontBakeryCheckLogger():
+  progressbar = False
 
   def __init__(self, config):
     self.config = config
@@ -175,6 +176,22 @@ def output_github_markdown_report(self, a_target):
     ghm_output.write(markdown_data)
     self.ghm_report_files.append(output_filename)
 
+  def update_progressbar(self):
+    tick = {
+      "OK": GREEN_STR.format('.'),
+      "HOTFIX": BLUE_STR.format('H'),
+      "ERROR": RED_STR.format('E'),
+      "WARNING": YELLOW_STR.format('W'),
+      "SKIP": WHITE_STR.format('S'),
+      "INFO": CYAN_STR.format('I'),
+      "unknown": RED_STR.format('?')
+    }
+    if self.progressbar is False:
+      return
+    else:
+      print(tick[self.current_check["result"]], end='')
+      sys.stdout.flush()
+
   def flush(self):
     if self.current_check is not None:
       if self.current_check["result"] == "unknown":
@@ -186,6 +203,7 @@ def flush(self):
                " https://github.com/googlefonts/fontbakery/issues/new"
                "\n").format(self.current_check["check_number"]))
 
+      self.update_progressbar()
       check_number = self.current_check["check_number"]
       self.all_checks[check_number] = self.current_check
       self.current_check = None
diff --git a/bin/fontbakery-check-ttf.py b/bin/fontbakery-check-ttf.py
index f042a70f78..242647f617 100755
--- a/bin/fontbakery-check-ttf.py
+++ b/bin/fontbakery-check-ttf.py
@@ -55,9 +55,11 @@ def fontbakery_check_ttf(config):
   elif config['verbose'] >= 2:
     logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
   else:
+    fb.progressbar = True
     logger.setLevel(logging.CRITICAL)
 
   if config['error']:
+    fb.progressbar = False
     logger.setLevel(logging.ERROR)
 
   # ------------------------------------------------------