diff --git a/packages/gatsby-source-shopify/src/create-operations.ts b/packages/gatsby-source-shopify/src/create-operations.ts
index 0dff5a0e6724d..bd0bd08e22af3 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-source-shopify/src/create-operations.ts
+++ b/packages/gatsby-source-shopify/src/create-operations.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ export function createOperations(
   }
 
   async function finishLastOperation(): Promise<void> {
+    const queryStartTime = Date.now()
+    let lastWarningTime = queryStartTime
+    const baseWarningInterval = 60 * 1000
+    let warningInterval = baseWarningInterval
+    let warningCount = 0
+
     let { currentBulkOperation } = await currentOperation()
     if (currentBulkOperation && currentBulkOperation.id) {
       if (!finishedStatuses.includes(currentBulkOperation.status)) {
@@ -68,6 +74,28 @@ export function createOperations(
         while (!finishedStatuses.includes(currentBulkOperation.status)) {
           await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 1000))
           currentBulkOperation = (await currentOperation()).currentBulkOperation
+
+          // add warning for CI environments
+          if (
+            process.env.CI &&
+            Date.now() > lastWarningTime + warningInterval
+          ) {
+            lastWarningTime = Date.now()
+            const runtime = Math.floor(
+              (lastWarningTime - queryStartTime) / 1000
+            )
+            gatsbyApi.reporter.warn(
+              `Operation ${currentBulkOperation.id} is still running after ${runtime} seconds with status "${currentBulkOperation.status}"`
+            )
+
+            // handle next interval, slowly increase time so we don't flood every minute
+            warningCount += 1
+            warningInterval =
+              warningCount <= 5
+                ? baseWarningInterval
+                : baseWarningInterval * 2 * (warningCount - 5)
+          }
+
           timer.setStatus(
             `Polling operation ${currentBulkOperation.id} : ${currentBulkOperation.status}`
           )