diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8fe140f55..6a2677cc2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ When Git 2.18 or higher is not in your PATH, falls back to the REST API to downl
     # Default: 1
     fetch-depth: ''
 
+    # Whether to show progress status output when fetching.
+    # Default: true
+    show-progress: ''
+
     # Whether to download Git-LFS files
     # Default: false
     lfs: ''
diff --git a/__test__/git-auth-helper.test.ts b/__test__/git-auth-helper.test.ts
index 2acec38f8..561d2b3a1 100644
--- a/__test__/git-auth-helper.test.ts
+++ b/__test__/git-auth-helper.test.ts
@@ -798,6 +798,7 @@ async function setup(testName: string): Promise<void> {
     clean: true,
     commit: '',
     fetchDepth: 1,
+    showProgress: true,
     lfs: false,
     submodules: false,
     nestedSubmodules: false,
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index cab09ebd3..05eb18335 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ inputs:
   fetch-depth:
     description: 'Number of commits to fetch. 0 indicates all history for all branches and tags.'
     default: 1
+  show-progress:
+    description: 'Whether to show progress status output when fetching.'
+    default: true
   lfs:
     description: 'Whether to download Git-LFS files'
     default: false
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 0a33ea19d..3a3e3643e 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -7533,13 +7533,16 @@ class GitCommandManager {
             return output.exitCode === 0;
         });
     }
-    fetch(refSpec, fetchDepth) {
+    fetch(refSpec, fetchDepth, showProgress) {
         return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
             const args = ['-c', 'protocol.version=2', 'fetch'];
             if (!refSpec.some(x => x === refHelper.tagsRefSpec)) {
                 args.push('--no-tags');
             }
-            args.push('--prune', '--progress', '--no-recurse-submodules');
+            args.push('--prune', '--no-recurse-submodules');
+            if (showProgress) {
+                args.push('--progress');
+            }
             if (fetchDepth && fetchDepth > 0) {
                 args.push(`--depth=${fetchDepth}`);
             }
@@ -18521,6 +18524,10 @@ function getInputs() {
             result.fetchDepth = 0;
         }
         core.debug(`fetch depth = ${result.fetchDepth}`);
+        // Show fetch progress
+        result.showProgress =
+            (core.getInput('show-progress') || 'true').toUpperCase() === 'TRUE';
+        core.debug(`show progress = ${result.showProgress}`);
         // LFS
         result.lfs = (core.getInput('lfs') || 'false').toUpperCase() === 'TRUE';
         core.debug(`lfs = ${result.lfs}`);
@@ -31971,17 +31978,17 @@ function getSource(settings) {
             if (settings.fetchDepth <= 0) {
                 // Fetch all branches and tags
                 let refSpec = refHelper.getRefSpecForAllHistory(settings.ref, settings.commit);
-                yield git.fetch(refSpec);
+                yield git.fetch(refSpec, settings.fetchDepth, settings.showProgress);
                 // When all history is fetched, the ref we're interested in may have moved to a different
                 // commit (push or force push). If so, fetch again with a targeted refspec.
                 if (!(yield refHelper.testRef(git, settings.ref, settings.commit))) {
                     refSpec = refHelper.getRefSpec(settings.ref, settings.commit);
-                    yield git.fetch(refSpec);
+                    yield git.fetch(refSpec, settings.fetchDepth, settings.showProgress);
                 }
             }
             else {
                 const refSpec = refHelper.getRefSpec(settings.ref, settings.commit);
-                yield git.fetch(refSpec, settings.fetchDepth);
+                yield git.fetch(refSpec, settings.fetchDepth, settings.showProgress);
             }
             core.endGroup();
             // Checkout info
diff --git a/src/git-command-manager.ts b/src/git-command-manager.ts
index 01aedfe55..89d9f613b 100644
--- a/src/git-command-manager.ts
+++ b/src/git-command-manager.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,11 @@ export interface IGitCommandManager {
     add?: boolean
   ): Promise<void>
   configExists(configKey: string, globalConfig?: boolean): Promise<boolean>
-  fetch(refSpec: string[], fetchDepth?: number): Promise<void>
+  fetch(
+    refSpec: string[],
+    fetchDepth: number,
+    showProgress: boolean
+  ): Promise<void>
   getDefaultBranch(repositoryUrl: string): Promise<string>
   getWorkingDirectory(): string
   init(): Promise<void>
@@ -201,13 +205,21 @@ class GitCommandManager {
     return output.exitCode === 0
   }
 
-  async fetch(refSpec: string[], fetchDepth?: number): Promise<void> {
+  async fetch(
+    refSpec: string[],
+    fetchDepth: number,
+    showProgress: boolean
+  ): Promise<void> {
     const args = ['-c', 'protocol.version=2', 'fetch']
     if (!refSpec.some(x => x === refHelper.tagsRefSpec)) {
       args.push('--no-tags')
     }
 
-    args.push('--prune', '--progress', '--no-recurse-submodules')
+    args.push('--prune', '--no-recurse-submodules')
+    if (showProgress) {
+      args.push('--progress')
+    }
+
     if (fetchDepth && fetchDepth > 0) {
       args.push(`--depth=${fetchDepth}`)
     } else if (
diff --git a/src/git-source-provider.ts b/src/git-source-provider.ts
index 48f20da28..0bcdab332 100644
--- a/src/git-source-provider.ts
+++ b/src/git-source-provider.ts
@@ -159,17 +159,17 @@ export async function getSource(settings: IGitSourceSettings): Promise<void> {
         settings.ref,
         settings.commit
       )
-      await git.fetch(refSpec)
+      await git.fetch(refSpec, settings.fetchDepth, settings.showProgress)
 
       // When all history is fetched, the ref we're interested in may have moved to a different
       // commit (push or force push). If so, fetch again with a targeted refspec.
       if (!(await refHelper.testRef(git, settings.ref, settings.commit))) {
         refSpec = refHelper.getRefSpec(settings.ref, settings.commit)
-        await git.fetch(refSpec)
+        await git.fetch(refSpec, settings.fetchDepth, settings.showProgress)
       }
     } else {
       const refSpec = refHelper.getRefSpec(settings.ref, settings.commit)
-      await git.fetch(refSpec, settings.fetchDepth)
+      await git.fetch(refSpec, settings.fetchDepth, settings.showProgress)
     }
     core.endGroup()
 
diff --git a/src/git-source-settings.ts b/src/git-source-settings.ts
index 2da562266..24dd2bace 100644
--- a/src/git-source-settings.ts
+++ b/src/git-source-settings.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ export interface IGitSourceSettings {
    */
   fetchDepth: number
 
+  /**
+   * Indicates whether to use the --progress option when fetching
+   */
+  showProgress: boolean
+
   /**
    * Indicates whether to fetch LFS objects
    */
diff --git a/src/input-helper.ts b/src/input-helper.ts
index 237b06aff..f446c5f9a 100644
--- a/src/input-helper.ts
+++ b/src/input-helper.ts
@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ export async function getInputs(): Promise<IGitSourceSettings> {
   }
   core.debug(`fetch depth = ${result.fetchDepth}`)
 
+  // Show fetch progress
+  result.showProgress =
+    (core.getInput('show-progress') || 'true').toUpperCase() === 'TRUE'
+  core.debug(`show progress = ${result.showProgress}`)
+
   // LFS
   result.lfs = (core.getInput('lfs') || 'false').toUpperCase() === 'TRUE'
   core.debug(`lfs = ${result.lfs}`)