diff --git a/gclient_utils.py b/gclient_utils.py
index 9c7274bc8..3c374d5a3 100644
--- a/gclient_utils.py
+++ b/gclient_utils.py
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ class ExecutionQueue(object):
         t.join()
         sys.stdout.full_flush()
         if self.progress:
-          self.progress.update(1)
+          self.progress.update(1, t.item.name)
         assert not t.item.name in self.ran
         if not t.item.name in self.ran:
           self.ran.append(t.item.name)
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ class ExecutionQueue(object):
       task_item.run(*args, **kwargs)
       self.ran.append(task_item.name)
       if self.progress:
-        self.progress.update(1)
+        self.progress.update(1, ', '.join(t.item.name for t in self.running))
 
   class _Worker(threading.Thread):
     """One thread to execute one WorkItem."""
diff --git a/third_party/repo/progress.py b/third_party/repo/progress.py
index 860d9d011..3d302814c 100644
--- a/third_party/repo/progress.py
+++ b/third_party/repo/progress.py
@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@ class Progress(object):
     self._lastp = -1
     self._start = time()
     self._show = False
+    self._width = 0
 
-  def update(self, inc=1):
+  def update(self, inc=1, extra=''):
     self._done += inc
 
     if not self._show:
@@ -34,35 +35,37 @@ class Progress(object):
       else:
         return
 
+    text = None
+
     if self._total <= 0:
-      sys.stdout.write('\r%s: %d, ' % (
-        self._title,
-        self._done))
-      sys.stdout.flush()
+      text = '%s: %3d' % (self._title, self._done)
     else:
       p = (100 * self._done) / self._total
 
       if self._lastp != p:
         self._lastp = p
-        sys.stdout.write('\r%s: %3d%% (%d/%d)  ' % (
-          self._title,
-          p,
-          self._done,
-          self._total))
-        sys.stdout.flush()
+        text = '%s: %3d%% (%2d/%2d)' % (self._title, p,
+                                        self._done, self._total)
+
+    if text:
+      text += ' ' + extra
+      spaces = max(self._width - len(text), 0)
+      sys.stdout.write('%s%*s\r' % (text, spaces, ''))
+      sys.stdout.flush()
+      self._width = len(text)
 
   def end(self):
     if not self._show:
       return
 
     if self._total <= 0:
-      sys.stdout.write('\r%s: %d, done.  \n' % (
+      sys.stdout.write('%s: %d, done.\n' % (
         self._title,
         self._done))
       sys.stdout.flush()
     else:
       p = (100 * self._done) / self._total
-      sys.stdout.write('\r%s: %3d%% (%d/%d), done.  \n' % (
+      sys.stdout.write('%s: %3d%% (%d/%d), done.\n' % (
         self._title,
         p,
         self._done,