diff --git a/gclient_scm.py b/gclient_scm.py
index e2a0bdd65..95890a450 100644
--- a/gclient_scm.py
+++ b/gclient_scm.py
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ class GitWrapper(SCMWrapper):
       # to stdout
       print('')
 
-    clone_cmd = ['clone']
+    clone_cmd = ['clone', '--progress']
     if revision.startswith('refs/heads/'):
       clone_cmd.extend(['-b', revision.replace('refs/heads/', '')])
       detach_head = False
@@ -510,9 +510,20 @@ class GitWrapper(SCMWrapper):
     if not os.path.exists(parent_dir):
       os.makedirs(parent_dir)
 
+    percent_re = re.compile('.* ([0-9]{1,2})% .*')
+    def _GitFilter(line):
+      # git uses an escape sequence to clear the line; elide it.
+      esc = line.find(unichr(033))
+      if esc > -1:
+        line = line[:esc]
+      match = percent_re.match(line)
+      if not match or not int(match.group(1)) % 10:
+        print '%s' % line
+
     for _ in range(3):
       try:
-        self._Run(clone_cmd, options, cwd=self._root_dir)
+        self._Run(clone_cmd, options, cwd=self._root_dir, filter_fn=_GitFilter,
+                  print_stdout=False)
         break
       except subprocess2.CalledProcessError, e:
         # Too bad we don't have access to the actual output yet.
@@ -679,8 +690,11 @@ class GitWrapper(SCMWrapper):
 
   def _Run(self, args, options, **kwargs):
     kwargs.setdefault('cwd', self.checkout_path)
-    gclient_utils.CheckCallAndFilterAndHeader(['git'] + args,
-        always=options.verbose, **kwargs)
+    kwargs.setdefault('print_stdout', True)
+    stdout = kwargs.get('stdout', sys.stdout)
+    stdout.write('\n________ running \'git %s\' in \'%s\'\n' % (
+                 ' '.join(args), kwargs['cwd']))
+    gclient_utils.CheckCallAndFilter(['git'] + args, **kwargs)
 
 
 class SVNWrapper(SCMWrapper):
diff --git a/gclient_utils.py b/gclient_utils.py
index 375dd576f..958034dfc 100644
--- a/gclient_utils.py
+++ b/gclient_utils.py
@@ -360,6 +360,9 @@ def CheckCallAndFilter(args, stdout=None, filter_fn=None,
           else:
             filter_fn(in_line)
             in_line = ''
+        else:
+          filter_fn(in_line)
+          in_line = ''
         in_byte = kid.stdout.read(1)
       # Flush the rest of buffered output. This is only an issue with
       # stdout/stderr not ending with a \n.
diff --git a/tests/gclient_scm_test.py b/tests/gclient_scm_test.py
index 21da096cf..6d5e380c0 100755
--- a/tests/gclient_scm_test.py
+++ b/tests/gclient_scm_test.py
@@ -571,13 +571,13 @@ class ManagedGitWrapperTestCase(BaseGitWrapperTestCase):
     file_list = []
     scm.diff(options, self.args, file_list)
     self.assertEquals(file_list, [])
-    self.checkstdout(
-        ('\n_____ . at refs/heads/master\nUpdating 069c602..a7142dc\n'
+    expectation = ('\n_____ . at refs/heads/master\nUpdating 069c602..a7142dc\n'
          'Fast-forward\n a |    1 +\n b |    1 +\n'
          ' 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)\n\n\n'
          '________ running \'git reset --hard origin/master\' in \'%s\'\n'
-         'HEAD is now at a7142dc Personalized\n') %
-            join(self.root_dir, '.'))
+         'HEAD is now at a7142dc Personalized\n') % join(self.root_dir, '.')
+    self.assertTrue(sys.stdout.getvalue().startswith(expectation))
+    sys.stdout.close()
 
   def testRevertNone(self):
     if not self.enabled:
@@ -618,13 +618,13 @@ class ManagedGitWrapperTestCase(BaseGitWrapperTestCase):
     self.assertEquals(file_list, [])
     self.assertEquals(scm.revinfo(options, self.args, None),
                       'a7142dc9f0009350b96a11f372b6ea658592aa95')
-    self.checkstdout(
-      ('\n_____ . at refs/heads/master\nUpdating 069c602..a7142dc\n'
+    expectation = ('\n_____ . at refs/heads/master\nUpdating 069c602..a7142dc\n'
        'Fast-forward\n a |    1 +\n b |    1 +\n'
        ' 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)\n\n\n'
        '________ running \'git reset --hard origin/master\' in \'%s\'\n'
-       'HEAD is now at a7142dc Personalized\n') %
-            join(self.root_dir, '.'))
+       'HEAD is now at a7142dc Personalized\n') % join(self.root_dir, '.')
+    self.assertTrue(sys.stdout.getvalue().startswith(expectation))
+    sys.stdout.close()
 
   def testRevertNew(self):
     if not self.enabled:
@@ -648,13 +648,13 @@ class ManagedGitWrapperTestCase(BaseGitWrapperTestCase):
     self.assertEquals(file_list, [])
     self.assertEquals(scm.revinfo(options, self.args, None),
                       'a7142dc9f0009350b96a11f372b6ea658592aa95')
-    self.checkstdout(
-      ('\n_____ . at refs/heads/master\nUpdating 069c602..a7142dc\n'
+    expectation = ('\n_____ . at refs/heads/master\nUpdating 069c602..a7142dc\n'
        'Fast-forward\n a |    1 +\n b |    1 +\n'
        ' 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)\n\n\n'
        '________ running \'git reset --hard origin/master\' in \'%s\'\n'
-       'HEAD is now at a7142dc Personalized\n') %
-            join(self.root_dir, '.'))
+       'HEAD is now at a7142dc Personalized\n') % join(self.root_dir, '.')
+    self.assertTrue(sys.stdout.getvalue().startswith(expectation))
+    sys.stdout.close()
 
   def testStatusNew(self):
     if not self.enabled:
@@ -713,7 +713,8 @@ class ManagedGitWrapperTestCase(BaseGitWrapperTestCase):
       rmtree(root_dir)
     msg1 = (
         "\n_____ foo at refs/heads/master\n\n"
-        "________ running 'git clone -b master --verbose %s %s' in '%s'\n"
+        "________ running 'git clone --progress -b master --verbose %s %s' "
+        "in '%s'\n"
         "Initialized empty Git repository in %s\n") % (
           join(self.root_dir, '.', '.git'),
           join(root_dir, 'foo'),
@@ -721,7 +722,8 @@ class ManagedGitWrapperTestCase(BaseGitWrapperTestCase):
           join(gclient_scm.os.path.realpath(root_dir), 'foo', '.git') + '/')
     msg2 = (
         "\n_____ foo at refs/heads/master\n\n"
-        "________ running 'git clone -b master --verbose %s %s' in '%s'\n"
+        "________ running 'git clone --progress -b master --verbose %s %s'"
+        " in '%s'\n"
         "Cloning into %s...\ndone.\n") % (
           join(self.root_dir, '.', '.git'),
           join(root_dir, 'foo'),
@@ -848,7 +850,8 @@ class UnmanagedGitWrapperTestCase(BaseGitWrapperTestCase):
       rmtree(root_dir)
     msg1 = (
         "\n_____ foo at refs/heads/master\n\n"
-        "________ running 'git clone -b master --verbose %s %s' in '%s'\n"
+        "________ running 'git clone --progress -b master --verbose %s %s'"
+        " in '%s'\n"
         "Initialized empty Git repository in %s\n") % (
           join(self.root_dir, '.', '.git'),
           join(root_dir, 'foo'),
@@ -856,7 +859,8 @@ class UnmanagedGitWrapperTestCase(BaseGitWrapperTestCase):
           join(gclient_scm.os.path.realpath(root_dir), 'foo', '.git') + '/')
     msg2 = (
         "\n_____ foo at refs/heads/master\n\n"
-        "________ running 'git clone -b master --verbose %s %s' in '%s'\n"
+        "________ running 'git clone --progress -b master --verbose %s %s'"
+        " in '%s'\n"
         "Cloning into %s...\ndone.\n") % (
           join(self.root_dir, '.', '.git'),
           join(root_dir, 'foo'),
diff --git a/tests/gclient_smoketest.py b/tests/gclient_smoketest.py
index 473a5116c..b8673236b 100755
--- a/tests/gclient_smoketest.py
+++ b/tests/gclient_smoketest.py
@@ -808,10 +808,11 @@ class GClientSmokeGIT(GClientSmokeBase):
     os.remove(join(self.root_dir, 'src', 'git_hooked1'))
 
     # Test incremental versioned sync: sync backward.
+    diffdir = os.path.join(self.root_dir, 'src', 'repo2', 'repo_renamed')
     self.parseGclient(['sync', '--jobs', '1', '--revision',
                        'src@' + self.githash('repo_1', 1),
                        '--deps', 'mac', '--delete_unversioned_trees'],
-                       ['running', 'running', 'deleting'])
+                       ['running', 'running', ('running', diffdir), 'deleting'])
     tree = self.mangle_git_tree(('repo_1@1', 'src'),
                                 ('repo_2@2', 'src/repo2'),
                                 ('repo_3@1', 'src/repo2/repo3'),
@@ -819,8 +820,10 @@ class GClientSmokeGIT(GClientSmokeBase):
     tree['src/git_hooked2'] = 'git_hooked2'
     self.assertTree(tree)
     # Test incremental sync: delete-unversioned_trees isn't there.
+    expect3 = ('running', os.path.join(self.root_dir, 'src', 'repo2', 'repo3'))
+    expect4 = ('running', os.path.join(self.root_dir, 'src', 'repo4'))
     self.parseGclient(['sync', '--deps', 'mac', '--jobs', '1'],
-        ['running', 'running', 'running'])
+        ['running', 'running', 'running', expect3, expect4])
     tree = self.mangle_git_tree(('repo_1@2', 'src'),
                                 ('repo_2@1', 'src/repo2'),
                                 ('repo_3@1', 'src/repo2/repo3'),
@@ -885,10 +888,12 @@ class GClientSmokeGIT(GClientSmokeBase):
     os.remove(join(self.root_dir, 'src', 'git_hooked1'))
 
     # Test incremental versioned sync: sync backward.
+    expect3 = ('running',
+               os.path.join(self.root_dir, 'src', 'repo2', 'repo_renamed'))
     self.parseGclient(
         ['sync', '--revision', 'src@' + self.githash('repo_1', 1),
           '--deps', 'mac', '--delete_unversioned_trees', '--jobs', '8'],
-        ['running', 'running', 'deleting'],
+        ['running', 'running', expect3, 'deleting'],
         untangle=True)
     tree = self.mangle_git_tree(('repo_1@1', 'src'),
                                 ('repo_2@2', 'src/repo2'),
@@ -897,8 +902,13 @@ class GClientSmokeGIT(GClientSmokeBase):
     tree['src/git_hooked2'] = 'git_hooked2'
     self.assertTree(tree)
     # Test incremental sync: delete-unversioned_trees isn't there.
+    expect4 = os.path.join(self.root_dir, 'src', 'repo2', 'repo3')
+    expect5 = os.path.join(self.root_dir, 'src', 'repo4')
     self.parseGclient(['sync', '--deps', 'mac', '--jobs', '8'],
-        ['running', 'running', 'running'], untangle=True)
+                      ['running', 'running', 'running',
+                       ('running', expect4),
+                       ('running', expect5)],
+                      untangle=True)
     tree = self.mangle_git_tree(('repo_1@2', 'src'),
                                 ('repo_2@1', 'src/repo2'),
                                 ('repo_3@1', 'src/repo2/repo3'),
@@ -917,10 +927,14 @@ class GClientSmokeGIT(GClientSmokeBase):
     self.gclient(['sync', '--deps', 'mac'])
     write(join(self.root_dir, 'src', 'repo2', 'hi'), 'Hey!')
 
-    out = self.parseGclient(['status', '--deps', 'mac'], [])
+    expected1 = ('running', os.path.join(self.root_dir, 'src'))
+    expected2 = ('running', os.path.join(expected1[1], 'repo2'))
+    expected3 = ('running', os.path.join(expected2[1], 'repo_renamed'))
+    out = self.parseGclient(['status', '--deps', 'mac'],
+                            [expected1, expected2, expected3])
     # TODO(maruel): http://crosbug.com/3584 It should output the unversioned
     # files.
-    self.assertEquals(0, len(out))
+    self.assertEquals(3, len(out))
 
     # Revert implies --force implies running hooks without looking at pattern
     # matching.
@@ -943,7 +957,7 @@ class GClientSmokeGIT(GClientSmokeBase):
     out = results[0].splitlines(False)
     # TODO(maruel): http://crosbug.com/3584 It should output the unversioned
     # files.
-    self.assertEquals(0, len(out))
+    self.assertEquals(6, len(out))
 
   def testRunHooks(self):
     if not self.enabled: