diff --git a/lib/chef/knife/ssh.rb b/lib/chef/knife/ssh.rb
index 8b7a3608..2f79ad2d 100644
--- a/lib/chef/knife/ssh.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/knife/ssh.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #
 
 require_relative "../knife"
+require_relative "ssh_progress_bar"
 
 class Chef
   class Knife
@@ -146,13 +147,20 @@ class Ssh < Knife
         boolean: true,
         default: false
 
+      option :progress,
+        long: "--[no-]progress",
+        description: "Show progress bar during execution. Enabled by default when stderr is a TTY.",
+        boolean: true,
+        default: nil
+
       def session
         ssh_error_handler = Proc.new do |server|
           if config[:on_error]
-            # Net::SSH::Multi magic to force exception to be re-raised.
             throw :go, :raise
           else
+            @progress&.clear_bar
             ui.warn "Failed to connect to #{server.host} -- #{$!.class.name}: #{$!.message}"
+            @progress&.render
             $!.backtrace.each { |l| Chef::Log.debug(l) }
           end
         end
@@ -362,7 +370,9 @@ def print_data(host, data)
       def print_line(host, data)
         padding = @longest - host.length
         str = ui.color(host, :cyan) + (" " * (padding + 1)) + data
+        @progress&.clear_bar
         ui.msg(str)
+        @progress&.render
       end
 
       # @param command [String] the command to run
@@ -373,6 +383,8 @@ def ssh_command(command, session_list = session)
         exit_status = 0
         command = fixup_sudo(command)
         command.force_encoding("binary") if command.respond_to?(:force_encoding)
+        total_nodes = session_list.servers_for.size
+        @progress = progress_bar(total_nodes)
         session_list.open_channel do |chan|
           if config[:on_error] && exit_status != 0
             chan.close
@@ -402,11 +414,13 @@ def ssh_command(command, session_list = session)
               end
               ch.on_request "exit-status" do |ichannel, data|
                 exit_status = [exit_status, data.read_long].max
+                @progress&.increment
               end
             end
           end
         end
         session.loop
+        @progress&.finish
         exit_status
       ensure
         session_list.close
@@ -604,6 +618,13 @@ def configure_ssh_gateway_identity
         config[:ssh_gateway_identity] = get_stripped_unfrozen_value(config[:ssh_gateway_identity])
       end
 
+      def progress_bar(total)
+        show = config[:progress].nil? ? $stderr.tty? : config[:progress]
+        return nil unless show && total > 1
+
+        SshProgressBar.new(total)
+      end
+
       def run
         @longest = 0
 
diff --git a/lib/chef/knife/ssh_progress_bar.rb b/lib/chef/knife/ssh_progress_bar.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bb15a60d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/chef/knife/ssh_progress_bar.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+#
+# Copyright:: Copyright (c) 2009-2026 Progress Software Corporation and/or its subsidiaries or affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+# License:: Apache License, Version 2.0
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+class Chef
+  class Knife
+    class SshProgressBar
+      BAR_CHARS = { filled: "\u2588", empty: "\u2591" }.freeze unless defined?(BAR_CHARS)
+
+      attr_reader :total, :completed, :failed
+
+      def initialize(total, output: $stderr)
+        @total = total
+        @completed = 0
+        @failed = 0
+        @output = output
+        @active = @output.tty?
+        @started_at = Time.now
+        @mutex = Mutex.new
+        @bar_visible = false
+        render if @active
+      end
+
+      def increment
+        @mutex.synchronize do
+          @completed += 1
+          do_render if @active
+        end
+      end
+
+      def increment_failed
+        @mutex.synchronize do
+          @failed += 1
+          @completed += 1
+          do_render if @active
+        end
+      end
+
+      def finish
+        return unless @active
+
+        @mutex.synchronize do
+          clear_bar
+          print_summary
+          @bar_visible = false
+        end
+      end
+
+      def active?
+        @active
+      end
+
+      def clear_bar
+        return unless @active && @bar_visible
+
+        @output.write("\e[s")
+        @output.write("\e[#{terminal_rows};1H")
+        @output.write("\e[2K")
+        @output.write("\e[u")
+        @output.flush
+        @bar_visible = false
+      end
+
+      def render
+        return unless @active
+
+        @mutex.synchronize { do_render }
+      end
+
+      private
+
+      def do_render
+        elapsed = Time.now - @started_at
+        pct = @total > 0 ? (@completed.to_f / @total * 100).round(1) : 0
+        bar = build_bar(pct)
+        status = format_status(elapsed)
+
+        @output.write("\e[s")
+        @output.write("\e[#{terminal_rows};1H")
+        @output.write("\e[2K")
+        @output.write(status_line(bar, status, pct))
+        @output.write("\e[u")
+        @output.flush
+        @bar_visible = true
+      end
+
+      def build_bar(pct)
+        width = [terminal_cols - 40, 10].max
+        filled_width = (pct / 100.0 * width).round
+        empty_width = width - filled_width
+
+        "\e[32m#{BAR_CHARS[:filled] * filled_width}\e[90m#{BAR_CHARS[:empty] * empty_width}\e[0m"
+      end
+
+      def format_status(elapsed)
+        if @completed > 0 && @completed < @total
+          rate = elapsed / @completed
+          eta = ((@total - @completed) * rate).round
+          " ETA #{format_duration(eta)}"
+        elsif @completed == @total && @total > 0
+          " done in #{format_duration(elapsed.round)}"
+        else
+          ""
+        end
+      end
+
+      def status_line(bar, status, pct)
+        failed_str = @failed > 0 ? " \e[31m(#{@failed} failed)\e[0m" : ""
+        " #{bar} #{@completed}/#{@total} (#{pct}%)#{failed_str}#{status}"
+      end
+
+      def format_duration(seconds)
+        if seconds >= 3600
+          format("%dh%02dm%02ds", seconds / 3600, (seconds % 3600) / 60, seconds % 60)
+        elsif seconds >= 60
+          format("%dm%02ds", seconds / 60, seconds % 60)
+        else
+          "#{seconds}s"
+        end
+      end
+
+      def print_summary
+        elapsed = Time.now - @started_at
+        failed_str = @failed > 0 ? ", \e[31m#{@failed} failed\e[0m" : ""
+        @output.puts("\e[1m#{@completed}/#{@total} nodes completed#{failed_str} in #{format_duration(elapsed.round)}\e[0m")
+      end
+
+      def terminal_rows
+        require "io/console" unless IO.respond_to?(:console)
+        IO.console&.winsize&.first || 24
+      end
+
+      def terminal_cols
+        require "io/console" unless IO.respond_to?(:console)
+        IO.console&.winsize&.last || 80
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/unit/knife/ssh_progress_bar_spec.rb b/spec/unit/knife/ssh_progress_bar_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2529dc91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/unit/knife/ssh_progress_bar_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+#
+# Copyright:: Copyright (c) 2009-2026 Progress Software Corporation and/or its subsidiaries or affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+# License:: Apache License, Version 2.0
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+require "knife_spec_helper"
+require "chef/knife/ssh_progress_bar"
+
+describe Chef::Knife::SshProgressBar do
+  let(:output) { StringIO.new }
+
+  before do
+    allow(output).to receive(:tty?).and_return(true)
+    allow(IO).to receive(:console).and_return(double(winsize: [24, 80]))
+  end
+
+  describe "#initialize" do
+    it "sets total and starts at zero completed" do
+      bar = described_class.new(10, output: output)
+      expect(bar.total).to eq(10)
+      expect(bar.completed).to eq(0)
+      expect(bar.failed).to eq(0)
+    end
+
+    it "renders the initial bar when output is a TTY" do
+      described_class.new(5, output: output)
+      expect(output.string).to include("0/5")
+    end
+
+    it "does not render when output is not a TTY" do
+      allow(output).to receive(:tty?).and_return(false)
+      described_class.new(5, output: output)
+      expect(output.string).to be_empty
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "#increment" do
+    it "increments the completed count" do
+      bar = described_class.new(10, output: output)
+      bar.increment
+      expect(bar.completed).to eq(1)
+    end
+
+    it "updates the rendered output" do
+      bar = described_class.new(10, output: output)
+      bar.increment
+      expect(output.string).to include("1/10")
+    end
+
+    it "can increment to total" do
+      bar = described_class.new(3, output: output)
+      3.times { bar.increment }
+      expect(bar.completed).to eq(3)
+      expect(output.string).to include("3/3")
+      expect(output.string).to include("100.0%")
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "#increment_failed" do
+    it "increments both failed and completed counts" do
+      bar = described_class.new(10, output: output)
+      bar.increment_failed
+      expect(bar.completed).to eq(1)
+      expect(bar.failed).to eq(1)
+    end
+
+    it "shows failed count in output" do
+      bar = described_class.new(10, output: output)
+      bar.increment_failed
+      expect(output.string).to include("1 failed")
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "#finish" do
+    it "prints a completion summary" do
+      bar = described_class.new(3, output: output)
+      3.times { bar.increment }
+      bar.finish
+      expect(output.string).to include("3/3 nodes completed")
+    end
+
+    it "includes failed count in summary when there are failures" do
+      bar = described_class.new(3, output: output)
+      2.times { bar.increment }
+      bar.increment_failed
+      bar.finish
+      expect(output.string).to include("1 failed")
+    end
+
+    it "does nothing when output is not a TTY" do
+      allow(output).to receive(:tty?).and_return(false)
+      bar = described_class.new(3, output: output)
+      bar.finish
+      expect(output.string).to be_empty
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "#clear_bar" do
+    it "writes ANSI clear sequence when bar is visible" do
+      bar = described_class.new(3, output: output)
+      output.truncate(0)
+      output.rewind
+      bar.clear_bar
+      expect(output.string).to include("\e[2K")
+    end
+
+    it "does nothing when output is not a TTY" do
+      allow(output).to receive(:tty?).and_return(false)
+      bar = described_class.new(3, output: output)
+      bar.clear_bar
+      expect(output.string).to be_empty
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "#active?" do
+    it "returns true when output is a TTY" do
+      bar = described_class.new(3, output: output)
+      expect(bar.active?).to be true
+    end
+
+    it "returns false when output is not a TTY" do
+      allow(output).to receive(:tty?).and_return(false)
+      bar = described_class.new(3, output: output)
+      expect(bar.active?).to be false
+    end
+  end
+end