diff --git a/crates/project_model/src/cargo_workspace.rs b/crates/project_model/src/cargo_workspace.rs
index c2cf3c4ce3ae..cf26583e5a8f 100644
--- a/crates/project_model/src/cargo_workspace.rs
+++ b/crates/project_model/src/cargo_workspace.rs
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ pub struct CargoConfig {
     /// rustc target
     pub target: Option<String>,
 
+    /// Send progress notifications during project load.
+    pub report_loading_progress: bool,
+
     /// Don't load sysroot crates (`std`, `core` & friends). Might be useful
     /// when debugging isolated issues.
     pub no_sysroot: bool,
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
index 1df19ffe780b..b10f9ca95136 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ config_data! {
         cargo_useRustcWrapperForBuildScripts: bool = "true",
         /// Do not activate the `default` feature.
         cargo_noDefaultFeatures: bool    = "false",
+        /// Send progress notifications during project load.
+        cargo_reportLoadingProgress: bool = "true",
         /// Compilation target (target triple).
         cargo_target: Option<String>     = "null",
         /// Internal config for debugging, disables loading of sysroot crates.
@@ -777,6 +779,7 @@ impl Config {
             all_features: self.data.cargo_allFeatures,
             features: self.data.cargo_features.clone(),
             target: self.data.cargo_target.clone(),
+            report_loading_progress: self.data.cargo_reportLoadingProgress,
             no_sysroot: self.data.cargo_noSysroot,
             rustc_source,
             unset_test_crates: UnsetTestCrates::Only(self.data.cargo_unsetTest.clone()),
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/main_loop.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/main_loop.rs
index af987230defd..dfe383b3d65f 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/main_loop.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/main_loop.rs
@@ -340,12 +340,14 @@ impl GlobalState {
                                 assert_eq!(n_done, n_total);
                                 Progress::End
                             };
-                            self.report_progress(
-                                "Roots Scanned",
-                                state,
-                                Some(format!("{}/{}", n_done, n_total)),
-                                Some(Progress::fraction(n_done, n_total)),
-                            )
+                            if self.config.cargo().report_loading_progress {
+                                self.report_progress(
+                                    "Roots Scanned",
+                                    state,
+                                    Some(format!("{}/{}", n_done, n_total)),
+                                    Some(Progress::fraction(n_done, n_total)),
+                                )
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                     // Coalesce many VFS event into a single loop turn
diff --git a/docs/user/generated_config.adoc b/docs/user/generated_config.adoc
index f7a533c7c233..9c71bdc3fe11 100644
--- a/docs/user/generated_config.adoc
+++ b/docs/user/generated_config.adoc
@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@ avoid compiling unnecessary things.
 --
 Do not activate the `default` feature.
 --
+[[rust-analyzer.cargo.reportLoadingProgress]]rust-analyzer.cargo.reportLoadingProgress (default: `true`)::
++
+--
+Send progress notifications during project load.
+--
 [[rust-analyzer.cargo.target]]rust-analyzer.cargo.target (default: `null`)::
 +
 --
diff --git a/editors/code/package.json b/editors/code/package.json
index 2c7d6c3773eb..7dfaddb764a3 100644
--- a/editors/code/package.json
+++ b/editors/code/package.json
@@ -491,6 +491,11 @@
                     "default": false,
                     "type": "boolean"
                 },
+                "rust-analyzer.cargo.reportLoadingProgress": {
+                    "markdownDescription": "Send progress notifications during project load.",
+                    "default": true,
+                    "type": "boolean"
+                },
                 "rust-analyzer.cargo.target": {
                     "markdownDescription": "Compilation target (target triple).",
                     "default": null,