diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 4a29bd32..81f4cfc6 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ maintainer-clean-local:
 # --test-force-order-alpha
 # Ensures to process files always in the same order despites
 # the inode, physical location, and dir order assigned by the OS.
-CHECKFLAGS_BASE = --test-skip-device --test-skip-self --test-force-order-alpha
+CHECKFLAGS_BASE = --test-skip-device --test-skip-self --test-force-order-alpha --test-force-progress
 
 # Verbose options
 CHECKFLAGS_VERBOSE = $(CHECKFLAGS_BASE) -v -G
diff --git a/cmdline/snapraid.c b/cmdline/snapraid.c
index 038c8bbc..1ad1c222 100644
--- a/cmdline/snapraid.c
+++ b/cmdline/snapraid.c
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ void config(char* conf, size_t conf_size, const char* argv0)
 #define OPT_TEST_RUN 278
 #define OPT_TEST_FORCE_SCAN_WINFIND 279
 #define OPT_TEST_IMPORT_CONTENT 280
+#define OPT_TEST_FORCE_PROGRESS 281
 
 #if HAVE_GETOPT_LONG
 struct option long_options[] = {
@@ -337,6 +338,9 @@ struct option long_options[] = {
 	/* Alternative import working by data */
 	{ "test-import-content", 1, 0, OPT_TEST_IMPORT_CONTENT },
 
+	/* Force immediate progress state update */
+	{ "test-force-progress", 0, 0, OPT_TEST_FORCE_PROGRESS },
+
 	{ 0, 0, 0, 0 }
 };
 #endif
@@ -644,6 +648,9 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 		case OPT_TEST_FORCE_SCAN_WINFIND :
 			opt.force_scan_winfind = 1;
 			break;
+		case OPT_TEST_FORCE_PROGRESS :
+			opt.force_progress = 1;
+			break;
 		default :
 			/* LCOV_EXCL_START */
 			fprintf(stderr, "Unknown option '%c'\n", (char)c);
diff --git a/cmdline/state.c b/cmdline/state.c
index 212756ba..6dad39ea 100644
--- a/cmdline/state.c
+++ b/cmdline/state.c
@@ -4329,7 +4329,9 @@ int state_progress(struct snapraid_state* state, block_off_t blockpos, block_off
 		pred -= PROGRESS_MAX;
 
 	/* if the previous measure is different */
-	if (state->progress_tick == 0 || state->progress_time[pred] != now) {
+	if (state->progress_tick == 0
+		|| state->progress_time[pred] != now
+	) {
 		uint64_t tick_total;
 		uint64_t tick_cpu;
 		unsigned out_perc = 0;
@@ -4345,7 +4347,10 @@ int state_progress(struct snapraid_state* state, block_off_t blockpos, block_off
 			out_perc = countpos * 100 / countmax;
 
 		/* if we have at least 5 measures */
-		if (state->progress_tick >= 5) {
+		if (state->progress_tick >= 5
+			/* or if we are running in test mode, with at least one measure */
+			|| (state->opt.force_progress && state->progress_tick >= 1)
+		) {
 			int oldest;
 			int past;
 			time_t delta_time;
diff --git a/cmdline/state.h b/cmdline/state.h
index 8c26a43a..a8638b51 100644
--- a/cmdline/state.h
+++ b/cmdline/state.h
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ struct snapraid_option {
 	int force_content_write; /**< Force the update of the content file. */
 	int force_content_text; /**< Force the use of text version of content file. */
 	int force_scan_winfind; /**< Force the use of FindFirst/Next in Windows to list directories. */
+	int force_progress; /**< Force the use of the progress status. */
 };
 
 /**