diff --git a/pisi/api.py b/pisi/api.py
index 151ed2c9..55afaad5 100644
--- a/pisi/api.py
+++ b/pisi/api.py
@@ -494,11 +494,17 @@ def rebuild_db(files=False):
                     ctx.dbenv.dbremove(file=fn, flags=bsddb3.db.DB_AUTO_COMMIT)
 
     def reload_packages(files, txn):
-        for package_fn in os.listdir( pisi.util.join_path( ctx.config.lib_dir(),
-                                                           'package' ) ):
+        packages = os.listdir(pisi.util.join_path(ctx.config.lib_dir(), 'package'))
+        progress = ctx.ui.Progress(len(packages))
+        processed = 0
+        for package_fn in packages:
             if not package_fn == "scripts":
                 ctx.ui.debug('Resurrecting %s' % package_fn)
                 pisi.api.resurrect_package(package_fn, files, txn)
+                processed += 1
+                ctx.ui.display_progress(operation = "rebuilding-db",
+                                        percent = progress.update(processed),
+                                        info = _("Rebuilding package database"))
 
     def reload_indices(txn):
         index_dir = ctx.config.index_dir()
diff --git a/pisi/cli/__init__.py b/pisi/cli/__init__.py
index 3b40fc39..296543f5 100644
--- a/pisi/cli/__init__.py
+++ b/pisi/cli/__init__.py
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class CLI(UI):
 
     def display_progress(self, operation, percent, info="", **ka):
         """ display progress of any operation """
-        if operation == "removing":
+        if operation in ["removing", "rebuilding-db"]:
             return
         elif operation == "fetching":
             totalsize = '%.1f %s' % pisi.util.human_readable_size(ka['total_size'])