diff --git a/runtime/doc/news.txt b/runtime/doc/news.txt
index f99e685bd2..4542848bbe 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/news.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/news.txt
@@ -376,9 +376,11 @@ OPTIONS
 • |g:clipboard| accepts a string name to force any builtin clipboard tool.
 • 'busy' sets a buffer "busy" status. Indicated in the default statusline.
 • 'pumborder' adds a border to the popup menu.
-• |g:clipboard| autodetection only selects tmux when running inside tmux
+• |g:clipboard| autodetection only selects tmux when running inside tmux.
 • 'statusline' allows "stacking" highlight groups (groups inherit from
   previous highlight attributes)
+• 'messagesopt' added progress:c to control if progress messages are shown in
+  cmdline.
 
 PERFORMANCE
 
diff --git a/runtime/doc/options.txt b/runtime/doc/options.txt
index 995229519b..601ce8f63a 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/options.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/options.txt
@@ -4364,7 +4364,7 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
 	option has no direct effect, the menu must be refreshed first.
 
 						*'messagesopt'* *'mopt'*
-'messagesopt' 'mopt'	string	(default "hit-enter,history:500")
+'messagesopt' 'mopt'	string	(default "hit-enter,history:500,progress:c")
 			global
 	Option settings for outputting messages.  It can consist of the
 	following items.  Items must be separated by a comma.
@@ -4384,6 +4384,11 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
 			|:messages| history.  The maximum value is 10000.
 			Setting it to zero clears the message history.
 			This item must always be present.
+	progress:{s}
+			Determines where to show progress messages.
+			Valid values are:
+			    empty: progress messages are hidden in cmdline.
+			    "c": progress messages are shown in cmdline.
 
 						*'mkspellmem'* *'msm'*
 'mkspellmem' 'msm'	string	(default "460000,2000,500")
diff --git a/runtime/doc/vim_diff.txt b/runtime/doc/vim_diff.txt
index d8e959acb6..f3c9e9158f 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/vim_diff.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/vim_diff.txt
@@ -427,6 +427,8 @@ Options:
 - 'winblend'    pseudo-transparency in floating windows |api-floatwin|
 - 'winhighlight' window-local highlights
 - 'busy' busy status for buffers
+- 'messagesopt' added progress:c to control if progress messages are shown in
+  cmdline
 
 Performance:
 - Signs are implemented using Nvim's internal "marktree" (btree) structure.
diff --git a/runtime/lua/vim/_meta/options.lua b/runtime/lua/vim/_meta/options.lua
index e3989b243b..9b29d3380d 100644
--- a/runtime/lua/vim/_meta/options.lua
+++ b/runtime/lua/vim/_meta/options.lua
@@ -4458,9 +4458,14 @@ vim.go.mis = vim.go.menuitems
 --- 		`:messages` history.  The maximum value is 10000.
 --- 		Setting it to zero clears the message history.
 --- 		This item must always be present.
+--- progress:{s}
+--- 		Determines where to show progress messages.
+--- 		Valid values are:
+--- 		    empty: progress messages are hidden in cmdline.
+--- 		    "c": progress messages are shown in cmdline.
 ---
 --- @type string
-vim.o.messagesopt = "hit-enter,history:500"
+vim.o.messagesopt = "hit-enter,history:500,progress:c"
 vim.o.mopt = vim.o.messagesopt
 vim.go.messagesopt = vim.o.messagesopt
 vim.go.mopt = vim.go.messagesopt
diff --git a/src/nvim/message.c b/src/nvim/message.c
index 13c31a6137..7b9e3dcb00 100644
--- a/src/nvim/message.c
+++ b/src/nvim/message.c
@@ -106,10 +106,14 @@ static int msg_hist_max = 500;  // The default max value is 500
 #define MESSAGES_OPT_HIT_ENTER "hit-enter"
 #define MESSAGES_OPT_WAIT "wait:"
 #define MESSAGES_OPT_HISTORY "history:"
+#define MESSAGES_OPT_PROGRESS "progress:"
 
-// The default is "hit-enter,history:500"
-static int msg_flags = kOptMoptFlagHitEnter | kOptMoptFlagHistory;
+#define PROGRESS_TARGET_CMD          0x01
+
+// The default is "hit-enter,history:500,progress:c"
+static int msg_flags = kOptMoptFlagHitEnter | kOptMoptFlagHistory | kOptMoptFlagProgress;
 static int msg_wait = 0;
+static int progress_msg_target = PROGRESS_TARGET_CMD;
 
 static FILE *verbose_fd = NULL;
 static bool verbose_did_open = false;
@@ -352,6 +356,20 @@ static HlMessage format_progress_message(HlMessage hl_msg, MessageData *msg_data
 MsgID msg_multihl(MsgID id, HlMessage hl_msg, const char *kind, bool history, bool err,
                   MessageData *msg_data, bool *needs_msg_clear)
 {
+  // provide a new id if not given
+  if (id.type == kObjectTypeNil) {
+    id = INTEGER_OBJ(msg_id_next++);
+  } else if (id.type == kObjectTypeInteger) {
+    id = id.data.integer > 0 ? id : INTEGER_OBJ(msg_id_next++);
+    msg_id_next = MAX(msg_id_next, id.data.integer + 1);
+  }
+
+  // don't display progress message in cmd when target doesn't have cmd
+  if (strequal(kind, "progress") && (progress_msg_target & PROGRESS_TARGET_CMD) == 0) {
+    *needs_msg_clear = true;
+    return id;
+  }
+
   no_wait_return++;
   msg_start();
   msg_clr_eos();
@@ -362,14 +380,6 @@ MsgID msg_multihl(MsgID id, HlMessage hl_msg, const char *kind, bool history, bo
     msg_ext_set_kind(kind);
   }
   msg_ext_skip_flush = true;
-
-  // provide a new id if not given
-  if (id.type == kObjectTypeNil) {
-    id = INTEGER_OBJ(msg_id_next++);
-  } else if (id.type == kObjectTypeInteger) {
-    id = id.data.integer > 0 ? id : INTEGER_OBJ(msg_id_next++);
-    msg_id_next = MAX(msg_id_next, id.data.integer + 1);
-  }
   msg_ext_id = id;
 
   // progress message are special displayed as "title: percent% msg"
@@ -1224,6 +1234,7 @@ int messagesopt_changed(void)
   int messages_flags_new = 0;
   int messages_wait_new = 0;
   int messages_history_new = 0;
+  int progress_target_flag = 0;
 
   char *p = p_mopt;
   while (*p != NUL) {
@@ -1240,6 +1251,13 @@ int messagesopt_changed(void)
       p += STRLEN_LITERAL(MESSAGES_OPT_HISTORY);
       messages_history_new = getdigits_int(&p, false, INT_MAX);
       messages_flags_new |= kOptMoptFlagHistory;
+    } else if (strnequal(p, S_LEN(MESSAGES_OPT_PROGRESS))) {
+      p += STRLEN_LITERAL(MESSAGES_OPT_PROGRESS);
+      messages_flags_new |= kOptMoptFlagProgress;
+      if (*p == 'c') {
+        progress_target_flag |= PROGRESS_TARGET_CMD;
+        p++;
+      }
     }
 
     if (*p != ',' && *p != NUL) {
@@ -1274,6 +1292,7 @@ int messagesopt_changed(void)
 
   msg_flags = messages_flags_new;
   msg_wait = messages_wait_new;
+  progress_msg_target = progress_target_flag;
 
   msg_hist_max = messages_history_new;
   msg_hist_clear(msg_hist_max);
diff --git a/src/nvim/options.lua b/src/nvim/options.lua
index 461083dc28..4e224ab92e 100644
--- a/src/nvim/options.lua
+++ b/src/nvim/options.lua
@@ -5774,8 +5774,8 @@ local options = {
     {
       abbreviation = 'mopt',
       cb = 'did_set_messagesopt',
-      defaults = 'hit-enter,history:500',
-      values = { 'hit-enter', 'wait:', 'history:' },
+      defaults = 'hit-enter,history:500,progress:c',
+      values = { 'hit-enter', 'wait:', 'history:', 'progress:' },
       flags = true,
       deny_duplicates = true,
       desc = [=[
@@ -5797,6 +5797,11 @@ local options = {
         		|:messages| history.  The maximum value is 10000.
         		Setting it to zero clears the message history.
         		This item must always be present.
+        progress:{s}
+        		Determines where to show progress messages.
+        		Valid values are:
+        		    empty: progress messages are hidden in cmdline.
+        		    "c": progress messages are shown in cmdline.
       ]=],
       full_name = 'messagesopt',
       list = 'onecommacolon',
diff --git a/test/functional/ui/messages_spec.lua b/test/functional/ui/messages_spec.lua
index 223088b3e8..2b8e54b2a6 100644
--- a/test/functional/ui/messages_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/ui/messages_spec.lua
@@ -3805,4 +3805,61 @@ describe('progress-message', function()
       data = {},
     }, 'progress autocmd receives progress messages')
   end)
+
+  it('can be hidden from cmdline with messagesopt-=progress:c', function()
+    exec('set messagesopt-=progress:c')
+    api.nvim_echo(
+      { { 'test-message: not shown in cmdline' } },
+      true,
+      { kind = 'progress', title = 'TestSuite', percent = 10, status = 'running' }
+    )
+    screen:expect([[
+      ^                         |
+      {1:~                        }|*4
+    ]])
+
+    assert_progress_autocmd({
+      text = { 'test-message: not shown in cmdline' },
+      percent = 10,
+      status = 'running',
+      title = 'TestSuite',
+      id = 1,
+      data = {},
+    }, 'progress autocmd still receives progress even with progress messages hidden from cmd')
+
+    exec('set messagesopt+=progress:c')
+    api.nvim_echo(
+      { { 'test-message: shown in cmdline' } },
+      true,
+      { kind = 'progress', title = 'TestSuite', percent = 10, status = 'running' }
+    )
+    screen:expect({
+      grid = [[
+        ^                         |
+        {1:~                        }|*4
+      ]],
+      messages = {
+        {
+          content = {
+            { 'TestSuite', 6, 'MoreMsg' },
+            { ': ' },
+            { ' 10% ', 19, 'WarningMsg' },
+            { 'test-message: shown in cmdline' },
+          },
+          history = true,
+          id = 2,
+          kind = 'progress',
+        },
+      },
+    })
+
+    assert_progress_autocmd({
+      text = { 'test-message: shown in cmdline' },
+      percent = 10,
+      status = 'running',
+      title = 'TestSuite',
+      id = 2,
+      data = {},
+    }, 'progress autocmd still receives progresswith progress messages shown in cmd')
+  end)
 end)
diff --git a/test/old/testdir/gen_opt_test.vim b/test/old/testdir/gen_opt_test.vim
index 3b8c0ef6ff..07997a5ee5 100644
--- a/test/old/testdir/gen_opt_test.vim
+++ b/test/old/testdir/gen_opt_test.vim
@@ -286,13 +286,14 @@ let test_values = {
       \ 'matchpairs': [['', '(:)', '(:),<:>'], ['xxx']],
       \ 'maxsearchcount': [[1, 10, 100, 1000], [0, -1, 10000]],
       \ 'messagesopt': [['hit-enter,history:1', 'hit-enter,history:10000',
-      \		'history:100,wait:100', 'history:0,wait:0',
-      \		'hit-enter,history:1,wait:1'],
+      \		'history:100,wait:100', 'history:0,wait:0,progress:',
+      \		'hit-enter,history:1,wait:1,progress:c'],
       \		['xxx', 'history:500', 'hit-enter,history:-1',
       \		'hit-enter,history:10001', 'history:0,wait:10001',
       \		'hit-enter', 'history:10,wait:99999999999999999999',
       \		'history:99999999999999999999,wait:10', 'wait:10',
-      \		'history:-10', 'history:10,wait:-10']],
+      \		'history:-10', 'history:10,wait:-10',
+      \		'history:0,wait:0,progress:a', 'history:0,wait:0,progress:ca']],
       \ 'mkspellmem': [['10000,100,12'], ['', 'xxx', '10000,100']],
       \ 'mouse': [['', 'n', 'v', 'i', 'c', 'h', 'a', 'r', 'nvi'],
       \		['xxx', 'n,v,i']],
diff --git a/test/old/testdir/setup.vim b/test/old/testdir/setup.vim
index efc63d24b1..37c80177bc 100644
--- a/test/old/testdir/setup.vim
+++ b/test/old/testdir/setup.vim
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ if exists('s:did_load')
   set laststatus=1
   set listchars=eol:$
   set maxsearchcount=99
+  set messagesopt=hit-enter,history:500
   set mousemodel=extend
   set nohidden nosmarttab noautoindent noautoread
   set nohlsearch noincsearch
diff --git a/test/old/testdir/test_options.vim b/test/old/testdir/test_options.vim
index e83272c525..8e3b799ac4 100644
--- a/test/old/testdir/test_options.vim
+++ b/test/old/testdir/test_options.vim
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ func Test_set_completion_string_values()
   " call assert_equal("\"set hl=8bi i", @:)
 
   " messagesopt
-  call assert_equal(['history:', 'hit-enter', 'wait:'],
+  call assert_equal(['history:', 'hit-enter', 'progress:', 'wait:'],
         \ getcompletion('set messagesopt+=', 'cmdline')->sort())
 
   "