diff --git a/runtime/lua/vim/health.lua b/runtime/lua/vim/health.lua
index cf8181c3f6..ad9edeaf16 100644
--- a/runtime/lua/vim/health.lua
+++ b/runtime/lua/vim/health.lua
@@ -371,6 +371,24 @@ local function get_summary()
   return s
 end
 
+---Emit progress messages
+---@param len integer
+---@return fun(status: 'success'|'running', idx: integer, fmt: string, ...: any): nil
+local function progress_report(len)
+  local progress = { kind = 'progress', title = 'checkhealth' }
+
+  return function(status, idx, fmt, ...)
+    progress.status = status
+    progress.percent = status == 'success' and nil or math.floor(idx / len * 100)
+    -- percent=0 omits the reporting of percentage, so use 1% instead
+    -- progress.percent = progress.percent == 0 and 1 or progress.percent
+    progress.id = vim.api.nvim_echo({ { fmt:format(...) } }, false, progress)
+    -- extui/ui2 shows all messages at once after the healthchecks are finished.
+    -- This 1ms wait ensures the messages are shown separately
+    vim.wait(1)
+  end
+end
+
 --- Runs the specified healthchecks.
 --- Runs all discovered healthchecks if plugin_names is empty.
 ---
@@ -419,10 +437,13 @@ function M._check(mods, plugin_names)
     vim.fn.setline(1, 'ERROR: No healthchecks found.')
     return
   end
-  vim.cmd.redraw()
-  vim.print('Running healthchecks...')
 
+  local total_checks = #vim.tbl_keys(healthchecks)
+  local progress_msg = progress_report(total_checks)
+  local check_idx = 1
   for name, value in vim.spairs(healthchecks) do
+    progress_msg('running', check_idx, 'checking %s', name)
+    check_idx = check_idx + 1
     local func = value[1]
     local type = value[2]
     s_output = {}
@@ -475,9 +496,7 @@ function M._check(mods, plugin_names)
     vim.cmd.redraw()
   end
 
-  -- Clear the 'Running healthchecks...' message.
-  vim.cmd.redraw()
-  vim.print('')
+  progress_msg('success', 0, 'checks done')
 
   -- Quit with 'q' inside healthcheck buffers.
   vim._with({ buf = bufnr }, function()
diff --git a/test/functional/plugin/health_spec.lua b/test/functional/plugin/health_spec.lua
index 036ede7820..05112461e1 100644
--- a/test/functional/plugin/health_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/plugin/health_spec.lua
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ describe('vim.health', function()
         h2 = { foreground = tonumber('0x6a0dad') },
         Ok = { foreground = Screen.colors.LightGreen },
         Error = { foreground = Screen.colors.Red },
+        Done = { foreground = Screen.colors.NvimDarkGreen },
         Bar = { foreground = Screen.colors.LightGrey, background = Screen.colors.DarkGrey },
       })
       command('checkhealth foo success1')
@@ -245,7 +246,7 @@ describe('vim.health', function()
                                                           |
         {h2:report 1}                                          |
         - ✅ {Ok:OK} everything is fine                        |
-                                                          |
+        {Done:checkhealth}: checks done                          |
       ]],
       }
     end)
@@ -312,6 +313,7 @@ describe(':checkhealth window', function()
     screen:set_default_attr_ids {
       h1 = { reverse = true },
       h2 = { foreground = tonumber('0x6a0dad') },
+      Done = { foreground = Screen.colors.NvimDarkGreen },
       [1] = { foreground = Screen.colors.Blue, bold = true },
       [14] = { foreground = Screen.colors.LightGrey, background = Screen.colors.DarkGray },
       [32] = { foreground = Screen.colors.PaleGreen2 },
@@ -335,7 +337,7 @@ describe(':checkhealth window', function()
                                                         |
       {h2:report 2}                                          |
     ## grid 3
-                                                        |
+      {Done:checkhealth}: checks done                          |
     ]],
     }
   end)
@@ -345,6 +347,7 @@ describe(':checkhealth window', function()
     screen:set_default_attr_ids {
       h1 = { reverse = true },
       h2 = { foreground = tonumber('0x6a0dad') },
+      Done = { foreground = Screen.colors.NvimDarkGreen },
       [1] = { foreground = Screen.colors.Blue, bold = true },
       [14] = { foreground = Screen.colors.LightGrey, background = Screen.colors.DarkGray },
       [32] = { foreground = Screen.colors.PaleGreen2 },
@@ -362,7 +365,7 @@ describe(':checkhealth window', function()
       %s                   |
       {1:~                       }|*18
     ## grid 3
-                                                        |
+      {Done:checkhealth}: checks done                          |
     ## grid 4
       ^                         |
       {14:                         }|*3
@@ -423,7 +426,7 @@ describe(':checkhealth window', function()
       %s                                             |
       ~                                                 |*10
     ## grid 3
-                                                        |
+      checkhealth: checks done                          |
     ## grid 4
       ^                                                  |
                                                         |