diff --git a/mercurial/ui.py b/mercurial/ui.py
--- a/mercurial/ui.py
+++ b/mercurial/ui.py
@@ -1023,8 +1023,9 @@
                 self._buffers[-1].extend(args)
             return
 
-        # inliend _writenobuf() for speed
-        self._progclear()
+        # inlined _writenobuf() for speed
+        if not opts.get(r'keepprogressbar', False):
+            self._progclear()
         msg = b''.join(args)
 
         # opencode timeblockedsection because this is a critical path
@@ -1061,7 +1062,8 @@
 
     def _writenobuf(self, dest, *args, **opts):
         # update write() as well if you touch this code
-        self._progclear()
+        if not opts.get(r'keepprogressbar', False):
+            self._progclear()
         msg = b''.join(args)
 
         # opencode timeblockedsection because this is a critical path