diff --git a/src/json_import.zig b/src/json_import.zig
index 177404f..20864c1 100644
--- a/src/json_import.zig
+++ b/src/json_import.zig
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ fn item(ctx: *Ctx, parent: ?*sink.Dir, dev: u64) void {
         parent.?.addStat(ctx.sink, name, &ctx.stat);
     }
 
-    if ((ctx.sink.files_seen.load(.monotonic) & 1024) == 0)
+    if ((ctx.sink.files_seen.load(.monotonic) & 65) == 0)
         main.handleEvent(false, false);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/mem_src.zig b/src/mem_src.zig
index 8e539e5..988904f 100644
--- a/src/mem_src.zig
+++ b/src/mem_src.zig
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ const Ctx = struct {
 
 
 fn rec(ctx: *Ctx, dir: *sink.Dir, entry: *model.Entry) void {
-    if ((ctx.sink.files_seen.load(.monotonic) & 1024) == 0)
+    if ((ctx.sink.files_seen.load(.monotonic) & 65) == 0)
         main.handleEvent(false, false);
 
     ctx.stat = toStat(entry);
diff --git a/src/model.zig b/src/model.zig
index 3ba4a0e..9028768 100644
--- a/src/model.zig
+++ b/src/model.zig
@@ -417,13 +417,29 @@ pub const inodes = struct {
         }
     }
 
+    // counters to track progress for addAllStats()
+    pub var add_total: usize = 0;
+    pub var add_done: usize = 0;
+
     pub fn addAllStats() void {
         if (uncounted_full) {
+            add_total = map.count();
+            add_done = 0;
             var it = map.keyIterator();
-            while (it.next()) |e| setStats(e.*, true);
+            while (it.next()) |e| {
+                setStats(e.*, true);
+                add_done += 1;
+                if ((add_done & 65) == 0) main.handleEvent(false, false);
+            }
         } else {
+            add_total = uncounted.count();
+            add_done = 0;
             var it = uncounted.keyIterator();
-            while (it.next()) |u| if (map.getKey(u.*)) |e| setStats(e, true);
+            while (it.next()) |u| {
+                if (map.getKey(u.*)) |e| setStats(e, true);
+                add_done += 1;
+                if ((add_done & 65) == 0) main.handleEvent(false, false);
+            }
         }
         uncounted_full = false;
         if (uncounted.count() > 0)
diff --git a/src/sink.zig b/src/sink.zig
index 8bbee23..436cdf2 100644
--- a/src/sink.zig
+++ b/src/sink.zig
@@ -295,7 +295,11 @@ fn drawConsole() void {
     }
 
     if (global.state == .hlcnt) {
-        wr.writeAll("Counting hardlinks...\n") catch {};
+        wr.writeAll("Counting hardlinks...") catch {};
+        if (model.inodes.add_total > 0)
+            wr.print(" {} / {}", .{ model.inodes.add_done, model.inodes.add_total }) catch {};
+        wr.writeByte('\n') catch {};
+        st.lines_written += 1;
 
     } else if (global.state == .running) {
         var bytes: u64 = 0;
@@ -445,7 +449,12 @@ pub fn draw() void {
             .hlcnt => {
                 const box = ui.Box.create(4, ui.cols -| 5, "Finalizing");
                 box.move(2, 2);
-                ui.addstr("Counting hardlinks...");
+                ui.addstr("Counting hardlinks... ");
+                if (model.inodes.add_total > 0) {
+                    ui.addnum(.default, model.inodes.add_done);
+                    ui.addstr(" / ");
+                    ui.addnum(.default, model.inodes.add_total);
+                }
             },
             .running => drawProgress(),
         },