diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index b8b9894ed..746e6b221 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -290,6 +290,9 @@ lazy val taskProj = (project in file("tasks"))
     testedBaseSettings,
     name := "Tasks",
     mimaSettings,
+    mimaBinaryIssueFilters ++= Seq(
+      exclude[ReversedMissingMethodProblem]("sbt.ExecuteProgress.stop")
+    )
   )
   .configure(addSbtUtilControl)
 
diff --git a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/EvaluateTask.scala b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/EvaluateTask.scala
index 1f861067a..767a00cac 100644
--- a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/EvaluateTask.scala
+++ b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/EvaluateTask.scala
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ object EvaluateTask {
   import std.Transform
   import Keys.state
 
-  lazy private val sharedProgress = new TaskTimings(shutdown = true)
+  lazy private val sharedProgress = new TaskTimings(reportOnShutdown = true)
 
   // sbt-pgp calls this
   private[sbt] def defaultProgress(): ExecuteProgress[Task] = ExecuteProgress.empty[Task]
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ object EvaluateTask {
       if (java.lang.Boolean.getBoolean("sbt.task.timings.on.shutdown"))
         sharedProgress
       else
-        new TaskTimings(shutdown = false)
+        new TaskTimings(reportOnShutdown = false)
     } else {
       if (ConsoleAppender.showProgress) new TaskProgress(currentRef)
       else ExecuteProgress.empty[Task]
@@ -412,6 +412,7 @@ object EvaluateTask {
     def shutdown(): Unit = {
       // First ensure that all threads are stopped for task execution.
       shutdownThreads()
+      config.progressReporter.stop()
 
       // Now we run the gc cleanup to force finalizers to clear out file handles (yay GC!)
       if (config.forceGarbageCollection) {
diff --git a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Main.scala b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Main.scala
index 275ed4d3d..868986e5d 100644
--- a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Main.scala
+++ b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Main.scala
@@ -138,6 +138,20 @@ object StandardMain {
     // This is to workaround https://github.com/sbt/io/issues/110
     sys.props.put("jna.nosys", "true")
 
+    ConsoleAppender.setTerminalWidth(JLine.usingTerminal(_.getWidth))
+    ConsoleAppender.setShowProgress(
+      ConsoleAppender.formatEnabledInEnv && sys.props
+        .get("sbt.progress")
+        .flatMap({ s =>
+          ConsoleAppender.parseLogOption(s) match {
+            case LogOption.Always => Some(true)
+            case LogOption.Never  => Some(false)
+            case _                => None
+          }
+        })
+        .getOrElse(true)
+    )
+
     import BasicCommandStrings.isEarlyCommand
     val userCommands = configuration.arguments.map(_.trim)
     val (earlyCommands, normalCommands) = (preCommands ++ userCommands).partition(isEarlyCommand)
diff --git a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/TaskProgress.scala b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/TaskProgress.scala
index 6e4913750..cad026b83 100644
--- a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/TaskProgress.scala
+++ b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/TaskProgress.scala
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ private[sbt] final class TaskProgress(currentRef: ProjectRef) extends ExecutePro
   private[this] val isReady = new AtomicBoolean(false)
   private[this] val lastTaskCount = new AtomicInteger(0)
   private[this] val isAllCompleted = new AtomicBoolean(false)
+  private[this] val isStopped = new AtomicBoolean(false)
 
   override def initial: Unit = ()
   override def registered(
@@ -67,14 +68,18 @@ private[sbt] final class TaskProgress(currentRef: ProjectRef) extends ExecutePro
 
   override def completed[A](state: Unit, task: Task[A], result: Result[A]): Unit = ()
 
+  override def stop(): Unit = {
+    isStopped.set(true)
+  }
+
   import ExecutionContext.Implicits._
   Future {
-    while (!isReady.get) {
+    while (!isReady.get && !isStopped.get) {
       blocking {
         Thread.sleep(500)
       }
     }
-    while (!isAllCompleted.get) {
+    while (!isAllCompleted.get && !isStopped.get) {
       blocking {
         report()
         Thread.sleep(500)
diff --git a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/TaskTimings.scala b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/TaskTimings.scala
index 43ab2bbdd..c5525a738 100644
--- a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/TaskTimings.scala
+++ b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/TaskTimings.scala
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ import TaskName._
  * - -Dsbt.task.timings.on.shutdown=true|false
  * - -Dsbt.task.timings.unit=number
  * - -Dsbt.task.timings.threshold=number
- * @param shutdown    Should the report be given when exiting the JVM (true) or immediately (false)?
+ * @param reportOnShutdown    Should the report be given when exiting the JVM (true) or immediately (false)?
  */
-private[sbt] final class TaskTimings(shutdown: Boolean) extends ExecuteProgress[Task] {
+private[sbt] final class TaskTimings(reportOnShutdown: Boolean) extends ExecuteProgress[Task] {
   private[this] val calledBy = new ConcurrentHashMap[Task[_], Task[_]]
   private[this] val anonOwners = new ConcurrentHashMap[Task[_], Task[_]]
   private[this] val timings = new ConcurrentHashMap[Task[_], Long]
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ private[sbt] final class TaskTimings(shutdown: Boolean) extends ExecuteProgress[
 
   type S = Unit
 
-  if (shutdown) {
+  if (reportOnShutdown) {
     start = System.nanoTime
     Runtime.getRuntime.addShutdownHook(new Thread {
       override def run() = report()
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ private[sbt] final class TaskTimings(shutdown: Boolean) extends ExecuteProgress[
   }
 
   def initial = {
-    if (!shutdown)
+    if (!reportOnShutdown)
       start = System.nanoTime
   }
   def registered(
@@ -72,10 +72,12 @@ private[sbt] final class TaskTimings(shutdown: Boolean) extends ExecuteProgress[
   }
   def completed[T](state: Unit, task: Task[T], result: Result[T]) = ()
   def allCompleted(state: Unit, results: RMap[Task, Result]) =
-    if (!shutdown) {
+    if (!reportOnShutdown) {
       report()
     }
 
+  def stop(): Unit = ()
+
   private val reFilePath = raw"\{[^}]+\}".r
 
   private[this] def report() = {
diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index cc9d1e0dd..1fd0b948d 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ object Dependencies {
 
   // sbt modules
   private val ioVersion = "1.3.0-M5"
-  private val utilVersion = "1.3.0-M4"
+  private val utilVersion = "1.3.0-M5"
   private val lmVersion =
     sys.props.get("sbt.build.lm.version") match {
       case Some(version) => version
diff --git a/tasks/src/main/scala/sbt/ExecuteProgress.scala b/tasks/src/main/scala/sbt/ExecuteProgress.scala
index 8e553a590..faa152e87 100644
--- a/tasks/src/main/scala/sbt/ExecuteProgress.scala
+++ b/tasks/src/main/scala/sbt/ExecuteProgress.scala
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ private[sbt] trait ExecuteProgress[F[_]] {
 
   /** All tasks have completed with the final `results` provided. */
   def allCompleted(state: S, results: RMap[F, Result]): S
+
+  /** Notifies that either all tasks have finished or cancelled. */
+  def stop(): Unit
 }
 
 /** This module is experimental and subject to binary and source incompatible changes at any time. */
@@ -74,5 +77,6 @@ private[sbt] object ExecuteProgress {
     def workFinished[A](task: F[A], result: Either[F[A], Result[A]]) = ()
     def completed[A](state: Unit, task: F[A], result: Result[A]) = ()
     def allCompleted(state: Unit, results: RMap[F, Result]) = ()
+    def stop(): Unit = ()
   }
 }