diff --git a/Tools/Replay/DataFlashFileReader.cpp b/Tools/Replay/DataFlashFileReader.cpp
index 8f1692bc11c..db40fd5e77a 100644
--- a/Tools/Replay/DataFlashFileReader.cpp
+++ b/Tools/Replay/DataFlashFileReader.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <time.h>
@@ -27,6 +28,11 @@ bool AP_LoggerFileReader::open_log(const char *logfile)
     if (fd == -1) {
         return false;
     }
+    // Get the file size for percentage calculation
+    struct stat st;
+    if (AP::FS().stat(logfile, &st) == 0) {
+        file_size = st.st_size;
+    }
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -100,3 +106,11 @@ bool AP_LoggerFileReader::update()
     message_count++;
     return handle_msg(f, msg);
 }
+
+float AP_LoggerFileReader::get_percent_read()
+{
+    if (file_size == 0) {
+        return 0.0f;
+    }
+    return (float)(bytes_read * 100.0 / file_size);
+}
diff --git a/Tools/Replay/DataFlashFileReader.h b/Tools/Replay/DataFlashFileReader.h
index b03e077ac4d..2c78a0a08c5 100644
--- a/Tools/Replay/DataFlashFileReader.h
+++ b/Tools/Replay/DataFlashFileReader.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ public:
 
     void format_type(uint16_t type, char dest[5]);
     void get_packet_counts(uint64_t dest[]);
+    float get_percent_read(); // Get percentage of log file read
 
 protected:
     int fd = -1;
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ private:
     ssize_t read_input(void *buf, size_t count);
 
     uint64_t bytes_read = 0;
+    uint64_t file_size = 0; // Total size of the log file
     uint32_t message_count = 0;
     uint64_t start_micros;
 
diff --git a/Tools/Replay/Replay.cpp b/Tools/Replay/Replay.cpp
index 2123fceb7e0..2c2bc5d5595 100644
--- a/Tools/Replay/Replay.cpp
+++ b/Tools/Replay/Replay.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ static ReplayVehicle replayvehicle;
 user_parameter *user_parameters;
 bool replay_force_ekf2;
 bool replay_force_ekf3;
+bool show_progress;
 
 const AP_Param::Info ReplayVehicle::var_info[] = {
     GSCALAR(dummy,         "_DUMMY", 0),
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ void Replay::usage(void)
     ::printf("\t--param-file FILENAME  load parameters from a file\n");
     ::printf("\t--force-ekf2 force enable EKF2\n");
     ::printf("\t--force-ekf3 force enable EKF3\n");
+    ::printf("\t--progress  show a progress bar during replay\n");
 }
 
 enum param_key : uint8_t {
@@ -143,11 +145,12 @@ void Replay::_parse_command_line(uint8_t argc, char * const argv[])
         {"param-file",      true,   0, 'F'},
         {"force-ekf2",      false,  0, param_key::FORCE_EKF2},
         {"force-ekf3",      false,  0, param_key::FORCE_EKF3},
+        {"progress",        false,  0, 'P'},
         {"help",            false,  0, 'h'},
         {0, false, 0, 0}
     };
 
-    GetOptLong gopt(argc, argv, "p:F:h", options);
+    GetOptLong gopt(argc, argv, "p:F:Ph", options);
 
     int opt;
     while ((opt = gopt.getoption()) != -1) {
@@ -177,6 +180,10 @@ void Replay::_parse_command_line(uint8_t argc, char * const argv[])
         case param_key::FORCE_EKF3:
             replay_force_ekf3 = true;
             break;
+            
+        case 'P':
+            show_progress = true;
+            break;
 
         case 'h':
         default:
@@ -300,6 +307,35 @@ void Replay::loop()
 #endif
         exit(0);
     }
+    
+    // Display progress bar if enabled
+    if (show_progress) {
+        uint32_t now = AP_HAL::millis();
+        if (now - last_progress_update > 100) { // Update every 100ms
+            last_progress_update = now;
+            float percent = reader.get_percent_read();
+            
+            // Create a 50-character progress bar
+            const uint8_t bar_width = 50;
+            uint8_t completed_chars = (uint8_t)(percent * bar_width / 100.0f);
+            
+            // Print the progress bar
+            printf("\rProgress: [");
+            for (uint8_t i = 0; i < bar_width; i++) {
+                if (i < completed_chars) {
+                    printf("=");
+                } else if (i == completed_chars) {
+                    printf(">");
+                } else {
+                    printf(" ");
+                }
+            }
+            printf("] %.1f%%", percent);
+            if (percent >= 100.0f) {
+                printf("\n");
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/Tools/Replay/Replay.h b/Tools/Replay/Replay.h
index aa628d1856f..cc32d367bc4 100644
--- a/Tools/Replay/Replay.h
+++ b/Tools/Replay/Replay.h
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ private:
     ReplayVehicle &_vehicle;
 
     LogReader reader{_vehicle.log_structure, _vehicle.ekf2, _vehicle.ekf3};
+    bool show_progress = false;  // Flag to determine if progress bar should be shown
+    uint32_t last_progress_update = 0; // Last time progress was displayed
 
     void _parse_command_line(uint8_t argc, char * const argv[]);