diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index fc8e72a7db..bf6e6d04b5 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -3883,10 +3883,18 @@ bool CVerifyDB::VerifyDB(const CChainParams& chainparams, CCoinsView *coinsview,
     CBlockIndex* pindexFailure = NULL;
     int nGoodTransactions = 0;
     CValidationState state;
+    int reportDone = 0;
+    LogPrintf("[0%]...");
     for (CBlockIndex* pindex = chainActive.Tip(); pindex && pindex->pprev; pindex = pindex->pprev)
     {
         boost::this_thread::interruption_point();
-        uiInterface.ShowProgress(_("Verifying blocks..."), std::max(1, std::min(99, (int)(((double)(chainActive.Height() - pindex->nHeight)) / (double)nCheckDepth * (nCheckLevel >= 4 ? 50 : 100)))));
+        int percentageDone = std::max(1, std::min(99, (int)(((double)(chainActive.Height() - pindex->nHeight)) / (double)nCheckDepth * (nCheckLevel >= 4 ? 50 : 100))));
+        if (reportDone < percentageDone/10) {
+            // report every 10% step
+            LogPrintf("[%d%%]...", percentageDone);
+            reportDone = percentageDone/10;
+        }
+        uiInterface.ShowProgress(_("Verifying blocks..."), percentageDone);
         if (pindex->nHeight < chainActive.Height()-nCheckDepth)
             break;
         if (fPruneMode && !(pindex->nStatus & BLOCK_HAVE_DATA)) {
@@ -3944,6 +3952,7 @@ bool CVerifyDB::VerifyDB(const CChainParams& chainparams, CCoinsView *coinsview,
         }
     }
 
+    LogPrintf("[DONE].\n");
     LogPrintf("No coin database inconsistencies in last %i blocks (%i transactions)\n", chainActive.Height() - pindexState->nHeight, nGoodTransactions);
 
     return true;