diff --git a/scalar.c b/scalar.c
index 6c52243cdf..e5cc554c53 100644
--- a/scalar.c
+++ b/scalar.c
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ void load_builtin_commands(const char *prefix, struct cmdnames *cmds)
 static int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv)
 {
 	const char *branch = NULL;
-	int full_clone = 0, single_branch = 0;
+	int full_clone = 0, single_branch = 0, show_progress = isatty(2);
 	struct option clone_options[] = {
 		OPT_STRING('b', "branch", &branch, N_("<branch>"),
 			   N_("branch to checkout after clone")),
@@ -499,7 +499,9 @@ static int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv)
 	if (set_recommended_config(0))
 		return error(_("could not configure '%s'"), dir);
 
-	if ((res = run_git("fetch", "--quiet", "origin", NULL))) {
+	if ((res = run_git("fetch", "--quiet",
+				show_progress ? "--progress" : "--no-progress",
+				"origin", NULL))) {
 		warning(_("partial clone failed; attempting full clone"));
 
 		if (set_config("remote.origin.promisor") ||
@@ -508,7 +510,9 @@ static int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv)
 			goto cleanup;
 		}
 
-		if ((res = run_git("fetch", "--quiet", "origin", NULL)))
+		if ((res = run_git("fetch", "--quiet",
+					show_progress ? "--progress" : "--no-progress",
+					"origin", NULL)))
 			goto cleanup;
 	}
 
diff --git a/t/t9211-scalar-clone.sh b/t/t9211-scalar-clone.sh
index dd33d87e9b..02d32fb6ed 100755
--- a/t/t9211-scalar-clone.sh
+++ b/t/t9211-scalar-clone.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 test_description='test the `scalar clone` subcommand'
 
 . ./test-lib.sh
+. "${TEST_DIRECTORY}/lib-terminal.sh"
 
 GIT_TEST_MAINT_SCHEDULER="crontab:test-tool crontab cron.txt,launchctl:true,schtasks:true"
 export GIT_TEST_MAINT_SCHEDULER
@@ -148,4 +149,29 @@ test_expect_success '--no-single-branch clones all branches' '
 	cleanup_clone $enlistment
 '
 
+test_expect_success TTY 'progress with tty' '
+	enlistment=progress1 &&
+
+	test_config -C to-clone uploadpack.allowfilter true &&
+	test_config -C to-clone uploadpack.allowanysha1inwant true &&
+
+	test_terminal env GIT_PROGRESS_DELAY=0 \
+		scalar clone "file://$(pwd)/to-clone" "$enlistment" 2>stderr &&
+	grep "Enumerating objects" stderr >actual &&
+	test_line_count = 2 actual &&
+	cleanup_clone $enlistment
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'progress without tty' '
+	enlistment=progress2 &&
+
+	test_config -C to-clone uploadpack.allowfilter true &&
+	test_config -C to-clone uploadpack.allowanysha1inwant true &&
+
+	GIT_PROGRESS_DELAY=0 scalar clone "file://$(pwd)/to-clone" "$enlistment" 2>stderr &&
+	! grep "Enumerating objects" stderr &&
+	! grep "Updating files" stderr &&
+	cleanup_clone $enlistment
+'
+
 test_done