diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
index 16e1a2f54490..525ec90179bb 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
@@ -505,6 +505,11 @@ config_data! {
         /// Internal config, path to proc-macro server executable.
         procMacro_server: Option<PathBuf>          = "null",
 
+        /// Configures the level of detail rust-analyzer will report while scanning files.
+        ///
+        /// If not set, this will default to including parent directories while scanning.
+        progressReporting_verbosity: Vec<ProgressReportingConfig> = "[]",
+
         /// Exclude imports from find-all-references.
         references_excludeImports: bool = "false",
 
@@ -1237,6 +1242,10 @@ impl Config {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn progress_reporting(&self) -> &[ProgressReportingConfig] {
+        &self.data.progressReporting_verbosity
+    }
+
     pub fn cargo_autoreload(&self) -> bool {
         self.data.cargo_autoreload
     }
@@ -1882,6 +1891,7 @@ mod de_unit_v {
     named_unit_variant!(decimal);
     named_unit_variant!(hexadecimal);
     named_unit_variant!(both);
+    named_unit_variant!(include_directory);
 }
 
 #[derive(Deserialize, Debug, Clone, Copy)]
@@ -2121,6 +2131,14 @@ pub enum MemoryLayoutHoverRenderKindDef {
     Both,
 }
 
+#[derive(Deserialize, Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
+#[serde(untagged)]
+pub enum ProgressReportingConfig {
+    #[serde(deserialize_with = "de_unit_v::include_directory")]
+    IncludeDirectory,
+}
+
 #[derive(Deserialize, Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
 #[serde(untagged)]
@@ -2571,6 +2589,13 @@ fn field_props(field: &str, ty: &str, doc: &[&str], default: &str) -> serde_json
                 },
             ],
         },
+        "Vec<ProgressReportingConfig>" => set! {
+            "type": "string",
+            "enum": ["include_directory", ],
+            "enumDescriptions": [
+                "`include_directory`: Include the directory of the files being indexed",
+            ]
+        },
         _ => panic!("missing entry for {ty}: {default}"),
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/main_loop.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/main_loop.rs
index 72f6d0fde5fe..755d5e5de3e1 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/main_loop.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/main_loop.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //! The main loop of `rust-analyzer` responsible for dispatching LSP
 //! requests/replies and notifications back to the client.
-use crate::lsp::ext;
+use crate::{config::ProgressReportingConfig, lsp::ext};
 use std::{
     fmt,
     time::{Duration, Instant},
@@ -633,14 +633,20 @@ impl GlobalState {
 
                 let mut message = format!("{n_done}/{n_total}");
                 if let Some(dir) = dir {
-                    message += &format!(
-                        ": {}",
-                        match dir.strip_prefix(self.config.root_path()) {
-                            Some(relative_path) => relative_path.as_ref(),
-                            None => dir.as_ref(),
-                        }
-                        .display()
-                    );
+                    if self
+                        .config
+                        .progress_reporting()
+                        .contains(&ProgressReportingConfig::IncludeDirectory)
+                    {
+                        message += &format!(
+                            ": {}",
+                            match dir.strip_prefix(self.config.root_path()) {
+                                Some(relative_path) => relative_path.as_ref(),
+                                None => dir.as_ref(),
+                            }
+                            .display()
+                        );
+                    }
                 }
 
                 self.report_progress(
diff --git a/docs/user/generated_config.adoc b/docs/user/generated_config.adoc
index da7654b0f644..91d0c3e2b220 100644
--- a/docs/user/generated_config.adoc
+++ b/docs/user/generated_config.adoc
@@ -793,6 +793,13 @@ This config takes a map of crate names with the exported proc-macro names to ign
 --
 Internal config, path to proc-macro server executable.
 --
+[[rust-analyzer.progressReporting.verbosity]]rust-analyzer.progressReporting.verbosity (default: `[]`)::
++
+--
+Configures the level of detail rust-analyzer will report while scanning files.
+
+If not set, this will default to including parent directories while scanning.
+--
 [[rust-analyzer.references.excludeImports]]rust-analyzer.references.excludeImports (default: `false`)::
 +
 --
diff --git a/editors/code/package.json b/editors/code/package.json
index 3a1df5a2f901..a6dad428fcc2 100644
--- a/editors/code/package.json
+++ b/editors/code/package.json
@@ -1517,6 +1517,17 @@
                         "string"
                     ]
                 },
+                "rust-analyzer.progressReporting.verbosity": {
+                    "markdownDescription": "Configures the level of detail rust-analyzer will report while scanning files.\n\nIf not set, this will default to including parent directories while scanning.",
+                    "default": [],
+                    "type": "string",
+                    "enum": [
+                        "include_directory"
+                    ],
+                    "enumDescriptions": [
+                        "`include_directory`: Include the directory of the files being indexed"
+                    ]
+                },
                 "rust-analyzer.references.excludeImports": {
                     "markdownDescription": "Exclude imports from find-all-references.",
                     "default": false,