diff --git a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
index 89bd6a3ee..c0d1a1fad 100644
--- a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
+++ b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ SymbolDatabase::SymbolDatabase(const Tokenizer *tokenizer, const Settings *setti
 
     // find all scopes
     for (const Token *tok = _tokenizer->tokens(); tok; tok = tok ? tok->next() : nullptr) {
+        // #5593 suggested to add here:
+        _errorLogger->reportProgress(_tokenizer->getSourceFilePath(),
+                                     "SymbolDatabase",
+                                     tok->progressValue());
         // Locate next class
         if (Token::Match(tok, "class|struct|union|namespace ::| %var% {|:|::") &&
             tok->strAt(-1) != "friend") {