diff --git a/QodeAssistClient.cpp b/QodeAssistClient.cpp
index 0841389..c5389b8 100644
--- a/QodeAssistClient.cpp
+++ b/QodeAssistClient.cpp
@@ -151,7 +151,9 @@ void QodeAssistClient::requestCompletions(TextEditor::TextEditorWidget *editor)
         {TextDocumentIdentifier(hostPathToServerUri(filePath)),
          documentVersion(filePath),
          Position(cursor.mainCursor())}};
-    m_progressHandler.showProgress(editor);
+    if (Settings::codeCompletionSettings().showProgressWidget()) {
+        m_progressHandler.showProgress(editor);
+    }
     request.setResponseCallback([this, editor = QPointer<TextEditorWidget>(editor)](
                                     const GetCompletionRequest::Response &response) {
         QTC_ASSERT(editor, return);
diff --git a/settings/CodeCompletionSettings.cpp b/settings/CodeCompletionSettings.cpp
index bff5055..1afc9b8 100644
--- a/settings/CodeCompletionSettings.cpp
+++ b/settings/CodeCompletionSettings.cpp
@@ -202,6 +202,10 @@ CodeCompletionSettings::CodeCompletionSettings()
                                       "(space-separated), file extensions (space-separated)"));
     customLanguages.setDefaultValue({{"cmake,#,cmake,CMakeLists.txt"}, {"qmake,#,qmake,pro pri"}});
 
+    showProgressWidget.setSettingsKey(Constants::CC_SHOW_PROGRESS_WIDGET);
+    showProgressWidget.setLabelText(Tr::tr("Show progress indicator during code completion"));
+    showProgressWidget.setDefaultValue(true);
+
     useProjectChangesCache.setSettingsKey(Constants::CC_USE_PROJECT_CHANGES_CACHE);
     useProjectChangesCache.setDefaultValue(true);
     useProjectChangesCache.setLabelText(Tr::tr("Max Changes Cache Size:"));
@@ -281,7 +285,8 @@ CodeCompletionSettings::CodeCompletionSettings()
                     Row{autoCompletionCharThreshold,
                         autoCompletionTypingInterval,
                         startSuggestionTimer,
-                        Stretch{1}}}},
+                        Stretch{1}},
+                    showProgressWidget}},
             Space{8},
             Group{
                 title(Tr::tr("General Parameters")),
diff --git a/settings/CodeCompletionSettings.hpp b/settings/CodeCompletionSettings.hpp
index d3211c6..7aaa1dd 100644
--- a/settings/CodeCompletionSettings.hpp
+++ b/settings/CodeCompletionSettings.hpp
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ public:
 
     Utils::StringListAspect customLanguages{this};
 
+    Utils::BoolAspect showProgressWidget{this};
+
     // General Parameters Settings
     Utils::DoubleAspect temperature{this};
     Utils::IntegerAspect maxTokens{this};
diff --git a/settings/SettingsConstants.hpp b/settings/SettingsConstants.hpp
index 880dcf6..226c20c 100644
--- a/settings/SettingsConstants.hpp
+++ b/settings/SettingsConstants.hpp
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ const char CC_PRESET1_URL_HISTORY[] = "QodeAssist.ccPreset1UrlHistory";
 // settings
 const char ENABLE_QODE_ASSIST[] = "QodeAssist.enableQodeAssist";
 const char CC_AUTO_COMPLETION[] = "QodeAssist.ccAutoCompletion";
+const char CC_SHOW_PROGRESS_WIDGET[] = "QodeAssist.ccShowProgressWidget";
 const char ENABLE_LOGGING[] = "QodeAssist.enableLogging";
 const char ENABLE_CHECK_UPDATE[] = "QodeAssist.enableCheckUpdate";
 const char ENABLE_CHAT[] = "QodeAssist.enableChat";