diff --git a/packages/node-plop/src/generator-runner.js b/packages/node-plop/src/generator-runner.js
index 961978e9..d79664c8 100644
--- a/packages/node-plop/src/generator-runner.js
+++ b/packages/node-plop/src/generator-runner.js
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ export default function (plopfileApi, flags) {
       onSuccess = noop, // runs after each successful action
       onFailure = noop, // runs after each failed action
       onComment = noop, // runs for each comment line in the actions array
+      onProgress = noop, // runs when custom actions update progress text
     } = hooks;
     const changes = []; // array of changed made by the actions
     const failures = []; // array of actions that failed
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ export default function (plopfileApi, flags) {
       }
 
       const actionIsFunction = typeof action === "function";
-      const actionCfg = actionIsFunction ? { type: "function" } : action;
+      const actionCfg = actionIsFunction ? { type: "function", onComment, onProgress } : action;
       const actionLogic = actionIsFunction
         ? action
         : actionTypes[actionCfg.type];
diff --git a/packages/node-plop/tests/lifecycle-hooks/lifecycle-hooks.spec.js b/packages/node-plop/tests/lifecycle-hooks/lifecycle-hooks.spec.js
index 68964962..7eec6997 100644
--- a/packages/node-plop/tests/lifecycle-hooks/lifecycle-hooks.spec.js
+++ b/packages/node-plop/tests/lifecycle-hooks/lifecycle-hooks.spec.js
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ describe("lifecycle-hooks", function () {
     expect(onFailure.called).toBe(0);
   });
 
-  test("Lifecycle hook test (onComment)", async function () {
+  test("Lifecycle hook test (onComment/onProgress)", async function () {
     const plop = await nodePlop();
     const onSuccess = () => onSuccess.called++;
     onSuccess.called = 0;
@@ -63,13 +63,24 @@ describe("lifecycle-hooks", function () {
     onFailure.called = 0;
     const onComment = () => onComment.called++;
     onComment.called = 0;
+    const onProgress = () => onProgress.called++;
+    onProgress.called = 0;
 
     await plop
-      .setGenerator("", { actions: ["yes", () => "yes", errAction, "yes"] })
-      .runActions({}, { onSuccess, onFailure, onComment });
+      .setGenerator("", { actions: [
+        "yes", 
+        () => "yes", 
+        (_, { onProgress } )=>{
+          onProgress(`progress`)
+          return "yes"
+        }, 
+        errAction, "yes"]
+       })
+      .runActions({}, { onSuccess, onFailure, onComment, onProgress });
 
-    expect(onSuccess.called).toBe(1);
+    expect(onSuccess.called).toBe(2);
     expect(onFailure.called).toBe(1);
     expect(onComment.called).toBe(1);
+    expect(onProgress.called).toBe(1);
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/node-plop/types/index.d.ts b/packages/node-plop/types/index.d.ts
index 377f6ac4..566b3bce 100644
--- a/packages/node-plop/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/node-plop/types/index.d.ts
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ interface PlopActionHooksChanges {
 }
 
 interface PlopActionHooks {
+  onProgress?: (msg: string) => void;
   onComment?: (msg: string) => void;
   onSuccess?: (change: PlopActionHooksChanges) => void;
   onFailure?: (failure: PlopActionHooksFailures) => void;
@@ -192,9 +193,25 @@ export interface CustomActionConfig<TypeString extends string>
   [key: string]: any;
 }
 
+ export interface CustomActionConfigMaterialized<TypeString extends string> extends CustomActionConfig<TypeString> {
+ /**
+  * Output a comment
+  * @param msg 
+  * @returns 
+  */
+  onComment: (msg: string)=>void
+
+  /**
+   * Output a progess update on the same line as the active spinner
+   * @param msg 
+   * @returns 
+   */
+  onProgress: (msg: string)=>void
+}
+
 export type CustomActionFunction = (
   answers: Answers,
-  config: CustomActionConfig<string>,
+  config: CustomActionConfigMaterialized<string>,
   plopfileApi: NodePlopAPI,
 ) => Promise<string> | string;
 
diff --git a/packages/node-plop/types/test.ts b/packages/node-plop/types/test.ts
index 6abf1735..77666a9f 100644
--- a/packages/node-plop/types/test.ts
+++ b/packages/node-plop/types/test.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ generator.runPrompts(["test"]).then((answers) => {
   const onComment = (): void => {
     console.log("Start");
   };
+  const onProgress = (): void => {
+    // console.log("Progress");
+  };
   const onSuccess = (): void => {
     console.log("This worked!");
   };
@@ -38,7 +41,7 @@ generator.runPrompts(["test"]).then((answers) => {
     console.log("Failed");
   };
   return generator
-    .runActions(answers, { onSuccess, onFailure, onComment })
+    .runActions(answers, { onSuccess, onFailure, onComment, onProgress })
     .then(() => {
       console.log("Done");
     });
@@ -348,6 +351,9 @@ _ = async () => {
           onComment: (msg) => {
             console.log(msg);
           },
+          onProgress: (msg) => {
+            console.log(msg);
+          },
         })
         .then(() => {
           console.log("Test");
diff --git a/packages/node-plop/types/tsconfig.json b/packages/node-plop/types/tsconfig.json
index 5be4a9dd..faa32828 100644
--- a/packages/node-plop/types/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/node-plop/types/tsconfig.json
@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@
     "esModuleInterop": true,
     "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true,
     "moduleResolution": "Node"
-  }
+  },
+  "include": ["*.ts"]
 }
diff --git a/packages/plop/src/plop.js b/packages/plop/src/plop.js
index 251c75eb..d407e917 100644
--- a/packages/plop/src/plop.js
+++ b/packages/plop/src/plop.js
@@ -127,6 +127,13 @@ function doThePlop(generator, bypassArr) {
     })
     .then((answers) => {
       const noMap = argv["show-type-names"] || argv.t;
+      const onProgress = (msg) => {
+        if(argv.progress!==false) {
+          progressSpinner.text = msg
+        } else {
+          console.log(msg)
+        }
+      }
       const onComment = (msg) => {
         progressSpinner.info(msg);
         progressSpinner.start();
@@ -160,7 +167,7 @@ function doThePlop(generator, bypassArr) {
       };
       progressSpinner.start();
       return generator
-        .runActions(answers, { onSuccess, onFailure, onComment })
+        .runActions(answers, { onSuccess, onFailure, onComment, onProgress })
         .then(() => {
           progressSpinner.stop();
           if (failedActions) process.exit(1);