diff --git a/src/__mocks__/vscode.js b/src/__mocks__/vscode.js
index 5e7d203605aa56fd4ad16c0a0ad592b299ebf3b9..2f7ae4e87146e0f0faf8692251862ff5f4b4b3e5 100644
--- a/src/__mocks__/vscode.js
+++ b/src/__mocks__/vscode.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ module.exports = {
     showWarningMessage: jest.fn(),
     showErrorMessage: jest.fn(),
     createStatusBarItem: jest.fn(),
+    withProgress: jest.fn(),
   },
   commands: {
     executeCommand: jest.fn(),
@@ -43,4 +44,7 @@ module.exports = {
   },
   CancellationTokenSource: jest.fn(),
   ThemeColor: jest.fn(color => color),
+  ProgressLocation: {
+    Notification: 'Notification',
+  },
 };
diff --git a/src/commands/checkout_mr_branch.test.ts b/src/commands/checkout_mr_branch.test.ts
index b8a30248750d24ba0595095ebe6fd745e37979b5..f88e6c31b6a90a71ca062b7d979494ce6186e09e 100644
--- a/src/commands/checkout_mr_branch.test.ts
+++ b/src/commands/checkout_mr_branch.test.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ describe('checkout MR branch', () => {
       lastCommitSha: mr.sha,
     };
     wrappedRepository = mockRepository as WrappedRepository;
+    (vscode.window.withProgress as jest.Mock).mockImplementation((_, task) => task());
   });
 
   afterEach(() => {
diff --git a/src/commands/checkout_mr_branch.ts b/src/commands/checkout_mr_branch.ts
index b578f767e316cb161b94a504a218b31128345e98..ff6a4acf91f52955fef6dbaa077c3d3277863ceb 100644
--- a/src/commands/checkout_mr_branch.ts
+++ b/src/commands/checkout_mr_branch.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import * as vscode from 'vscode';
 import * as assert from 'assert';
 import { MrItemModel } from '../data_providers/items/mr_item_model';
 import { VS_COMMANDS } from '../command_names';
-import { doNotAwait } from '../utils/do_not_await';
 
 const handleGitError = async (e: { stderr: string }) => {
   const SEE_GIT_LOG = 'See Git Log';
@@ -22,9 +21,14 @@ export const checkoutMrBranch = async (mrItemModel: MrItemModel): Promise<void>
   );
   try {
     const { repository } = mrItemModel;
-    doNotAwait(vscode.window.showInformationMessage('Fetching branches...'));
-    await repository.fetch();
-    await repository.checkout(mr.source_branch);
+    await vscode.window.withProgress(
+      { location: vscode.ProgressLocation.Notification, title: `Checking out ${mr.source_branch}` },
+      async () => {
+        await repository.fetch();
+        await repository.checkout(mr.source_branch);
+      },
+    );
+
     if (repository.lastCommitSha !== mr.sha) {
       await vscode.window.showWarningMessage(
         `Branch changed to ${mr.source_branch}, but it's out of sync with the remote branch. Synchronize it by pushing or pulling.`,