diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f0f65f9..8597b4c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ Please refer to the [release page](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/
     # Default: false
     fetch-tags: ''
 
-    # Whether to show progress status output when fetching.
+    # Whether to show progress status output for git operations.
     # Default: true
     show-progress: ''
 
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 767c416..802aca0 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ inputs:
     description: 'Whether to fetch tags, even if fetch-depth > 0.'
     default: false
   show-progress:
-    description: 'Whether to show progress status output when fetching.'
+    description: 'Whether to show progress status output for git operations.'
     default: true
   lfs:
     description: 'Whether to download Git-LFS files'
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index fe3f317..ca0c9d1 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -780,9 +780,9 @@ class GitCommandManager {
             yield fs.promises.appendFile(sparseCheckoutPath, `\n${sparseCheckout.join('\n')}\n`);
         });
     }
-    checkout(ref, startPoint) {
+    checkout(ref, startPoint, showProgress) {
         return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-            const args = ['checkout', '--progress', '--force'];
+            const args = ['checkout', showProgress ? '--progress' : '--quiet', '--force'];
             if (startPoint) {
                 args.push('-B', ref, startPoint);
             }
@@ -792,9 +792,9 @@ class GitCommandManager {
             yield this.execGit(args);
         });
     }
-    checkoutDetach() {
+    checkoutDetach(showProgress) {
         return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-            const args = ['checkout', '--detach'];
+            const args = ['checkout', '--detach', showProgress ? '--progress' : '--quiet'];
             yield this.execGit(args);
         });
     }
@@ -1310,7 +1310,7 @@ function prepareExistingDirectory(git, repositoryPath, repositoryUrl, clean, ref
                 core.startGroup('Removing previously created refs, to avoid conflicts');
                 // Checkout detached HEAD
                 if (!(yield git.isDetached())) {
-                    yield git.checkoutDetach();
+                    yield git.checkoutDetach(false);
                 }
                 // Remove all refs/heads/*
                 let branches = yield git.branchList(false);
@@ -1523,6 +1523,9 @@ function getSource(settings) {
             // Fetch
             core.startGroup('Fetching the repository');
             const fetchOptions = {};
+            if (settings.showProgress) {
+                fetchOptions.showProgress = true;
+            }
             if (settings.filter) {
                 fetchOptions.filter = settings.filter;
             }
@@ -1593,7 +1596,7 @@ function getSource(settings) {
             }
             // Checkout
             core.startGroup('Checking out the ref');
-            yield git.checkout(checkoutInfo.ref, checkoutInfo.startPoint);
+            yield git.checkout(checkoutInfo.ref, checkoutInfo.startPoint, settings.showProgress);
             core.endGroup();
             // Submodules
             if (settings.submodules) {
diff --git a/src/git-command-manager.ts b/src/git-command-manager.ts
index f5ba40e..f981004 100644
--- a/src/git-command-manager.ts
+++ b/src/git-command-manager.ts
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ export interface IGitCommandManager {
   disableSparseCheckout(): Promise<void>
   sparseCheckout(sparseCheckout: string[]): Promise<void>
   sparseCheckoutNonConeMode(sparseCheckout: string[]): Promise<void>
-  checkout(ref: string, startPoint: string): Promise<void>
-  checkoutDetach(): Promise<void>
+  checkout(ref: string, startPoint: string, showProgress: boolean): Promise<void>
+  checkoutDetach(showProgress: boolean): Promise<void>
   config(
     configKey: string,
     configValue: string,
@@ -220,8 +220,8 @@ class GitCommandManager {
     )
   }
 
-  async checkout(ref: string, startPoint: string): Promise<void> {
-    const args = ['checkout', '--progress', '--force']
+  async checkout(ref: string, startPoint: string, showProgress: boolean): Promise<void> {
+    const args = ['checkout', showProgress ? '--progress' : '--quiet', '--force']
     if (startPoint) {
       args.push('-B', ref, startPoint)
     } else {
@@ -231,8 +231,8 @@ class GitCommandManager {
     await this.execGit(args)
   }
 
-  async checkoutDetach(): Promise<void> {
-    const args = ['checkout', '--detach']
+  async checkoutDetach(showProgress: boolean): Promise<void> {
+    const args = ['checkout', '--detach', showProgress ? '--progress' : '--quiet']
     await this.execGit(args)
   }
 
diff --git a/src/git-directory-helper.ts b/src/git-directory-helper.ts
index 9a0085f..cfda43e 100644
--- a/src/git-directory-helper.ts
+++ b/src/git-directory-helper.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export async function prepareExistingDirectory(
       core.startGroup('Removing previously created refs, to avoid conflicts')
       // Checkout detached HEAD
       if (!(await git.isDetached())) {
-        await git.checkoutDetach()
+        await git.checkoutDetach(false)
       }
 
       // Remove all refs/heads/*
diff --git a/src/git-source-provider.ts b/src/git-source-provider.ts
index ec87178..948ff4b 100644
--- a/src/git-source-provider.ts
+++ b/src/git-source-provider.ts
@@ -162,6 +162,10 @@ export async function getSource(settings: IGitSourceSettings): Promise<void> {
       showProgress?: boolean
     } = {}
 
+    if (settings.showProgress) {
+      fetchOptions.showProgress = true
+    }
+
     if (settings.filter) {
       fetchOptions.filter = settings.filter
     } else if (settings.sparseCheckout) {
@@ -251,7 +255,7 @@ export async function getSource(settings: IGitSourceSettings): Promise<void> {
 
     // Checkout
     core.startGroup('Checking out the ref')
-    await git.checkout(checkoutInfo.ref, checkoutInfo.startPoint)
+    await git.checkout(checkoutInfo.ref, checkoutInfo.startPoint, settings.showProgress)
     core.endGroup()
 
     // Submodules
diff --git a/src/git-source-settings.ts b/src/git-source-settings.ts
index 4e41ac3..2a6c1c3 100644
--- a/src/git-source-settings.ts
+++ b/src/git-source-settings.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ export interface IGitSourceSettings {
   fetchTags: boolean
 
   /**
-   * Indicates whether to use the --progress option when fetching
+   * Indicates whether to show progress status output for git operations.
+   * When false, git commands use --quiet to suppress verbose output.
    */
   showProgress: boolean