diff --git a/apps/launcher/datafilespage.cpp b/apps/launcher/datafilespage.cpp
index 36532a7d84..16ece6d34c 100644
--- a/apps/launcher/datafilespage.cpp
+++ b/apps/launcher/datafilespage.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <QList>
 #include <QMessageBox>
 #include <QPair>
+#include <QProgressDialog>
 #include <QPushButton>
 
 #include <algorithm>
@@ -353,9 +354,15 @@ void Launcher::DataFilesPage::populateFileViews(const QString& contentModelName)
 
     QIcon containsDataIcon(":/images/openmw-plugin.png");
 
+    QProgressDialog progressBar("Adding data directories", {}, 0, directories.count(), this);
+    progressBar.setWindowModality(Qt::WindowModal);
+    progressBar.setValue(0);
+
     std::unordered_set<QString> visitedDirectories;
     for (const Config::SettingValue& currentDir : directories)
     {
+        progressBar.setValue(progressBar.value() + 1);
+
         if (!visitedDirectories.insert(currentDir.value).second)
             continue;
 
diff --git a/components/config/gamesettings.cpp b/components/config/gamesettings.cpp
index f318cec4a4..36373f8f35 100644
--- a/components/config/gamesettings.cpp
+++ b/components/config/gamesettings.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "gamesettings.hpp"
 
 #include <QDir>
+#include <QProgressDialog>
 #include <QRegularExpression>
 
 #include <components/files/configurationmanager.hpp>
@@ -37,8 +38,13 @@ void Config::GameSettings::validatePaths()
 
     mDataDirs.clear();
 
+    QProgressDialog progressBar("Validating paths", {}, 0, paths.count() + 1);
+    progressBar.setWindowModality(Qt::WindowModal);
+    progressBar.setValue(0);
+
     for (const auto& dataDir : paths)
     {
+        progressBar.setValue(progressBar.value() + 1);
         if (QDir(dataDir.value).exists())
         {
             SettingValue copy = dataDir;
@@ -50,6 +56,8 @@ void Config::GameSettings::validatePaths()
     // Do the same for data-local
     const QString& local = mSettings.value(QString("data-local")).value;
 
+    progressBar.setValue(progressBar.value() + 1);
+
     if (!local.isEmpty() && QDir(local).exists())
     {
         mDataLocal = QDir(local).canonicalPath();