diff --git a/framework/audioplugins/iaudiopluginsscanner.h b/framework/audioplugins/iaudiopluginsscanner.h
index 80119ef747..6e3ba0d4f5 100644
--- a/framework/audioplugins/iaudiopluginsscanner.h
+++ b/framework/audioplugins/iaudiopluginsscanner.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <memory>
 
 #include "global/io/path.h"
+#include "global/progress.h"
 
 namespace muse::audioplugins {
 class IAudioPluginsScanner
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ class IAudioPluginsScanner
 public:
     virtual ~IAudioPluginsScanner() = default;
 
-    virtual io::paths_t scanPlugins() const = 0;
+    virtual io::paths_t scanPlugins(Progress* progress = nullptr) const = 0;
 };
 
 using IAudioPluginsScannerPtr = std::shared_ptr<IAudioPluginsScanner>;
diff --git a/framework/audioplugins/internal/registeraudiopluginsscenario.cpp b/framework/audioplugins/internal/registeraudiopluginsscenario.cpp
index 1a0d8a659d..5994e8926a 100644
--- a/framework/audioplugins/internal/registeraudiopluginsscenario.cpp
+++ b/framework/audioplugins/internal/registeraudiopluginsscenario.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ void RegisterAudioPluginsScenario::init()
     }
 }
 
-PluginScanResult RegisterAudioPluginsScenario::scanPlugins() const
+PluginScanResult RegisterAudioPluginsScenario::scanPlugins(Progress* progress) const
 {
     TRACEFUNC;
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ PluginScanResult RegisterAudioPluginsScenario::scanPlugins() const
     }
 
     for (const auto& scanner : scannerRegister()->scanners()) {
-        for (const auto& path : scanner->scanPlugins()) {
+        for (const auto& path : scanner->scanPlugins(progress)) {
             if (auto it = registered.find(path); it != registered.end()) {
                 registered.erase(it);
             } else {
diff --git a/framework/audioplugins/internal/registeraudiopluginsscenario.h b/framework/audioplugins/internal/registeraudiopluginsscenario.h
index f3bea0efe0..8f61cede3d 100644
--- a/framework/audioplugins/internal/registeraudiopluginsscenario.h
+++ b/framework/audioplugins/internal/registeraudiopluginsscenario.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class RegisterAudioPluginsScenario : public IRegisterAudioPluginsScenario, publi
 
     void init();
 
-    PluginScanResult scanPlugins() const override;
+    PluginScanResult scanPlugins(Progress* progress = nullptr) const override;
 
     Ret updatePluginsRegistry() override;
     void registerNewPlugins(const io::paths_t& pluginPaths) override;
diff --git a/framework/audioplugins/iregisteraudiopluginsscenario.h b/framework/audioplugins/iregisteraudiopluginsscenario.h
index ddc442c133..739da2852e 100644
--- a/framework/audioplugins/iregisteraudiopluginsscenario.h
+++ b/framework/audioplugins/iregisteraudiopluginsscenario.h
@@ -24,9 +24,8 @@
 
 #include "modularity/imoduleinterface.h"
 
-#include "global/types/ret.h"
-#include "global/io/path.h"
 #include "audio/common/audiotypes.h"
+#include "global/progress.h"
 
 namespace muse::audioplugins {
 struct PluginScanResult {
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ class IRegisterAudioPluginsScenario : MODULE_CONTEXT_INTERFACE
 public:
     virtual ~IRegisterAudioPluginsScenario() = default;
 
-    virtual PluginScanResult scanPlugins() const = 0;
+    virtual PluginScanResult scanPlugins(Progress* progress = nullptr) const = 0;
 
     virtual Ret updatePluginsRegistry() = 0;
     virtual void registerNewPlugins(const io::paths_t& pluginPaths) = 0;
diff --git a/framework/audioplugins/tests/mocks/audiopluginsscannermock.h b/framework/audioplugins/tests/mocks/audiopluginsscannermock.h
index 3efde68cbf..eaf4880235 100644
--- a/framework/audioplugins/tests/mocks/audiopluginsscannermock.h
+++ b/framework/audioplugins/tests/mocks/audiopluginsscannermock.h
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@ namespace muse::audioplugins {
 class AudioPluginsScannerMock : public IAudioPluginsScanner
 {
 public:
-    MOCK_METHOD(io::paths_t, scanPlugins, (), (const, override));
+    MOCK_METHOD(io::paths_t, scanPlugins, (Progress * progress), (const, override));
 };
 }
diff --git a/framework/audioplugins/tests/registeraudiopluginsscenariotest.cpp b/framework/audioplugins/tests/registeraudiopluginsscenariotest.cpp
index 94caca6900..1218dbd6b0 100644
--- a/framework/audioplugins/tests/registeraudiopluginsscenariotest.cpp
+++ b/framework/audioplugins/tests/registeraudiopluginsscenariotest.cpp
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ TEST_F(AudioPlugins_RegisterAudioPluginsScenarioTest, UpdatePluginsRegistry)
         AudioPluginsScannerMock* mock = dynamic_cast<AudioPluginsScannerMock*>(scanner.get());
         ASSERT_TRUE(mock);
 
-        ON_CALL(*mock, scanPlugins())
+        ON_CALL(*mock, scanPlugins(_))
         .WillByDefault(Return(foundPluginPaths));
     }
 
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ TEST_F(AudioPlugins_RegisterAudioPluginsScenarioTest, UpdatePluginsRegistry_NoNe
         AudioPluginsScannerMock* mock = dynamic_cast<AudioPluginsScannerMock*>(scanner.get());
         ASSERT_TRUE(mock);
 
-        ON_CALL(*mock, scanPlugins())
+        ON_CALL(*mock, scanPlugins(_))
         .WillByDefault(Return(foundPluginPaths));
     }
 
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ TEST_F(AudioPlugins_RegisterAudioPluginsScenarioTest, UpdatePluginsRegistry_Unre
         AudioPluginsScannerMock* mock = dynamic_cast<AudioPluginsScannerMock*>(scanner.get());
         ASSERT_TRUE(mock);
 
-        ON_CALL(*mock, scanPlugins())
+        ON_CALL(*mock, scanPlugins(_))
         .WillByDefault(Return(foundPluginPaths));
     }
 
diff --git a/framework/vst/internal/vstpluginsscanner.cpp b/framework/vst/internal/vstpluginsscanner.cpp
index 03da2d84f8..98302d7349 100644
--- a/framework/vst/internal/vstpluginsscanner.cpp
+++ b/framework/vst/internal/vstpluginsscanner.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static io::paths_t pluginPathsFromDefaultLocation()
 }
 }
 
-io::paths_t VstPluginsScanner::scanPlugins() const
+io::paths_t VstPluginsScanner::scanPlugins(Progress*) const
 {
     TRACEFUNC;
 
diff --git a/framework/vst/internal/vstpluginsscanner.h b/framework/vst/internal/vstpluginsscanner.h
index 34f11846c7..5b17b6250e 100644
--- a/framework/vst/internal/vstpluginsscanner.h
+++ b/framework/vst/internal/vstpluginsscanner.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class VstPluginsScanner : public audioplugins::IAudioPluginsScanner
     GlobalInject<io::IFileSystem> fileSystem;
 
 public:
-    io::paths_t scanPlugins() const override;
+    io::paths_t scanPlugins(Progress* progress = nullptr) const override;
 
 private:
     io::paths_t pluginPathsFromCustomLocations(const io::paths_t& customPaths) const;