diff --git a/t/t0500-progress-display.sh b/t/t0500-progress-display.sh
index 27ab4218b0..1eb3a8306b 100755
--- a/t/t0500-progress-display.sh
+++ b/t/t0500-progress-display.sh
@@ -325,4 +325,54 @@ test_expect_success 'progress generates traces' '
 	grep "\"key\":\"total_bytes\",\"value\":\"409600\"" trace.event
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'progress generates traces: stop / start' '
+	cat >in <<-\EOF &&
+	start 0
+	stop
+	EOF
+
+	GIT_TRACE2_EVENT="$PWD/trace-startstop.event" test-tool progress \
+		<in 2>stderr &&
+	test_region progress "Working hard" trace-startstop.event
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'progress generates traces: start without stop' '
+	cat >in <<-\EOF &&
+	start 0
+	EOF
+
+	GIT_TRACE2_EVENT="$PWD/trace-start.event" \
+	LSAN_OPTIONS=detect_leaks=0 \
+	test-tool progress \
+		<in 2>stderr &&
+	grep region_enter.*progress trace-start.event &&
+	! grep region_leave.*progress trace-start.event
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'progress generates traces: stop without start' '
+	cat >in <<-\EOF &&
+	stop
+	EOF
+
+	GIT_TRACE2_EVENT="$PWD/trace-stop.event" test-tool progress \
+		<in 2>stderr &&
+	! grep region_enter.*progress trace-stop.event &&
+	! grep region_leave.*progress trace-stop.event
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'progress generates traces: start with active progress bar (no stops)' '
+	cat >in <<-\EOF &&
+	start 0 One
+	start 0 Two
+	EOF
+
+	GIT_TRACE2_EVENT="$PWD/trace-2start.event" \
+	LSAN_OPTIONS=detect_leaks=0 \
+	test-tool progress \
+		<in 2>stderr &&
+	grep region_enter.*progress.*One trace-2start.event &&
+	grep region_enter.*progress.*Two trace-2start.event &&
+	! grep region_leave trace-2start.event
+'
+
 test_done