diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/package.json b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/package.json
index 2679a8e4232..e618e95b9b2 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/package.json
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/package.json
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
     "ember-cli-deprecation-workflow": "^2.1.0",
     "ember-cli-htmlbars": "^6.1.0",
     "ember-cli-inject-live-reload": "^2.1.0",
+    "ember-cli-progress-ci": "1.0.0",
     "ember-cli-sri": "^2.1.1",
     "ember-cli-terser": "^4.0.2",
     "ember-exam": "^7.0.1",
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/ember-cli-progress-ci/index.js b/app/assets/javascripts/ember-cli-progress-ci/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1c30a7e5c85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/ember-cli-progress-ci/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+"use strict";
+
+const progress = require("ember-cli/lib/utilities/heimdall-progress");
+
+const CHECK_INTERVAL = 100;
+const LOG_DUPLICATE_AFTER_DURATION = 5000;
+
+const REPEAT_DUPLICATE_LOG_ITERATIONS =
+  LOG_DUPLICATE_AFTER_DURATION / CHECK_INTERVAL;
+
+// If running in CI mode, this addon will poll the current build node and log it.
+// If the node runs for more than LOG_DUPLICATE_AFTER_DURATION, it will be logged again.
+module.exports = {
+  name: require("./package").name,
+
+  preBuild() {
+    if (this.project.ui.ci) {
+      this._startOutput();
+    }
+  },
+
+  outputReady() {
+    this._stopOutput();
+  },
+
+  buildError() {
+    this._stopOutput();
+  },
+
+  _startOutput() {
+    this._discourseProgressLoggerInterval = setInterval(
+      this._handleProgress.bind(this),
+      CHECK_INTERVAL
+    );
+  },
+
+  _handleProgress() {
+    const text = progress();
+    if (
+      text === this._lastText &&
+      this._sameOutputCount < REPEAT_DUPLICATE_LOG_ITERATIONS
+    ) {
+      this._sameOutputCount++;
+    } else {
+      this.project.ui.writeInfoLine("..." + (text ? `[${text}]` : "."));
+      this._sameOutputCount = 0;
+    }
+    this._lastText = text;
+  },
+
+  _stopOutput() {
+    clearInterval(this._discourseProgressLoggerInterval);
+  },
+};
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/ember-cli-progress-ci/package.json b/app/assets/javascripts/ember-cli-progress-ci/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..34ae814729c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/ember-cli-progress-ci/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "name": "ember-cli-progress-ci",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "Provides output during the ember-cli build process for CI environments",
+  "author": "Discourse",
+  "license": "GPL-2.0-only",
+  "keywords": [
+    "ember-addon"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/package.json b/app/assets/javascripts/package.json
index 52efea876e3..43154f4212c 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/package.json
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/package.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "discourse-ensure-deprecation-order",
     "discourse-hbr",
     "discourse-widget-hbs",
+    "ember-cli-progress-ci",
     "pretty-text",
     "select-kit",
     "truth-helpers",