diff --git a/src/client/dfs/dfs.c b/src/client/dfs/dfs.c
index b114db75b1e2..0e00037ebe8f 100644
--- a/src/client/dfs/dfs.c
+++ b/src/client/dfs/dfs.c
@@ -6454,6 +6454,7 @@ dfs_dir_anchor_set(dfs_obj_t *obj, const char name[], daos_anchor_t *anchor)
 #define DFS_ITER_NR		128
 #define DFS_ITER_DKEY_BUF	(DFS_ITER_NR * sizeof(uint64_t))
 #define DFS_ITER_ENTRY_BUF	(DFS_ITER_NR * DFS_MAX_NAME)
+#define DFS_ELAPSED_TIME	30
 
 struct dfs_oit_args {
 	daos_handle_t	oit;
@@ -6461,6 +6462,8 @@ struct dfs_oit_args {
 	uint64_t	snap_epoch;
 	uint64_t	skipped;
 	uint64_t	failed;
+	time_t		start_time;
+	uint64_t	num_scanned;
 };
 
 static int
@@ -6556,8 +6559,17 @@ oit_mark_cb(dfs_t *dfs, dfs_obj_t *parent, const char name[], void *args)
 	daos_obj_id_t		oid;
 	d_iov_t			marker;
 	bool			mark_data = true;
+	struct timespec		current_time;
 	int			rc;
 
+	clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &current_time);
+	oit_args->num_scanned ++;
+	if (current_time.tv_sec - oit_args->start_time >= DFS_ELAPSED_TIME) {
+		D_PRINT("DFS container check: Scanned "DF_U64" files/directories in namespace\n",
+			oit_args->num_scanned);
+		oit_args->start_time = current_time.tv_sec;
+	}
+
 	/** open the entry name and get the oid */
 	rc = dfs_lookup_rel(dfs, parent, name, O_RDONLY, &obj, NULL, NULL);
 	if (rc) {
@@ -6707,8 +6719,20 @@ dfs_cont_check(daos_handle_t poh, const char *cont, uint64_t flags, const char *
 	uid_t			uid = geteuid();
 	gid_t			gid = getegid();
 	unsigned int		co_flags = DAOS_COO_EX;
+	char			now_name[24];
+	struct tm		*now_tm;
+	daos_size_t		len;
 	int			rc, rc2;
 
+	rc = clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &now);
+	if (rc)
+		return errno;
+	now_tm = localtime(&now.tv_sec);
+	len = strftime(now_name, sizeof(now_name), "%Y-%m-%d-%H:%M:%S", now_tm);
+	if (len == 0)
+		return EINVAL;
+	D_PRINT("DFS container check: Start (%s)\n", now_name);
+
 	if (flags & DFS_CHECK_RELINK && flags & DFS_CHECK_REMOVE) {
 		D_ERROR("can't request remove and link to l+f at the same time\n");
 		return EINVAL;
@@ -6729,6 +6753,7 @@ dfs_cont_check(daos_handle_t poh, const char *cont, uint64_t flags, const char *
 		D_GOTO(out_cont, rc);
 	}
 
+	D_PRINT("DFS container check: Create OIT table\n");
 	/** create snapshot for OIT */
 	rc = daos_cont_create_snap_opt(coh, &snap_epoch, NULL, DAOS_SNAP_OPT_CR | DAOS_SNAP_OPT_OIT,
 				       NULL);
@@ -6742,6 +6767,7 @@ dfs_cont_check(daos_handle_t poh, const char *cont, uint64_t flags, const char *
 		D_GOTO(out_dfs, rc = ENOMEM);
 	oit_args->flags = flags;
 	oit_args->snap_epoch = snap_epoch;
+	oit_args->start_time = now.tv_sec;
 
 	/** Open OIT table */
 	rc = daos_oit_open(coh, snap_epoch, &oit_args->oit, NULL);
@@ -6758,10 +6784,11 @@ dfs_cont_check(daos_handle_t poh, const char *cont, uint64_t flags, const char *
 		D_GOTO(out_oit, rc = daos_der2errno(rc));
 	}
 	rc = daos_oit_mark(oit_args->oit, dfs->root.oid, &marker, NULL);
-	if (rc) {
+	if (rc && rc != -DER_NONEXIST) {
 		D_ERROR("Failed to mark ROOT OID in OIT: "DF_RC"\n", DP_RC(rc));
 		D_GOTO(out_oit, rc = daos_der2errno(rc));
 	}
+	rc = 0;
 
 	if (flags & DFS_CHECK_VERIFY) {
 		rc = daos_obj_verify(coh, dfs->super_oid, snap_epoch);
@@ -6791,6 +6818,8 @@ dfs_cont_check(daos_handle_t poh, const char *cont, uint64_t flags, const char *
 		}
 	}
 
+	D_PRINT("DFS container check: Iterating namespace and marking objects\n");
+	oit_args->num_scanned = 2;
 	/** iterate through the namespace and mark OITs starting from the root object */
 	while (!daos_anchor_is_eof(&anchor)) {
 		rc = dfs_iterate(dfs, &dfs->root, &anchor, &nr_entries, DFS_MAX_NAME * nr_entries,
@@ -6802,15 +6831,11 @@ dfs_cont_check(daos_handle_t poh, const char *cont, uint64_t flags, const char *
 
 		nr_entries = DFS_ITER_NR;
 	}
+	D_PRINT("DFS container check: Done (Marked "DF_U64" files/directories)\n",
+		oit_args->num_scanned);
 
-	/** Create lost+found directory and properly link unmarked oids there. */
+	/** Create lost+found directory to link unmarked oids there. */
 	if (flags & DFS_CHECK_RELINK) {
-		char		now_name[24];
-
-		rc = clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &now);
-		if (rc)
-			D_GOTO(out_oit, rc = errno);
-
 		rc = dfs_open(dfs, NULL, "lost+found", S_IFDIR | 0755, O_CREAT | O_RDWR, 0, 0, NULL,
 			      &lf);
 		if (rc) {
@@ -6819,18 +6844,10 @@ dfs_cont_check(daos_handle_t poh, const char *cont, uint64_t flags, const char *
 		}
 
 		if (name == NULL) {
-			struct tm	*now_tm;
-			size_t		len;
 			/*
 			 * Create a directory with current timestamp in l+f where leaked oids will
 			 * be linked in this run.
 			 */
-			now_tm = localtime(&now.tv_sec);
-			len = strftime(now_name, sizeof(now_name), "%Y-%m-%d-%H:%M:%S", now_tm);
-			if (len == 0) {
-				D_ERROR("Invalid time format\n");
-				D_GOTO(out_lf1, rc = EINVAL);
-			}
 			D_PRINT("Leaked OIDs will be inserted in /lost+found/%s\n", now_name);
 		} else {
 			D_PRINT("Leaked OIDs will be inserted in /lost+found/%s\n", name);
@@ -6865,9 +6882,13 @@ dfs_cont_check(daos_handle_t poh, const char *cont, uint64_t flags, const char *
 	 * Pass 1: check directories only and descend to mark all oids in the namespace of each dir.
 	 * Pass 2: relink remaining oids in the L+F root that are unmarked still after first pass.
 	 */
+	D_PRINT("DFS container check: Checking unmarked OIDs (Pass 1)\n");
+	oit_args->num_scanned = 0;
 	memset(&anchor, 0, sizeof(anchor));
 	/** Start Pass 1 */
 	while (!daos_anchor_is_eof(&anchor)) {
+		struct timespec	current_time;
+
 		nr_entries = DFS_ITER_NR;
 		rc = daos_oit_list_unmarked(oit_args->oit, oids, &nr_entries, &anchor, NULL);
 		if (rc) {
@@ -6875,6 +6896,14 @@ dfs_cont_check(daos_handle_t poh, const char *cont, uint64_t flags, const char *
 			D_GOTO(out_lf2, rc = daos_der2errno(rc));
 		}
 
+		clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &current_time);
+		oit_args->num_scanned += nr_entries;
+		if (current_time.tv_sec - oit_args->start_time >= DFS_ELAPSED_TIME) {
+			D_PRINT("DFS container check: Checked "DF_U64" unmarked objects in OIT\n",
+				oit_args->num_scanned);
+			oit_args->start_time = current_time.tv_sec;
+		}
+
 		for (i = 0; i < nr_entries; i++) {
 			if (flags & DFS_CHECK_RELINK) {
 				enum daos_otype_t otype = daos_obj_id2type(oids[i]);
@@ -6935,6 +6964,7 @@ dfs_cont_check(daos_handle_t poh, const char *cont, uint64_t flags, const char *
 	if (!(flags & DFS_CHECK_RELINK))
 		goto done;
 
+	D_PRINT("DFS container check: Checking unmarked OIDs (Pass 2)\n");
 	memset(&anchor, 0, sizeof(anchor));
 	while (!daos_anchor_is_eof(&anchor)) {
 		nr_entries = DFS_ITER_NR;
@@ -6948,7 +6978,6 @@ dfs_cont_check(daos_handle_t poh, const char *cont, uint64_t flags, const char *
 			struct dfs_entry	entry = {0};
 			enum daos_otype_t	otype = daos_obj_id2type(oids[i]);
 			char			oid_name[DFS_MAX_NAME + 1];
-			daos_size_t		len;
 
 			if (flags & DFS_CHECK_PRINT)
 				D_PRINT("oid["DF_U64"]: "DF_OID"\n", unmarked_entries,
@@ -7058,6 +7087,8 @@ dfs_cont_check(daos_handle_t poh, const char *cont, uint64_t flags, const char *
 	rc2 = daos_cont_close(coh, NULL);
 	if (rc == 0)
 		rc = daos_der2errno(rc2);
+
+	D_PRINT("DFS container check: Done!\n");
 	return rc;
 }