diff --git a/internal/command/progress.go b/internal/command/progress.go
index ebe9874..e2e4182 100644
--- a/internal/command/progress.go
+++ b/internal/command/progress.go
@@ -135,9 +135,28 @@ type progressOperation struct {
 
 	mu       sync.Mutex
 	lineOpen bool
+	paused   bool
 	err      error
 }
 
+func (op *progressOperation) pause() {
+	if op == nil || !op.enabled || !op.terminal {
+		return
+	}
+	op.mu.Lock()
+	defer op.mu.Unlock()
+	op.paused = true
+}
+
+func (op *progressOperation) resume() {
+	if op == nil || !op.enabled || !op.terminal {
+		return
+	}
+	op.mu.Lock()
+	defer op.mu.Unlock()
+	op.paused = false
+}
+
 func (op *progressOperation) Complete(message string) error {
 	if op == nil || !op.enabled {
 		return nil
@@ -186,7 +205,7 @@ func (op *progressOperation) runTicker() {
 func (op *progressOperation) writeDot() {
 	op.mu.Lock()
 	defer op.mu.Unlock()
-	if op.err != nil {
+	if op.err != nil || op.paused {
 		return
 	}
 	_, err := fmt.Fprint(op.writer, ".")
diff --git a/internal/command/progress_test.go b/internal/command/progress_test.go
index 441128f..5c3b94f 100644
--- a/internal/command/progress_test.go
+++ b/internal/command/progress_test.go
@@ -107,6 +107,36 @@ func TestProgressReporterTTYDotsAndCompletion(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestProgressReporterPausesAndResumesTTYDots(t *testing.T) {
+	var out lockedBuffer
+	ticker := newFakeProgressTicker()
+	reporter := newProgressReporter(&out, false)
+	reporter.isTerminal = func(io.Writer) bool { return true }
+	reporter.newTicker = func(time.Duration) progressTicker { return ticker }
+
+	op, err := reporter.Start("Braid: pushing mirror vendor/basic")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Start returned error: %v", err)
+	}
+	op.pause()
+	op.writeDot()
+	if got, want := out.String(), "Braid: pushing mirror vendor/basic"; got != want {
+		t.Fatalf("paused progress output = %q, want %q", got, want)
+	}
+	op.resume()
+	ticker.ch <- time.Now()
+	waitForProgressOutput(t, &out, ".")
+	if err := op.Complete("Braid: pushed mirror vendor/basic"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Complete returned error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	got := out.String()
+	want := "Braid: pushing mirror vendor/basic.\nBraid: pushed mirror vendor/basic\n"
+	if got != want {
+		t.Fatalf("progress output = %q, want %q", got, want)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestProgressSeparatedWriterBreaksOpenTTYLine(t *testing.T) {
 	var out lockedBuffer
 	ticker := newFakeProgressTicker()
diff --git a/internal/command/push.go b/internal/command/push.go
index 7ef3480..7229d91 100644
--- a/internal/command/push.go
+++ b/internal/command/push.go
@@ -418,9 +418,11 @@ func (h PushHandler) pushViaTempRepo(ctx context.Context, repo RepoContext, sour
 		if err := verifyTempPushIndex(ctx, tempGit, newTree); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		pushProgress.pause()
 		if err := tempGit.CommitVerboseMessageFile(ctx, seedPath, stdin, stdout, stderr); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		pushProgress.resume()
 	} else {
 		var provenanceTemplate pushProvenanceTemplate
 		if provenanceOK {
@@ -435,11 +437,17 @@ func (h PushHandler) pushViaTempRepo(ctx context.Context, repo RepoContext, sour
 			return err
 		}
 		if templatePath != "" {
+			pushProgress.pause()
 			if err := tempGit.CommitVerboseMessageFile(ctx, templatePath, stdin, stdout, stderr); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-		} else if err := tempGit.CommitVerbose(ctx, stdin, stdout, stderr); err != nil {
-			return err
+			pushProgress.resume()
+		} else {
+			pushProgress.pause()
+			if err := tempGit.CommitVerbose(ctx, stdin, stdout, stderr); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			pushProgress.resume()
 		}
 	}
 	lease := "--force-with-lease=refs/heads/" + branch + ":" + expectedOld