diff --git a/packages/core-rxjs/index.ts b/packages/core-rxjs/index.ts
index aa2f7427b..80aad59b5 100644
--- a/packages/core-rxjs/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core-rxjs/index.ts
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@
 
 export * from './src/utils.js';
 export * from './src/timer.js';
+export * from './src/progress.js';
diff --git a/packages/core-rxjs/src/progress.ts b/packages/core-rxjs/src/progress.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3ea3695af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core-rxjs/src/progress.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,235 @@
+import { BehaviorSubject } from 'rxjs';
+import { throttleTime } from '@deepkit/core';
+
+export interface ProgressTrackerState {
+    total: number;
+    done: number;
+    message: string;
+    speed: number;
+    stopped: boolean;
+}
+
+export class ProgressTrackerGroup {
+    protected lastUpdate = Date.now();
+
+    stopCallbacks: (() => void)[] = [];
+
+    constructor(public state: ProgressTrackerState) {
+    }
+
+    changed() {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Registers a callback that is called when the progress is stopped.
+     */
+    onStop(callback: () => void) {
+        this.stopCallbacks.push(callback);
+    }
+
+    stop() {
+        this.state.stopped = true;
+        this.stopCallbacks.forEach(v => v());
+        this.changed();
+    }
+
+    set total(total: number) {
+        this.state.total = total;
+        this.changed();
+    }
+
+    set message(message: string) {
+        this.state.message = message;
+        this.changed();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the number of items that are done.
+     * This triggers a change event.
+     */
+    set done(done: number) {
+        done = Math.min(done, this.state.total);
+        //calculate speed
+        const now = Date.now();
+        const timeDiff = now - this.lastUpdate;
+        this.lastUpdate = now;
+        const diff = done - this.state.done;
+        this.state.speed = diff / timeDiff * 1000;
+
+        this.state.done = done;
+        this.changed();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Number between 0 and 1.
+     */
+    get progress(): number {
+        return this.state.done / this.state.total;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Number between 0 and 1.
+     */
+    set progress(progress: number) {
+        this.done = Math.round(this.state.total * progress);
+        this.changed();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Total number of items to process.
+     */
+    get total(): number {
+        return this.state.total;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * True if the progress is finished (done === total).
+     * Same as progress === 1.
+     */
+    get finished() {
+        return this.state.total === this.state.done;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * True if the progress is running (finished === false && stopped === false).
+     */
+    get running() {
+        return !this.finished && !this.stopped;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * True if the progress is ended (finished === true || stopped === true).
+     */
+    get ended() {
+        return !this.running;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * True if the progress is stopped (stopped === true).
+     */
+    get stopped() {
+        return this.state.stopped;
+    }
+
+    get message(): string {
+        return this.state.message;
+    }
+
+    get done(): number {
+        return this.state.done;
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * This class allows to track multiple progress states.
+ *
+ * Natively supported as return type in @deepkit/rpc methods.
+ * The client can stop either a single progress state or all of them, to which the server
+ * can react by stopping the current operation.
+ *
+ * @deepkit/desktop-ui has a component to display the progress.
+ */
+export class ProgressTracker extends BehaviorSubject<ProgressTrackerState[]> {
+    groups: ProgressTrackerGroup[] = [];
+
+    changed = throttleTime(() => {
+        this.next(this.value);
+
+        //check if all groups are done
+        if (this.groups.every(v => v.done === v.total)) {
+            this.complete();
+        }
+    }, 100);
+
+    constructor(states: ProgressTrackerState[] = []) {
+        super(states);
+        this.groups = states.map(v => new ProgressTrackerGroup(v));
+    }
+
+    next(states: ProgressTrackerState[]) {
+        //don't create new groups, but update existing ones, and remove old ones, and add new ones if needed
+        for (let i = 0; i < states.length; i++) {
+            if (i < this.groups.length) {
+                const old = this.groups[i].state;
+                const next = states[i];
+                this.groups[i].state = next;
+                if (old.stopped !== next.stopped) {
+                    if (next.stopped) {
+                        this.groups[i].stopCallbacks.forEach(v => v());
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                this.groups.push(new ProgressTrackerGroup(states[i]));
+            }
+        }
+
+        //remove old groups
+        this.groups.splice(states.length, this.groups.length - states.length);
+
+        super.next(states);
+    }
+
+    get running(): boolean {
+        return this.groups.some(v => v.running);
+    }
+
+    get ended(): boolean {
+        return !this.running;
+    }
+
+    stop() {
+        this.groups.forEach(v => v.stop());
+        this.changed();
+    }
+
+    get stopped() {
+        return this.groups.every(v => v.stopped);
+    }
+
+    track(message: string = '', total: number, current: number = 0): ProgressTrackerGroup {
+        const group = new ProgressTrackerGroup({ total, done: current, message, speed: 0, stopped: false });
+        group.changed = () => {
+            this.changed();
+        };
+        this.groups.push(group);
+        this.value.push(group.state);
+        this.changed();
+        return group;
+    }
+
+    get progress(): number {
+        if (this.groups.length === 0) return 0;
+        return this.groups.reduce((v, group) => v + group.progress, 0) / this.groups.length;
+    }
+
+    get finished(): boolean {
+        return this.groups.every(v => v.done === v.total);
+    }
+
+    get done(): number {
+        return this.groups.reduce((v, group) => v + group.done, 0);
+    }
+
+    get total(): number {
+        return this.groups.reduce((v, group) => v + group.total, 0);
+    }
+
+    get current(): ProgressTrackerGroup {
+        return this.groups[0];
+    }
+}
+
+export class ProgressTrackerWatcher<T extends ProgressTracker = ProgressTracker> extends BehaviorSubject<T> {
+}
+
+/**
+ * Turns a ProgressTracker into a BehaviorSubject<ProgressTracker> aka ProgressTrackerWatcher.
+ */
+export function watchProgressTracker<T extends ProgressTracker>(tracker: T): ProgressTrackerWatcher<T> {
+    const subject = new BehaviorSubject<T>(tracker);
+    const sub = tracker.subscribe(() => {
+        subject.next(tracker);
+    }, (error) => subject.error(error), () => subject.complete());
+    subject.subscribe().add(() => sub.unsubscribe());
+    return subject;
+}
diff --git a/packages/core-rxjs/src/utils.ts b/packages/core-rxjs/src/utils.ts
index 00b272b5c..89da05291 100644
--- a/packages/core-rxjs/src/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/core-rxjs/src/utils.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  */
 
 import { BehaviorSubject, isObservable, Observable, Observer, Subject, Subscriber, Subscription, TeardownLogic } from 'rxjs';
-import { arrayRemoveItem, createStack, isFunction, mergePromiseStack, mergeStack } from '@deepkit/core';
+import { arrayRemoveItem, asyncOperation, createStack, isFunction, mergePromiseStack, mergeStack } from '@deepkit/core';
 import { first, skip } from 'rxjs/operators';
 
 export class AsyncSubscription {
@@ -151,3 +151,65 @@ export async function tearDown(teardown: TeardownLogic) {
         await teardown.unsubscribe();
     }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Handles incoming messages in batches. The handler is called when the observable completes or when a certain time passed since the last message.
+ *
+ * This makes sure the handler is awaited before the next batch is processed.
+ *
+ * `maxWait` in milliseconds, this makes sure every `maxWait` ms the handler is called with the current messages if there are any.
+ * `batchSize` this is the maximum amount of messages that are passed to the handler.
+ */
+export async function throttleMessages<T, R>(observable: Observable<T>, handler: (messages: T[]) => Promise<R>, options: Partial<{
+    maxWait: number,
+    batchSize: number
+}> = {}): Promise<R[]> {
+    return asyncOperation(async (resolve, reject) => {
+        const maxWait = options.maxWait || 100;
+        const batchSize = options.batchSize || 100;
+
+        const results: R[] = [];
+        let messages: T[] = [];
+        let lastFlush = Date.now();
+        let handlerDone = true;
+        let finished = false;
+
+        function flush(andFinish = false) {
+            finished = andFinish;
+            if (!handlerDone) return;
+            if (!messages.length) {
+                if (andFinish) resolve(results);
+                return;
+            }
+            lastFlush = Date.now();
+
+            handlerDone = false;
+            const messagesToSend = messages.slice(0);
+            messages = [];
+            handler(messagesToSend).then((result) => {
+                results.push(result);
+                handlerDone = true;
+                if (andFinish) {
+                    resolve(results);
+                } else if (finished) {
+                    flush(true);
+                }
+            }, (error) => {
+                sub.unsubscribe();
+                reject(error);
+            });
+        }
+
+        const sub = observable.subscribe((message) => {
+            messages.push(message);
+            const diffTime = Date.now() - lastFlush;
+            if (diffTime > maxWait || messages.length >= batchSize) {
+                flush();
+            }
+        }, (error) => {
+            reject(error);
+        }, () => {
+            flush(true);
+        });
+    });
+}
diff --git a/packages/core-rxjs/tests/index.spec.ts b/packages/core-rxjs/tests/index.spec.ts
index 961b5cfe3..6c8ac184f 100644
--- a/packages/core-rxjs/tests/index.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core-rxjs/tests/index.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { expect, test } from '@jest/globals';
-import { BehaviorSubject, Observable, Subject, Subscription } from 'rxjs';
-import { isBehaviorSubject, isSubject, nextValue, Subscriptions } from '../src/utils.js';
+import { BehaviorSubject, Observable, ReplaySubject, Subject, Subscription } from 'rxjs';
+import { isBehaviorSubject, isSubject, nextValue, Subscriptions, throttleMessages } from '../src/utils.js';
+import { ProgressTracker } from '../src/progress.js';
 
 test('nextValue subject', async () => {
     const subject = new Subject();
@@ -95,3 +96,52 @@ test('Subscriptions auto remove', async () => {
     expect(sub1.closed).toBe(true);
     expect(sub2.closed).toBe(true);
 });
+
+test('throttleMessages', async () => {
+    const behaviorSubject = new ReplaySubject<number>();
+    for (let i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
+        behaviorSubject.next(i);
+    }
+
+    setTimeout(() => {
+        behaviorSubject.complete();
+    }, 100);
+
+    let i = 0;
+    await throttleMessages(behaviorSubject, async (numbers) => {
+        i++;
+        if (i === 1) {
+            expect(numbers.length).toBe(10);
+        } else {
+            //once the first batch is handled, the observable is filled completely up
+            expect(numbers.length).toBe(90);
+        }
+    }, { batchSize: 10 });
+});
+
+test('progress', async () => {
+    const progressTracker = new ProgressTracker();
+    const test1 = progressTracker.track('test1', 5);
+    test1.done++;
+    test1.done++;
+
+    expect(progressTracker.progress).toBe(2 / 5);
+    expect(progressTracker.done).toBe(2);
+    expect(progressTracker.total).toBe(5);
+    expect(progressTracker.stopped).toBe(false);
+    expect(progressTracker.finished).toBe(false);
+    expect(progressTracker.ended).toBe(false);
+
+    test1.done++;
+    test1.done++;
+    test1.done++;
+    expect(progressTracker.progress).toBe(1);
+    expect(progressTracker.done).toBe(5);
+    expect(progressTracker.stopped).toBe(false);
+    expect(progressTracker.finished).toBe(true);
+    expect(progressTracker.ended).toBe(true);
+
+    test1.done++;
+    expect(progressTracker.progress).toBe(1);
+    expect(progressTracker.done).toBe(5);
+});