diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/optimizer/index.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/optimizer/index.ts
index 9dbb835c069f5f..7c6e9a0891ea35 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/optimizer/index.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/optimizer/index.ts
@@ -636,6 +636,17 @@ export function runOptimizeDeps(
 
   const start = performance.now()
 
+  // Show progress for non-debug mode
+  const depCount = qualifiedIds.length
+  environment.logger.info(
+    colors.green(
+      `Pre-bundling ${depCount} ${depCount === 1 ? 'dependency' : 'dependencies'}...`,
+    ),
+    {
+      timestamp: true,
+    },
+  )
+
   const preparedRun = prepareRolldownOptimizerRun(
     environment,
     depsInfo,
@@ -704,8 +715,15 @@ export function runOptimizeDeps(
           }
         }
 
-        debug?.(
-          `Dependencies bundled in ${(performance.now() - start).toFixed(2)}ms`,
+        const duration = performance.now() - start
+        const durationMs = duration.toFixed(2)
+        const durationS = (duration / 1000).toFixed(2)
+        debug?.(`Dependencies bundled in ${durationMs}ms`)
+        environment.logger.info(
+          colors.green(`✨ Dependencies optimized in ${durationS}s`),
+          {
+            timestamp: true,
+          },
         )
 
         return successfulResult
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/optimizer/optimizer.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/optimizer/optimizer.ts
index 02a3bce8d837f1..6365c14516ed51 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/optimizer/optimizer.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/optimizer/optimizer.ts
@@ -199,6 +199,9 @@ export function createDepsOptimizer(
           ;(async () => {
             try {
               debug?.(colors.green(`scanning for dependencies...`))
+              logger.info(colors.green(`Scanning dependencies...`), {
+                timestamp: true,
+              })
 
               let deps: Record<string, string>
               try {