diff --git a/src/node/blockstorage.cpp b/src/node/blockstorage.cpp
index b0d54add7c1..84b7cfec7c7 100644
--- a/src/node/blockstorage.cpp
+++ b/src/node/blockstorage.cpp
@@ -1247,26 +1247,27 @@ void ImportBlocks(ChainstateManager& chainman, std::span<const fs::path> import_
 
     // -reindex
     if (!chainman.m_blockman.m_blockfiles_indexed) {
-        int nFile = 0;
+        int total_files{0};
+        while (fs::exists(chainman.m_blockman.GetBlockPosFilename(FlatFilePos(total_files, 0)))) {
+            total_files++;
+        }
+
         // Map of disk positions for blocks with unknown parent (only used for reindex);
         // parent hash -> child disk position, multiple children can have the same parent.
         std::multimap<uint256, FlatFilePos> blocks_with_unknown_parent;
-        while (true) {
+
+        for (int nFile{0}; nFile < total_files; ++nFile) {
             FlatFilePos pos(nFile, 0);
-            if (!fs::exists(chainman.m_blockman.GetBlockPosFilename(pos))) {
-                break; // No block files left to reindex
-            }
             AutoFile file{chainman.m_blockman.OpenBlockFile(pos, /*fReadOnly=*/true)};
             if (file.IsNull()) {
                 break; // This error is logged in OpenBlockFile
             }
-            LogInfo("Reindexing block file blk%05u.dat...", (unsigned int)nFile);
+            LogInfo("Reindexing block file blk%05u.dat (%d%% complete)...", (unsigned int)nFile, nFile * 100 / total_files);
             chainman.LoadExternalBlockFile(file, &pos, &blocks_with_unknown_parent);
             if (chainman.m_interrupt) {
                 LogInfo("Interrupt requested. Exit reindexing.");
                 return;
             }
-            nFile++;
         }
         WITH_LOCK(::cs_main, chainman.m_blockman.m_block_tree_db->WriteReindexing(false));
         chainman.m_blockman.m_blockfiles_indexed = true;