diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/namespaces/FileSystemProvider.cs b/src/System.Management.Automation/namespaces/FileSystemProvider.cs
index aefa2d499b..d22fcdc88f 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/namespaces/FileSystemProvider.cs
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/namespaces/FileSystemProvider.cs
@@ -3115,16 +3115,19 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands
                         {
                             _removedFiles++;
                             _removedBytes += fileBytesSize;
-                            double speed = _removedBytes / 1024 / 1024 / _removeStopwatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds;
-                            var progress = new ProgressRecord(
-                                REMOVE_FILE_ACTIVITY_ID,
-                                StringUtil.Format(FileSystemProviderStrings.RemovingLocalFileActivity, _removedFiles, _totalFiles),
-                                StringUtil.Format(FileSystemProviderStrings.RemovingLocalBytesStatus, Utils.DisplayHumanReadableFileSize(_removedBytes), Utils.DisplayHumanReadableFileSize(_totalBytes), speed)
-                            );
-                            var percentComplete = _totalBytes != 0 ? (int)Math.Min(_removedBytes * 100 / _totalBytes, 100) : 100;
-                            progress.PercentComplete = percentComplete;
-                            progress.RecordType = ProgressRecordType.Processing;
-                            WriteProgress(progress);
+                            if (_removeStopwatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds > ProgressBarDurationThreshold)
+                            {
+                                double speed = _removedBytes / 1024 / 1024 / _removeStopwatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds;
+                                var progress = new ProgressRecord(
+                                    REMOVE_FILE_ACTIVITY_ID,
+                                    StringUtil.Format(FileSystemProviderStrings.RemovingLocalFileActivity, _removedFiles, _totalFiles),
+                                    StringUtil.Format(FileSystemProviderStrings.RemovingLocalBytesStatus, Utils.DisplayHumanReadableFileSize(_removedBytes), Utils.DisplayHumanReadableFileSize(_totalBytes), speed)
+                                );
+                                var percentComplete = _totalBytes != 0 ? (int)Math.Min(_removedBytes * 100 / _totalBytes, 100) : 100;
+                                progress.PercentComplete = percentComplete;
+                                progress.RecordType = ProgressRecordType.Processing;
+                                WriteProgress(progress);
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -3994,16 +3997,19 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands
                             {
                                 _copiedFiles++;
                                 _copiedBytes += file.Length;
-                                double speed = (double)(_copiedBytes / 1024 / 1024) / _copyStopwatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds;
-                                var progress = new ProgressRecord(
-                                    COPY_FILE_ACTIVITY_ID,
-                                    StringUtil.Format(FileSystemProviderStrings.CopyingLocalFileActivity, _copiedFiles, _totalFiles),
-                                    StringUtil.Format(FileSystemProviderStrings.CopyingLocalBytesStatus, Utils.DisplayHumanReadableFileSize(_copiedBytes), Utils.DisplayHumanReadableFileSize(_totalBytes), speed)
-                                );
-                                var percentComplete = _totalBytes != 0 ? (int)Math.Min(_copiedBytes * 100 / _totalBytes, 100) : 100;
-                                progress.PercentComplete = percentComplete;
-                                progress.RecordType = ProgressRecordType.Processing;
-                                WriteProgress(progress);
+                                if (_copyStopwatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds > ProgressBarDurationThreshold)
+                                {
+                                    double speed = (double)(_copiedBytes / 1024 / 1024) / _copyStopwatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds;
+                                    var progress = new ProgressRecord(
+                                        COPY_FILE_ACTIVITY_ID,
+                                        StringUtil.Format(FileSystemProviderStrings.CopyingLocalFileActivity, _copiedFiles, _totalFiles),
+                                        StringUtil.Format(FileSystemProviderStrings.CopyingLocalBytesStatus, Utils.DisplayHumanReadableFileSize(_copiedBytes), Utils.DisplayHumanReadableFileSize(_totalBytes), speed)
+                                    );
+                                    var percentComplete = _totalBytes != 0 ? (int)Math.Min(_copiedBytes * 100 / _totalBytes, 100) : 100;
+                                    progress.PercentComplete = percentComplete;
+                                    progress.RecordType = ProgressRecordType.Processing;
+                                    WriteProgress(progress);
+                                }
                             }
                         }
                         else
@@ -4945,6 +4951,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands
         private long _removedFiles;
         private readonly Stopwatch _removeStopwatch = new();
 
+        private const double ProgressBarDurationThreshold = 2.0;
         #endregion CopyItem
 
         #endregion ContainerCmdletProvider members