diff --git a/fastembed/embedding.py b/fastembed/embedding.py
index f642c65e..ec40d0ec 100644
--- a/fastembed/embedding.py
+++ b/fastembed/embedding.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import json
+import math
 import os
 import shutil
 import tarfile
@@ -461,8 +462,8 @@ def __init__(
         Args:
             model_name (str): The name of the model to use.
             max_length (int, optional): The maximum number of tokens. Defaults to 512. Unknown behavior for values > 512.
-            cache_dir (str, optional): The path to the cache directory.
-                                       Can be set using the `FASTEMBED_CACHE_PATH` env variable.
+            cache_dir (str, optional): The path to the cache directory.                             \
+                                       Can be set using the `FASTEMBED_CACHE_PATH` env variable.    \
                                        Defaults to `fastembed_cache` in the system's temp directory.
             threads (int, optional): The number of threads single onnxruntime session can use. Defaults to None.
 
@@ -484,7 +485,7 @@ def __init__(
                                     max_threads=threads)
 
     def embed(
-            self, documents: Union[str, Iterable[str]], batch_size: int = 256, parallel: int = None
+            self, documents: Union[str, Iterable[str]], batch_size: int = 256, parallel: int = None, show_progress: bool = True
     ) -> Iterable[np.ndarray]:
         """
         Encode a list of documents into list of embeddings.
@@ -497,6 +498,7 @@ def embed(
                 If > 1, data-parallel encoding will be used, recommended for offline encoding of large datasets.
                 If 0, use all available cores.
                 If None, don't use data-parallel processing, use default onnxruntime threading instead.
+            show_progress (bool, optional): Whether to show a progress bar. Defaults to True.
 
         Returns:
             List of embeddings, one per document
@@ -513,22 +515,26 @@ def embed(
 
         if parallel == 0:
             parallel = os.cpu_count()
-
-        if parallel is None or is_small:
-            for batch in iter_batch(documents, batch_size):
-                embeddings, _ = self.model.onnx_embed(batch)
-                yield from normalize(embeddings[:, 0]).astype(np.float32)
-        else:
-            start_method = "forkserver" if "forkserver" in get_all_start_methods() else "spawn"
-            params = {
-                "path": self._model_dir,
-                "model_name": self.model_name,
-                "max_length": self._max_length,
-            }
-            pool = ParallelWorkerPool(parallel, EmbeddingWorker, start_method=start_method)
-            for batch in pool.ordered_map(iter_batch(documents, batch_size), **params):
-                embeddings, _ = batch
-                yield from normalize(embeddings[:, 0]).astype(np.float32)
+        
+        with tqdm(total=len(documents), disable=not show_progress) as progress_bar:
+            batch_iterable = iter_batch(documents, batch_size)
+            if parallel is None or is_small:
+                for batch in batch_iterable:
+                    embeddings, _ = self.model.onnx_embed(batch)
+                    yield from normalize(embeddings[:, 0]).astype(np.float32)
+                    progress_bar.update(len(embeddings))
+            else:
+                start_method = "forkserver" if "forkserver" in get_all_start_methods() else "spawn"
+                params = {
+                    "path": self._model_dir,
+                    "model_name": self.model_name,
+                    "max_length": self._max_length,
+                }
+                pool = ParallelWorkerPool(parallel, EmbeddingWorker, start_method=start_method)
+                for batch in pool.ordered_map(batch_iterable, **params):
+                    embeddings, _ = batch
+                    yield from normalize(embeddings[:, 0]).astype(np.float32)
+                    progress_bar.update(len(embeddings))
 
     @classmethod
     def list_supported_models(cls) -> List[Dict[str, Union[str, Union[int, float]]]]:
@@ -581,8 +587,8 @@ def __init__(
         Args:
             model_name (str): The name of the model to use.
             max_length (int, optional): The maximum number of tokens. Defaults to 512. Unknown behavior for values > 512.
-            cache_dir (str, optional): The path to the cache directory.
-                                       Can be set using the `FASTEMBED_CACHE_PATH` env variable.
+            cache_dir (str, optional): The path to the cache directory.                             \
+                                       Can be set using the `FASTEMBED_CACHE_PATH` env variable.    \
                                        Defaults to `fastembed_cache` in the system's temp directory.
             threads (int, optional): The number of threads single onnxruntime session can use. Defaults to None.
         Raises:
@@ -603,7 +609,7 @@ def __init__(
                                     max_threads=threads)
 
     def embed(
-            self, documents: Union[str, Iterable[str]], batch_size: int = 256, parallel: int = None
+            self, documents: Union[str, Iterable[str]], batch_size: int = 256, parallel: int = None, show_progress: bool = True
     ) -> Iterable[np.ndarray]:
         """
         Encode a list of documents into list of embeddings.
@@ -615,6 +621,7 @@ def embed(
                 If > 1, data-parallel encoding will be used, recommended for offline encoding of large datasets.
                 If 0, use all available cores.
                 If None, don't use data-parallel processing, use default onnxruntime threading instead.
+            show_progress (bool, optional): Whether to show a progress bar. Defaults to True.
         Returns:
             List of embeddings, one per document
         """
@@ -631,21 +638,25 @@ def embed(
         if parallel == 0:
             parallel = os.cpu_count()
 
-        if parallel is None or is_small:
-            for batch in iter_batch(documents, batch_size):
-                embeddings, attn_mask = self.model.onnx_embed(batch)
-                yield from normalize(self.mean_pooling(embeddings, attn_mask)).astype(np.float32)
-        else:
-            start_method = "forkserver" if "forkserver" in get_all_start_methods() else "spawn"
-            params = {
-                "path": self._model_dir,
-                "model_name": self.model_name,
-                "max_length": self._max_length,
-            }
-            pool = ParallelWorkerPool(parallel, EmbeddingWorker, start_method=start_method)
-            for batch in pool.ordered_map(iter_batch(documents, batch_size), **params):
-                embeddings, attn_mask = batch
-                yield from normalize(self.mean_pooling(embeddings, attn_mask)).astype(np.float32)
+        with tqdm(total=len(documents), disable=not show_progress) as progress_bar:
+            batch_iterable = iter_batch(documents, batch_size)
+            if parallel is None or is_small:
+                for batch in batch_iterable:
+                    embeddings, attn_mask = self.model.onnx_embed(batch)
+                    yield from normalize(self.mean_pooling(embeddings, attn_mask)).astype(np.float32)
+                    progress_bar.update(len(embeddings))
+            else:
+                start_method = "forkserver" if "forkserver" in get_all_start_methods() else "spawn"
+                params = {
+                    "path": self._model_dir,
+                    "model_name": self.model_name,
+                    "max_length": self._max_length,
+                }
+                pool = ParallelWorkerPool(parallel, EmbeddingWorker, start_method=start_method)
+                for batch in pool.ordered_map(batch_iterable, **params):
+                    embeddings, attn_mask = batch
+                    yield from normalize(self.mean_pooling(embeddings, attn_mask)).astype(np.float32)
+                    progress_bar.update(len(embeddings))
 
     @classmethod
     def list_supported_models(cls) -> List[Dict[str, Union[str, Union[int, float]]]]: