diff --git a/docs/description.md b/docs/description.md
index 56c1fd41f9..c558fb5b78 100644
--- a/docs/description.md
+++ b/docs/description.md
@@ -416,6 +416,12 @@ and optionally watch changes on it with the command:
 make ingest /path/to/folder -- --watch
 ```
 
+To log the processed and failed files to an additional file, use:
+
+```bash
+make ingest /path/to/folder -- --watch --log-file /path/to/log/file.log
+```
+
 After ingestion is complete, you should be able to chat with your documents
 by navigating to http://localhost:8001 and using the option `Query documents`,
 or using the completions / chat API.
diff --git a/scripts/ingest_folder.py b/scripts/ingest_folder.py
index 8936d91d73..b788f7f995 100644
--- a/scripts/ingest_folder.py
+++ b/scripts/ingest_folder.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import argparse
+from loguru import logger
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 
@@ -8,7 +9,6 @@
 
 ingest_service = root_injector.get(IngestService)
 
-
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(prog="ingest_folder.py")
 parser.add_argument("folder", help="Folder to ingest")
 parser.add_argument(
@@ -17,29 +17,72 @@
     action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction,
     default=False,
 )
+parser.add_argument(
+    "--log-file",
+    help="Optional path to a log file. If provided, logs will be written to this file.",
+    type=str,
+    default=None
+)
 args = parser.parse_args()
 
+# Set up loguru logging
+# Remove pre-configured logging handler
+logger.remove(0)
+# For console colorized output without line and function info:
+logger.add(sys.stdout, level="INFO", colorize=True, format=(
+        "<green>{time:YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss.SSS}</green> | "
+        "<level>{level: <8}</level> | "
+        "<level>{message}</level>"
+    ),
+)
+# For file output, using a clear and timestamped format:
+if args.log_file:
+    logger.add(args.log_file, rotation="10 MB", level="INFO", format="[{time:YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss}] [{level}] {message}")
+
+total_documents = 0
+current_document_count = 0
+
+
+def count_documents(folder_path: Path) -> int:
+    global total_documents
+    for file_path in folder_path.iterdir():
+        if file_path.is_file():
+            total_documents += 1
+        elif file_path.is_dir():
+            count_documents(file_path)
+
 
 def _recursive_ingest_folder(folder_path: Path) -> None:
+    global current_document_count, total_documents
     for file_path in folder_path.iterdir():
         if file_path.is_file():
+            current_document_count += 1
+            progress_msg = f"Document {current_document_count} of {total_documents} ({(current_document_count / total_documents) * 100:.2f}%)"
+            logger.info(progress_msg)
             _do_ingest(file_path)
         elif file_path.is_dir():
             _recursive_ingest_folder(file_path)
 
 
 def _do_ingest(changed_path: Path) -> None:
-    if changed_path.exists():
-        print(f"\nIngesting {changed_path}")
-        ingest_service.ingest(changed_path.name, changed_path)
+    try:
+        if changed_path.exists():
+            logger.info(f"Started ingesting {changed_path}")
+            ingest_service.ingest(changed_path.name, changed_path)
+            logger.info(f"Completed ingesting {changed_path}")
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"Failed to ingest document: {changed_path}. Error: {e}")
 
 
 path = Path(args.folder)
 if not path.exists():
     raise ValueError(f"Path {args.folder} does not exist")
 
+# Count total documents before ingestion
+count_documents(path)
+
 _recursive_ingest_folder(path)
 if args.watch:
-    print(f"Watching {args.folder} for changes, press Ctrl+C to stop...")
+    logger.info(f"Watching {args.folder} for changes, press Ctrl+C to stop...")
     watcher = IngestWatcher(args.folder, _do_ingest)
-    watcher.start()
+    watcher.start()
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