diff --git a/lldb/source/Core/DynamicLoader.cpp b/lldb/source/Core/DynamicLoader.cpp
index 7871be6fc451d0..7758a87403b5a3 100644
--- a/lldb/source/Core/DynamicLoader.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/Core/DynamicLoader.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "lldb/Core/ModuleList.h"
 #include "lldb/Core/ModuleSpec.h"
 #include "lldb/Core/PluginManager.h"
+#include "lldb/Core/Progress.h"
 #include "lldb/Core/Section.h"
 #include "lldb/Symbol/ObjectFile.h"
 #include "lldb/Target/MemoryRegionInfo.h"
@@ -195,20 +196,37 @@ ModuleSP DynamicLoader::LoadBinaryWithUUIDAndAddress(
   Target &target = process->GetTarget();
   Status error;
 
+  StreamString prog_str;
+  if (!name.empty()) {
+    prog_str << name.str() << " ";
+  }
+  if (uuid.IsValid())
+    prog_str << uuid.GetAsString();
+  if (value_is_offset == 0 && value != LLDB_INVALID_ADDRESS) {
+    prog_str << "at 0x";
+    prog_str.PutHex64(value);
+  }
+
   if (!uuid.IsValid() && !value_is_offset) {
     memory_module_sp = ReadUnnamedMemoryModule(process, value, name);
 
-    if (memory_module_sp)
+    if (memory_module_sp) {
       uuid = memory_module_sp->GetUUID();
+      if (uuid.IsValid()) {
+        prog_str << " ";
+        prog_str << uuid.GetAsString();
+      }
+    }
   }
   ModuleSpec module_spec;
   module_spec.GetUUID() = uuid;
   FileSpec name_filespec(name);
-  if (FileSystem::Instance().Exists(name_filespec))
-    module_spec.GetFileSpec() = name_filespec;
 
   if (uuid.IsValid()) {
+    Progress progress("Locating binary", prog_str.GetString().str());
+
     // Has lldb already seen a module with this UUID?
+    // Or have external lookup enabled in DebugSymbols on macOS.
     if (!module_sp)
       error = ModuleList::GetSharedModule(module_spec, module_sp, nullptr,
                                           nullptr, nullptr);
diff --git a/lldb/source/Plugins/DynamicLoader/Darwin-Kernel/DynamicLoaderDarwinKernel.cpp b/lldb/source/Plugins/DynamicLoader/Darwin-Kernel/DynamicLoaderDarwinKernel.cpp
index 8d83937aab6681..20e5652c65bf88 100644
--- a/lldb/source/Plugins/DynamicLoader/Darwin-Kernel/DynamicLoaderDarwinKernel.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/Plugins/DynamicLoader/Darwin-Kernel/DynamicLoaderDarwinKernel.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "lldb/Core/Module.h"
 #include "lldb/Core/ModuleSpec.h"
 #include "lldb/Core/PluginManager.h"
+#include "lldb/Core/Progress.h"
 #include "lldb/Core/Section.h"
 #include "lldb/Interpreter/OptionValueProperties.h"
 #include "lldb/Symbol/ObjectFile.h"
@@ -714,7 +715,7 @@ void DynamicLoaderDarwinKernel::KextImageInfo::SetIsKernel(bool is_kernel) {
 }
 
 bool DynamicLoaderDarwinKernel::KextImageInfo::LoadImageUsingMemoryModule(
-    Process *process) {
+    Process *process, Progress *progress) {
   Log *log = GetLog(LLDBLog::DynamicLoader);
   if (IsLoaded())
     return true;
@@ -757,11 +758,37 @@ bool DynamicLoaderDarwinKernel::KextImageInfo::LoadImageUsingMemoryModule(
     const ModuleList &target_images = target.GetImages();
     m_module_sp = target_images.FindModule(m_uuid);
 
+    StreamString prog_str;
+    // 'mach_kernel' is a fake name we make up to find kernels
+    // that were located by the local filesystem scan.
+    if (GetName() != "mach_kernel")
+      prog_str << GetName() << " ";
+    if (GetUUID().IsValid())
+      prog_str << GetUUID().GetAsString() << " ";
+    if (GetLoadAddress() != LLDB_INVALID_ADDRESS) {
+      prog_str << "at 0x";
+      prog_str.PutHex64(GetLoadAddress());
+    }
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Progress> progress_up;
+    if (progress)
+      progress->Increment(1, prog_str.GetString().str());
+    else {
+      if (IsKernel())
+        progress_up = std::make_unique<Progress>("Loading kernel",
+                                                 prog_str.GetString().str());
+      else
+        progress_up = std::make_unique<Progress>("Loading kext",
+                                                 prog_str.GetString().str());
+    }
+
     // Search for the kext on the local filesystem via the UUID
     if (!m_module_sp && m_uuid.IsValid()) {
       ModuleSpec module_spec;
       module_spec.GetUUID() = m_uuid;
-      module_spec.GetArchitecture() = target.GetArchitecture();
+      if (!m_uuid.IsValid())
+        module_spec.GetArchitecture() = target.GetArchitecture();
+      module_spec.GetFileSpec() = FileSpec(m_name);
 
       // If the current platform is PlatformDarwinKernel, create a ModuleSpec
       // with the filename set to be the bundle ID for this kext, e.g.
@@ -770,17 +797,9 @@ bool DynamicLoaderDarwinKernel::KextImageInfo::LoadImageUsingMemoryModule(
       // system.
       PlatformSP platform_sp(target.GetPlatform());
       if (platform_sp) {
-        static ConstString g_platform_name(
-            PlatformDarwinKernel::GetPluginNameStatic());
-        if (platform_sp->GetPluginName() == g_platform_name.GetStringRef()) {
-          ModuleSpec kext_bundle_module_spec(module_spec);
-          FileSpec kext_filespec(m_name.c_str());
-          FileSpecList search_paths = target.GetExecutableSearchPaths();
-          kext_bundle_module_spec.GetFileSpec() = kext_filespec;
-          platform_sp->GetSharedModule(kext_bundle_module_spec, process,
-                                       m_module_sp, &search_paths, nullptr,
-                                       nullptr);
-        }
+        FileSpecList search_paths = target.GetExecutableSearchPaths();
+        platform_sp->GetSharedModule(module_spec, process, m_module_sp,
+                                     &search_paths, nullptr, nullptr);
       }
 
       // Ask the Target to find this file on the local system, if possible.
@@ -1058,12 +1077,9 @@ void DynamicLoaderDarwinKernel::LoadKernelModuleIfNeeded() {
         }
       }
     }
-
-    if (m_kernel.GetLoadAddress() != LLDB_INVALID_ADDRESS) {
-      if (!m_kernel.LoadImageUsingMemoryModule(m_process)) {
+    if (m_kernel.GetLoadAddress() != LLDB_INVALID_ADDRESS)
+      if (!m_kernel.LoadImageUsingMemoryModule(m_process))
         m_kernel.LoadImageAtFileAddress(m_process);
-      }
-    }
 
     // The operating system plugin gets loaded and initialized in
     // LoadImageUsingMemoryModule when we discover the kernel dSYM.  For a core
@@ -1347,19 +1363,18 @@ bool DynamicLoaderDarwinKernel::ParseKextSummaries(
   std::vector<std::pair<std::string, UUID>> kexts_failed_to_load;
   if (number_of_new_kexts_being_added > 0) {
     ModuleList loaded_module_list;
+    Progress progress("Loading kext", "", number_of_new_kexts_being_added);
 
     const uint32_t num_of_new_kexts = kext_summaries.size();
     for (uint32_t new_kext = 0; new_kext < num_of_new_kexts; new_kext++) {
       if (to_be_added[new_kext]) {
         KextImageInfo &image_info = kext_summaries[new_kext];
-        bool kext_successfully_added = true;
         if (load_kexts) {
-          if (!image_info.LoadImageUsingMemoryModule(m_process)) {
+          if (!image_info.LoadImageUsingMemoryModule(m_process, &progress)) {
             kexts_failed_to_load.push_back(std::pair<std::string, UUID>(
                 kext_summaries[new_kext].GetName(),
                 kext_summaries[new_kext].GetUUID()));
             image_info.LoadImageAtFileAddress(m_process);
-            kext_successfully_added = false;
           }
         }
 
@@ -1369,13 +1384,6 @@ bool DynamicLoaderDarwinKernel::ParseKextSummaries(
             m_process->GetStopID() == image_info.GetProcessStopId())
           loaded_module_list.AppendIfNeeded(image_info.GetModule());
 
-        if (load_kexts) {
-          if (kext_successfully_added)
-            s.Printf(".");
-          else
-            s.Printf("-");
-        }
-
         if (log)
           kext_summaries[new_kext].PutToLog(log);
       }
diff --git a/lldb/source/Plugins/DynamicLoader/Darwin-Kernel/DynamicLoaderDarwinKernel.h b/lldb/source/Plugins/DynamicLoader/Darwin-Kernel/DynamicLoaderDarwinKernel.h
index 000c382b2c0111..69dd8ca579158d 100644
--- a/lldb/source/Plugins/DynamicLoader/Darwin-Kernel/DynamicLoaderDarwinKernel.h
+++ b/lldb/source/Plugins/DynamicLoader/Darwin-Kernel/DynamicLoaderDarwinKernel.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #include "lldb/Host/SafeMachO.h"
 
+#include "lldb/Core/Progress.h"
 #include "lldb/Target/DynamicLoader.h"
 #include "lldb/Target/Process.h"
 #include "lldb/Utility/FileSpec.h"
@@ -137,7 +138,8 @@ class DynamicLoaderDarwinKernel : public lldb_private::DynamicLoader {
 
     bool LoadImageAtFileAddress(lldb_private::Process *process);
 
-    bool LoadImageUsingMemoryModule(lldb_private::Process *process);
+    bool LoadImageUsingMemoryModule(lldb_private::Process *process,
+                                    lldb_private::Progress *progress = nullptr);
 
     bool IsLoaded() { return m_load_process_stop_id != UINT32_MAX; }
 
diff --git a/lldb/source/Target/Process.cpp b/lldb/source/Target/Process.cpp
index d990f8e714e229..d5a639d9beacd9 100644
--- a/lldb/source/Target/Process.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/Target/Process.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "lldb/Core/Module.h"
 #include "lldb/Core/ModuleSpec.h"
 #include "lldb/Core/PluginManager.h"
+#include "lldb/Core/Progress.h"
 #include "lldb/Expression/DiagnosticManager.h"
 #include "lldb/Expression/DynamicCheckerFunctions.h"
 #include "lldb/Expression/UserExpression.h"
@@ -2550,6 +2551,14 @@ ModuleSP Process::ReadModuleFromMemory(const FileSpec &file_spec,
   ModuleSP module_sp(new Module(file_spec, ArchSpec()));
   if (module_sp) {
     Status error;
+    std::unique_ptr<Progress> progress_up;
+    // Reading an ObjectFile from a local corefile is very fast,
+    // only print a progress update if we're reading from a
+    // live session which might go over gdb remote serial protocol.
+    if (IsLiveDebugSession())
+      progress_up = std::make_unique<Progress>(
+          "Reading binary from memory", file_spec.GetFilename().GetString());
+
     ObjectFile *objfile = module_sp->GetMemoryObjectFile(
         shared_from_this(), header_addr, error, size_to_read);
     if (objfile)