diff --git a/src/memory/manager.embedding-batches.test.ts b/src/memory/manager.embedding-batches.test.ts
index 9fe7113897..0bc9e56a11 100644
--- a/src/memory/manager.embedding-batches.test.ts
+++ b/src/memory/manager.embedding-batches.test.ts
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ describe("memory embedding batches", () => {
     });
 
     expect(updates.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(updates.some((update) => update.label?.includes("/"))).toBe(true);
     const last = updates[updates.length - 1];
     expect(last?.total).toBeGreaterThan(0);
     expect(last?.completed).toBe(last?.total);
diff --git a/src/memory/manager.ts b/src/memory/manager.ts
index 18987a6d34..abfa6d580c 100644
--- a/src/memory/manager.ts
+++ b/src/memory/manager.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ type MemorySyncProgressUpdate = {
 type MemorySyncProgressState = {
   completed: number;
   total: number;
+  label?: string;
   report: (update: MemorySyncProgressUpdate) => void;
 };
 
@@ -799,7 +800,24 @@ export class MemoryIndexManager {
     progress?: (update: MemorySyncProgressUpdate) => void;
   }) {
     const progress: MemorySyncProgressState | null = params?.progress
-      ? { completed: 0, total: 0, report: params.progress }
+      ? {
+          completed: 0,
+          total: 0,
+          label: undefined,
+          report: (update) => {
+            if (!params.progress) return;
+            if (update.label) progress.label = update.label;
+            const label =
+              update.total > 0 && progress.label
+                ? `${progress.label} ${update.completed}/${update.total}`
+                : progress.label;
+            params.progress({
+              completed: update.completed,
+              total: update.total,
+              label,
+            });
+          },
+        }
       : null;
     const vectorReady = await this.ensureVectorReady();
     const meta = this.readMeta();