diff --git a/tests/hwsim/vm/parallel-vm.py b/tests/hwsim/vm/parallel-vm.py
index bb79c44e6..42083f761 100755
--- a/tests/hwsim/vm/parallel-vm.py
+++ b/tests/hwsim/vm/parallel-vm.py
@@ -6,13 +6,119 @@
 # This software may be distributed under the terms of the BSD license.
 # See README for more details.
 
+import curses
 import fcntl
 import os
 import subprocess
 import sys
 import time
 
+def get_results():
+    global vm
+    started = []
+    passed = []
+    failed = []
+    skipped = []
+    for i in range(0, num_servers):
+        lines = vm[i]['out'].splitlines()
+        started += [ l for l in lines if l.startswith('START ') ]
+        passed += [ l for l in lines if l.startswith('PASS ') ]
+        failed += [ l for l in lines if l.startswith('FAIL ') ]
+        skipped += [ l for l in lines if l.startswith('SKIP ') ]
+    return (started, passed, failed, skipped)
+
+def show_progress(scr):
+    global num_servers
+    global vm
+
+    scr.leaveok(1)
+    scr.addstr(0, 0, "Parallel test execution status", curses.A_BOLD)
+    for i in range(0, num_servers):
+        scr.addstr(i + 1, 0, "VM %d:" % (i + 1), curses.A_BOLD)
+        scr.addstr(i + 1, 20, "starting VM")
+    scr.addstr(num_servers + 1, 0, "Total:", curses.A_BOLD)
+    scr.refresh()
+
+    while True:
+        running = False
+        updated = False
+        for i in range(0, num_servers):
+            if not vm[i]['proc']:
+                continue
+            if vm[i]['proc'].poll() is not None:
+                vm[i]['proc'] = None
+                vm[i]['done'] = vm[i]['total']
+                scr.move(i + 1, 10)
+                scr.clrtoeol()
+                scr.addstr("completed run")
+                updated = True
+                continue
+
+            running = True
+            try:
+                err = vm[i]['proc'].stderr.read()
+                vm[i]['err'] += err
+            except:
+                pass
+
+            try:
+                out = vm[i]['proc'].stdout.read()
+            except:
+                continue
+            #print("VM {}: '{}'".format(i, out))
+            vm[i]['out'] += out
+            lines = vm[i]['out'].splitlines()
+            last = [ l for l in lines if l.startswith('START ') ]
+            if len(last) > 0:
+                try:
+                    info = last[-1].split(' ')
+                    vm[i]['pos'] = info[2]
+                    pos = info[2].split('/')
+                    if int(pos[0]) > 0:
+                        vm[i]['done'] = int(pos[0]) - 1
+                    vm[i]['total'] = int(pos[1])
+                    p = float(pos[0]) / float(pos[1]) * 100.0
+                    scr.move(i + 1, 10)
+                    scr.clrtoeol()
+                    scr.addstr("{} %".format(int(p)))
+                    scr.addstr(i + 1, 20, info[1])
+                    updated = True
+                except:
+                    pass
+            else:
+                vm[i]['pos'] = ''
+
+        if not running:
+            break
+
+        if updated:
+            done = 0
+            total = 0
+            for i in range(0, num_servers):
+                done += vm[i]['done']
+                total += vm[i]['total']
+            scr.move(num_servers + 1, 10)
+            scr.clrtoeol()
+            if total > 0:
+                scr.addstr("{} %".format(int(100.0 * done / total)))
+
+            (started, passed, failed, skipped) = get_results()
+            scr.addstr(num_servers + 1, 20, "TOTAL={} PASS={} FAIL={} SKIP={}".format(len(started), len(passed), len(failed), len(skipped)))
+            if len(failed) > 0:
+                scr.move(num_servers + 2, 0)
+                scr.clrtoeol()
+                scr.addstr("Failed test cases: ")
+                for f in failed:
+                    scr.addstr(f.split(' ')[1])
+                    scr.addstr(' ')
+            scr.refresh()
+
+        time.sleep(1)
+
 def main():
+    global num_servers
+    global vm
+
     if len(sys.argv) < 2:
         sys.exit("Usage: %s <number of VMs> [params..]" % sys.argv[0])
     num_servers = int(sys.argv[1])
@@ -33,60 +139,15 @@ def main():
         vm[i]['out'] = ""
         vm[i]['err'] = ""
         vm[i]['pos'] = ""
+        vm[i]['done'] = 0
+        vm[i]['total'] = 0
         for stream in [ vm[i]['proc'].stdout, vm[i]['proc'].stderr ]:
             fd = stream.fileno()
             fl = fcntl.fcntl(fd, fcntl.F_GETFL)
             fcntl.fcntl(fd, fcntl.F_SETFL, fl | os.O_NONBLOCK)
     print
 
-    while True:
-        running = False
-        updated = False
-        for i in range(0, num_servers):
-            if not vm[i]['proc']:
-                continue
-            if vm[i]['proc'].poll() is not None:
-                vm[i]['proc'] = None
-                continue
-
-            running = True
-            try:
-                err = vm[i]['proc'].stderr.read()
-                vm[i]['err'] += err
-            except:
-                pass
-
-            try:
-                out = vm[i]['proc'].stdout.read()
-            except:
-                continue
-            #print("VM {}: '{}'".format(i, out))
-            vm[i]['out'] += out
-            lines = vm[i]['out'].splitlines()
-            last = [ l for l in lines if l.startswith('START ') ]
-            if len(last) > 0:
-                try:
-                    pos = last[-1].split(' ')[2]
-                    vm[i]['pos'] = pos
-                    updated = True
-                except:
-                    pass
-            else:
-                vm[i]['pos'] = ''
-
-        if not running:
-            print("All VMs completed")
-            break
-
-        if updated:
-            status = {}
-            for i in range(0, num_servers):
-                if not vm[i]['proc']:
-                    continue
-                status[i] = vm[i]['pos']
-            print status
-
-        time.sleep(1)
+    curses.wrapper(show_progress)
 
     dir = '/tmp/hwsim-test-logs'
     try:
@@ -97,16 +158,7 @@ def main():
         for i in range(0, num_servers):
             f.write('VM {}\n{}\n{}\n'.format(i, vm[i]['out'], vm[i]['err']))
 
-    started = []
-    passed = []
-    failed = []
-    skipped = []
-    for i in range(0, num_servers):
-        lines = vm[i]['out'].splitlines()
-        started += [ l for l in lines if l.startswith('START ') ]
-        passed += [ l for l in lines if l.startswith('PASS ') ]
-        failed += [ l for l in lines if l.startswith('FAIL ') ]
-        skipped += [ l for l in lines if l.startswith('SKIP ') ]
+    (started, passed, failed, skipped) = get_results()
 
     if len(failed) > 0:
         print "Failed test cases:"