diff --git a/packages/cli/src/zosfiles/upload/dtu/DirToUSSDir.handler.ts b/packages/cli/src/zosfiles/upload/dtu/DirToUSSDir.handler.ts
index f5c406ac37..2f37a11abf 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/zosfiles/upload/dtu/DirToUSSDir.handler.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/zosfiles/upload/dtu/DirToUSSDir.handler.ts
@@ -54,12 +54,19 @@ export default class DirToUSSDirHandler extends ZosFilesBaseHandler {
             uploadOptions.filesMap = this.buildFilesMap(commandParameters);
         }
 
-        const uploadApi = commandParameters.arguments.recursive ? Upload.dirToUSSDirRecursive : Upload.dirToUSSDir;
-        const response = await uploadApi.bind(Upload)(session, inputDir, commandParameters.arguments.USSDir, uploadOptions);
+        commandParameters.response.progress.startBar("Uploading files...");
 
-        const formatMessage = TextUtils.prettyJson(response.apiResponse);
-        commandParameters.response.console.log(formatMessage);
-        return response;
+        try {
+            const uploadApi = commandParameters.arguments.recursive ? Upload.dirToUSSDirRecursive : Upload.dirToUSSDir;
+            const response = await uploadApi.bind(Upload)(session, inputDir, commandParameters.arguments.USSDir, uploadOptions);
+
+            const formatMessage = TextUtils.prettyJson(response.apiResponse);
+            commandParameters.response.console.log(formatMessage);
+
+            return response;
+        } finally {
+            commandParameters.response.progress.endBar();
+        }
     }
 
     private buildFilesMap(commandParameters: IHandlerParameters) {
diff --git a/packages/imperative/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/imperative/CHANGELOG.md
index 0ba57c37bf..536b05870e 100644
--- a/packages/imperative/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/imperative/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 All notable changes to the Imperative package will be documented in this file.
 
+## Recent Changes
+
+- Enhancement: Added progress tracking to the `DirToUSSDirHandler` by using `commandParameters.response.progress` to show progress bars during file uploads. [#2334](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-cli/issues/2344)
+
 
 ## `8.10.1`