diff --git a/cmd/restic/global.go b/cmd/restic/global.go
index f5255e22b..8d02b228e 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/global.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/global.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/repository"
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/restic"
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/textfile"
+	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/ui/termstatus"
 
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/errors"
 
@@ -142,7 +143,13 @@ func stdinIsTerminal() bool {
 }
 
 func stdoutIsTerminal() bool {
-	return terminal.IsTerminal(int(os.Stdout.Fd()))
+	// mintty on windows can use pipes which behave like a posix terminal,
+	// but which are not a terminal handle
+	return terminal.IsTerminal(int(os.Stdout.Fd())) || stdoutCanUpdateStatus()
+}
+
+func stdoutCanUpdateStatus() bool {
+	return termstatus.CanUpdateStatus(os.Stdout.Fd())
 }
 
 func stdoutTerminalWidth() int {
@@ -159,7 +166,7 @@ func stdoutTerminalWidth() int {
 // program execution must revert changes to the terminal configuration itself.
 // The terminal configuration is only restored while reading a password.
 func restoreTerminal() {
-	if !stdoutIsTerminal() {
+	if !terminal.IsTerminal(int(os.Stdout.Fd())) {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -248,7 +255,7 @@ func PrintProgress(format string, args ...interface{}) {
 	message = fmt.Sprintf(format, args...)
 
 	if !(strings.HasSuffix(message, "\r") || strings.HasSuffix(message, "\n")) {
-		if stdoutIsTerminal() {
+		if stdoutCanUpdateStatus() {
 			carriageControl = "\r"
 		} else {
 			carriageControl = "\n"
@@ -256,7 +263,7 @@ func PrintProgress(format string, args ...interface{}) {
 		message = fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", message, carriageControl)
 	}
 
-	if stdoutIsTerminal() {
+	if stdoutCanUpdateStatus() {
 		message = fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", ClearLine(), message)
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/restic/progress.go b/cmd/restic/progress.go
index 62f2e6396..0c2a24271 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/progress.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/progress.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func calculateProgressInterval(show bool) time.Duration {
 			fps = 60
 		}
 		interval = time.Duration(float64(time.Second) / fps)
-	} else if !stdoutIsTerminal() || !show {
+	} else if !stdoutCanUpdateStatus() || !show {
 		interval = 0
 	}
 	return interval
diff --git a/internal/ui/termstatus/status.go b/internal/ui/termstatus/status.go
index 6b50effbb..e275f5b7d 100644
--- a/internal/ui/termstatus/status.go
+++ b/internal/ui/termstatus/status.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func New(wr io.Writer, errWriter io.Writer, disableStatus bool) *Terminal {
 		return t
 	}
 
-	if d, ok := wr.(fder); ok && canUpdateStatus(d.Fd()) {
+	if d, ok := wr.(fder); ok && CanUpdateStatus(d.Fd()) {
 		// only use the fancy status code when we're running on a real terminal.
 		t.canUpdateStatus = true
 		t.fd = d.Fd()
diff --git a/internal/ui/termstatus/terminal_unix.go b/internal/ui/termstatus/terminal_unix.go
index 3f0061c01..67ce06b0b 100644
--- a/internal/ui/termstatus/terminal_unix.go
+++ b/internal/ui/termstatus/terminal_unix.go
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ func moveCursorUp(wr io.Writer, fd uintptr) func(io.Writer, uintptr, int) {
 	return posixMoveCursorUp
 }
 
-// canUpdateStatus returns true if status lines can be printed, the process
+// CanUpdateStatus returns true if status lines can be printed, the process
 // output is not redirected to a file or pipe.
-func canUpdateStatus(fd uintptr) bool {
+func CanUpdateStatus(fd uintptr) bool {
 	if !terminal.IsTerminal(int(fd)) {
 		return false
 	}
diff --git a/internal/ui/termstatus/terminal_windows.go b/internal/ui/termstatus/terminal_windows.go
index 723aebdff..478d3a8ce 100644
--- a/internal/ui/termstatus/terminal_windows.go
+++ b/internal/ui/termstatus/terminal_windows.go
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ func isPipe(fd uintptr) bool {
 	return err == nil && typ == windows.FILE_TYPE_PIPE
 }
 
-// canUpdateStatus returns true if status lines can be printed, the process
+// CanUpdateStatus returns true if status lines can be printed, the process
 // output is not redirected to a file or pipe.
-func canUpdateStatus(fd uintptr) bool {
+func CanUpdateStatus(fd uintptr) bool {
 	// easy case, the terminal is cmd or psh, without redirection
 	if isWindowsTerminal(fd) {
 		return true