diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_backup.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_backup.go
index 348050895..0596ee918 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_backup.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_backup.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"runtime"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
-	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -25,7 +24,6 @@ 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"
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/ui/backup"
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/ui/termstatus"
 )
@@ -56,31 +54,9 @@ Exit status is 3 if some source data could not be read (incomplete snapshot crea
 	},
 	DisableAutoGenTag: true,
 	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-		ctx := cmd.Context()
-		var wg sync.WaitGroup
-		cancelCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
-		defer func() {
-			// shutdown termstatus
-			cancel()
-			wg.Wait()
-		}()
-
-		term := termstatus.New(globalOptions.stdout, globalOptions.stderr, globalOptions.Quiet)
-		wg.Add(1)
-		go func() {
-			defer wg.Done()
-			term.Run(cancelCtx)
-		}()
-
-		// use the terminal for stdout/stderr
-		prevStdout, prevStderr := globalOptions.stdout, globalOptions.stderr
-		defer func() {
-			globalOptions.stdout, globalOptions.stderr = prevStdout, prevStderr
-		}()
-		stdioWrapper := ui.NewStdioWrapper(term)
-		globalOptions.stdout, globalOptions.stderr = stdioWrapper.Stdout(), stdioWrapper.Stderr()
-
-		return runBackup(ctx, backupOptions, globalOptions, term, args)
+		term, cancel := setupTermstatus(cmd.Context())
+		defer cancel()
+		return runBackup(cmd.Context(), backupOptions, globalOptions, term, args)
 	},
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_restore.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_restore.go
index 6045a5d41..b5c62fdea 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_restore.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_restore.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package main
 import (
 	"context"
 	"strings"
-	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/debug"
@@ -38,31 +37,9 @@ Exit status is 0 if the command was successful, and non-zero if there was any er
 `,
 	DisableAutoGenTag: true,
 	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-		ctx := cmd.Context()
-		var wg sync.WaitGroup
-		cancelCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
-		defer func() {
-			// shutdown termstatus
-			cancel()
-			wg.Wait()
-		}()
-
-		term := termstatus.New(globalOptions.stdout, globalOptions.stderr, globalOptions.Quiet)
-		wg.Add(1)
-		go func() {
-			defer wg.Done()
-			term.Run(cancelCtx)
-		}()
-
-		// allow usage of warnf / verbosef
-		prevStdout, prevStderr := globalOptions.stdout, globalOptions.stderr
-		defer func() {
-			globalOptions.stdout, globalOptions.stderr = prevStdout, prevStderr
-		}()
-		stdioWrapper := ui.NewStdioWrapper(term)
-		globalOptions.stdout, globalOptions.stderr = stdioWrapper.Stdout(), stdioWrapper.Stderr()
-
-		return runRestore(ctx, restoreOptions, globalOptions, term, args)
+		term, cancel := setupTermstatus(cmd.Context())
+		defer cancel()
+		return runRestore(cmd.Context(), restoreOptions, globalOptions, term, args)
 	},
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/restic/termstatus.go b/cmd/restic/termstatus.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e39054427
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/restic/termstatus.go
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/ui"
+	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/ui/termstatus"
+)
+
+// setupTermstatus creates a new termstatus and reroutes globalOptions.{stdout,stderr} to it
+// The returned function must be called to shut down the termstatus,
+//
+// Expected usage:
+// ```
+// term, cancel := setupTermstatus(ctx)
+// defer cancel()
+// // do stuff
+// ```
+func setupTermstatus(ctx context.Context) (*termstatus.Terminal, func()) {
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	cancelCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+
+	term := termstatus.New(globalOptions.stdout, globalOptions.stderr, globalOptions.Quiet)
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		term.Run(cancelCtx)
+	}()
+
+	// use the termstatus for stdout/stderr
+	prevStdout, prevStderr := globalOptions.stdout, globalOptions.stderr
+	stdioWrapper := ui.NewStdioWrapper(term)
+	globalOptions.stdout, globalOptions.stderr = stdioWrapper.Stdout(), stdioWrapper.Stderr()
+
+	return term, func() {
+		// shutdown termstatus
+		globalOptions.stdout, globalOptions.stderr = prevStdout, prevStderr
+		cancel()
+		wg.Wait()
+	}
+}