diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_backup.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_backup.go
index d4ec3c288..037b61103 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_backup.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_backup.go
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ func runBackup(opts BackupOptions, gopts GlobalOptions, term *termstatus.Termina
 	}()
 	gopts.stdout, gopts.stderr = progressPrinter.Stdout(), progressPrinter.Stderr()
 
-	progressReporter.SetMinUpdatePause(calculateProgressInterval(!gopts.Quiet))
+	progressReporter.SetMinUpdatePause(calculateProgressInterval(!gopts.Quiet, gopts.JSON))
 
 	t.Go(func() error { return progressReporter.Run(t.Context(gopts.ctx)) })
 
diff --git a/cmd/restic/progress.go b/cmd/restic/progress.go
index 26a694c25..5a77bc6ee 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/progress.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/progress.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 // calculateProgressInterval returns the interval configured via RESTIC_PROGRESS_FPS
 // or if unset returns an interval for 60fps on interactive terminals and 0 (=disabled)
 // for non-interactive terminals or when run using the --quiet flag
-func calculateProgressInterval(show bool) time.Duration {
+func calculateProgressInterval(show bool, json bool) time.Duration {
 	interval := time.Second / 60
 	fps, err := strconv.ParseFloat(os.Getenv("RESTIC_PROGRESS_FPS"), 64)
 	if err == nil && fps > 0 {
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func calculateProgressInterval(show bool) time.Duration {
 			fps = 60
 		}
 		interval = time.Duration(float64(time.Second) / fps)
-	} else if !stdoutCanUpdateStatus() || !show {
+	} else if !json && !stdoutCanUpdateStatus() || !show {
 		interval = 0
 	}
 	return interval
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func newProgressMax(show bool, max uint64, description string) *progress.Counter
 	if !show {
 		return nil
 	}
-	interval := calculateProgressInterval(show)
+	interval := calculateProgressInterval(show, false)
 	canUpdateStatus := stdoutCanUpdateStatus()
 
 	return progress.New(interval, max, func(v uint64, max uint64, d time.Duration, final bool) {