diff --git a/extensions/sql-bindings/src/common/constants.ts b/extensions/sql-bindings/src/common/constants.ts
index e3c131585d..c6a7b99a98 100644
--- a/extensions/sql-bindings/src/common/constants.ts
+++ b/extensions/sql-bindings/src/common/constants.ts
@@ -80,3 +80,4 @@ export const enterPasswordManually = localize('enterPasswordManually', 'Enter pa
 export const userPasswordLater = localize('userPasswordLater', 'In order to user the SQL connection string later you will need to manually enter the password in your local.settings.json file.');
 export const openFile = localize('openFile', "Open File");
 export const closeButton = localize('closeButton', "Close");
+export function addSqlBinding(functionName: string) { return localize('addSqlBinding', 'Adding SQL Binding to function "{0}"...'), functionName; }
diff --git a/extensions/sql-bindings/src/services/azureFunctionsService.ts b/extensions/sql-bindings/src/services/azureFunctionsService.ts
index 909e9327dd..29fc7e59ff 100644
--- a/extensions/sql-bindings/src/services/azureFunctionsService.ts
+++ b/extensions/sql-bindings/src/services/azureFunctionsService.ts
@@ -193,7 +193,15 @@ export async function addSqlBinding(
 
 	const vscodeMssqlApi = await utils.getVscodeMssqlApi();
 
-	return vscodeMssqlApi.sendRequest(azureFunctionsContracts.AddSqlBindingRequest.type, params);
+	return await vscode.window.withProgress(
+		{
+			location: vscode.ProgressLocation.Notification,
+			title: constants.addSqlBinding(functionName),
+			cancellable: false
+		}, async (_progress, _token) => {
+			return vscodeMssqlApi.sendRequest(azureFunctionsContracts.AddSqlBindingRequest.type, params);
+		}
+	);
 }
 
 /**