diff --git a/src/dist/manifestation.rs b/src/dist/manifestation.rs
index 4d71b583ca..c47de9366b 100644
--- a/src/dist/manifestation.rs
+++ b/src/dist/manifestation.rs
@@ -217,7 +217,15 @@ impl Manifestation {
         }
 
         if !components.is_empty() {
-            info!("downloading component(s)");
+            if components.len() > 2 {
+                info!("downloading {} components", components.len());
+            } else {
+                info!(
+                    "downloading component {}",
+                    components[0].manifest.short_name(&components[0].component),
+                );
+            };
+
             let mut stream = InstallEvents::new(components.into_iter(), Arc::new(self));
             let mut transaction = Some(tx);
             tx = loop {
diff --git a/tests/suite/cli_exact.rs b/tests/suite/cli_exact.rs
index 196a9ac37f..06165a5deb 100644
--- a/tests/suite/cli_exact.rs
+++ b/tests/suite/cli_exact.rs
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ async fn update_once() {
         .with_stderr(snapbox::str![[r#"
 info: syncing channel updates for nightly-[HOST_TRIPLE]
 info: latest update on 2015-01-02 for version 1.3.0 (hash-nightly-2)
-info: downloading component[..]
-...
+info: downloading 4 components
 info: default toolchain set to nightly-[HOST_TRIPLE]
 
 "#]]);
@@ -69,8 +68,8 @@ rustup - Update available : [CURRENT_VERSION] -> [TEST_VERSION]
         .with_stderr(snapbox::str![[r#"
 info: syncing channel updates for nightly-[HOST_TRIPLE]
 info: latest update on 2015-01-02 for version 1.3.0 (hash-nightly-2)
-info: downloading component[..]
-...
+info: downloading 4 components
+
 "#]]);
     cx.config
         .expect(["rustup", "+nightly", "component", "list", "--installed"])
@@ -112,8 +111,7 @@ async fn update_once_and_self_update() {
         .with_stderr(snapbox::str![[r#"
 info: syncing channel updates for nightly-[HOST_TRIPLE]
 info: latest update on 2015-01-02 for version 1.3.0 (hash-nightly-2)
-info: downloading component[..]
-...
+info: downloading 4 components
 info: checking for self-update (current version: [CURRENT_VERSION])
 info: downloading self-update (new version: [TEST_VERSION])
 
@@ -323,8 +321,7 @@ async fn default() {
         .with_stderr(snapbox::str![[r#"
 info: syncing channel updates for nightly-[HOST_TRIPLE]
 info: latest update on 2015-01-02 for version 1.3.0 (hash-nightly-2)
-info: downloading component[..]
-...
+info: downloading 4 components
 info: default toolchain set to nightly-[HOST_TRIPLE]
 
 "#]]);
diff --git a/tests/suite/cli_rustup.rs b/tests/suite/cli_rustup.rs
index f1541fdb81..229c5650b3 100644
--- a/tests/suite/cli_rustup.rs
+++ b/tests/suite/cli_rustup.rs
@@ -284,8 +284,7 @@ async fn default() {
         .with_stderr(snapbox::str![[r#"
 info: syncing channel updates for nightly-[HOST_TRIPLE]
 info: latest update on 2015-01-02 for version 1.3.0 (hash-nightly-2)
-info: downloading component[..]
-...
+info: downloading 4 components
 info: default toolchain set to nightly-[HOST_TRIPLE]
 
 "#]])
@@ -1708,8 +1707,7 @@ channel = "nightly"
         .with_stderr(snapbox::str![[r#"
 info: syncing channel updates for nightly-[HOST_TRIPLE]
 info: latest update on 2015-01-02 for version 1.3.0 (hash-nightly-2)
-info: downloading component[..]
-...
+info: downloading component rustc
 info: the active toolchain `nightly-[HOST_TRIPLE]` has been installed
 info: it's active because: overridden by '[TOOLCHAIN_FILE]'
 
@@ -3893,8 +3891,7 @@ async fn custom_toolchain_with_components_toolchains_profile_does_not_err() {
         .with_stderr(snapbox::str![[r#"
 info: syncing channel updates for nightly-[HOST_TRIPLE]
 info: latest update on 2015-01-02 for version 1.3.0 (hash-nightly-2)
-info: downloading component[..]
-...
+info: downloading component cargo
 info: default toolchain set to nightly-[HOST_TRIPLE]
 
 "#]])
diff --git a/tests/suite/cli_rustup_ui/rustup_default.stderr.term.svg b/tests/suite/cli_rustup_ui/rustup_default.stderr.term.svg
index cf448a0598..0bbcfefe31 100644
--- a/tests/suite/cli_rustup_ui/rustup_default.stderr.term.svg
+++ b/tests/suite/cli_rustup_ui/rustup_default.stderr.term.svg
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 </tspan>
     <tspan x="10px" y="46px"><tspan class="bold">info:</tspan><tspan> latest update on 2015-01-02 for version 1.3.0 (hash-nightly-2)</tspan>
 </tspan>
-    <tspan x="10px" y="64px"><tspan class="bold">info:</tspan><tspan> downloading component(s)</tspan>
+    <tspan x="10px" y="64px"><tspan class="bold">info:</tspan><tspan> downloading 4 components</tspan>
 </tspan>
     <tspan x="10px" y="82px"><tspan class="bold">info:</tspan><tspan> default toolchain set to nightly-[HOST_TRIPLE]</tspan>
 </tspan>
diff --git a/tests/suite/cli_rustup_ui/rustup_update_updated.stderr.term.svg b/tests/suite/cli_rustup_ui/rustup_update_updated.stderr.term.svg
index 7e73169d03..28887fcda6 100644
--- a/tests/suite/cli_rustup_ui/rustup_update_updated.stderr.term.svg
+++ b/tests/suite/cli_rustup_ui/rustup_update_updated.stderr.term.svg
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 </tspan>
     <tspan x="10px" y="118px"><tspan class="bold">info:</tspan><tspan> removing previous version of component rustc</tspan>
 </tspan>
-    <tspan x="10px" y="136px"><tspan class="bold">info:</tspan><tspan> downloading component(s)</tspan>
+    <tspan x="10px" y="136px"><tspan class="bold">info:</tspan><tspan> downloading 4 components</tspan>
 </tspan>
     <tspan x="10px" y="154px"><tspan class="bold">info:</tspan><tspan> cleaning up downloads &amp; tmp directories</tspan>
 </tspan>
diff --git a/tests/suite/cli_self_upd.rs b/tests/suite/cli_self_upd.rs
index 3b18c7e9fb..55d9dccdc3 100644
--- a/tests/suite/cli_self_upd.rs
+++ b/tests/suite/cli_self_upd.rs
@@ -72,8 +72,7 @@ async fn install_bins_to_cargo_home() {
 ...
 info: syncing channel updates for stable-[HOST_TRIPLE]
 info: latest update on 2015-01-02 for version 1.1.0 (hash-stable-1.1.0)
-info: downloading component[..]
-...
+info: downloading 4 components
 info: default toolchain set to stable-[HOST_TRIPLE]
 
 "#]])
@@ -117,8 +116,7 @@ async fn proxies_are_relative_symlinks() {
 ...
 info: syncing channel updates for stable-[HOST_TRIPLE]
 info: latest update on 2015-01-02 for version 1.1.0 (hash-stable-1.1.0)
-info: downloading component[..]
-...
+info: downloading 4 components
 info: default toolchain set to stable-[HOST_TRIPLE]
 ...
 "#]])
diff --git a/tests/suite/cli_v2.rs b/tests/suite/cli_v2.rs
index 4c84886574..5081a9b830 100644
--- a/tests/suite/cli_v2.rs
+++ b/tests/suite/cli_v2.rs
@@ -487,8 +487,8 @@ async fn remove_override_toolchain_err_handling() {
         .with_stderr(snapbox::str![[r#"
 info: syncing channel updates for beta-[HOST_TRIPLE]
 info: latest update on 2015-01-02 for version 1.2.0 (hash-beta-1.2.0)
-info: downloading component[..]
-...
+info: downloading 4 components
+
 "#]])
         .is_ok();
     cx.config
@@ -520,8 +520,8 @@ async fn file_override_toolchain_err_handling() {
         .with_stderr(snapbox::str![[r#"
 info: syncing channel updates for beta-[HOST_TRIPLE]
 info: latest update on 2015-01-02 for version 1.2.0 (hash-beta-1.2.0)
-info: downloading component[..]
-...
+info: downloading 4 components
+
 "#]])
         .is_ok();
     cx.config
@@ -2481,8 +2481,8 @@ async fn run_with_install_flag_against_unavailable_component() {
 info: syncing channel updates for nightly-[HOST_TRIPLE]
 info: latest update on 2015-01-02 for version 1.3.0 (hash-nightly-2)
 warn: skipping unavailable component rust-std
-info: downloading component[..]
-...
+info: downloading 3 components
+
 "#]])
         .is_ok();
     cx.config