diff --git a/.ci/ci-configure.sh b/.ci/ci-configure.sh
index 74f4848a2f..01a60ea749 100755
--- a/.ci/ci-configure.sh
+++ b/.ci/ci-configure.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 set -e
 
+. .ci/travis.sh
+
 CI_BUILD_TYPE="$1"
 
 DEFAULT_LINUX_COPTS="--prefix=/usr/ --with-tests=regular --disable-cxx-bindings -C"
@@ -47,9 +49,16 @@ if [ "$DISTRO" != "" ] ; then
     OPTS="$OPTS $RELEASE_READY_LINUX_COPTS"
   fi
   docker exec $(cat $HOME/cid) sh -c 'rm -f ~/.ccache/ccache.conf'
+  travis_fold autoreconf autoreconf
   docker exec --env MAKEFLAGS="-j5" --env EIO_MONITOR_POLL=1 --env CC="ccache gcc" \
     --env CXX="ccache g++" --env CFLAGS="-fdirectives-only" --env CXXFLAGS="-fdirectives-only" \
-    $(cat $HOME/cid) sh -c "autoreconf -iv && ./configure $OPTS"
+    $(cat $HOME/cid) sh -c "autoreconf -iv"
+  travis_endfold autoreconf
+  travis_fold configure "configure $OPTS"
+  docker exec --env MAKEFLAGS="-j5" --env EIO_MONITOR_POLL=1 --env CC="ccache gcc" \
+    --env CXX="ccache g++" --env CFLAGS="-fdirectives-only" --env CXXFLAGS="-fdirectives-only" \
+    $(cat $HOME/cid) sh -c "./configure $OPTS"
+  travis_endfold configure
 else
   OSX_COPTS="--disable-cxx-bindings --with-tests=regular -C"
 
@@ -65,6 +74,10 @@ else
 
   # Normal build test of all targets
   rm -f ~/.ccache/ccache.conf
+  travis_fold autoreconf autoreconf
   autoreconf -iv
+  travis_endfold autoreconf
+  travis_fold configure "configure $OSX_COPTS"
   ./configure $OSX_COPTS
+  travis_endfold configure
 fi
diff --git a/.ci/ci-make-benchmark.sh b/.ci/ci-make-benchmark.sh
index bd63977724..9005f482a9 100755
--- a/.ci/ci-make-benchmark.sh
+++ b/.ci/ci-make-benchmark.sh
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 set -e
-
+. .ci/travis.sh
 if [ "$1" = "release-ready" ] ; then
   exit 0
 fi
-
+travis_fold benchmark "make benchmark"
 if [ "$DISTRO" != "" ] ; then
   docker exec --env MAKEFLAGS="-j5" --env EIO_MONITOR_POLL=1 $(cat $HOME/cid) make benchmark
 else
   export PATH="/usr/local/opt/ccache/libexec:$(brew --prefix gettext)/bin:$PATH"
   make benchmark
 fi
+travis_endfold benchmark
diff --git a/.ci/ci-make-checkbuild.sh b/.ci/ci-make-checkbuild.sh
index 2cb852dba6..aa19844b79 100755
--- a/.ci/ci-make-checkbuild.sh
+++ b/.ci/ci-make-checkbuild.sh
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 set -e
-
+. .ci/travis.sh
 if [ "$1" = "release-ready" ] ; then
   exit 0
 fi
-
+travis_fold check-build "make check-build"
 if [ "$DISTRO" != "" ] ; then
   docker exec --env MAKEFLAGS="-j5" --env EIO_MONITOR_POLL=1 $(cat $HOME/cid) make check-build
 else
   export PATH="/usr/local/opt/ccache/libexec:$(brew --prefix gettext)/bin:$PATH"
   make check-build
 fi
+travis_endfold check-build
diff --git a/.ci/ci-make-distcheck.sh b/.ci/ci-make-distcheck.sh
index a00de9911c..79342749ca 100755
--- a/.ci/ci-make-distcheck.sh
+++ b/.ci/ci-make-distcheck.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 set -e
-
+. .ci/travis.sh
 if [ "$1" != "release-ready" ] ; then
   exit 0
 fi
-
+travis_fold distcheck "make distcheck"
 if [ "$DISTRO" != "" ] ; then
   docker exec --env MAKEFLAGS="-j5" --env EIO_MONITOR_POLL=1 --env CC="ccache gcc" \
     --env CXX="ccache g++" \
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ else
   export PATH="/usr/local/opt/ccache/libexec:$(brew --prefix gettext)/bin:$PATH"
   make
 fi
+travis_endfold distcheck
diff --git a/.ci/ci-make-examples.sh b/.ci/ci-make-examples.sh
index 4ab0f70b7b..7b0a25c12f 100755
--- a/.ci/ci-make-examples.sh
+++ b/.ci/ci-make-examples.sh
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 set -e
-
+. .ci/travis.sh
 if [ "$1" = "release-ready" ] ; then
   exit 0
 fi
-
+travis_fold examples "make examples"
 if [ "$DISTRO" != "" ] ; then
   docker exec --env MAKEFLAGS="-j5" --env EIO_MONITOR_POLL=1 $(cat $HOME/cid) make examples
 else
   export PATH="/usr/local/opt/ccache/libexec:$(brew --prefix gettext)/bin:$PATH"
   make examples
 fi
+travis_endfold examples
diff --git a/.ci/ci-make-install.sh b/.ci/ci-make-install.sh
index 9856179080..0b2970533f 100755
--- a/.ci/ci-make-install.sh
+++ b/.ci/ci-make-install.sh
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 set -e
-
+. .ci/travis.sh
 if [ "$1" = "release-ready" ] ; then
   exit 0
 fi
-
+travis_fold install "make install"
 if [ "$DISTRO" != "" ] ; then
   docker exec --env MAKEFLAGS="-j5" --env EIO_MONITOR_POLL=1 $(cat $HOME/cid) make install
 else
   export PATH="/usr/local/opt/ccache/libexec:$(brew --prefix gettext)/bin:$PATH"
   make install
 fi
+travis_endfold install
diff --git a/.ci/ci-make.sh b/.ci/ci-make.sh
index 988fb1c109..bee5a17500 100755
--- a/.ci/ci-make.sh
+++ b/.ci/ci-make.sh
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 set -e
-
+. .ci/travis.sh
 if [ "$1" = "release-ready" ] ; then
   exit 0
 fi
-
+travis_fold make make
 if [ "$DISTRO" != "" ] ; then
   docker exec --env MAKEFLAGS="-j5" --env EIO_MONITOR_POLL=1 $(cat $HOME/cid) make
 else
   export PATH="$(brew --prefix gettext)/bin:$PATH"
   make
 fi
+travis_endfold make
diff --git a/.ci/travis.sh b/.ci/travis.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..6ae67e2e82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ci/travis.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# https://github.com/travis-ci/travis-rubies/blob/9f7962a881c55d32da7c76baefc58b89e3941d91/build.sh#L38-L44
+
+travis_fold() {
+  echo -e "travis_fold:start:$1\033[33;1m$2\033[0m"
+}
+travis_endfold() {
+  echo -e "\ntravis_fold:end:$1\r"
+}
+
+travis_time_start() {
+  travis_timer_id=$(printf %08x $(( RANDOM * RANDOM )))
+  travis_start_time=$(travis_nanoseconds)
+  echo -en "travis_time:start:$travis_timer_id\r${ANSI_CLEAR}"
+}
+
+travis_time_finish() {
+  local result=$?
+  travis_end_time=$(travis_nanoseconds)
+  local duration=$(($travis_end_time-$travis_start_time))
+  echo -en "\ntravis_time:end:$travis_timer_id:start=$travis_start_time,finish=$travis_end_time,duration=$duration\r${ANSI_CLEAR}"
+  return $result
+}