diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapManager.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapManager.cs
index 8cced2d5f4..3890abd341 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapManager.cs
@@ -459,5 +459,35 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps
 
             Import(Directory.GetDirectories(stableInstallPath));
         }
+
+        public void DeleteAll()
+        {
+            var maps = GetAllUsableBeatmapSets().ToArray();
+
+            if (maps.Length == 0) return;
+
+            var notification = new ProgressNotification
+            {
+                Progress = 0,
+                State = ProgressNotificationState.Active,
+            };
+
+            PostNotification?.Invoke(notification);
+
+            int i = 0;
+
+            foreach (var b in maps)
+            {
+                if (notification.State == ProgressNotificationState.Cancelled)
+                    // user requested abort
+                    return;
+
+                notification.Text = $"Deleting ({i} of {maps.Length})";
+                notification.Progress = (float)++i / maps.Length;
+                Delete(b);
+            }
+
+            notification.State = ProgressNotificationState.Completed;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Maintenance/GeneralSettings.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Maintenance/GeneralSettings.cs
index 684bfcb39d..9d13a2ae2f 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Maintenance/GeneralSettings.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Maintenance/GeneralSettings.cs
@@ -38,11 +38,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings.Sections.Maintenance
                     Action = () =>
                     {
                         deleteButton.Enabled.Value = false;
-                        Task.Run(() =>
-                        {
-                            foreach (var b in beatmaps.GetAllUsableBeatmapSets())
-                                beatmaps.Delete(b);
-                        }).ContinueWith(t => Schedule(() => deleteButton.Enabled.Value = true));
+                        Task.Run(() => beatmaps.DeleteAll()).ContinueWith(t => Schedule(() => deleteButton.Enabled.Value = true));
                     }
                 },
             };