diff --git a/include/types.h b/include/types.h
index 8e37dafda..591619ed6 100644
--- a/include/types.h
+++ b/include/types.h
@@ -156,11 +156,13 @@ typedef enum event_identifier
   EVENT_POTFILE_NUM_CRACKED       = 0x000000c3,
   EVENT_POTFILE_REMOVE_PARSE_POST = 0x000000c4,
   EVENT_POTFILE_REMOVE_PARSE_PRE  = 0x000000c5,
-  EVENT_SELFTEST_FINISHED         = 0x000000d0,
-  EVENT_SELFTEST_STARTING         = 0x000000d1,
-  EVENT_SET_KERNEL_POWER_FINAL    = 0x000000e0,
-  EVENT_WORDLIST_CACHE_GENERATE   = 0x000000f0,
-  EVENT_WORDLIST_CACHE_HIT        = 0x000000f1,
+  EVENT_RULESFILES_PARSE_POST     = 0x000000d4,
+  EVENT_RULESFILES_PARSE_PRE      = 0x000000d5,
+  EVENT_SELFTEST_FINISHED         = 0x000000e0,
+  EVENT_SELFTEST_STARTING         = 0x000000e1,
+  EVENT_SET_KERNEL_POWER_FINAL    = 0x000000f0,
+  EVENT_WORDLIST_CACHE_GENERATE   = 0x00000110,
+  EVENT_WORDLIST_CACHE_HIT        = 0x00000111,
 
   // there will be much more event types soon
 
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 5f58c2440..8c35fa8b4 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -392,6 +392,24 @@ static void main_potfile_remove_parse_post (MAYBE_UNUSED hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_
   event_log_info_nn (hashcat_ctx, "Compared hashes with potfile entries");
 }
 
+static void main_rulesfiles_parse_pre (MAYBE_UNUSED hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx, MAYBE_UNUSED const void *buf, MAYBE_UNUSED const size_t len)
+{
+  const user_options_t *user_options = hashcat_ctx->user_options;
+
+  if (user_options->quiet == true) return;
+
+  event_log_info_nn (hashcat_ctx, "Loading rules. Please be patient...");
+}
+
+static void main_rulesfiles_parse_post (MAYBE_UNUSED hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx, MAYBE_UNUSED const void *buf, MAYBE_UNUSED const size_t len)
+{
+  const user_options_t *user_options = hashcat_ctx->user_options;
+
+  if (user_options->quiet == true) return;
+
+  event_log_info_nn (hashcat_ctx, "Loading rules finished");
+}
+
 static void main_potfile_hash_show (MAYBE_UNUSED hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx, MAYBE_UNUSED const void *buf, MAYBE_UNUSED const size_t len)
 {
   outfile_ctx_t *outfile_ctx = hashcat_ctx->outfile_ctx;
@@ -1184,6 +1202,8 @@ static void event (const u32 id, hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx, const void *buf, co
     case EVENT_POTFILE_NUM_CRACKED:       main_potfile_num_cracked       (hashcat_ctx, buf, len); break;
     case EVENT_POTFILE_REMOVE_PARSE_POST: main_potfile_remove_parse_post (hashcat_ctx, buf, len); break;
     case EVENT_POTFILE_REMOVE_PARSE_PRE:  main_potfile_remove_parse_pre  (hashcat_ctx, buf, len); break;
+    case EVENT_RULESFILES_PARSE_POST:     main_rulesfiles_parse_post     (hashcat_ctx, buf, len); break;
+    case EVENT_RULESFILES_PARSE_PRE:      main_rulesfiles_parse_pre      (hashcat_ctx, buf, len); break;
     case EVENT_SET_KERNEL_POWER_FINAL:    main_set_kernel_power_final    (hashcat_ctx, buf, len); break;
     case EVENT_WORDLIST_CACHE_GENERATE:   main_wordlist_cache_generate   (hashcat_ctx, buf, len); break;
     case EVENT_WORDLIST_CACHE_HIT:        main_wordlist_cache_hit        (hashcat_ctx, buf, len); break;
diff --git a/src/straight.c b/src/straight.c
index 4e7badc96..2cf5ff714 100644
--- a/src/straight.c
+++ b/src/straight.c
@@ -289,8 +289,11 @@ int straight_ctx_init (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
   {
     if (user_options->rp_files_cnt)
     {
-      event_log_info_nn(hashcat_ctx, "Loading Rules");
+      EVENT (EVENT_RULESFILES_PARSE_PRE);
+
       if (kernel_rules_load (hashcat_ctx, &straight_ctx->kernel_rules_buf, &straight_ctx->kernel_rules_cnt) == -1) return -1;
+
+      EVENT (EVENT_RULESFILES_PARSE_POST);
     }
     else if (user_options->rp_gen)
     {