diff --git a/src/paperless_migration/scripts/transform.py b/src/paperless_migration/scripts/transform.py
index c9b178ece..d9aed3c1a 100644
--- a/src/paperless_migration/scripts/transform.py
+++ b/src/paperless_migration/scripts/transform.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #   "rich",
 #   "ijson",
 #   "typer-slim",
+#   "websockets",
 # ]
 # ///
 
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any
 from typing import TypedDict
 
+import ijson
 import typer
 from rich.console import Console
 from rich.progress import BarColumn
@@ -22,14 +24,8 @@ from rich.progress import SpinnerColumn
 from rich.progress import TextColumn
 from rich.progress import TimeElapsedColumn
 from rich.table import Table
-
-try:
-    import ijson  # type: ignore
-except ImportError as exc:  # pragma: no cover - handled at runtime
-    raise SystemExit(
-        "ijson is required for migration transform. "
-        "Install dependencies (e.g., `uv pip install ijson`).",
-    ) from exc
+from websockets.sync.client import ClientConnection
+from websockets.sync.client import connect
 
 app = typer.Typer(add_completion=False)
 console = Console()
@@ -80,6 +76,8 @@ def migrate(
         "-o",
         callback=validate_output,
     ),
+    ws_url: str | None = typer.Option(None, "--ws"),
+    update_frequency: int = typer.Option(100, "--freq"),
 ) -> None:
     """
     Process JSON fixtures with detailed summary and timing.
@@ -94,6 +92,15 @@ def migrate(
     total_processed: int = 0
     start_time: float = time.perf_counter()
 
+    ws: ClientConnection | None = None
+    if ws_url:
+        try:
+            ws = connect(ws_url)
+        except Exception as e:
+            console.print(
+                f"[yellow]Warning: Could not connect to WebSocket: {e}[/yellow]",
+            )
+
     progress = Progress(
         SpinnerColumn(),
         TextColumn("[bold blue]{task.description}"),
@@ -103,33 +110,49 @@ def migrate(
         console=console,
     )
 
-    with (
-        progress,
-        input_path.open("rb") as infile,
-        output_path.open("w", encoding="utf-8") as outfile,
-    ):
-        task = progress.add_task("Processing fixture", start=True)
-        outfile.write("[\n")
-        first: bool = True
+    try:
+        with (
+            progress,
+            input_path.open("rb") as infile,
+            output_path.open("w", encoding="utf-8") as outfile,
+        ):
+            task = progress.add_task("Processing fixture", start=True)
+            outfile.write("[\n")
+            first: bool = True
 
-        for i, obj in enumerate(ijson.items(infile, "item")):
-            fixture: FixtureObject = obj
-            model: str = fixture["model"]
-            total_processed += 1
+            for i, obj in enumerate(ijson.items(infile, "item")):
+                fixture: FixtureObject = obj
+                model: str = fixture["model"]
+                total_processed += 1
 
-            transform: TransformFn | None = TRANSFORMS.get(model)
-            if transform:
-                fixture = transform(fixture)
-                stats[model] += 1
+                transform: TransformFn | None = TRANSFORMS.get(model)
+                if transform:
+                    fixture = transform(fixture)
+                    stats[model] += 1
 
-            if not first:
-                outfile.write(",\n")
-            first = False
+                if not first:
+                    outfile.write(",\n")
+                first = False
 
-            json.dump(fixture, outfile, ensure_ascii=False)
-            progress.advance(task, 1)
+                json.dump(fixture, outfile, ensure_ascii=False)
+                progress.advance(task, 1)
 
-        outfile.write("\n]\n")
+                if ws and (i % update_frequency == 0):
+                    ws.send(
+                        json.dumps(
+                            {
+                                "task": "processing",
+                                "completed": total_processed,
+                                "stats": dict(stats),
+                            },
+                        ),
+                    )
+
+            outfile.write("\n]\n")
+
+    finally:
+        if ws:
+            ws.close()
 
     end_time: float = time.perf_counter()
     duration: float = end_time - start_time