diff --git a/src/command.rs b/src/command.rs
index 3d11f5a..9e3c827 100644
--- a/src/command.rs
+++ b/src/command.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+use crate::progress::BackupEvent;
+use std::io;
+use std::io::Read;
+use std::sync::mpsc::Sender;
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
+
 pub fn exec_command(command: &Vec<&str>) -> Result<String, String> {
     if command.is_empty() {
         return Err("Command is empty".to_string());
@@ -19,7 +25,46 @@ pub fn exec_command(command: &Vec<&str>) -> Result<String, String> {
     Ok(output_str)
 }
 
-pub fn exec_piped_commands(source: &Vec<&str>, dest: &Vec<&str>) -> Result<(), String> {
+struct CountingReader<R: Read> {
+    inner: R,
+    sender: Sender<BackupEvent>,
+    bytes_read: u64,
+    last_send: Instant,
+}
+
+impl<R: Read> Read for CountingReader<R> {
+    fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
+        let n = self.inner.read(buf)?;
+        self.bytes_read += n as u64;
+        if self.last_send.elapsed().as_millis() >= 100 {
+            self.sender
+                .send(BackupEvent::BytesTransferred {
+                    dataset: String::from(""),
+                    bytes: self.bytes_read,
+                })
+                .ok();
+            self.last_send = Instant::now();
+        }
+        Ok(n)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<R: Read> CountingReader<R> {
+    fn new(inner: R, sender: Sender<BackupEvent>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            inner,
+            sender,
+            bytes_read: 0,
+            last_send: Instant::now() - Duration::from_secs(1),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn exec_piped_commands(
+    source: &Vec<&str>,
+    dest: &Vec<&str>,
+    sender: Option<Sender<BackupEvent>>,
+) -> Result<(), String> {
     if source.is_empty() || dest.is_empty() {
         return Err("Source or destination command is empty".to_string());
     }
@@ -38,10 +83,19 @@ pub fn exec_piped_commands(source: &Vec<&str>, dest: &Vec<&str>) -> Result<(), S
         .map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
 
     let mut receive_process = receive_cmd
-        .stdin(send_process.stdout.take().unwrap())
+        .stdin(std::process::Stdio::piped())
         .spawn()
         .map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
 
+    let send_stdout = send_process.stdout.take().unwrap();
+    let mut receive_stdin = receive_process.stdin.take().unwrap();
+
+    let mut reader: Box<dyn Read> = match sender {
+        Some(s) => Box::new(CountingReader::new(send_stdout, s)),
+        None => Box::new(send_stdout),
+    };
+    std::io::copy(&mut reader, &mut receive_stdin).map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+
     let receive_status = receive_process.wait().map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
     let send_status = send_process.wait().map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
     if !receive_status.success() {
diff --git a/src/job.rs b/src/job.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56b3e95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/job.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,338 @@
+use crate::command;
+use crate::progress::BackupEvent;
+use chrono::{Local, NaiveDateTime};
+use std::collections::HashSet;
+use std::sync::mpsc::Sender;
+
+pub struct JobBuilder {
+    sources: Vec<String>,
+    target: String,
+    source_zfs_command: Vec<String>,
+    target_zfs_command: Vec<String>,
+    dryrun: bool,
+    retain: usize,
+    sender: Option<Sender<BackupEvent>>,
+}
+
+fn parse_command(commandstr: &str) -> Vec<String> {
+    commandstr
+        .split_whitespace()
+        .map(|s| s.to_string())
+        .collect()
+}
+
+impl JobBuilder {
+    pub fn new(sources: Vec<String>, target: String) -> Self {
+        JobBuilder {
+            sources,
+            target,
+            source_zfs_command: vec!["zfs".to_string()],
+            target_zfs_command: vec!["zfs".to_string()],
+            dryrun: false,
+            retain: 2,
+            sender: None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn source_zfs_command(mut self, commandstr: &str) -> Self {
+        let command = parse_command(commandstr);
+        self.source_zfs_command = command;
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn target_zfs_command(mut self, commandstr: &str) -> Self {
+        let command = parse_command(commandstr);
+        self.target_zfs_command = command;
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn zfs_command(mut self, commandstr: &str) -> Self {
+        let command = parse_command(commandstr);
+        self.source_zfs_command = command.clone();
+        self.target_zfs_command = command;
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn dryrun(mut self) -> Self {
+        self.dryrun = true;
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn retain(mut self, retain: usize) -> Self {
+        self.retain = retain;
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn sender(mut self, sender: Sender<BackupEvent>) -> Self {
+        self.sender = Some(sender);
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn build(self) -> Result<Job, String> {
+        let mut job = Job {
+            datasets: vec![],
+            target: self.target,
+            source_zfs_command: self.source_zfs_command,
+            target_zfs_command: self.target_zfs_command,
+            dryrun: self.dryrun,
+            retain: self.retain,
+            sender: self.sender,
+        };
+        let mut datasets: Vec<String> = vec![];
+        for source in &self.sources {
+            let recurse = source.ends_with("/...");
+            let source = source.trim_end_matches("/...");
+
+            let mut args = vec!["list", "-H", "-o", "name"];
+            if recurse {
+                args.push("-r");
+            }
+            args.push(source);
+
+            let mut cmd = job.get_side_command(JobSide::Source);
+            cmd.extend(args);
+            let output = command::exec_command(&cmd)?;
+            datasets.extend(output.lines().map(str::to_string));
+        }
+        if datasets.is_empty() {
+            return Err(String::from("no matching source datasets found"));
+        }
+        job.datasets = datasets;
+        Ok(job)
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct Job {
+    datasets: Vec<String>,
+    target: String,
+    source_zfs_command: Vec<String>,
+    target_zfs_command: Vec<String>,
+    dryrun: bool,
+    retain: usize,
+    sender: Option<Sender<BackupEvent>>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+enum JobSide {
+    Source,
+    Destination,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct Snapshot {
+    snapshot: String,
+    side: JobSide,
+}
+
+impl Job {
+    pub fn dump(&self) {
+        println!("Datasets: {:?}", self.datasets);
+        println!("Target: {}", self.target);
+        println!("Source ZFS Command: {:?}", self.source_zfs_command);
+        println!("Target ZFS Command: {:?}", self.target_zfs_command);
+        println!("Dryrun: {}", self.dryrun);
+    }
+
+    fn send_event(&self, event: BackupEvent) {
+        if let Some(sender) = &self.sender {
+            sender.send(event).ok();
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn get_side_command(&self, side: JobSide) -> Vec<&str> {
+        match side {
+            JobSide::Source => self.source_zfs_command.iter().map(|s| s.as_str()).collect(),
+            JobSide::Destination => self.target_zfs_command.iter().map(|s| s.as_str()).collect(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn create_snapshot(&self, dataset: &str, side: JobSide) -> Result<String, String> {
+        let snapshot = format!("{}@{}", dataset, Local::now().format("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S"));
+        let mut cmd = self.get_side_command(side);
+        cmd.extend(["snapshot", &snapshot]);
+        command::exec_command(&cmd)?;
+        self.send_event(BackupEvent::SnapshotCreated(snapshot.clone()));
+        Ok(snapshot)
+    }
+
+    fn estimate(&self, source: &str, inc_snapshot: Option<&str>) -> Result<u64, String> {
+        let mut cmd = self.get_side_command(JobSide::Source);
+        cmd.push("send");
+        if let Some(inc) = inc_snapshot {
+            cmd.extend(["-i", inc]);
+        }
+        cmd.extend(["-n", "-P"]);
+        cmd.push(source);
+        let output = command::exec_command(&cmd)?;
+        let size = output
+            .lines()
+            .last()
+            .ok_or("estimate parse error")?
+            .split_whitespace()
+            .last()
+            .ok_or("estimate parse error")?
+            .parse::<u64>()
+            .map_err(|e| format!("estimate parse error: {}", e))?;
+        self.send_event(BackupEvent::Estimate(size));
+        Ok(size)
+    }
+    fn send_receive(
+        &self,
+        source: &str,
+        dest: &str,
+        inc_snapshot: Option<&str>,
+    ) -> Result<(), String> {
+        let mut send_cmd = self.get_side_command(JobSide::Source);
+        send_cmd.push("send");
+        if let Some(inc) = inc_snapshot {
+            send_cmd.extend(["-i", inc]);
+        }
+        send_cmd.push(source);
+
+        let mut receive_cmd = self.get_side_command(JobSide::Destination);
+        receive_cmd.extend(["receive", "-F", dest]);
+        command::exec_piped_commands(&send_cmd, &receive_cmd, self.sender.clone())?;
+        self.send_event(BackupEvent::DatasetCompleted(source.to_string()));
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn list_snapshots(&self, source: &str, side: JobSide) -> Result<Vec<String>, String> {
+        let mut cmd = self.get_side_command(side);
+        cmd.extend(["list", "-H", "-o", "name", "-t", "snapshot", source]);
+        let output = command::exec_command(&cmd)?;
+        let snapshots: Vec<&str> = output
+            .split_whitespace()
+            .map(|s| {
+                let parts: Vec<&str> = s.split("@").collect();
+                if parts.len() == 2 {
+                    Ok(parts[1])
+                } else {
+                    Err(format!("invalid snapshot name: {}", s))
+                }
+            })
+            .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()?;
+        let result: Vec<String> = snapshots
+            .iter()
+            .filter(|s| NaiveDateTime::parse_from_str(s, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S").is_ok())
+            .map(|s| s.to_string())
+            .collect();
+        Ok(result)
+    }
+
+    fn find_latest_matching_snapshot(&self, source: &str, dest: &str) -> Result<String, String> {
+        self.find_matching_snapshots(source, dest)?
+            .into_iter()
+            .next()
+            .ok_or(String::from("no matching snapshots"))
+    }
+
+    fn find_matching_snapshots(&self, source: &str, dest: &str) -> Result<Vec<String>, String> {
+        let source_snapshots = self.list_snapshots(source, JobSide::Source)?;
+        let mut dest_snapshots = self.list_snapshots(dest, JobSide::Destination)?;
+        dest_snapshots.sort_by(|a, b| b.cmp(a));
+
+        let source_set: HashSet<String> = source_snapshots.into_iter().collect();
+
+        let matching_snapshots: Vec<String> = dest_snapshots
+            .into_iter()
+            .filter(|s| source_set.contains(s))
+            .collect();
+
+        if matching_snapshots.is_empty() {
+            Err(String::from("no matching snapshots"))
+        } else {
+            Ok(matching_snapshots)
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn find_old_snapshots(&self, source: &str, dest: &str) -> Result<Vec<Snapshot>, String> {
+        let source_snapshots = self.list_snapshots(source, JobSide::Source)?;
+        let dest_snapshots = self.list_snapshots(dest, JobSide::Destination)?;
+        let matching_snapshots = self.find_matching_snapshots(source, dest)?;
+        if matching_snapshots.is_empty() {
+            return Err(String::from("no matching snapshots found"));
+        }
+        let retain: HashSet<String> = matching_snapshots.into_iter().take(self.retain).collect();
+        let result = source_snapshots
+            .into_iter()
+            .filter(|s| !retain.contains(s))
+            .map(|s| Snapshot {
+                snapshot: format!("{}@{}", source, s),
+                side: JobSide::Source,
+            })
+            .chain(
+                dest_snapshots
+                    .into_iter()
+                    .filter(|s| !retain.contains(s))
+                    .map(|s| Snapshot {
+                        snapshot: format!("{}@{}", dest, s),
+                        side: JobSide::Destination,
+                    }),
+            )
+            .collect();
+        Ok(result)
+    }
+
+    fn delete_snapshot(&self, snapshot: Snapshot) -> Result<String, String> {
+        let mut cmd = self.get_side_command(snapshot.side);
+        cmd.extend(["destroy", &snapshot.snapshot]);
+        let res = command::exec_command(&cmd);
+        if res.is_ok() {
+            self.send_event(BackupEvent::SnapshotDeleted(snapshot.snapshot.clone()));
+        }
+        res
+    }
+
+    pub fn run(&self) -> Result<(), String> {
+        for (index, source) in self.datasets.iter().enumerate() {
+            // Check the source exists
+            let mut cmd = self.get_side_command(JobSide::Source);
+            cmd.extend(["list", "-H", "-o", "name", source]);
+            let _ = command::exec_command(&cmd)?;
+
+            // Check whether the destination exists
+            // TODO: This will assume the destination doesn't exist if the
+            // command fails for any reason.
+            let dest = format!("{}/{}", self.target, source);
+            cmd = self.get_side_command(JobSide::Destination);
+            cmd.extend(["list", "-H", "-o", "name", &dest]);
+            let dest_exists = command::exec_command(&cmd).is_ok();
+
+            // Run backup
+            if dest_exists {
+                self.send_event(BackupEvent::StartingIncrementalBackup {
+                    source: source.clone(),
+                    dest: dest.clone(),
+                    index: index + 1,
+                    total: self.datasets.len(),
+                });
+                let inc_snapshot = format!(
+                    "{}@{}",
+                    source,
+                    self.find_latest_matching_snapshot(source, &dest)?
+                );
+
+                let snapshot = self.create_snapshot(source, JobSide::Source)?;
+                self.estimate(&snapshot, Some(&inc_snapshot)).ok();
+                self.send_receive(&snapshot, &dest, Some(&inc_snapshot))?;
+            } else {
+                self.send_event(BackupEvent::StartingFullBackup {
+                    source: source.clone(),
+                    dest: dest.clone(),
+                    index: index + 1,
+                    total: self.datasets.len(),
+                });
+                let snapshot = self.create_snapshot(source, JobSide::Source)?;
+                self.estimate(&snapshot, None).ok();
+                self.send_receive(&snapshot, &dest, None)?;
+            }
+
+            // Clean up snapshots
+            self.find_old_snapshots(source, &dest)?
+                .into_iter()
+                .map(|s| self.delete_snapshot(s))
+                .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 033da8c..807b4bd 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,282 +1,3 @@
 mod command;
-use chrono::{Local, NaiveDateTime};
-use std::collections::HashSet;
-
-pub struct JobBuilder {
-    sources: Vec<String>,
-    target: String,
-    source_zfs_command: Vec<String>,
-    target_zfs_command: Vec<String>,
-    dryrun: bool,
-    retain: usize,
-}
-
-fn parse_command(commandstr: &str) -> Vec<String> {
-    commandstr
-        .split_whitespace()
-        .map(|s| s.to_string())
-        .collect()
-}
-
-impl JobBuilder {
-    pub fn new(sources: Vec<String>, target: String) -> Self {
-        JobBuilder {
-            sources,
-            target,
-            source_zfs_command: vec!["zfs".to_string()],
-            target_zfs_command: vec!["zfs".to_string()],
-            dryrun: false,
-            retain: 2,
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub fn source_zfs_command(mut self, commandstr: &str) -> Self {
-        let command = parse_command(commandstr);
-        self.source_zfs_command = command;
-        self
-    }
-
-    pub fn target_zfs_command(mut self, commandstr: &str) -> Self {
-        let command = parse_command(commandstr);
-        self.target_zfs_command = command;
-        self
-    }
-
-    pub fn zfs_command(mut self, commandstr: &str) -> Self {
-        let command = parse_command(commandstr);
-        self.source_zfs_command = command.clone();
-        self.target_zfs_command = command;
-        self
-    }
-
-    pub fn dryrun(mut self) -> Self {
-        self.dryrun = true;
-        self
-    }
-
-    pub fn retain(mut self, retain: usize) -> Self {
-        self.retain = retain;
-        self
-    }
-
-    pub fn build(self) -> Result<Job, String> {
-        let mut job = Job {
-            datasets: vec![],
-            target: self.target,
-            source_zfs_command: self.source_zfs_command,
-            target_zfs_command: self.target_zfs_command,
-            dryrun: self.dryrun,
-            retain: self.retain,
-        };
-        let mut datasets: Vec<String> = vec![];
-        for source in &self.sources {
-            let recurse = source.ends_with("/...");
-            let source = source.trim_end_matches("/...");
-
-            let mut args = vec!["list", "-H", "-o", "name"];
-            if recurse {
-                args.push("-r");
-            }
-            args.push(source);
-
-            let mut cmd = job.get_side_command(JobSide::Source);
-            cmd.extend(args);
-            let output = command::exec_command(&cmd)?;
-            datasets.extend(output.lines().map(str::to_string));
-        }
-        job.datasets = datasets;
-        Ok(job)
-    }
-}
-
-pub struct Job {
-    datasets: Vec<String>,
-    target: String,
-    source_zfs_command: Vec<String>,
-    target_zfs_command: Vec<String>,
-    dryrun: bool,
-    retain: usize,
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug)]
-enum JobSide {
-    Source,
-    Destination,
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug)]
-struct Snapshot {
-    snapshot: String,
-    side: JobSide,
-}
-
-impl Job {
-    pub fn dump(&self) {
-        println!("Datasets: {:?}", self.datasets);
-        println!("Target: {}", self.target);
-        println!("Source ZFS Command: {:?}", self.source_zfs_command);
-        println!("Target ZFS Command: {:?}", self.target_zfs_command);
-        println!("Dryrun: {}", self.dryrun);
-    }
-
-    fn get_side_command(&self, side: JobSide) -> Vec<&str> {
-        match side {
-            JobSide::Source => self.source_zfs_command.iter().map(|s| s.as_str()).collect(),
-            JobSide::Destination => self.target_zfs_command.iter().map(|s| s.as_str()).collect(),
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn create_snapshot(&self, dataset: &str, side: JobSide) -> Result<String, String> {
-        let snapshot = format!("{}@{}", dataset, Local::now().format("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S"));
-        let mut cmd = self.get_side_command(side);
-        cmd.extend(["snapshot", &snapshot]);
-        command::exec_command(&cmd)?;
-        Ok(snapshot)
-    }
-
-    fn send_receive(
-        &self,
-        source: &str,
-        dest: &str,
-        inc_snapshot: Option<&str>,
-    ) -> Result<(), String> {
-        let mut send_cmd = self.get_side_command(JobSide::Source);
-        send_cmd.push("send");
-        if let Some(inc) = inc_snapshot {
-            send_cmd.extend(["-i", inc]);
-        }
-        send_cmd.push(source);
-
-        let mut receive_cmd = self.get_side_command(JobSide::Destination);
-        receive_cmd.extend(["receive", "-F", dest]);
-        command::exec_piped_commands(&send_cmd, &receive_cmd)?;
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    fn list_snapshots(&self, source: &str, side: JobSide) -> Result<Vec<String>, String> {
-        let mut cmd = self.get_side_command(side);
-        cmd.extend(["list", "-H", "-o", "name", "-t", "snapshot", source]);
-        let output = command::exec_command(&cmd)?;
-        let snapshots: Vec<&str> = output
-            .split_whitespace()
-            .map(|s| {
-                let parts: Vec<&str> = s.split("@").collect();
-                if parts.len() == 2 {
-                    Ok(parts[1])
-                } else {
-                    Err(format!("invalid snapshot name: {}", s))
-                }
-            })
-            .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()?;
-        let result: Vec<String> = snapshots
-            .iter()
-            .filter(|s| NaiveDateTime::parse_from_str(s, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S").is_ok())
-            .map(|s| s.to_string())
-            .collect();
-        Ok(result)
-    }
-
-    fn find_latest_matching_snapshot(&self, source: &str, dest: &str) -> Result<String, String> {
-        self.find_matching_snapshots(source, dest)?
-            .into_iter()
-            .next()
-            .ok_or(String::from("no matching snapshots"))
-    }
-
-    fn find_matching_snapshots(&self, source: &str, dest: &str) -> Result<Vec<String>, String> {
-        let source_snapshots = self.list_snapshots(source, JobSide::Source)?;
-        let mut dest_snapshots = self.list_snapshots(dest, JobSide::Destination)?;
-        dest_snapshots.sort_by(|a, b| b.cmp(a));
-
-        let source_set: HashSet<String> = source_snapshots.into_iter().collect();
-
-        let matching_snapshots: Vec<String> = dest_snapshots
-            .into_iter()
-            .filter(|s| source_set.contains(s))
-            .collect();
-
-        if matching_snapshots.is_empty() {
-            Err(String::from("no matching snapshots"))
-        } else {
-            Ok(matching_snapshots)
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn find_old_snapshots(&self, source: &str, dest: &str) -> Result<Vec<Snapshot>, String> {
-        let source_snapshots = self.list_snapshots(source, JobSide::Source)?;
-        let dest_snapshots = self.list_snapshots(dest, JobSide::Destination)?;
-        let matching_snapshots = self.find_matching_snapshots(source, dest)?;
-        if matching_snapshots.is_empty() {
-            return Err(String::from("no matching snapshots found"));
-        }
-        let retain: HashSet<String> = matching_snapshots.into_iter().take(self.retain).collect();
-        let result = source_snapshots
-            .into_iter()
-            .filter(|s| !retain.contains(s))
-            .map(|s| Snapshot {
-                snapshot: format!("{}@{}", source, s),
-                side: JobSide::Source,
-            })
-            .chain(
-                dest_snapshots
-                    .into_iter()
-                    .filter(|s| !retain.contains(s))
-                    .map(|s| Snapshot {
-                        snapshot: format!("{}@{}", dest, s),
-                        side: JobSide::Destination,
-                    }),
-            )
-            .collect();
-        Ok(result)
-    }
-
-    fn delete_snapshot(&self, snapshot: Snapshot) -> Result<String, String> {
-        let mut cmd = self.get_side_command(snapshot.side);
-        cmd.extend(["destroy", &snapshot.snapshot]);
-        command::exec_command(&cmd)
-    }
-
-    pub fn run(&self) -> Result<(), String> {
-        for source in &self.datasets {
-            // Check the source exists
-            let mut cmd = self.get_side_command(JobSide::Source);
-            cmd.extend(["list", "-H", "-o", "name", source]);
-            let _ = command::exec_command(&cmd)?;
-
-            // Check whether the destination exists
-            // TODO: This will assume the destination doesn't exist if the
-            // command fails for any reason.
-            let dest = format!("{}/{}", self.target, source);
-            cmd = self.get_side_command(JobSide::Destination);
-            cmd.extend(["list", "-H", "-o", "name", &dest]);
-            let dest_exists = command::exec_command(&cmd).is_ok();
-
-            // Run backup
-            if dest_exists {
-                println!("Incremental backup {} -> {}", source, dest);
-                let inc_snapshot = format!(
-                    "{}@{}",
-                    source,
-                    self.find_latest_matching_snapshot(source, &dest)?
-                );
-                println!("Found matching snapshot: {}", inc_snapshot);
-
-                let snapshot = self.create_snapshot(source, JobSide::Source)?;
-                self.send_receive(&snapshot, &dest, Some(&inc_snapshot))?;
-            } else {
-                println!("Full backup {} -> {}", source, dest);
-                let snapshot = self.create_snapshot(source, JobSide::Source)?;
-                self.send_receive(&snapshot, &dest, None)?;
-            }
-
-            // Clean up snapshots
-            let old_snapshots = self.find_old_snapshots(source, &dest)?;
-            println!("Old snapshots: {:?}", old_snapshots);
-            old_snapshots
-                .into_iter()
-                .map(|s| self.delete_snapshot(s))
-                .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()?;
-        }
-        Ok(())
-    }
-}
+pub mod job;
+pub mod progress;
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index d3f2921..fe6b08f 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 use clap::Parser;
-use std::env::args;
 
-use zfsbackup::JobBuilder;
+use std::error::Error;
+use std::sync::mpsc::channel;
+use std::thread;
+use zfsbackup::job::JobBuilder;
+use zfsbackup::progress::ProgressReporter;
 
 #[derive(Parser)]
 #[command(version, about, long_about = None)]
@@ -24,7 +27,7 @@ struct Args {
     datasets: Vec<String>,
 }
 
-fn main() {
+fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
     let args = Args::parse();
     let mut builder = JobBuilder::new(args.datasets, args.target);
     if args.dry_run {
@@ -39,6 +42,14 @@ fn main() {
     if let Some(cmd) = args.target_zfs_command {
         builder = builder.target_zfs_command(&cmd);
     }
-    let job = builder.build().expect("asplode");
-    job.run().expect("boom");
+
+    let (tx, rx) = channel();
+    let mut pr = ProgressReporter::new(rx);
+    thread::spawn(move || pr.run());
+
+    builder = builder.sender(tx);
+
+    let job = builder.build()?;
+    job.run()?;
+    Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/src/progress.rs b/src/progress.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..656ecb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/progress.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+use std::{io::Write, sync::mpsc::Receiver};
+
+pub enum BackupEvent {
+    Estimate(u64),
+    StartingFullBackup {
+        source: String,
+        dest: String,
+        index: usize,
+        total: usize,
+    },
+    StartingIncrementalBackup {
+        source: String,
+        dest: String,
+        index: usize,
+        total: usize,
+    },
+    SnapshotCreated(String),
+    SnapshotDeleted(String),
+    BytesTransferred {
+        dataset: String,
+        bytes: u64,
+    },
+    DatasetCompleted(String),
+}
+
+pub struct ProgressReporter {
+    receiver: Receiver<BackupEvent>,
+    estimated_size: u64,
+}
+
+impl ProgressReporter {
+    pub fn new(receiver: Receiver<BackupEvent>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            receiver,
+            estimated_size: 0,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn run(&mut self) {
+        while let Ok(event) = self.receiver.recv() {
+            match event {
+                BackupEvent::Estimate(size) => {
+                    println!("Estimated total backup size: {} bytes", size);
+                    self.estimated_size = size;
+                }
+                BackupEvent::StartingFullBackup {
+                    source,
+                    dest,
+                    index,
+                    total,
+                } => {
+                    println!(
+                        "Starting full backup of {} to {} ({} of {})",
+                        source, dest, index, total
+                    );
+                }
+                BackupEvent::StartingIncrementalBackup {
+                    source,
+                    dest,
+                    index,
+                    total,
+                } => {
+                    println!(
+                        "Starting incremental backup of {} to {} ({} of {})",
+                        source, dest, index, total
+                    );
+                }
+                BackupEvent::SnapshotCreated(name) => {
+                    println!("Created snapshot: {}", name);
+                }
+                BackupEvent::SnapshotDeleted(name) => {
+                    println!("Deleted snapshot: {}", name);
+                }
+                BackupEvent::BytesTransferred { dataset, bytes } => {
+                    let percent: f64 = if self.estimated_size > 0 {
+                        bytes as f64 / self.estimated_size as f64
+                    } else {
+                        0.0
+                    };
+                    print!(
+                        "{:>3.0}% {}/{} bytes transferred\r",
+                        percent * 100.0,
+                        bytes,
+                        self.estimated_size
+                    );
+                    std::io::stdout().flush().ok();
+                }
+                BackupEvent::DatasetCompleted(name) => {
+                    println!("Completed backup of dataset: {}", name);
+                    self.estimated_size = 0;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}