diff --git a/cmd/geth/admin.go b/cmd/geth/admin.go
index 2ac155e33..c42e91615 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/admin.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/admin.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ func (js *jsre) adminBindings() {
 	admin.Set("export", js.exportChain)
 	admin.Set("verbosity", js.verbosity)
 	admin.Set("backtrace", js.backtrace)
+	admin.Set("progress", js.downloadProgress)
 
 	admin.Set("miner", struct{}{})
 	t, _ = admin.Get("miner")
@@ -51,6 +52,12 @@ func (js *jsre) adminBindings() {
 	debug.Set("getBlockRlp", js.getBlockRlp)
 }
 
+func (js *jsre) downloadProgress(call otto.FunctionCall) otto.Value {
+	current, max := js.ethereum.Downloader().Stats()
+
+	return js.re.ToVal(fmt.Sprintf("%d/%d", current, max))
+}
+
 func (js *jsre) getBlockRlp(call otto.FunctionCall) otto.Value {
 	var block *types.Block
 	if len(call.ArgumentList) > 0 {
diff --git a/eth/downloader/downloader.go b/eth/downloader/downloader.go
index c4af5e17b..addcbcc44 100644
--- a/eth/downloader/downloader.go
+++ b/eth/downloader/downloader.go
@@ -41,6 +41,17 @@ type chainInsertFn func(types.Blocks) error
 type hashIterFn func() (common.Hash, error)
 type currentTdFn func() *big.Int
 
+type blockPack struct {
+	peerId string
+	blocks []*types.Block
+}
+
+type syncPack struct {
+	peer          *peer
+	hash          common.Hash
+	ignoreInitial bool
+}
+
 type Downloader struct {
 	mu         sync.RWMutex
 	queue      *queue
@@ -65,17 +76,6 @@ type Downloader struct {
 	quit      chan struct{}
 }
 
-type blockPack struct {
-	peerId string
-	blocks []*types.Block
-}
-
-type syncPack struct {
-	peer          *peer
-	hash          common.Hash
-	ignoreInitial bool
-}
-
 func New(hasBlock hashCheckFn, insertChain chainInsertFn, currentTd currentTdFn) *Downloader {
 	downloader := &Downloader{
 		queue:       newqueue(),
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ func New(hasBlock hashCheckFn, insertChain chainInsertFn, currentTd currentTdFn)
 	return downloader
 }
 
+func (d *Downloader) Stats() (current int, max int) {
+	return d.queue.blockHashes.Size(), d.queue.fetchPool.Size() + d.queue.hashPool.Size()
+}
+
 func (d *Downloader) RegisterPeer(id string, td *big.Int, hash common.Hash, getHashes hashFetcherFn, getBlocks blockFetcherFn) error {
 	d.mu.Lock()
 	defer d.mu.Unlock()