diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 042aff26..af5c4b53 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -257,7 +257,13 @@ These are the available config options for making requests. Only the `url` is re
   xsrfCookieName: 'XSRF-TOKEN', // default
 
   // `xsrfHeaderName` is the name of the http header that carries the xsrf token value
-  xsrfHeaderName: 'X-XSRF-TOKEN' // default
+  xsrfHeaderName: 'X-XSRF-TOKEN', // default
+
+  // `progress` allows handling of progress events for 'POST' and 'PUT uploads'
+  // as well as 'GET' downloads
+  progress: function(progressEvent) {
+    // Do whatever you want with the native progress event
+  }
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/examples/upload/index.html b/examples/upload/index.html
index 5841a1c6..57125d5a 100644
--- a/examples/upload/index.html
+++ b/examples/upload/index.html
@@ -26,7 +26,13 @@
           data.append('foo', 'bar');
           data.append('file', document.getElementById('file').files[0]);
 
-          axios.put('/upload/server', data)
+          var config = {
+            progress: function(progressEvent) {
+              var percentCompleted = progressEvent.loaded / progressEvent.total;
+            }
+          };
+
+          axios.put('/upload/server', data, config)
             .then(function (res) {
               output.className = 'container';
               output.innerHTML = res.data;
@@ -40,4 +46,3 @@
     </script>
   </body>
 </html>
-
diff --git a/lib/adapters/xhr.js b/lib/adapters/xhr.js
index 8cba0ed1..4c88e5e6 100644
--- a/lib/adapters/xhr.js
+++ b/lib/adapters/xhr.js
@@ -151,6 +151,15 @@ module.exports = function xhrAdapter(resolve, reject, config) {
     requestData = new DataView(requestData);
   }
 
+  // Handle progress if needed
+  if (config.progress) {
+    if (config.method === 'post' || config.method === 'put') {
+      request.upload.addEventListener('progress', config.progress);
+    } else if (config.method === 'get') {
+      request.addEventListener('progress', config.progress);
+    }
+  }
+
   // Clean up request
   requestData = (requestData === undefined)
                 ? null