diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index b0ea403..bcd2f9c 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const mutexify = require('mutexify')
 const b4a = require('b4a')
 
 const { BlobReadStream, BlobWriteStream } = require('./lib/streams')
+const Monitor = require('./lib/monitor')
 
 const DEFAULT_BLOCK_SIZE = 2 ** 16
 
@@ -12,6 +13,11 @@ module.exports = class Hyperblobs {
 
     this._lock = mutexify()
     this._core = core
+    this._monitors = new Set()
+
+    this._boundUpdatePeers = this._updatePeers.bind(this)
+    this._boundOnUpload = this._onUpload.bind(this)
+    this._boundOnDownload = this._onDownload.bind(this)
   }
 
   get feed () {
@@ -67,4 +73,42 @@ module.exports = class Hyperblobs {
     const core = (opts && opts.core) ? opts.core : this._core
     return new BlobWriteStream(core, this._lock, opts)
   }
+
+  monitor (id) {
+    const monitor = new Monitor(this, id)
+    if (this._monitors.size === 0) this._startListening()
+    this._monitors.add(monitor)
+    return monitor
+  }
+
+  _removeMonitor (mon) {
+    this._monitors.delete(mon)
+    if (this._monitors.size === 0) this._stopListening()
+  }
+
+  _updatePeers () {
+    for (const m of this._monitors) m._updatePeers()
+  }
+
+  _onUpload (index, bytes, from) {
+    for (const m of this._monitors) m._onUpload(index, bytes, from)
+  }
+
+  _onDownload (index, bytes, from) {
+    for (const m of this._monitors) m._onDownload(index, bytes, from)
+  }
+
+  _startListening () {
+    this.core.on('peer-add', this._boundUpdatePeers)
+    this.core.on('peer-remove', this._boundUpdatePeers)
+    this.core.on('upload', this._boundOnUpload)
+    this.core.on('download', this._boundOnDownload)
+  }
+
+  _stopListening () {
+    this.core.off('peer-add', this._boundUpdatePeers)
+    this.core.off('peer-remove', this._boundUpdatePeers)
+    this.core.off('upload', this._boundOnUpload)
+    this.core.off('download', this._boundOnDownload)
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lib/monitor.js b/lib/monitor.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4626eb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/monitor.js
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+const EventEmitter = require('events')
+const speedometer = require('speedometer')
+
+module.exports = class Monitor extends EventEmitter {
+  constructor (blobs, id) {
+    super()
+
+    if (!id) throw new Error('id is required')
+
+    this.blobs = blobs
+    this.id = id
+    this.peers = 0
+    this.uploadSpeedometer = null
+    this.downloadSpeedometer = null
+
+    const stats = {
+      startTime: 0,
+      percentage: 0,
+      peers: 0,
+      speed: 0,
+      blocks: 0,
+      totalBytes: 0, // local + bytes loaded during monitoring
+      monitoringBytes: 0, // bytes loaded during monitoring
+      targetBytes: 0,
+      targetBlocks: 0
+    }
+
+    this.uploadStats = { ...stats }
+    this.downloadStats = { ...stats }
+    this.uploadStats.targetBytes = this.downloadStats.targetBytes = this.id.byteLength
+    this.uploadStats.targetBlocks = this.downloadStats.targetBlocks = this.id.blockLength
+    this.uploadStats.peers = this.downloadStats.peers = this.peers = this.blobs.core.peers.length
+
+    this.uploadSpeedometer = speedometer()
+    this.downloadSpeedometer = speedometer()
+
+    // Handlers
+  }
+
+  // just an alias
+  destroy () {
+    return this.close()
+  }
+
+  close () {
+    this.blobs._removeMonitor(this)
+  }
+
+  _onUpload (index, bytes, from) {
+    this._updateStats(this.uploadSpeedometer, this.uploadStats, index, bytes, from)
+  }
+
+  _onDownload (index, bytes, from) {
+    this._updateStats(this.downloadSpeedometer, this.downloadStats, index, bytes, from)
+  }
+
+  _updatePeers () {
+    this.uploadStats.peers = this.downloadStats.peers = this.peers = this.blobs.core.peers.length
+    this.emit('update')
+  }
+
+  _updateStats (speed, stats, index, bytes) {
+    if (this.closing) return
+    if (!isWithinRange(index, this.id)) return
+
+    if (!stats.startTime) stats.startTime = Date.now()
+
+    stats.speed = speed(bytes)
+    stats.blocks++
+    stats.totalBytes += bytes
+    stats.monitoringBytes += bytes
+    stats.percentage = toFixed(stats.blocks / stats.targetBlocks * 100)
+
+    this.emit('update')
+  }
+
+  downloadSpeed () {
+    return this.downloadSpeedometer ? this.downloadSpeedometer() : 0
+  }
+
+  uploadSpeed () {
+    return this.uploadSpeedometer ? this.uploadSpeedometer() : 0
+  }
+}
+
+function isWithinRange (index, { blockOffset, blockLength }) {
+  return index >= blockOffset && index < blockOffset + blockLength
+}
+
+function toFixed (n) {
+  return Math.round(n * 100) / 100
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 21a4162..6d5ff3c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,10 +25,18 @@
     "index.js",
     "lib/**.js"
   ],
+  "imports": {
+    "events": {
+      "bare": "bare-events",
+      "default": "events"
+    }
+  },
   "dependencies": {
     "b4a": "^1.6.1",
+    "bare-events": "^2.5.0",
     "hypercore-errors": "^1.1.1",
     "mutexify": "^1.4.0",
+    "speedometer": "^1.1.0",
     "streamx": "^2.13.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/test/all.js b/test/all.js
index a2d7e43..5643904 100644
--- a/test/all.js
+++ b/test/all.js
@@ -305,6 +305,77 @@ test('clear with diff option', async function (t) {
   t.is(cleared3.blocks, 0)
 })
 
+test('upload/download can be monitored', async (t) => {
+  t.plan(30)
+
+  const [a, b] = await createPair()
+  const blobsA = new Hyperblobs(a)
+  const blobsB = new Hyperblobs(b)
+
+  const bytes = 1024 * 100 // big enough to trigger more than one update event
+  const buf = Buffer.alloc(bytes, '0')
+  const id = await blobsA.put(buf)
+
+  // add another blob which should not be monitored
+  const controlId = await blobsA.put(buf)
+
+  {
+    const expectedBlocks = [2, 1]
+    const expectedBytes = [bytes, 65536]
+    const expectedPercentage = [100, 50]
+
+    // Start monitoring upload
+    const monitor = blobsA.monitor(id)
+    monitor.on('update', () => {
+      t.is(monitor.uploadStats.blocks, expectedBlocks.pop())
+      t.is(monitor.uploadStats.monitoringBytes, expectedBytes.pop())
+      t.is(monitor.uploadStats.targetBlocks, 2)
+      t.is(monitor.uploadStats.targetBytes, bytes)
+      t.is(monitor.uploadSpeed(), monitor.uploadStats.speed)
+      t.is(monitor.uploadStats.percentage, expectedPercentage.pop())
+      t.absent(monitor.downloadStats.blocks)
+    })
+  }
+
+  {
+    // Start monitoring download
+    const expectedBlocks = [2, 1]
+    const expectedBytes = [bytes, 65536]
+    const expectedPercentage = [100, 50]
+
+    const monitor = blobsB.monitor(id)
+    monitor.on('update', () => {
+      t.is(monitor.downloadStats.blocks, expectedBlocks.pop())
+      t.is(monitor.downloadStats.monitoringBytes, expectedBytes.pop())
+      t.is(monitor.downloadStats.targetBlocks, 2)
+      t.is(monitor.downloadStats.targetBytes, bytes)
+      t.is(monitor.downloadSpeed(), monitor.downloadStats.speed)
+      t.is(monitor.downloadStats.percentage, expectedPercentage.pop())
+      t.absent(monitor.uploadStats.blocks)
+    })
+  }
+
+  const res = await blobsB.get(id)
+  t.alike(res, buf)
+
+  // should not generate events
+  const controRes = await blobsB.get(controlId)
+  t.alike(controRes, buf)
+})
+
+test('monitor is removed from the Set on close', async (t) => {
+  const core = new Hypercore(RAM)
+  const blobs = new Hyperblobs(core)
+
+  const bytes = 1024 * 100 // big enough to trigger more than one update event
+  const buf = Buffer.alloc(bytes, '0')
+  const id = await blobs.put(buf)
+  const monitor = blobs.monitor(id)
+  t.is(blobs._monitors.size, 1)
+  monitor.close()
+  t.is(blobs._monitors.size, 0)
+})
+
 async function createPair () {
   const a = new Hypercore(RAM)
   await a.ready()