diff --git a/cmd/geth/admin.go b/cmd/geth/admin.go
index 13d10de32..4f22110ad 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/admin.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/admin.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (js *jsre) adminBindings() {
 	admin.Set("import", js.importChain)
 	admin.Set("export", js.exportChain)
 	admin.Set("verbosity", js.verbosity)
-	admin.Set("progress", js.downloadProgress)
+	admin.Set("progress", js.syncProgress)
 	admin.Set("setSolc", js.setSolc)
 
 	admin.Set("contractInfo", struct{}{})
@@ -324,9 +324,14 @@ func (js *jsre) setHead(call otto.FunctionCall) otto.Value {
 	return otto.UndefinedValue()
 }
 
-func (js *jsre) downloadProgress(call otto.FunctionCall) otto.Value {
-	pending, cached := js.ethereum.Downloader().Stats()
-	v, _ := call.Otto.ToValue(map[string]interface{}{"pending": pending, "cached": cached})
+func (js *jsre) syncProgress(call otto.FunctionCall) otto.Value {
+	pending, cached, importing, eta := js.ethereum.Downloader().Stats()
+	v, _ := call.Otto.ToValue(map[string]interface{}{
+		"pending":   pending,
+		"cached":    cached,
+		"importing": importing,
+		"estimate":  (eta / time.Second * time.Second).String(),
+	})
 	return v
 }
 
diff --git a/eth/downloader/downloader.go b/eth/downloader/downloader.go
index 29b627771..f0a515d12 100644
--- a/eth/downloader/downloader.go
+++ b/eth/downloader/downloader.go
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ type Downloader struct {
 	checks map[common.Hash]*crossCheck // Pending cross checks to verify a hash chain
 	banned *set.Set                    // Set of hashes we've received and banned
 
+	// Statistics
+	importStart time.Time // Instance when the last blocks were taken from the cache
+	importQueue []*Block  // Previously taken blocks to check import progress
+	importDone  int       // Number of taken blocks already imported from the last batch
+	importLock  sync.Mutex
+
 	// Callbacks
 	hasBlock hashCheckFn
 	getBlock getBlockFn
@@ -121,8 +127,27 @@ func New(mux *event.TypeMux, hasBlock hashCheckFn, getBlock getBlockFn) *Downloa
 	return downloader
 }
 
-func (d *Downloader) Stats() (current int, max int) {
-	return d.queue.Size()
+// Stats retrieves the current status of the downloader.
+func (d *Downloader) Stats() (pending int, cached int, importing int, estimate time.Duration) {
+	// Fetch the download status
+	pending, cached = d.queue.Size()
+
+	// Figure out the import progress
+	d.importLock.Lock()
+	defer d.importLock.Unlock()
+
+	for len(d.importQueue) > 0 && d.hasBlock(d.importQueue[0].RawBlock.Hash()) {
+		d.importQueue = d.importQueue[1:]
+		d.importDone++
+	}
+	importing = len(d.importQueue)
+
+	// Make an estimate on the total sync
+	estimate = 0
+	if d.importDone > 0 {
+		estimate = time.Since(d.importStart) / time.Duration(d.importDone) * time.Duration(pending+cached+importing)
+	}
+	return
 }
 
 // Synchronising returns the state of the downloader
@@ -202,7 +227,15 @@ func (d *Downloader) Synchronise(id string, hash common.Hash) error {
 
 // TakeBlocks takes blocks from the queue and yields them to the caller.
 func (d *Downloader) TakeBlocks() []*Block {
-	return d.queue.TakeBlocks()
+	blocks := d.queue.TakeBlocks()
+	if len(blocks) > 0 {
+		d.importLock.Lock()
+		d.importStart = time.Now()
+		d.importQueue = blocks
+		d.importDone = 0
+		d.importLock.Unlock()
+	}
+	return blocks
 }
 
 // Has checks if the downloader knows about a particular hash, meaning that its
@@ -255,9 +288,14 @@ func (d *Downloader) Cancel() bool {
 	}
 	d.cancelLock.Unlock()
 
-	// reset the queue
+	// Reset the queue and import statistics
 	d.queue.Reset()
 
+	d.importLock.Lock()
+	d.importQueue = nil
+	d.importDone = 0
+	d.importLock.Unlock()
+
 	return true
 }