diff --git a/cli_classic.c b/cli_classic.c
index fede2ca..ab5f8b1 100644
--- a/cli_classic.c
+++ b/cli_classic.c
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
 #if CONFIG_PRINT_WIKI == 1
 	       " -z | --list-supported-wiki         print supported devices in wiki syntax\n"
 #endif
+	       "      --progress                    show progress percentage on the standard output\n"
 	       " -p | --programmer <name>[:<param>] specify the programmer device. One of\n");
 	list_programmers_linebreak(4, 80, 0);
 	printf(".\n\nYou can specify one of -h, -R, -L, "
@@ -219,6 +220,7 @@
 	bool read_it = false, write_it = false, erase_it = false, verify_it = false;
 	bool dont_verify_it = false, dont_verify_all = false;
 	bool list_supported = false;
+	bool show_progress = false;
 	struct flashprog_layout *layout = NULL;
 	static const struct programmer_entry *prog = NULL;
 	enum {
@@ -228,6 +230,7 @@
 		OPTION_FLASH_CONTENTS,
 		OPTION_FLASH_NAME,
 		OPTION_FLASH_SIZE,
+		OPTION_PROGRESS,
 	};
 	int ret = 0;
 
@@ -258,6 +261,7 @@
 		{"help",		0, NULL, 'h'},
 		{"version",		0, NULL, 'R'},
 		{"output",		1, NULL, 'o'},
+		{"progress",		0, NULL, OPTION_PROGRESS},
 		{NULL,			0, NULL, 0},
 	};
 
@@ -474,6 +478,9 @@
 				cli_classic_abort_usage("No log filename specified.\n");
 			}
 			break;
+		case OPTION_PROGRESS:
+			show_progress = true;
+			break;
 		default:
 			cli_classic_abort_usage(NULL);
 			break;
@@ -649,6 +656,9 @@
 
 	fill_flash = &flashes[0];
 
+	if (show_progress)
+		flashprog_set_progress_callback(fill_flash, &flashprog_progress_cb, NULL);
+
 	print_chip_support_status(fill_flash->chip);
 
 	if (max_decode_exceeded(matched_master, fill_flash) && !force) {