diff --git a/bin/dd/args.c b/bin/dd/args.c
index 4a2f13f96b08..f58551dec6a5 100644
--- a/bin/dd/args.c
+++ b/bin/dd/args.c
@@ -306,6 +306,8 @@ f_status(char *arg)
 		ddflags |= C_NOINFO;
 	else if (strcmp(arg, "noxfer") == 0)
 		ddflags |= C_NOXFER;
+	else if (strcmp(arg, "progress") == 0)
+		ddflags |= C_PROGRESS;
 	else
 		errx(1, "unknown status %s", arg);
 }
diff --git a/bin/dd/dd.1 b/bin/dd/dd.1
index 3008dbd8a46a..64a0977b1c11 100644
--- a/bin/dd/dd.1
+++ b/bin/dd/dd.1
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 .\"     @(#)dd.1	8.2 (Berkeley) 1/13/94
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd April 2, 2017
+.Dd August 8, 2018
 .Dt DD 1
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -164,12 +164,14 @@ bytes per second.
 Where
 .Cm value
 is one of the symbols from the following list.
-.Bl -tag -width "noxfer"
+.Bl -tag -width "progress"
 .It Cm noxfer
 Do not print the transfer statistics as the last line of status output.
 .It Cm none
 Do not print the status output.
 Error messages are shown; informational messages are not.
+.It Cm progress
+Print basic transfer statistics once per second.
 .El
 .It Cm conv Ns = Ns Ar value Ns Op , Ns Ar value ...
 Where
diff --git a/bin/dd/dd.c b/bin/dd/dd.c
index acec74709896..358d2c06190c 100644
--- a/bin/dd/dd.c
+++ b/bin/dd/dd.c
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 #include <sys/disklabel.h>
 #include <sys/filio.h>
 #include <sys/mtio.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
 
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <capsicum_helpers.h>
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ const	u_char *ctab;		/* conversion table */
 char	fill_char;		/* Character to fill with if defined */
 size_t	speed = 0;		/* maximum speed, in bytes per second */
 volatile sig_atomic_t need_summary;
+volatile sig_atomic_t need_progress;
 
 int
 main(int argc __unused, char *argv[])
@@ -102,6 +104,7 @@ main(int argc __unused, char *argv[])
 		err(1, "unable to enter capability mode");
 
 	(void)signal(SIGINFO, siginfo_handler);
+	(void)signal(SIGALRM, sigalrm_handler);
 	(void)signal(SIGINT, terminate);
 
 	atexit(summary);
@@ -281,6 +284,14 @@ setup(void)
 		ctab = casetab;
 	}
 
+	if ((ddflags & C_PROGRESS)) {
+		struct itimerval timer = {
+			.it_interval = { .tv_sec = 1, .tv_usec = 0 },
+			.it_value = { .tv_sec = 1, .tv_usec = 0 },
+		};
+		setitimer(ITIMER_REAL, &timer, NULL);
+	}
+
 	if (clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &st.start))
 		err(1, "clock_gettime");
 }
@@ -461,6 +472,9 @@ dd_in(void)
 		if (need_summary) {
 			summary();
 		}
+		if (need_progress) {
+			progress();
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/bin/dd/dd.h b/bin/dd/dd.h
index e67f0657d692..0f7c680a6ee0 100644
--- a/bin/dd/dd.h
+++ b/bin/dd/dd.h
@@ -100,5 +100,6 @@ typedef struct {
 #define	C_STATUS	0x08000000
 #define	C_NOXFER	0x10000000
 #define	C_NOINFO	0x20000000
+#define	C_PROGRESS	0x40000000
 
 #define	C_PARITY	(C_PAREVEN | C_PARODD | C_PARNONE | C_PARSET)
diff --git a/bin/dd/extern.h b/bin/dd/extern.h
index 885f40e330d0..ca80a87f1621 100644
--- a/bin/dd/extern.h
+++ b/bin/dd/extern.h
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ void pos_in(void);
 void pos_out(void);
 double secs_elapsed(void);
 void summary(void);
+void progress(void);
 void siginfo_handler(int);
+void sigalrm_handler(int);
 void terminate(int);
 void unblock(void);
 void unblock_close(void);
@@ -66,3 +68,4 @@ extern const u_char a2ibm_32V[], a2ibm_POSIX[];
 extern u_char casetab[];
 extern char fill_char;
 extern volatile sig_atomic_t need_summary;
+extern volatile sig_atomic_t need_progress;
diff --git a/bin/dd/misc.c b/bin/dd/misc.c
index cd1db9e0386b..e778f275fcef 100644
--- a/bin/dd/misc.c
+++ b/bin/dd/misc.c
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 #include "dd.h"
 #include "extern.h"
 
+static int need_newline;
+
 double
 secs_elapsed(void)
 {
@@ -83,6 +85,9 @@ summary(void)
 	if (ddflags & C_NOINFO)
 		return;
 
+	if (need_newline && !need_summary)
+		fprintf(stderr, "\n");
+
 	secs = secs_elapsed();
 
 	(void)fprintf(stderr,
@@ -102,6 +107,28 @@ summary(void)
 	need_summary = 0;
 }
 
+void
+progress(void)
+{
+	double secs;
+	static int lastlen;
+	int len;
+
+	secs = secs_elapsed();
+	len = fprintf(stderr,
+	    "\r%ju bytes transferred in %.0f secs (%.0f bytes/sec)",
+	    st.bytes, secs, st.bytes / secs);
+
+	if (len > 0) {
+		if (len < lastlen)
+			(void)fprintf(stderr, "%*s", len - lastlen, "");
+		lastlen = len;
+	}
+
+	need_newline = 1;
+	need_progress = 0;
+}
+
 /* ARGSUSED */
 void
 siginfo_handler(int signo __unused)
@@ -110,6 +137,14 @@ siginfo_handler(int signo __unused)
 	need_summary = 1;
 }
 
+/* ARGSUSED */
+void
+sigalrm_handler(int signo __unused)
+{
+
+	need_progress = 1;
+}
+
 /* ARGSUSED */
 void
 terminate(int sig)