diff --git a/bar.go b/bar.go
index 659abe5..49ce44d 100644
--- a/bar.go
+++ b/bar.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"strconv"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -125,6 +126,10 @@
 func (b *Bar) SetEtaAlpha(a float64) *Bar {
 	b.alpha = a
 	return b
+}
+
+func (b *Bar) ProxyReader(r io.Reader) *Reader {
+	return &Reader{r, b}
 }
 
 // String returns the string representation of the bar
diff --git a/proxyreader.go b/proxyreader.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b710ec8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proxyreader.go
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package mpb
+
+import "io"
+
+// Reader is io.Reader wrapper, for proxy read bytes
+type Reader struct {
+	io.Reader
+	bar *Bar
+}
+
+func (r *Reader) Read(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	n, err := r.Reader.Read(p)
+	r.bar.Incr(n)
+	return n, err
+}
+
+// Close the reader when it implements io.Closer
+func (r *Reader) Close() error {
+	if closer, ok := r.Reader.(io.Closer); ok {
+		return closer.Close()
+	}
+	return nil
+}