diff --git a/client/net_xfer.C b/client/net_xfer.C
index 25668a7b62..30893ae598 100644
--- a/client/net_xfer.C
+++ b/client/net_xfer.C
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ void NET_XFER::init(char* host, int p, int b) {
     strcpy(hostname, host);
     port = p;
     blocksize = b;
+	nbytes_xfered = 0;
 }
 
 // Insert a NET_XFER object into the set
@@ -265,6 +266,7 @@ int NET_XFER_SET::do_select(int max_bytes, int& bytes_transferred) {
             } else if (nxp->do_file_io) {
                 if (max_bytes > 0) {
                     retval = nxp->do_xfer(n);
+					nxp->nbytes_xfered += n;
                     max_bytes -= n;
                     bytes_transferred += n;
                 }
diff --git a/client/net_xfer.h b/client/net_xfer.h
index ce13bdf800..e60e07a664 100644
--- a/client/net_xfer.h
+++ b/client/net_xfer.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ public:
     char hostname[256];
     int port;
     int blocksize;
+    int nbytes_xfered;		// total number of bytes transferred
 
     void init(char* host, int port, int blocksize);
     int open_server();