diff --git a/client/src/components/files.vue b/client/src/components/files.vue
index 6dc82cf1..1c99496f 100644
--- a/client/src/components/files.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/files.vue
@@ -8,13 +8,28 @@
       <div v-for="item in files" :key="item.name" class="files-list-item">
         <i :class="fileIcon(item)" />
         <p>{{ item.name }}</p>
+        <p class="file-size">{{ fileSize(item.size) }}</p>
         <i v-if="item.type !== 'dir'" class="fas fa-download download"
         @click="() => download(item)" />
       </div>
     </div>
-    <div class="files-transfer" @dragover.prevent @drop.prevent="onFileDrop">
-      <i class="fas fa-file-arrow-up" />
-      <p>Drag files here to upload</p>
+    <div class="transfer-area">
+      <div class="transfers" v-if="transfers.length > 0">
+        <p>Downloads</p>
+        <div v-for="download in downloads" :key="download.name" class="transfers-list-item">
+          <div class="transfer-info">
+            <p>{{ download.name }}</p>
+            <p class="file-size">{{ Math.max(100, Math.round(download.progress / download.size * 100))}}%</p>
+            <i class="fas fa-xmark remove-transfer" @click="() => removeTransfer(download)"></i>
+          </div>
+          <progress class="transfer-progress" :aria-label="download.name + ' progress'" :value="download.progress"
+          :max="download.size"></progress>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      <div class="upload-area" @dragover.prevent @drop.prevent="onFileDrop">
+        <i class="fas fa-file-arrow-up" />
+        <p>Drag files here to upload</p>
+      </div>
     </div>
   </div>
 </template>
@@ -79,30 +94,63 @@
       border-bottom: 0px;
     }
 
-    .refresh, .download {
+    .refresh {
       margin-left: auto;
     }
 
-    .refresh:hover, .download:hover {
+    .file-size {
+      margin-left: auto;
+      margin-right: 0.5em;
+      color: rgba($color: #fff, $alpha: 0.40);
+    }
+
+    .refresh:hover, .download:hover, .remove-transfer:hover {
       cursor: pointer;
     }
 
-    .files-transfer {
-      display: flex;
-      flex-direction: column;
-      text-align: center;
-      justify-content: center;
-      margin: auto 10px 10px 10px;
+    .transfer-area {
+      margin-top: auto;
+    }
+
+    .transfers {
+      margin: 10px 10px 10px 10px;
       background-color: rgba($color: #fff, $alpha: 0.05);
       border-radius: 5px;
     }
 
-    .files-transfer > i {
+    .transfers > p {
+      padding: 10px;
+      font-weight: 600;
+    }
+
+    .transfer-info {
+      display: flex;
+      flex-direction: row;
+      max-width: 100%;
+      padding: 10px;
+    }
+
+    .transfer-progress {
+      margin: 0px 10px 10px 10px;
+      width: 95%;
+    }
+
+    .upload-area {
+      display: flex;
+      flex-direction: column;
+      text-align: center;
+      justify-content: center;
+      margin: 10px 10px 10px 10px;
+      background-color: rgba($color: #fff, $alpha: 0.05);
+      border-radius: 5px;
+    }
+
+    .upload-area > i {
       font-size: 4em;
       margin: 10px 10px 10px 10px;
     }
 
-    .files-transfer > p {
+    .upload-area > p {
       margin: 0px 10px 10px 10px;
     }
 
@@ -115,6 +163,7 @@
 
   import Markdown from './markdown'
   import Content from './context.vue'
+import { FileTransfer } from '~/neko/types'
 
   @Component({
     name: 'neko-files',
@@ -132,13 +181,68 @@
     get files() {
       return this.$accessor.files.files
     }
+
+    get transfers() {
+      return this.$accessor.files.transfers
+    }
+
+    get downloads() {
+      return this.$accessor.files.transfers.filter((t => t.direction === 'download'))
+    }
+
+    get uploads() {
+      return this.$accessor.files.transfers.filter((t => t.direction === 'upload'))
+    }
     
     refresh() {
       this.$accessor.files.refresh()
     }
 
     download(item: any) {
-      console.log(item.name);
+      const url = `/file?pwd=${this.$accessor.password}&filename=${item.name}`
+      let transfer: FileTransfer = {
+        id: Math.round(Math.random() * 10000),
+        name: item.name,
+        direction: 'download',
+        // this is just an estimation, but for large files the content length
+        // is not sent (chunked transfer)
+        size: item.size,
+        progress: 0,
+        status: 'pending',
+        axios: null,
+        // TODO add support for aborting in progress requests, requires axios >=0.22
+        abortController: null
+      }
+      transfer.axios = this.$http.get(url, {
+        responseType: 'blob',
+        onDownloadProgress: (x) => {
+          transfer.progress = x.loaded
+
+          if (x.lengthComputable) {
+            transfer.size = x.total
+          }
+          if (transfer.progress === transfer.size) {
+            transfer.status = 'completed'
+          }
+        }
+      }).then((res) => {
+        const url = window.URL
+        .createObjectURL(new Blob([res.data]))
+        const link = document.createElement('a')
+        link.href = url
+        link.setAttribute('download', item.name)
+        document.body.appendChild(link)
+        link.click()
+        document.body.removeChild(link)
+      }).catch((err) => {
+        this.$log.error(err)
+      })
+      this.$accessor.files.addTransfer(transfer)
+    }
+
+    removeTransfer(item: FileTransfer) {
+      console.log(item)
+      this.$accessor.files.removeTransfer(item)
     }
 
     fileIcon(file: any) {
@@ -169,6 +273,22 @@
       return className;
     }
 
+    fileSize(size: number) {
+      if (size < 1000) {
+        return `${size} b`
+      }
+      if (size < 1000 ** 2) {
+        return `${(size / 1000).toFixed(2)} kb`
+      }
+      if (size < 1000 ** 3) {
+        return `${(size / 1000 ** 2).toFixed(2)} mb`
+      }
+      if (size < 1000 ** 4) {
+        return `${(size / 1000 ** 3).toFixed(2)} gb`
+      }
+      return `${(size / 1000 ** 4).toFixed(3)} tb`
+    }
+
     onFileDrop(e: any) {
       console.log('file dropped', e)
       console.log(e.dataTransfer.files)
diff --git a/client/src/neko/base.ts b/client/src/neko/base.ts
index dc767b5b..31ec8add 100644
--- a/client/src/neko/base.ts
+++ b/client/src/neko/base.ts
@@ -187,14 +187,6 @@ export abstract class BaseClient extends EventEmitter<BaseEvents> {
     this._ws!.send(JSON.stringify({ event, ...payload }))
   }
 
-  public refreshFiles() {
-    if (!this.connected) {
-      this.emit('warn', 'attempting to refresh files while disconnected')
-    }
-    this.emit('debug', `sending event '${EVENT.FILETRANSFER.REFRESH}'`)
-    this._ws!.send(JSON.stringify({ event: EVENT.FILETRANSFER.REFRESH }))
-  }
-
   public async createPeer(lite: boolean, servers: RTCIceServer[]) {
     this.emit('debug', `creating peer`)
     if (!this.socketOpen) {
diff --git a/client/src/neko/index.ts b/client/src/neko/index.ts
index a066b3b9..15033db3 100644
--- a/client/src/neko/index.ts
+++ b/client/src/neko/index.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,14 @@ export class NekoClient extends BaseClient implements EventEmitter<NekoEvents> {
     })
   }
 
+  public refreshFiles() {
+    if (!this.connected) {
+      this.emit('warn', 'attempting to refresh files while disconnected')
+    }
+    this.emit('debug', `sending event '${EVENT.FILETRANSFER.REFRESH}'`)
+    this._ws!.send(JSON.stringify({ event: EVENT.FILETRANSFER.REFRESH }))
+  }
+
   /////////////////////////////
   // Internal Events
   /////////////////////////////
diff --git a/client/src/neko/types.ts b/client/src/neko/types.ts
index 938fc8cd..31bb44ab 100644
--- a/client/src/neko/types.ts
+++ b/client/src/neko/types.ts
@@ -25,5 +25,17 @@ export interface ScreenResolution {
 
 export interface FileListItem {
   name: string,
-  type: 'file' | 'dir'
+  type: 'file' | 'dir',
+  size: number
+}
+
+export interface FileTransfer {
+  id: number,
+  name: string,
+  direction: 'upload' | 'download',
+  size: number,
+  progress: number,
+  status: 'pending' | 'inprogress' | 'completed',
+  axios: Promise<void> | null,
+  abortController: AbortController | null
 }
diff --git a/client/src/store/files.ts b/client/src/store/files.ts
index 9c8ce065..5eb2c1f7 100644
--- a/client/src/store/files.ts
+++ b/client/src/store/files.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import { actionTree, getterTree, mutationTree } from 'typed-vuex'
-import { FileListItem } from '~/neko/types'
+import { FileListItem, FileTransfer } from '~/neko/types'
 import { accessor } from '~/store'
 
 export const state = () => ({
   cwd: '',
-  files: [] as FileListItem[]
+  files: [] as FileListItem[],
+  transfers: [] as FileTransfer[]
 })
 
 export const getters = getterTree(state, {
@@ -18,6 +19,14 @@ export const mutations = mutationTree(state, {
 
   _setFileList(state, files: FileListItem[]) {
     state.files = files
+  },
+
+  _addTransfer(state, transfer: FileTransfer) {
+    state.transfers = [...state.transfers, transfer]
+  },
+
+  _removeTransfer(state, transfer: FileTransfer) {
+    state.transfers = state.transfers.filter((t) => t.id !== transfer.id)
   }
 })
 
@@ -32,6 +41,17 @@ export const actions = actionTree(
       accessor.files._setFileList(files)
     },
 
+    addTransfer(store, transfer: FileTransfer) {
+      if (transfer.status !== 'pending') {
+        return
+      }
+      accessor.files._addTransfer(transfer)
+    },
+
+    removeTransfer(store, transfer: FileTransfer) {
+      accessor.files._removeTransfer(transfer)
+    },
+
     refresh(store) {
       if (!accessor.connected) {
         return
diff --git a/server/internal/http/http.go b/server/internal/http/http.go
index 4b8989c4..82eea6b4 100644
--- a/server/internal/http/http.go
+++ b/server/internal/http/http.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ func New(conf *config.Server, webSocketHandler types.WebSocketHandler, desktop t
 	router.Use(middleware.RequestID) // Create a request ID for each request
 	router.Use(middleware.RequestLogger(&logformatter{logger}))
 	router.Use(middleware.Recoverer) // Recover from panics without crashing server
+	router.Use(middleware.Compress(5, "application/octet-stream"))
 
 	if conf.PathPrefix != "/" {
 		router.Use(func(h http.Handler) http.Handler {
diff --git a/server/internal/types/websocket.go b/server/internal/types/websocket.go
index 2fa14796..cb80fccd 100644
--- a/server/internal/types/websocket.go
+++ b/server/internal/types/websocket.go
@@ -41,4 +41,5 @@ type WebSocketHandler interface {
 type FileListItem struct {
 	Filename string `json:"name"`
 	Type     string `json:"type"`
+	Size     int64  `json:"size"`
 }
diff --git a/server/internal/utils/files.go b/server/internal/utils/files.go
index 7ac3005f..56c714d7 100644
--- a/server/internal/utils/files.go
+++ b/server/internal/utils/files.go
@@ -15,14 +15,20 @@ func ListFiles(path string) (*[]types.FileListItem, error) {
 	out := make([]types.FileListItem, len(items))
 	for i, item := range items {
 		var itemType string = ""
+		var size int64 = 0
 		if item.IsDir() {
 			itemType = "dir"
 		} else {
 			itemType = "file"
+			info, err := item.Info()
+			if err == nil {
+				size = info.Size()
+			}
 		}
 		out[i] = types.FileListItem{
 			Filename: item.Name(),
 			Type:     itemType,
+			Size:     size,
 		}
 	}