diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 9d87cb5a6..9430e4a86 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3031,6 +3031,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "miniz_oxide",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "portable-atomic"
+version = "1.0.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "39c00c8683a03bd4fe7db7dd64ab4abee6b42166bc81231da983486ce96be51a"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "postcard"
 version = "1.0.2"
@@ -3767,7 +3773,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "sendme"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/n0-computer/sendme?branch=main#5bd545d8eb800a48b36c8d7d2333b9f21afec49a"
+source = "git+https://github.com/n0-computer/sendme?branch=main#d09a78636b6b280a4ca67c9948ba6325c4c75088"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bao",
@@ -3777,6 +3783,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "der",
  "ed25519-dalek",
  "futures",
+ "portable-atomic",
  "postcard",
  "quinn",
  "rand 0.7.3",
diff --git a/src/imex/transfer.rs b/src/imex/transfer.rs
index 09ec1b63b..e0888eaa3 100644
--- a/src/imex/transfer.rs
+++ b/src/imex/transfer.rs
@@ -23,20 +23,17 @@
 //! download to an impersonated getter.
 
 use std::path::Path;
-use std::pin::Pin;
-use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU16, AtomicU64, Ordering};
-use std::sync::Arc;
-use std::task::Poll;
 
 use anyhow::{anyhow, bail, ensure, format_err, Context as _, Result};
 use async_channel::Receiver;
 use futures_lite::StreamExt;
 use sendme::get::{DataStream, Options};
+use sendme::progress::ProgressEmitter;
 use sendme::protocol::AuthToken;
 use sendme::provider::{DataSource, Event, Provider, Ticket};
 use sendme::Hash;
 use tokio::fs::{self, File};
-use tokio::io::{self, AsyncRead, AsyncWriteExt, BufWriter};
+use tokio::io::{self, AsyncWriteExt, BufWriter};
 use tokio::sync::broadcast;
 use tokio::sync::broadcast::error::RecvError;
 use tokio::task::JoinHandle;
@@ -454,132 +451,6 @@ impl From<ReceiveProgress> for EventType {
     }
 }
 
-/// A generic progress event emitter.
-///
-/// It is created with a total value to reach and at which increments progress should be
-/// emitted.  E.g. when downloading a file of any size but you want percentage increments
-/// you would create `ProgressEmitter::new(file_size_in_bytes, 100)` and
-/// [`ProgressEmitter::subscribe`] will yield numbers `1..100` only.
-///
-/// Progress is made by calling [`ProgressEmitter::inc`], which can be implicitly done by
-/// [`ProgressEmitter::wrap_async_read`].
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-struct ProgressEmitter {
-    inner: Arc<InnerProgressEmitter>,
-}
-
-impl ProgressEmitter {
-    /// Creates a new emitter.
-    ///
-    /// The emitter expects to see *total* being added via [`ProgressEmitter::inc`] and will
-    /// emit *steps* updates.
-    fn new(total: u64, steps: u16) -> Self {
-        let (tx, _rx) = broadcast::channel(16);
-        Self {
-            inner: Arc::new(InnerProgressEmitter {
-                total: AtomicU64::new(total),
-                count: AtomicU64::new(0),
-                steps,
-                last_step: AtomicU16::new(0u16),
-                tx,
-            }),
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// Sets a new total in case you did not now the total up front.
-    fn set_total(&self, value: u64) {
-        self.inner.set_total(value)
-    }
-
-    /// Returns a receiver that gets incremental values.
-    ///
-    /// The values yielded depend on *steps* passed to [`ProgressEmitter::new`]: it will go
-    /// from `1..steps`.
-    fn subscribe(&self) -> broadcast::Receiver<u16> {
-        self.inner.subscribe()
-    }
-
-    /// Increments the progress by *amount*.
-    fn inc(&self, amount: u64) {
-        self.inner.inc(amount);
-    }
-
-    /// Wraps an [`AsyncRead`] which implicitly calls [`ProgressEmitter::inc`].
-    fn wrap_async_read<R: AsyncRead + Unpin>(&self, read: R) -> ProgressAsyncReader<R> {
-        ProgressAsyncReader {
-            emitter: self.clone(),
-            inner: read,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-/// The actual implementation.
-///
-/// This exists so it can be Arc'd into [`ProgressEmitter`] and we can easily have multiple
-/// `Send + Sync` copies of it.  This is used by the
-/// [`ProgressEmitter::ProgressAsyncReader`] to update the progress without intertwining
-/// lifetimes.
-#[derive(Debug)]
-struct InnerProgressEmitter {
-    total: AtomicU64,
-    count: AtomicU64,
-    steps: u16,
-    last_step: AtomicU16,
-    tx: broadcast::Sender<u16>,
-}
-
-impl InnerProgressEmitter {
-    fn inc(&self, amount: u64) {
-        let prev_count = self.count.fetch_add(amount, Ordering::Relaxed);
-        let count = prev_count + amount;
-        let total = self.total.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
-        let step = (std::cmp::min(count, total) * u64::from(self.steps) / total) as u16;
-        let last_step = self.last_step.swap(step, Ordering::Relaxed);
-        if step > last_step {
-            self.tx.send(step).ok();
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn set_total(&self, value: u64) {
-        self.total.store(value, Ordering::Relaxed);
-    }
-
-    fn subscribe(&self) -> broadcast::Receiver<u16> {
-        self.tx.subscribe()
-    }
-}
-
-/// A wrapper around [`AsyncRead`] which increments a [`ProgressEmitter`].
-///
-/// This can be used just like the underlying [`AsyncRead`] but increments progress for each
-/// byte read.  Create this using [`ProgressEmitter::wrap_async_read`].
-#[derive(Debug)]
-struct ProgressAsyncReader<R: AsyncRead + Unpin> {
-    emitter: ProgressEmitter,
-    inner: R,
-}
-
-impl<R> AsyncRead for ProgressAsyncReader<R>
-where
-    R: AsyncRead + Unpin,
-{
-    fn poll_read(
-        mut self: Pin<&mut Self>,
-        cx: &mut std::task::Context<'_>,
-        buf: &mut io::ReadBuf<'_>,
-    ) -> Poll<std::io::Result<()>> {
-        let prev_len = buf.filled().len() as u64;
-        match Pin::new(&mut self.inner).poll_read(cx, buf) {
-            Poll::Ready(val) => {
-                let new_len = buf.filled().len() as u64;
-                self.emitter.inc(new_len - prev_len);
-                Poll::Ready(val)
-            }
-            Poll::Pending => Poll::Pending,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use std::time::Duration;