diff --git a/docs/help.md b/docs/help.md
index 509bcda..670e0fb 100644
--- a/docs/help.md
+++ b/docs/help.md
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ Options:
   -o, --output DIRECTORY  Write to this directory instead of one matching the
                           bucket name
   -p, --pattern TEXT      Glob patterns for files to download, e.g. '*/*.js'
+  -s, --silent            Don't show progress bar
   --access-key TEXT       AWS access key ID
   --secret-key TEXT       AWS secret access key
   --session-token TEXT    AWS session token
diff --git a/docs/other-commands.md b/docs/other-commands.md
index ada25a9..81eb632 100644
--- a/docs/other-commands.md
+++ b/docs/other-commands.md
@@ -393,6 +393,8 @@ You can pass one or more `--pattern` or `-p` options to download files matching
 
 Here the `*` wildcard will match any sequence of characters, including `/`. `?` will match a single character.
 
+A progress bar will be shown by default. Use `-s` or `--silent` to hide it.
+
 ## set-cors-policy and get-cors-policy
 
 You can set the [CORS policy](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/cors.html) for a bucket using the `set-cors-policy` command. S3 CORS policies are set at the bucket level - they cannot be set for individual items.
diff --git a/s3_credentials/cli.py b/s3_credentials/cli.py
index 1b3819a..2c92430 100644
--- a/s3_credentials/cli.py
+++ b/s3_credentials/cli.py
@@ -1052,8 +1052,9 @@ def get_object(bucket, key, output, **boto_options):
     multiple=True,
     help="Glob patterns for files to download, e.g. '*/*.js'",
 )
+@click.option("silent", "-s", "--silent", is_flag=True, help="Don't show progress bar")
 @common_boto3_options
-def get_objects(bucket, keys, output, patterns, **boto_options):
+def get_objects(bucket, keys, output, patterns, silent, **boto_options):
     """
     Download multiple objects from an S3 bucket
 
@@ -1076,35 +1077,67 @@ def get_objects(bucket, keys, output, patterns, **boto_options):
 
     # If user specified keys and no patterns, use the keys they specified
     keys_to_download = list(keys)
+    key_sizes = {}
+
+    if keys and not silent:
+        # Get sizes of those keys for progress bar
+        for key in keys:
+            try:
+                key_sizes[key] = s3.head_object(Bucket=bucket, Key=key)["ContentLength"]
+            except botocore.exceptions.ClientError:
+                # Ignore errors - they will be reported later
+                key_sizes[key] = 0
 
     if (not keys) or patterns:
         # Fetch all keys, then filter them if --pattern
-        all_keys = [
-            obj["Key"]
-            for obj in paginate(s3, "list_objects_v2", "Contents", Bucket=bucket)
-        ]
+        all_key_infos = list(paginate(s3, "list_objects_v2", "Contents", Bucket=bucket))
         if patterns:
             filtered = []
             for pattern in patterns:
-                filtered.extend(fnmatch.filter(all_keys, pattern))
+                filtered.extend(
+                    fnmatch.filter((k["Key"] for k in all_key_infos), pattern)
+                )
             keys_to_download.extend(filtered)
         else:
-            keys_to_download.extend(all_keys)
+            keys_to_download.extend(k["Key"] for k in all_key_infos)
+        if not silent:
+            key_set = set(keys_to_download)
+            for key in all_key_infos:
+                if key["Key"] in key_set:
+                    key_sizes[key["Key"]] = key["Size"]
 
     output_dir = pathlib.Path(output or ".")
     if not output_dir.exists():
         output_dir.mkdir(parents=True)
 
     errors = []
-    for key in keys_to_download:
+
+    def download(key, callback=None):
         # Ensure directory for key exists
         key_dir = (output_dir / key).parent
         if not key_dir.exists():
             key_dir.mkdir(parents=True)
         try:
-            s3.download_file(bucket, key, str(output_dir / key))
+            s3.download_file(bucket, key, str(output_dir / key), Callback=callback)
         except botocore.exceptions.ClientError as e:
             errors.append("Not found: {}".format(key))
+
+    if not silent:
+        total_size = sum(key_sizes.values())
+        with click.progressbar(
+            length=total_size,
+            label="Downloading {} ({} file{})".format(
+                format_bytes(total_size),
+                len(key_sizes),
+                "s" if len(key_sizes) != 1 else "",
+            ),
+        ) as bar:
+            for key in keys_to_download:
+                download(key, bar.update)
+    else:
+        for key in keys_to_download:
+            download(key)
+
     if errors:
         raise click.ClickException("\n".join(errors))
 
@@ -1269,3 +1302,12 @@ def fix_json(row):
             for key, value in row.items()
         ]
     )
+
+
+def format_bytes(size):
+    for x in ("bytes", "KB", "MB", "GB", "TB"):
+        if size < 1024:
+            return "{:3.1f} {}".format(size, x)
+        size /= 1024
+
+    return size