diff --git a/core/coreiface/options/unixfs.go b/core/coreiface/options/unixfs.go
index 90ad53e9e..da99b42f6 100644
--- a/core/coreiface/options/unixfs.go
+++ b/core/coreiface/options/unixfs.go
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ type UnixfsAddSettings struct {
 	Wrap      bool
 	Hidden    bool
 	StdinName string
+
+	Events   chan<- interface{}
+	Silent   bool
+	Progress bool
 }
 
 type UnixfsAddOption func(*UnixfsAddSettings) error
@@ -59,6 +63,10 @@ func UnixfsAddOptions(opts ...UnixfsAddOption) (*UnixfsAddSettings, cid.Prefix,
 		Wrap:      false,
 		Hidden:    false,
 		StdinName: "",
+
+		Events:   nil,
+		Silent:   false,
+		Progress: false,
 	}
 
 	for _, opt := range opts {
@@ -236,3 +244,30 @@ func (unixfsOpts) StdinName(name string) UnixfsAddOption {
 		return nil
 	}
 }
+
+// Events specifies channel which will be used to report events about ongoing
+// Add operation.
+//
+// Note that if this channel blocks it may slowdown the adder
+func (unixfsOpts) Events(sink chan<- interface{}) UnixfsAddOption {
+	return func(settings *UnixfsAddSettings) error {
+		settings.Events = sink
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+// Silent reduces event output
+func (unixfsOpts) Silent(silent bool) UnixfsAddOption {
+	return func(settings *UnixfsAddSettings) error {
+		settings.Silent = silent
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+// Progress tells the adder whether to enable progress events
+func (unixfsOpts) Progress(enable bool) UnixfsAddOption {
+	return func(settings *UnixfsAddSettings) error {
+		settings.Progress = enable
+		return nil
+	}
+}
diff --git a/core/coreiface/unixfs.go b/core/coreiface/unixfs.go
index 69e731822..c622e210e 100644
--- a/core/coreiface/unixfs.go
+++ b/core/coreiface/unixfs.go
@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@ import (
 	ipld "gx/ipfs/QmdDXJs4axxefSPgK6Y1QhpJWKuDPnGJiqgq4uncb4rFHL/go-ipld-format"
 )
 
+// TODO: ideas on making this more coreapi-ish without breaking the http API?
+type AddEvent struct {
+	Name  string
+	Hash  string `json:",omitempty"`
+	Bytes int64  `json:",omitempty"`
+	Size  string `json:",omitempty"`
+}
+
 // UnixfsAPI is the basic interface to immutable files in IPFS
 // NOTE: This API is heavily WIP, things are guaranteed to break frequently
 type UnixfsAPI interface {
@@ -24,6 +32,7 @@ type UnixfsAPI interface {
 	Get(context.Context, Path) (files.File, error)
 
 	// Cat returns a reader for the file
+	// TODO: Remove in favour of Get (if we use Get on a file we still have reader directly, so..)
 	Cat(context.Context, Path) (Reader, error)
 
 	// Ls returns the list of links in a directory