diff --git a/Examples/UIExplorer/XHRExample.js b/Examples/UIExplorer/XHRExample.js
index 2a3b1ebbb..d142222c9 100644
--- a/Examples/UIExplorer/XHRExample.js
+++ b/Examples/UIExplorer/XHRExample.js
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ class FormUploader extends React.Component {
     super(props);
     this.state = {
       isUploading: false,
+      uploadProgress: null,
       randomPhoto: null,
       textParams: [],
     };
@@ -217,6 +218,14 @@ class FormUploader extends React.Component {
     this.state.textParams.forEach(
       (param) => formdata.append(param.name, param.value)
     );
+    if (xhr.upload) {
+      xhr.upload.onprogress = (event) => {
+        console.log('upload onprogress', event);
+        if (event.lengthComputable) {
+          this.setState({uploadProgress: event.loaded / event.total});
+        }
+      };
+    }
     xhr.send(formdata);
     this.setState({isUploading: true});
   }
@@ -251,6 +260,10 @@ class FormUploader extends React.Component {
       </View>
     ));
     var uploadButtonLabel = this.state.isUploading ? 'Uploading...' : 'Upload';
+    var uploadProgress = this.state.uploadProgress;
+    if (uploadProgress !== null) {
+      uploadButtonLabel += ' ' + Math.round(uploadProgress * 100) + '%';
+    }
     var uploadButton = (
       <View style={styles.uploadButtonBox}>
         <Text style={styles.uploadButtonLabel}>{uploadButtonLabel}</Text>
diff --git a/Libraries/Network/RCTHTTPRequestHandler.m b/Libraries/Network/RCTHTTPRequestHandler.m
index 6a6b385af..c89a4fbc9 100644
--- a/Libraries/Network/RCTHTTPRequestHandler.m
+++ b/Libraries/Network/RCTHTTPRequestHandler.m
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ RCT_EXPORT_MODULE()
 
 #pragma mark - NSURLSession delegate
 
+- (void)URLSession:(NSURLSession *)session
+              task:(NSURLSessionTask *)task
+   didSendBodyData:(int64_t)bytesSent
+    totalBytesSent:(int64_t)totalBytesSent
+totalBytesExpectedToSend:(int64_t)totalBytesExpectedToSend
+{
+  [[_delegates objectForKey:task] URLRequest:task didUploadProgress:(double)totalBytesSent total:(double)totalBytesExpectedToSend];
+}
+
+
 - (void)URLSession:(NSURLSession *)session
           dataTask:(NSURLSessionDataTask *)task
 didReceiveResponse:(NSURLResponse *)response
diff --git a/Libraries/Network/RCTNetworking.m b/Libraries/Network/RCTNetworking.m
index df102e594..d73f1fb4d 100644
--- a/Libraries/Network/RCTNetworking.m
+++ b/Libraries/Network/RCTNetworking.m
@@ -184,6 +184,11 @@ typedef void (^RCTDataLoaderCallback)(NSData *data, NSString *MIMEType, NSError
   return [self initWithRequest:nil handler:nil callback:nil];
 }
 
+- (void)URLRequest:(id)requestToken didUploadProgress:(double)progress total:(double)total
+{
+  RCTAssert([requestToken isEqual:_requestToken], @"Shouldn't ever happen");
+}
+
 - (void)URLRequest:(id)requestToken didReceiveResponse:(NSURLResponse *)response
 {
   RCTAssert([requestToken isEqual:_requestToken], @"Shouldn't ever happen");
@@ -395,6 +400,17 @@ RCT_EXPORT_MODULE()
 
 #pragma mark - RCTURLRequestDelegate
 
+- (void)URLRequest:(id)requestToken didUploadProgress:(double)progress total:(double)total
+{
+  dispatch_async(_methodQueue, ^{
+    RCTActiveURLRequest *request = [_activeRequests objectForKey:requestToken];
+    RCTAssert(request != nil, @"Unrecognized request token: %@", requestToken);
+
+    NSArray *responseJSON = @[request.requestID, @(progress), @(total)];
+    [_bridge.eventDispatcher sendDeviceEventWithName:@"didUploadProgress" body:responseJSON];
+  });
+}
+
 - (void)URLRequest:(id)requestToken didReceiveResponse:(NSURLResponse *)response
 {
   dispatch_async(_methodQueue, ^{
diff --git a/Libraries/Network/XMLHttpRequest.ios.js b/Libraries/Network/XMLHttpRequest.ios.js
index 6eb586c26..da020c808 100644
--- a/Libraries/Network/XMLHttpRequest.ios.js
+++ b/Libraries/Network/XMLHttpRequest.ios.js
@@ -21,15 +21,23 @@ class XMLHttpRequest extends XMLHttpRequestBase {
 
   _requestId: ?number;
   _subscriptions: [any];
+  upload: {
+    onprogress?: (event: Object) => void;
+  };
 
   constructor() {
     super();
     this._requestId = null;
     this._subscriptions = [];
+    this.upload = {};
   }
 
   _didCreateRequest(requestId: number): void {
     this._requestId = requestId;
+    this._subscriptions.push(RCTDeviceEventEmitter.addListener(
+      'didUploadProgress',
+      (args) => this._didUploadProgress.call(this, args[0], args[1], args[2])
+    ));
     this._subscriptions.push(RCTDeviceEventEmitter.addListener(
       'didReceiveNetworkResponse',
       (args) => this._didReceiveResponse.call(this, args[0], args[1], args[2])
@@ -44,6 +52,17 @@ class XMLHttpRequest extends XMLHttpRequestBase {
     ));
   }
 
+  _didUploadProgress(requestId: number, progress: number, total: number): void {
+    if (requestId === this._requestId && this.upload.onprogress) {
+      var event = {
+        lengthComputable: true,
+        loaded: progress,
+        total,
+      };
+      this.upload.onprogress(event);
+    }
+  }
+
   _didReceiveResponse(requestId: number, status: number, responseHeaders: ?Object): void {
     if (requestId === this._requestId) {
       this.status = status;
diff --git a/React/Base/RCTURLRequestDelegate.h b/React/Base/RCTURLRequestDelegate.h
index 3ca5b0e01..48473b84b 100644
--- a/React/Base/RCTURLRequestDelegate.h
+++ b/React/Base/RCTURLRequestDelegate.h
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@
  */
 @protocol RCTURLRequestDelegate <NSObject>
 
+/**
+ * Call this when you first receives a response from the server. This should
+ * include response headers, etc.
+ */
+- (void)URLRequest:(id)requestToken didUploadProgress:(double)progress total:(double)total;
+
 /**
  * Call this when you first receives a response from the server. This should
  * include response headers, etc.