diff --git a/PeerKit/PeerKit.swift b/PeerKit/PeerKit.swift
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 94613bd..dbd3154
--- a/PeerKit/PeerKit.swift
+++ b/PeerKit/PeerKit.swift
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ public typealias PeerBlock = ((myPeerID: MCPeerID, peerID: MCPeerID) -> Void)
 public typealias EventBlock = ((peerID: MCPeerID, event: String, object: AnyObject?) -> Void)
 public typealias ObjectBlock = ((peerID: MCPeerID, object: AnyObject?) -> Void)
 public typealias ResourceBlock = ((myPeerID: MCPeerID, resourceName: String, peer: MCPeerID, localURL: NSURL) -> Void)
+public typealias ReceivingResourceBlock = ((myPeerID: MCPeerID, resourceName: String, peer: MCPeerID, withProgress: NSProgress!) -> Void)
 
 // MARK: Event Blocks
 
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ public var onDisconnect: PeerBlock?
 public var onEvent: EventBlock?
 public var onEventObject: ObjectBlock?
 public var onFinishReceivingResource: ResourceBlock?
+public var onStartReceivingResource: ReceivingResourceBlock?
 public var eventBlocks = [String: ObjectBlock]()
 
 // MARK: PeerKit Globals
@@ -83,6 +85,14 @@ func didFinishReceivingResource(myPeerID: MCPeerID, resourceName: String, fromPe
     }
 }
 
+func didStartReceivingResource(myPeerID: MCPeerID, resourceName: String, fromPeer peer: MCPeerID, withProgress progress: NSProgress!) {
+    if let onStartReceivingResource = onStartReceivingResource  {
+        dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue()) {
+            onStartReceivingResource(myPeerID: myPeerID, resourceName: resourceName, peer: peer, withProgress: progress)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 // MARK: Advertise/Browse
 
 public func transceive(serviceType: String, discoveryInfo: [String: String]? = nil) {
diff --git a/PeerKit/Session.swift b/PeerKit/Session.swift
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 19b5bc4..7ddfd4f
--- a/PeerKit/Session.swift
+++ b/PeerKit/Session.swift
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ public protocol SessionDelegate {
     func disconnected(myPeerID: MCPeerID, fromPeer peer: MCPeerID)
     func receivedData(myPeerID: MCPeerID, data: NSData, fromPeer peer: MCPeerID)
     func finishReceivingResource(myPeerID: MCPeerID, resourceName: String, fromPeer peer: MCPeerID, atURL localURL: NSURL)
+    func startReceivingResource(myPeerID: MCPeerID, resourceName: String, fromPeer peer: MCPeerID, withProgress progress: NSProgress!)
 }
 
 public class Session: NSObject, MCSessionDelegate {
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ public class Session: NSObject, MCSessionDelegate {
 
     public func session(session: MCSession!, didStartReceivingResourceWithName resourceName: String!, fromPeer peerID: MCPeerID!, withProgress progress: NSProgress!) {
         // unused
+        delegate?.startReceivingResource(myPeerID, resourceName: resourceName, fromPeer: peerID, withProgress: progress)
     }
 
     public func session(session: MCSession!, didFinishReceivingResourceWithName resourceName: String!, fromPeer peerID: MCPeerID!, atURL localURL: NSURL!, withError error: NSError!) {
diff --git a/PeerKit/Transceiver.swift b/PeerKit/Transceiver.swift
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 37cddc2..ddfdf72
--- a/PeerKit/Transceiver.swift
+++ b/PeerKit/Transceiver.swift
@@ -69,4 +69,8 @@ public class Transceiver: SessionDelegate {
     public func finishReceivingResource(myPeerID: MCPeerID, resourceName: String, fromPeer peer: MCPeerID, atURL localURL: NSURL) {
         didFinishReceivingResource(myPeerID, resourceName, fromPeer: peer, atURL: localURL)
     }
+    
+    public func startReceivingResource(myPeerID: MCPeerID, resourceName: String, fromPeer peer: MCPeerID, withProgress progress: NSProgress!) {
+        didStartReceivingResource(myPeerID, resourceName, fromPeer: peer, withProgress: progress)
+    }
 }