diff --git a/v3/io.go b/v3/io.go
index 6ad5abc..a07b800 100644
--- a/v3/io.go
+++ b/v3/io.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package pb
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 )
 
@@ -17,6 +18,16 @@ func (r *Reader) Read(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
 	return
 }
 
+// Seek the wrapped reader when it implements io.Seeker
+func (r *Reader) Seek(offset int64, whence int) (n int64, err error) {
+	if seeker, ok := r.Reader.(io.Seeker); ok {
+		n, err = seeker.Seek(offset, whence)
+		r.bar.SetCurrent(n)
+		return n, err
+	}
+	return 0, fmt.Errorf("wrapped io.Reader does not implement io.Seeker")
+}
+
 // Close the wrapped reader when it implements io.Closer
 func (r *Reader) Close() (err error) {
 	r.bar.Finish()
diff --git a/v3/io_test.go b/v3/io_test.go
index bfd8a06..8bb0171 100644
--- a/v3/io_test.go
+++ b/v3/io_test.go
@@ -1,22 +1,59 @@
 package pb
 
 import (
+	"io"
+	"math/rand"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 )
 
+func init() {
+	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
+}
+
 func TestPBProxyReader(t *testing.T) {
 	bar := new(ProgressBar)
 	if bar.GetBool(Bytes) {
 		t.Errorf("By default bytes must be false")
 	}
 
-	testReader := new(testReaderWriterCloser)
+	testReader := new(testReaderWriterSeekerCloser)
+	testReader.size = 1000000
 	proxyReader := bar.NewProxyReader(testReader)
 
 	if !bar.GetBool(Bytes) {
 		t.Errorf("Bytes must be true after call NewProxyReader")
 	}
 
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		// pick a random offset up to half the size of the Reader in either direction.
+		offset := rand.Int63n(testReader.size) - (testReader.size / 2)
+		expected :=  testReader.offset + offset
+		if expected < 0 {
+			expected = 0
+		}
+		if expected > testReader.size {
+			expected = testReader.size
+		}
+		position, err := proxyReader.Seek(offset, io.SeekCurrent)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("Proxy reader failed to seek: %v", err)
+		}
+		if position != testReader.offset {
+			t.Errorf("Proxy reader offset doesn't match reported offset: %d vs %d", testReader.offset, position)
+		}
+		if position != expected {
+			t.Errorf("Proxy reader returned unexpected position: %d instead of %d / %d", position, expected, testReader.size)
+		}
+		if proxyReader.bar.Current() != expected {
+			t.Errorf("Proxy reader bar returned incorrect position: %d vs %d", proxyReader.bar.Current(), expected)
+		}
+	}
+	offset, err := proxyReader.Seek(0, io.SeekStart)
+	if err != nil || offset != 0 || proxyReader.bar.Current() != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("Proxy reader failed to reset seek position: %d, %d, %v", offset, proxyReader.bar.Current(), err)
+	}
+
 	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
 		buf := make([]byte, 10)
 		n, e := proxyReader.Read(buf)
@@ -49,7 +86,7 @@ func TestPBProxyWriter(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("By default bytes must be false")
 	}
 
-	testWriter := new(testReaderWriterCloser)
+	testWriter := new(testReaderWriterSeekerCloser)
 	proxyReader := bar.NewProxyWriter(testWriter)
 
 	if !bar.GetBool(Bytes) {
@@ -77,24 +114,44 @@ func TestPBProxyWriter(t *testing.T) {
 	proxyReader.Close()
 }
 
-type testReaderWriterCloser struct {
+type testReaderWriterSeekerCloser struct {
+	size int64
+	offset int64
 	closed bool
 	data   []byte
 }
 
-func (tr *testReaderWriterCloser) Read(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
+func (tr *testReaderWriterSeekerCloser) Read(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
 	for i := range p {
 		p[i] = 'f'
 	}
+	tr.offset += int64(len(p))
 	return len(p), nil
 }
 
-func (tr *testReaderWriterCloser) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
+func (tr *testReaderWriterSeekerCloser) Seek(offset int64, whence int) (n int64, err error) {
+	if whence == io.SeekStart {
+		tr.offset = offset
+	} else if whence == io.SeekEnd {
+		tr.offset = tr.size - offset
+	} else if whence == io.SeekCurrent {
+		tr.offset += offset
+	}
+
+	if tr.offset >= tr.size {
+		tr.offset = tr.size
+	} else if tr.offset < 0 {
+		tr.offset = 0
+	}
+	return tr.offset, err
+}
+
+func (tr *testReaderWriterSeekerCloser) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
 	tr.data = append(tr.data, p...)
 	return len(p), nil
 }
 
-func (tr *testReaderWriterCloser) Close() (err error) {
+func (tr *testReaderWriterSeekerCloser) Close() (err error) {
 	tr.closed = true
 	return
 }
diff --git a/v3/pb.go b/v3/pb.go
index 17f3750..595654f 100644
--- a/v3/pb.go
+++ b/v3/pb.go
@@ -399,8 +399,8 @@ func (pb *ProgressBar) SetTemplate(tmpl ProgressBarTemplate) *ProgressBar {
 	return pb.SetTemplateString(string(tmpl))
 }
 
-// NewProxyReader creates a wrapper for given reader, but with progress handle
-// Takes io.Reader or io.ReadCloser
+// NewProxyReadSeeker creates a wrapper for given ReadSeeker, but with progress handle
+// Takes io.Reader, io.ReadSeeker or io.ReadCloser
 // Also, it automatically switches progress bar to handle units as bytes
 func (pb *ProgressBar) NewProxyReader(r io.Reader) *Reader {
 	pb.Set(Bytes, true)