diff --git a/storagemarket/dealstatus.go b/storagemarket/dealstatus.go
index 2d3b238c..8aa0b1fc 100644
--- a/storagemarket/dealstatus.go
+++ b/storagemarket/dealstatus.go
@@ -175,3 +175,36 @@ var DealStatesDescriptions = map[StorageDealStatus]string{
 	StorageDealClientTransferRestart:        "Client transfer restart",
 	StorageDealProviderTransferAwaitRestart: "ProviderTransferAwaitRestart",
 }
+
+var DealStatesDurations = map[StorageDealStatus]string{
+	StorageDealUnknown:                      "",
+	StorageDealProposalNotFound:             "",
+	StorageDealProposalRejected:             "",
+	StorageDealProposalAccepted:             "a few minutes",
+	StorageDealAcceptWait:                   "a few minutes",
+	StorageDealStartDataTransfer:            "a few minutes",
+	StorageDealStaged:                       "a few minutes",
+	StorageDealAwaitingPreCommit:            "a few minutes",
+	StorageDealSealing:                      "a few hours",
+	StorageDealActive:                       "",
+	StorageDealExpired:                      "",
+	StorageDealSlashed:                      "",
+	StorageDealRejecting:                    "",
+	StorageDealFailing:                      "",
+	StorageDealFundsReserved:                "a few minutes",
+	StorageDealCheckForAcceptance:           "a few minutes",
+	StorageDealValidating:                   "a few minutes",
+	StorageDealTransferring:                 "a few minutes",
+	StorageDealWaitingForData:               "a few minutes",
+	StorageDealVerifyData:                   "a few minutes",
+	StorageDealReserveProviderFunds:         "a few minutes",
+	StorageDealReserveClientFunds:           "a few minutes",
+	StorageDealProviderFunding:              "a few minutes",
+	StorageDealClientFunding:                "a few minutes",
+	StorageDealPublish:                      "a few minutes",
+	StorageDealPublishing:                   "a few minutes",
+	StorageDealError:                        "",
+	StorageDealFinalizing:                   "a few minutes",
+	StorageDealClientTransferRestart:        "depending on data size, anywhere between a few minutes to a few hours",
+	StorageDealProviderTransferAwaitRestart: "a few minutes",
+}
diff --git a/storagemarket/types.go b/storagemarket/types.go
index 7480c0c2..f89117ac 100644
--- a/storagemarket/types.go
+++ b/storagemarket/types.go
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func (ds *DealStages) GetStage(stage string) *DealStage {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (ds *DealStages) AddStageLog(stage, description, msg string) {
+func (ds *DealStages) AddStageLog(stage, description, expectedDuration, msg string) {
 	log.Infof("adding log for stage <%s> msg <%s>", stage, msg)
 
 	now := curTime()
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ func (ds *DealStages) AddStageLog(stage, description, msg string) {
 
 	st.Name = stage
 	st.Description = description
+	st.ExpectedDuration = expectedDuration
 	st.UpdatedTime = now
 	if msg != "" && (len(st.Logs) == 0 || st.Logs[len(st.Logs)-1].Log != msg) {
 		st.Logs = append(st.Logs, &Log{msg, now})
@@ -158,11 +159,12 @@ func (ds *DealStages) AddStageLog(stage, description, msg string) {
 }
 
 type DealStage struct {
-	Name        string
-	Description string
-	CreatedTime cbg.CborTime
-	UpdatedTime cbg.CborTime
-	Logs        []*Log
+	Name             string
+	Description      string
+	ExpectedDuration string
+	CreatedTime      cbg.CborTime
+	UpdatedTime      cbg.CborTime
+	Logs             []*Log
 }
 
 func (d *ClientDeal) AddLog(msg string, a ...interface{}) {
@@ -172,8 +174,9 @@ func (d *ClientDeal) AddLog(msg string, a ...interface{}) {
 
 	stage := DealStates[d.State]
 	description := DealStatesDescriptions[d.State]
+	expectedDuration := DealStatesDurations[d.State]
 
-	d.DealStages.AddStageLog(stage, description, msg)
+	d.DealStages.AddStageLog(stage, description, expectedDuration, msg)
 }
 
 // ClientDeal is the local state tracked for a deal by a StorageClient
diff --git a/storagemarket/types_cbor_gen.go b/storagemarket/types_cbor_gen.go
index 924f09e6..c9b7b29b 100644
--- a/storagemarket/types_cbor_gen.go
+++ b/storagemarket/types_cbor_gen.go
@@ -2766,7 +2766,7 @@ func (t *DealStage) MarshalCBOR(w io.Writer) error {
 		_, err := w.Write(cbg.CborNull)
 		return err
 	}
-	if _, err := w.Write([]byte{165}); err != nil {
+	if _, err := w.Write([]byte{166}); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -2818,6 +2818,29 @@ func (t *DealStage) MarshalCBOR(w io.Writer) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// t.ExpectedDuration (string) (string)
+	if len("ExpectedDuration") > cbg.MaxLength {
+		return xerrors.Errorf("Value in field \"ExpectedDuration\" was too long")
+	}
+
+	if err := cbg.WriteMajorTypeHeaderBuf(scratch, w, cbg.MajTextString, uint64(len("ExpectedDuration"))); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if _, err := io.WriteString(w, string("ExpectedDuration")); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if len(t.ExpectedDuration) > cbg.MaxLength {
+		return xerrors.Errorf("Value in field t.ExpectedDuration was too long")
+	}
+
+	if err := cbg.WriteMajorTypeHeaderBuf(scratch, w, cbg.MajTextString, uint64(len(t.ExpectedDuration))); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if _, err := io.WriteString(w, string(t.ExpectedDuration)); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	// t.CreatedTime (typegen.CborTime) (struct)
 	if len("CreatedTime") > cbg.MaxLength {
 		return xerrors.Errorf("Value in field \"CreatedTime\" was too long")
@@ -2932,6 +2955,17 @@ func (t *DealStage) UnmarshalCBOR(r io.Reader) error {
 
 				t.Description = string(sval)
 			}
+			// t.ExpectedDuration (string) (string)
+		case "ExpectedDuration":
+
+			{
+				sval, err := cbg.ReadStringBuf(br, scratch)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+
+				t.ExpectedDuration = string(sval)
+			}
 			// t.CreatedTime (typegen.CborTime) (struct)
 		case "CreatedTime":