diff --git a/libraries/ESP8266httpUpdate/examples/httpUpdate/httpUpdate.ino b/libraries/ESP8266httpUpdate/examples/httpUpdate/httpUpdate.ino
index c7da7139bb..d12728b589 100644
--- a/libraries/ESP8266httpUpdate/examples/httpUpdate/httpUpdate.ino
+++ b/libraries/ESP8266httpUpdate/examples/httpUpdate/httpUpdate.ino
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
 
 ESP8266WiFiMulti WiFiMulti;
 
+void update_starting(void) {
+    Serial.println("Update starting");
+}
+
 void setup() {
 
     USE_SERIAL.begin(115200);
@@ -40,6 +44,7 @@ void loop() {
     // wait for WiFi connection
     if((WiFiMulti.run() == WL_CONNECTED)) {
 
+        ESPhttpUpdate.onStart(update_starting);
         t_httpUpdate_return ret = ESPhttpUpdate.update("http://server/file.bin");
         //t_httpUpdate_return  ret = ESPhttpUpdate.update("https://server/file.bin");
 
diff --git a/libraries/ESP8266httpUpdate/src/ESP8266httpUpdate.cpp b/libraries/ESP8266httpUpdate/src/ESP8266httpUpdate.cpp
index 5d2fb27821..4320d69469 100644
--- a/libraries/ESP8266httpUpdate/src/ESP8266httpUpdate.cpp
+++ b/libraries/ESP8266httpUpdate/src/ESP8266httpUpdate.cpp
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ t_httpUpdate_return ESP8266HTTPUpdate::handleUpdate(HTTPClient * http, const cha
     // track these headers
     http->collectHeaders(headerkeys, headerkeyssize);
 
-
     int code = http->GET();
     int len = http->getSize();
 
@@ -223,7 +222,7 @@ t_httpUpdate_return ESP8266HTTPUpdate::handleUpdate(HTTPClient * http, const cha
                     lastError = HTTP_UE_TOO_LESS_SPACE;
                     ret = HTTP_UPDATE_FAILED;
                 } else {
-
+                    http_update_start();
                     WiFiClient * tcp = http->getStreamPtr();
 
                     WiFiUDP::stopAll();
diff --git a/libraries/ESP8266httpUpdate/src/ESP8266httpUpdate.h b/libraries/ESP8266httpUpdate/src/ESP8266httpUpdate.h
index 81f03385f6..ff0a165767 100644
--- a/libraries/ESP8266httpUpdate/src/ESP8266httpUpdate.h
+++ b/libraries/ESP8266httpUpdate/src/ESP8266httpUpdate.h
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@
 #define HTTP_UE_BIN_VERIFY_HEADER_FAILED    (-106)
 #define HTTP_UE_BIN_FOR_WRONG_FLASH         (-107)
 
+#define HTTP_UPDATE_START_CALLBACK(callback) void (*callback)()
+
 typedef enum {
     HTTP_UPDATE_FAILED,
     HTTP_UPDATE_NO_UPDATES,
@@ -71,12 +73,14 @@ class ESP8266HTTPUpdate {
 
         int getLastError(void);
         String getLastErrorString(void);
+        void onStart(HTTP_UPDATE_START_CALLBACK(callback)) { http_update_start = callback; }
 
     protected:
         t_httpUpdate_return handleUpdate(HTTPClient * http, const char * current_version, bool reboot = true, bool spiffs = false);
         bool runUpdate(Stream& in, uint32_t size, String md5, int command = U_FLASH);
 
         int lastError;
+        HTTP_UPDATE_START_CALLBACK(http_update_start);
 };
 
 extern ESP8266HTTPUpdate ESPhttpUpdate;