diff --git a/config.default.toml b/config.default.toml
index 4b44ae4c..20e3f620 100644
--- a/config.default.toml
+++ b/config.default.toml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ port = 80
 hexIP = false
 verify_certificates = true
 
+download_folder = ""
+autoget = false
+
 # Defaults for the client connect form
 [defaults]
 name = "freenode"
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 83288b90..72515fa3 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ type Config struct {
 	Port               string
 	Dev                bool
 	HexIP              bool
-	VerifyCertificates bool `mapstructure:"verify_certificates"`
+	VerifyCertificates bool   `mapstructure:"verify_certificates"`
+	DownloadFolder     string `mapstructure:"download_folder"`
+	Autoget            bool
 	Headers            map[string]string
 	Defaults           Defaults
 	HTTPS              HTTPS
diff --git a/pkg/irc/client.go b/pkg/irc/client.go
index f6839f2e..e3d2ed38 100644
--- a/pkg/irc/client.go
+++ b/pkg/irc/client.go
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@ package irc
 import (
 	"bufio"
 	"crypto/tls"
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"math"
 	"net"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -21,8 +27,12 @@ type Client struct {
 	Realname        string
 	HandleNickInUse func(string) string
 
+	DownloadFolder string
+	Autoget        bool
+
 	Messages          chan *Message
 	ConnectionChanged chan ConnectionState
+	Progress          chan DownloadProgress
 	Features          *Features
 	nick              string
 	channels          []string
@@ -50,6 +60,7 @@ func NewClient(nick, username string) *Client {
 		Realname:          nick,
 		Messages:          make(chan *Message, 32),
 		ConnectionChanged: make(chan ConnectionState, 16),
+		Progress:          make(chan DownloadProgress, 16),
 		out:               make(chan string, 32),
 		quit:              make(chan struct{}),
 		reconnect:         make(chan struct{}),
@@ -207,3 +218,149 @@ func (c *Client) flushChannels() {
 	}
 	c.lock.Unlock()
 }
+
+func byteRead(totalBytes uint64) []byte {
+	b := make([]byte, 8)
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(b, totalBytes)
+	return b
+}
+
+func round2(source float64) float64 {
+	return math.Round(100*source) / 100
+}
+
+const (
+	_ = 1.0 << (10 * iota)
+	kibibyte
+	mebibyte
+	gibibyte
+)
+
+func humanReadableByteCount(b float64, speed bool) string {
+	unit := ""
+	value := b
+
+	switch {
+	case b >= gibibyte:
+		unit = "GiB"
+		value = value / gibibyte
+	case b >= mebibyte:
+		unit = "MiB"
+		value = value / mebibyte
+	case b >= kibibyte:
+		unit = "KiB"
+		value = value / kibibyte
+	case b > 1 || b == 0:
+		unit = "bytes"
+	case b == 1:
+		unit = "byte"
+	}
+
+	if speed {
+		unit = unit + "/s"
+	}
+
+	stringValue := strings.TrimSuffix(
+		fmt.Sprintf("%.2f", value), ".00",
+	)
+
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", stringValue, unit)
+}
+
+func (c *Client) Download(pack *CTCP) {
+	if !c.Autoget {
+		// TODO: ask user if he/she wants to download the file
+		return
+	}
+	c.Progress <- DownloadProgress{
+		PercCompletion: 0,
+		File:           pack.File,
+	}
+	file, err := os.OpenFile(filepath.Join(c.DownloadFolder, pack.File), os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0644)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.Progress <- DownloadProgress{
+			PercCompletion: -1,
+			File:           pack.File,
+			Error:          err,
+		}
+		return
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+
+	con, err := net.Dial("tcp", fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", pack.IP, pack.Port))
+
+	if err != nil {
+		c.Progress <- DownloadProgress{
+			PercCompletion: -1,
+			File:           pack.File,
+			Error:          err,
+		}
+		return
+	}
+
+	defer con.Close()
+
+	var avgSpeed float64
+	var prevTime int64 = -1
+	secondsElapsed := int64(0)
+	totalBytes := uint64(0)
+	buf := make([]byte, 0, 4*1024)
+	start := time.Now().UnixNano()
+	for {
+		n, err := con.Read(buf[:cap(buf)])
+		buf = buf[:n]
+		if n == 0 {
+			if err == nil {
+				continue
+			}
+			if err == io.EOF {
+				break
+			}
+		}
+
+		if _, err := file.Write(buf); err != nil {
+			c.Progress <- DownloadProgress{
+				PercCompletion: -1,
+				File:           pack.File,
+				Error:          err,
+			}
+			return
+		}
+
+		cycleBytes := uint64(len(buf))
+		totalBytes += cycleBytes
+		percentage := round2(100 * float64(totalBytes) / float64(pack.Length))
+
+		now := time.Now().UnixNano()
+		secondsElapsed = (now - start) / 1e9
+		avgSpeed = round2(float64(totalBytes) / (float64(secondsElapsed)))
+		speed := 0.0
+
+		if prevTime < 0 {
+			speed = avgSpeed
+		} else {
+			speed = round2(1e9 * float64(cycleBytes) / (float64(now - prevTime)))
+		}
+		secondsToGo := (float64(pack.Length) - float64(totalBytes)) / speed
+		prevTime = now
+		con.Write(byteRead(totalBytes))
+		c.Progress <- DownloadProgress{
+			InstSpeed:      humanReadableByteCount(speed, true),
+			AvgSpeed:       humanReadableByteCount(avgSpeed, true),
+			PercCompletion: percentage,
+			BytesRemaining: humanReadableByteCount(float64(pack.Length-totalBytes), false),
+			BytesCompleted: humanReadableByteCount(float64(totalBytes), false),
+			SecondsElapsed: secondsElapsed,
+			SecondsToGo:    secondsToGo,
+			File:           pack.File,
+		}
+	}
+	con.Write(byteRead(totalBytes))
+	c.Progress <- DownloadProgress{
+		AvgSpeed:       humanReadableByteCount(avgSpeed, true),
+		PercCompletion: 100,
+		BytesCompleted: humanReadableByteCount(float64(totalBytes), false),
+		SecondsElapsed: secondsElapsed,
+		File:           pack.File,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/irc/conn.go b/pkg/irc/conn.go
index 935a55f4..ae819a2b 100644
--- a/pkg/irc/conn.go
+++ b/pkg/irc/conn.go
@@ -239,6 +239,11 @@ func (c *Client) recv() {
 			if c.HandleNickInUse != nil {
 				go c.writeNick(c.HandleNickInUse(msg.Params[1]))
 			}
+
+		}
+
+		if ctcp := msg.ToCTCP(); ctcp != nil {
+			go c.Download(ctcp)
 		}
 
 		c.Messages <- msg
diff --git a/pkg/irc/message.go b/pkg/irc/message.go
index cc64d55e..b40fecd7 100644
--- a/pkg/irc/message.go
+++ b/pkg/irc/message.go
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 package irc
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"path"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"unicode"
 )
 
 type Message struct {
@@ -12,6 +17,26 @@ type Message struct {
 	Params  []string
 }
 
+type DownloadProgress struct {
+	File           string  `json:"file"`
+	Error          error   `json:"error"`
+	BytesCompleted string  `json:"bytes_completed"`
+	BytesRemaining string  `json:"bytes_remaining"`
+	PercCompletion float64 `json:"perc_completion"`
+	AvgSpeed       string  `json:"avg_speed"`
+	InstSpeed      string  `json:"speed"`
+	SecondsElapsed int64   `json:"elapsed"`
+	SecondsToGo    float64 `json:"eta"`
+}
+
+// CTCP is used to parse a message into a CTCP message
+type CTCP struct {
+	File   string `json:"file"`
+	IP     string `json:"ip"`
+	Port   uint16 `json:"port"`
+	Length uint64 `json:"length"`
+}
+
 func (m *Message) LastParam() string {
 	if len(m.Params) > 0 {
 		return m.Params[len(m.Params)-1]
@@ -19,6 +44,40 @@ func (m *Message) LastParam() string {
 	return ""
 }
 
+// ToCTCP tries to parse the message parameters into a CTCP message
+func (m *Message) ToCTCP() *CTCP {
+	params := strings.Join(m.Params, " ")
+	if strings.Contains(params, "DCC SEND") {
+		// to be extra sure that there are non-printable characters
+		params = strings.TrimFunc(params, func(r rune) bool {
+			return !unicode.IsPrint(r)
+		})
+		parts := strings.Split(params, " ")
+		ip, err := strconv.Atoi(parts[4])
+		port, err := strconv.Atoi(parts[5])
+		length, err := strconv.Atoi(parts[6])
+
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		ip3 := uint32ToIP(ip)
+
+		filename := path.Base(parts[3])
+		if filename == "/" || filename == "." {
+			filename = ""
+		}
+
+		return &CTCP{
+			File:   filename,
+			IP:     ip3,
+			Port:   uint16(port),
+			Length: uint64(length),
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func ParseMessage(line string) *Message {
 	msg := Message{}
 
@@ -112,3 +171,19 @@ var unescapeTagReplacer = strings.NewReplacer(
 func unescapeTag(s string) string {
 	return unescapeTagReplacer.Replace(s)
 }
+
+func uint32ToIP(n int) string {
+	var byte1 = n & 255
+	var byte2 = ((n >> 8) & 255)
+	var byte3 = ((n >> 16) & 255)
+	var byte4 = ((n >> 24) & 255)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%d.%d.%d.%d", byte4, byte3, byte2, byte1)
+}
+
+func (p DownloadProgress) ToJSON() string {
+	progress, err := json.Marshal(p)
+	if err != nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return string(progress)
+}
diff --git a/server/irc.go b/server/irc.go
index 8e67c96a..f708e9d6 100644
--- a/server/irc.go
+++ b/server/irc.go
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ func connectIRC(server *storage.Server, state *State, srcIP []byte) *irc.Client
 		}
 	}
 
+	i.DownloadFolder = cfg.DownloadFolder
+	i.Autoget = cfg.Autoget
+
 	state.setIRC(server.Host, i)
 	i.Connect(address)
 	go newIRCHandler(i, state).run()
diff --git a/server/irc_handler.go b/server/irc_handler.go
index 9a8c1ed0..27b2aeb0 100644
--- a/server/irc_handler.go
+++ b/server/irc_handler.go
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ func (i *ircHandler) run() {
 			} else if state.Connected {
 				i.log("Connected")
 			}
+		case progress := <-i.client.Progress:
+			i.state.sendJSON("progress", progress.ToJSON())
 		}
 	}
 }