diff --git a/docs/curl.1 b/docs/curl.1
index 358ef2d6a..4ca8ee2c2 100644
--- a/docs/curl.1
+++ b/docs/curl.1
@@ -569,6 +569,11 @@ The time, in seconds, it took from the start until the file transfer is just
 about to begin. This includes all pre-transfer commands and negotiations that
 are specific to the particular protocol(s) involved.
 .TP
+.B time_starttransfer
+The time, in seconds, it took from the start until the first byte is just about
+to be transfered. This includes time_pretransfer and also the time the
+server needs to calculate the result.
+.TP
 .B size_download
 The total amount of bytes that were downloaded.
 .TP
diff --git a/docs/curl_easy_getinfo.3 b/docs/curl_easy_getinfo.3
index b6ce3c8c1..73fd461a3 100644
--- a/docs/curl_easy_getinfo.3
+++ b/docs/curl_easy_getinfo.3
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ start until the file transfer is just about to begin. This includes all
 pre-transfer commands and negotiations that are specific to the particular
 protocol(s) involved.
 .TP
+.B CURLINFO_STARTTRANSFER_TIME
+Pass a pointer to a double to receive the time, in seconds, it took from the
+start until the first byte is just about to be transfered. This includes
+CURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME and also the time the server needs to calculate
+the result.
+.TP
 .B CURLINFO_SIZE_UPLOAD
 Pass a pointer to a double to receive the total amount of bytes that were
 uploaded.
diff --git a/include/curl/curl.h b/include/curl/curl.h
index 3a815ad55..48b82d177 100644
--- a/include/curl/curl.h
+++ b/include/curl/curl.h
@@ -584,8 +584,8 @@ CURLcode curl_global_init(long flags);
 void curl_global_cleanup(void);
 
 /* This is the version number */
-#define LIBCURL_VERSION "7.9.1"
-#define LIBCURL_VERSION_NUM 0x070901
+#define LIBCURL_VERSION "7.9.2-pre3"
+#define LIBCURL_VERSION_NUM 0x070902
 
 /* linked-list structure for the CURLOPT_QUOTE option (and other) */
 struct curl_slist {
@@ -635,7 +635,9 @@ typedef enum {
   CURLINFO_CONTENT_LENGTH_DOWNLOAD   = CURLINFO_DOUBLE + 15,
   CURLINFO_CONTENT_LENGTH_UPLOAD     = CURLINFO_DOUBLE + 16,
 
-  CURLINFO_LASTONE          = 17
+  CURLINFO_STARTTRANSFER_TIME = CURLINFO_DOUBLE + 17,
+
+  CURLINFO_LASTONE          = 18
 } CURLINFO;
 
 /* unfortunately, the easy.h include file needs the options and info stuff
diff --git a/lib/getinfo.c b/lib/getinfo.c
index b502609ea..cdb69ca72 100644
--- a/lib/getinfo.c
+++ b/lib/getinfo.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ CURLcode Curl_initinfo(struct SessionHandle *data)
   pro->t_nslookup = 0;
   pro->t_connect = 0;
   pro->t_pretransfer = 0;
+  pro->t_starttransfer = 0;
 
   info->httpcode = 0;
   info->httpversion=0;
@@ -107,6 +108,9 @@ CURLcode Curl_getinfo(struct SessionHandle *data, CURLINFO info, ...)
   case CURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME:
     *param_doublep =  data->progress.t_pretransfer;
     break;
+  case CURLINFO_STARTTRANSFER_TIME:
+    *param_doublep = data->progress.t_starttransfer;
+    break;
   case CURLINFO_SIZE_UPLOAD:
     *param_doublep =  data->progress.uploaded;
     break;
diff --git a/lib/progress.c b/lib/progress.c
index 865744654..318a6d872 100644
--- a/lib/progress.c
+++ b/lib/progress.c
@@ -111,22 +111,24 @@ void Curl_pgrsTime(struct SessionHandle *data, timerid timer)
     /* mistake filter */
     break;
   case TIMER_STARTSINGLE:
-    /* This is set at the start of a single fetch, there may be several
-       fetches within an operation, why we add all other times relative
-       to this one */
+    /* This is set at the start of a single fetch */
     data->progress.t_startsingle = Curl_tvnow();
     break;
 
   case TIMER_NAMELOOKUP:
-    data->progress.t_nslookup +=
+    data->progress.t_nslookup =
       (double)Curl_tvdiff(Curl_tvnow(), data->progress.t_startsingle)/1000.0;
     break;
   case TIMER_CONNECT:
-    data->progress.t_connect +=
+    data->progress.t_connect =
       (double)Curl_tvdiff(Curl_tvnow(), data->progress.t_startsingle)/1000.0;
     break;
   case TIMER_PRETRANSFER:
-    data->progress.t_pretransfer +=
+    data->progress.t_pretransfer =
+      (double)Curl_tvdiff(Curl_tvnow(), data->progress.t_startsingle)/1000.0;
+    break;
+  case TIMER_STARTTRANSFER:
+    data->progress.t_starttransfer =
       (double)Curl_tvdiff(Curl_tvnow(), data->progress.t_startsingle)/1000.0;
     break;
   case TIMER_POSTRANSFER:
@@ -227,7 +229,7 @@ int Curl_pgrsUpdate(struct connectdata *conn)
   /* The exact time spent so far (from the start) */
   timespent = (double)Curl_tvdiff (now, data->progress.start)/1000;
 
-  data->progress.timespent = (long)timespent;
+  data->progress.timespent = timespent;
 
   /* The average download speed this far */
   data->progress.dlspeed =
diff --git a/lib/progress.h b/lib/progress.h
index 3d0a6b084..2d4598414 100644
--- a/lib/progress.h
+++ b/lib/progress.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ typedef enum {
   TIMER_NAMELOOKUP,
   TIMER_CONNECT,
   TIMER_PRETRANSFER,
+  TIMER_STARTTRANSFER,
   TIMER_POSTRANSFER,
   TIMER_STARTSINGLE,
   TIMER_LAST /* must be last */
diff --git a/lib/transfer.c b/lib/transfer.c
index 163b2cb84..b59c9f2f7 100644
--- a/lib/transfer.c
+++ b/lib/transfer.c
@@ -305,6 +305,8 @@ Transfer(struct connectdata *c_conn)
         }
 	break;
       default:
+        if ((bytecount == 0) && (writebytecount == 0))
+          Curl_pgrsTime(data, TIMER_STARTTRANSFER);
         if((keepon & KEEP_READ) && FD_ISSET(conn->sockfd, &readfd)) {
           /* read! */
           urg = Curl_read(conn, conn->sockfd, buf, BUFSIZE -1, &nread);
diff --git a/lib/urldata.h b/lib/urldata.h
index a8f1ebe78..6749113fe 100644
--- a/lib/urldata.h
+++ b/lib/urldata.h
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ struct Progress {
   int width; /* screen width at download start */
   int flags; /* see progress.h */
 
-  long timespent;
+  double timespent;
 
   double dlspeed;
   double ulspeed;
@@ -382,6 +382,7 @@ struct Progress {
   double t_nslookup;
   double t_connect;
   double t_pretransfer;
+  double t_starttransfer;
 
   struct timeval start;
   struct timeval t_startsingle;
diff --git a/src/writeout.c b/src/writeout.c
index 2c1b3aa24..a786d2d07 100644
--- a/src/writeout.c
+++ b/src/writeout.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ typedef enum {
   VAR_NAMELOOKUP_TIME,
   VAR_CONNECT_TIME,
   VAR_PRETRANSFER_TIME,
+  VAR_STARTTRANSFER_TIME,
   VAR_SIZE_DOWNLOAD,
   VAR_SIZE_UPLOAD,
   VAR_SPEED_DOWNLOAD,
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ static struct variable replacements[]={
   {"time_namelookup", VAR_NAMELOOKUP_TIME},
   {"time_connect", VAR_CONNECT_TIME},
   {"time_pretransfer", VAR_PRETRANSFER_TIME},
+  {"time_starttransfer", VAR_STARTTRANSFER_TIME},
   {"size_header", VAR_HEADER_SIZE},
   {"size_request", VAR_REQUEST_SIZE},
   {"size_download", VAR_SIZE_DOWNLOAD},
@@ -138,6 +140,11 @@ void ourWriteOut(CURL *curl, char *writeinfo)
                    curl_easy_getinfo(curl, CURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME, &doubleinfo))
                   fprintf(stream, "%.3f", doubleinfo);
                 break;
+              case VAR_STARTTRANSFER_TIME:
+                if(CURLE_OK ==
+                   curl_easy_getinfo(curl, CURLINFO_STARTTRANSFER_TIME, &doubleinfo))
+                  fprintf(stream, "%.3f", doubleinfo);
+                break;
               case VAR_SIZE_UPLOAD:
                 if(CURLE_OK ==
                    curl_easy_getinfo(curl, CURLINFO_SIZE_UPLOAD, &doubleinfo))