diff --git a/Messages/Progress.hs b/Messages/Progress.hs
index 20c713e06e..64aede5149 100644
--- a/Messages/Progress.hs
+++ b/Messages/Progress.hs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import Types.Messages
 import Types.Key
 
 import System.Console.AsciiProgress
+import qualified System.Console.Terminal.Size as Terminal
 import Control.Concurrent
 
 {- Shows a progress meter while performing a transfer of a key.
@@ -31,11 +32,12 @@ metered combinemeterupdate key af a = case keySize key of
 		showOutput
 		liftIO $ putStrLn ""
 
-		let desc = truncatepretty 79 $ fromMaybe (key2file key) af
+		cols <- liftIO $ maybe 79 Terminal.width <$> Terminal.size
+		let desc = truncatepretty cols $ fromMaybe (key2file key) af
 
 		result <- liftIO newEmptyMVar
 		pg <- liftIO $ newProgressBar def
-			{ pgWidth = 79
+			{ pgWidth = cols
 			, pgFormat = desc ++ " :percent :bar ETA :eta"
 			, pgTotal = size
 			, pgOnCompletion = do
diff --git a/git-annex.cabal b/git-annex.cabal
index 3c1af0df29..4340deafff 100644
--- a/git-annex.cabal
+++ b/git-annex.cabal
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ Executable git-annex
    cryptohash (>= 0.10.0),
    esqueleto, persistent-sqlite, persistent, persistent-template,
    monad-logger, resourcet,
-   ascii-progress (<= 0.2.1.2)
+   ascii-progress (<= 0.2.1.2), terminal-size
   CC-Options: -Wall
   GHC-Options: -Wall
   Extensions: PackageImports