diff --git a/api.lua b/api.lua
index 7a4de0a..1fd8a29 100644
--- a/api.lua
+++ b/api.lua
@@ -98,6 +98,23 @@ function awards.increment_item_counter(data, field, itemname, count)
 	end
 end
 
+function awards.get_item_count(data, field, itemname)
+	local name_split = string.split(itemname, ":")
+	if #name_split ~= 2 then
+		return false
+	end
+	local mod = name_split[1]
+	local item = name_split[2]
+
+	if data and field and mod and item then
+		awards.assertPlayer(data)
+		awards.tbv(data, field)
+		awards.tbv(data[field], mod)
+		awards.tbv(data[field][mod], item, 0)
+		return data[field][mod][item]
+	end
+end
+
 function awards.register_on_unlock(func)
 	table.insert(awards.on_unlock, func)
 end
@@ -284,6 +301,7 @@ awards.give_achievement = awards.unlock
 function awards.getFormspec(name, to, sid)
 	local formspec = "size[11,5]"
 	local listofawards = awards._order_awards(name)
+	local playerdata = awards.players[name]
 
 	-- Sidebar
 	if sid then
@@ -308,6 +326,21 @@ function awards.getFormspec(name, to, sid)
 			if def and def.icon then
 				formspec = formspec .. "image[1,0;3,3;" .. def.icon .. "]"
 			end
+			local barwidth = 4.6
+			local perc = nil
+			local label = nil
+			if def.getProgress and playerdata then
+				local res = def:getProgress(playerdata)
+				perc = res.perc
+				label = res.label
+			end
+			if perc then
+				formspec = formspec .. "background[0,4.80;" .. barwidth ..",0.25;awards_progress_gray.png]"
+				formspec = formspec .. "background[0,4.80;" .. (barwidth * perc) ..",0.25;awards_progress_green.png]"
+				if label then
+					formspec = formspec .. "label[1.75,4.63;" .. label .. "]"
+				end
+			end
 			if def and def.description then
 				formspec = formspec	.. "label[0,3.25;"..def.description.."]"
 			end
diff --git a/textures/awards_progress_gray.png b/textures/awards_progress_gray.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5fc6cb
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diff --git a/textures/awards_progress_green.png b/textures/awards_progress_green.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54b4e5d
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diff --git a/triggers.lua b/triggers.lua
index 1a4e355..68a1856 100644
--- a/triggers.lua
+++ b/triggers.lua
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ awards.register_trigger("dig", function(def)
 		target = def.trigger.target
 	}
 	table.insert(awards.on.dig, tmp)
+	def.getProgress = function(self, data)
+		local itemcount = awards.get_item_count(data, "count", tmp.node) or 0
+		return {
+			perc = itemcount / tmp.target,
+			label = itemcount .. " / " .. tmp.target .. " dug"  -- TODO: translation
+		}
+	end
 end)
 
 awards.register_trigger("place", function(def)
@@ -30,6 +37,13 @@ awards.register_trigger("place", function(def)
 		target = def.trigger.target
 	}
 	table.insert(awards.on.place, tmp)
+	def.getProgress = function(self, data)
+		local itemcount = awards.get_item_count(data, "place", tmp.node) or 0
+		return {
+			perc = itemcount / tmp.target,
+			label = itemcount .. " / " .. tmp.target .. " placed"  -- TODO: translation
+		}
+	end
 end)
 
 awards.register_trigger("death", function(def)
@@ -38,6 +52,13 @@ awards.register_trigger("death", function(def)
 		target = def.trigger.target
 	}
 	table.insert(awards.on.death, tmp)
+	def.getProgress = function(self, data)
+		local itemcount = data.deaths or 0
+		return {
+			perc = itemcount / tmp.target,
+			label = itemcount .. " deaths, need " .. tmp.target  -- TODO: translation
+		}
+	end
 end)
 
 awards.register_trigger("chat", function(def)
@@ -46,6 +67,13 @@ awards.register_trigger("chat", function(def)
 		target = def.trigger.target
 	}
 	table.insert(awards.on.chat, tmp)
+	def.getProgress = function(self, data)
+		local itemcount = data.chats or 0
+		return {
+			perc = itemcount / tmp.target,
+			label = itemcount .. " / " .. tmp.target .. " line of chat"  -- TODO: translation
+		}
+	end
 end)
 
 awards.register_trigger("join", function(def)
@@ -54,6 +82,14 @@ awards.register_trigger("join", function(def)
 		target = def.trigger.target
 	}
 	table.insert(awards.on.join, tmp)
+
+	def.getProgress = function(self, data)
+		local itemcount = data.joins or 0
+		return {
+			perc = itemcount / tmp.target,
+			label = itemcount .. " game joins, need " .. tmp.target  -- TODO: translation
+		}
+	end
 end)
 
 awards.register_trigger("craft", function(def)
@@ -63,6 +99,13 @@ awards.register_trigger("craft", function(def)
 		target = def.trigger.target
 	}
 	table.insert(awards.on.craft, tmp)
+	def.getProgress = function(self, data)
+		local itemcount = awards.get_item_count(data, "craft", tmp.item) or 0
+		return {
+			perc = itemcount / tmp.target,
+			label = itemcount .. " / " .. tmp.target .. " crafted"  -- TODO: translation
+		}
+	end
 end)
 
 -- Backwards compatibility