diff --git a/packages/shipit-cli/src/Shipit.js b/packages/shipit-cli/src/Shipit.js
index 7772271..89ac9c1 100644
--- a/packages/shipit-cli/src/Shipit.js
+++ b/packages/shipit-cli/src/Shipit.js
@@ -170,6 +170,26 @@ class Shipit extends Orchestrator {
     return this
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Add --progress flag to rsync config.
+   *
+   * @returns {Shipit} for chaining
+   */
+  setShowProgress(){
+    this.config.rsync = this.config.rsync ? [...this.config.rsync, "--progress"] : ["--progress"]
+    return this
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Add --stats flag to rsync config.
+   *
+   * @returns {Shipit} for chaining
+   */
+  setShowStats(){
+    this.config.rsync = this.config.rsync ? [...this.config.rsync, "--stats"] : ["--stats"]
+    return this
+  }
+
   /**
    * Initialize shipit configuration.
    *
@@ -228,7 +248,13 @@ class Shipit extends Orchestrator {
       ignores: this.config && this.config.ignores ? this.config.ignores : [],
       rsync: this.config && this.config.rsync ? this.config.rsync : [],
     }
-    const copyOptions = { ...defaultOptions, ...options }
+    let copyOptions = { ...defaultOptions, ...options }
+
+    // Stop rsync config to be overwrited from the deploy rsync options.
+    if(typeof copyOptions.rsync === 'string') {
+      copyOptions.rsync = [copyOptions.rsync]
+    }
+    copyOptions = {...copyOptions, rsync: [...new Set([...defaultOptions.rsync, ...copyOptions.rsync])]}
 
     return this.pool.copy(src, dest, copyOptions)
   }
@@ -252,7 +278,14 @@ class Shipit extends Orchestrator {
       ignores: this.config && this.config.ignores ? this.config.ignores : [],
       rsync: this.config && this.config.rsync ? this.config.rsync : [],
     }
-    const copyOptions = { ...defaultOptions, ...options }
+    let copyOptions = { ...defaultOptions, ...options }
+    
+    // Stop rsync config to be overwrited from the deploy rsync options.
+    if(typeof copyOptions.rsync === 'string') {
+      copyOptions.rsync = [copyOptions.rsync]
+    }
+    copyOptions = {...copyOptions, rsync: [...new Set([...defaultOptions.rsync, ...copyOptions.rsync])]}
+
     return this.pool.copyToRemote(src, dest, copyOptions)
   }
 
@@ -274,7 +307,14 @@ class Shipit extends Orchestrator {
       ignores: this.config && this.config.ignores ? this.config.ignores : [],
       rsync: this.config && this.config.rsync ? this.config.rsync : [],
     }
-    const copyOptions = { ...defaultOptions, ...options }
+    let copyOptions = { ...defaultOptions, ...options }
+
+    // Stop rsync config to be overwrited from the deploy rsync options.
+    if(typeof copyOptions.rsync === 'string') {
+      copyOptions.rsync = [copyOptions.rsync]
+    }
+    copyOptions = {...copyOptions, rsync: [...new Set([...defaultOptions.rsync, ...copyOptions.rsync])]}
+    
     return this.pool.copyFromRemote(src, dest, copyOptions)
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/shipit-cli/src/Shipit.test.js b/packages/shipit-cli/src/Shipit.test.js
index ddd836c..a02f85a 100644
--- a/packages/shipit-cli/src/Shipit.test.js
+++ b/packages/shipit-cli/src/Shipit.test.js
@@ -153,6 +153,36 @@ describe('Shipit', () => {
         rsync: ['--bar'],
       })
     })
+
+    it('should support show-progress flag', () => {
+
+      shipit.setShowProgress()
+
+      shipit.remoteCopy('src', 'dest', {
+        direction: 'remoteToLocal',
+      })
+
+      expect(shipit.pool.copy).toBeCalledWith('src', 'dest', {
+        direction: 'remoteToLocal',
+        ignores: [],
+        rsync: ["--progress"],
+      })
+    })
+
+    it('should support show-stats flag', () => {
+
+      shipit.setShowStats()
+
+      shipit.remoteCopy('src', 'dest', {
+        direction: 'remoteToLocal',
+      })
+
+      expect(shipit.pool.copy).toBeCalledWith('src', 'dest', {
+        direction: 'remoteToLocal',
+        ignores: [],
+        rsync: ["--stats"],
+      })
+    })
   })
 
   describe('#copyFromRemote', () => {
@@ -193,6 +223,30 @@ describe('Shipit', () => {
         rsync: ['--bar'],
       })
     })
+
+    it('should support show-progress flag', () => {
+
+      shipit.setShowProgress()
+
+      shipit.copyFromRemote('src', 'dest')
+
+      expect(shipit.pool.copyFromRemote).toBeCalledWith('src', 'dest', {
+        ignores: [],
+        rsync: ["--progress"],
+      })
+    })
+
+    it('should support show-stats flag', () => {
+
+      shipit.setShowStats()
+
+      shipit.copyFromRemote('src', 'dest')
+
+      expect(shipit.pool.copyFromRemote).toBeCalledWith('src', 'dest', {
+        ignores: [],
+        rsync: ["--stats"],
+      })
+    })
   })
 
   describe('#copyToRemote', () => {
@@ -233,5 +287,29 @@ describe('Shipit', () => {
         rsync: ['--bar'],
       })
     })
+
+    it('should support show-progress flag', () => {
+
+      shipit.setShowProgress()
+
+      shipit.copyToRemote('src', 'dest')
+
+      expect(shipit.pool.copyToRemote).toBeCalledWith('src', 'dest', {
+        ignores: [],
+        rsync: ["--progress"],
+      })
+    })
+
+    it('should support show-stats flag', () => {
+
+      shipit.setShowStats()
+
+      shipit.copyToRemote('src', 'dest')
+
+      expect(shipit.pool.copyToRemote).toBeCalledWith('src', 'dest', {
+        ignores: [],
+        rsync: ["--stats"],
+      })
+    })
   })
 })
diff --git a/packages/shipit-cli/src/cli.js b/packages/shipit-cli/src/cli.js
index 8ca0cec..420d31a 100644
--- a/packages/shipit-cli/src/cli.js
+++ b/packages/shipit-cli/src/cli.js
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ program
   .option('--require <files...>', 'Script required before launching Shipit')
   .option('--tasks', 'List available tasks')
   .option('--environments', 'List available environments')
+  .option('-p, --show-progress', 'Show rsync Progress')
+  .option('-s, --show-stats', 'Show rsync Stats')
 
 program.parse(process.argv)
 
@@ -49,6 +51,14 @@ function logEnvironments(shipit) {
   )
 }
 
+function logProgress(shipit) {
+  shipit.setShowProgress()
+}
+
+function logStats(shipit) {
+  shipit.setShowStats()
+}
+
 async function asyncInvoke(env) {
   if (!env.configPath) {
     console.error(chalk.red('shipitfile not found'))
@@ -71,6 +81,13 @@ async function asyncInvoke(env) {
     throw error
   }
 
+  if(program.showProgress) {
+    logProgress(shipit)
+  }
+  if(program.showStats){
+    logStats(shipit)
+  }
+
   if (program.tasks === true) {
     logTasks(shipit)
   } else if (program.environments === true) {
diff --git a/packages/ssh-pool/src/Connection.js b/packages/ssh-pool/src/Connection.js
index 8a4e1d3..405bb7f 100644
--- a/packages/ssh-pool/src/Connection.js
+++ b/packages/ssh-pool/src/Connection.js
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ class Connection {
       src,
       dest,
       remoteShell: sshCommand,
-      additionalArgs: typeof rsync === 'string' ? [rsync] : rsync,
+      additionalArgs: (typeof rsync === 'string' ? [rsync] : rsync),
       excludes: ignores,
     })