diff --git a/src/ProgressMeter.jl b/src/ProgressMeter.jl
index 15a9e4a..1238510 100644
--- a/src/ProgressMeter.jl
+++ b/src/ProgressMeter.jl
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ module ProgressMeter
 
 using Printf: @sprintf
 using Distributed
+import Base.show
 
 export Progress, ProgressThresh, ProgressUnknown, BarGlyphs, next!, update!, cancel, finish!, @showprogress, progress_map, progress_pmap, ijulia_behavior
 
@@ -118,6 +119,23 @@ mutable struct Progress <: AbstractProgress
     end
 end
 
+"""
+Pretty print short description of Progress
+"""
+function Base.show(io::IO, p::Progress)
+    print(io, "Progress(n=$(p.n)")
+    if p.start != 0
+        print(io, ",start=$(p.start)")
+    end
+    if !isnothing(p.barlen)
+        print(io, ",barlen=$(p.barlen)")
+    end
+    if p.barglyphs != defaultglyphs
+        print(io, ",barglyphs=$(p.barglyphs)")
+    end
+    print(io, ")")
+end
+
 """
 `prog = ProgressThresh(thresh; dt=0.1, desc="Progress: ",
 color=:green, output=stderr)` creates a progress meter for a task
diff --git a/test/test_showvalues.jl b/test/test_showvalues.jl
index a91416d..70e1ad5 100644
--- a/test/test_showvalues.jl
+++ b/test/test_showvalues.jl
@@ -111,4 +111,17 @@ for i in 1:50
     sleep(0.1)
 end
 
-end # if
\ No newline at end of file
+
+end # if
+
+println("Testing Base.show for Progress")
+prog = Progress(50)
+io = IOBuffer()
+Base.show(io, prog)
+progShowStr = String(take!(io))
+@test progShowStr == "Progress(n=50)"
+prog = Progress(50, start=10, barlen=100)
+io = IOBuffer()
+Base.show(io, prog)
+progShowStr = String(take!(io))
+@test progShowStr == "Progress(n=50,start=10,barlen=100)"