diff --git a/progressreader/broadcaster.go b/progressreader/broadcaster.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b08ce4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/progressreader/broadcaster.go
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+package progressreader
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"errors"
+	"io"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+// Broadcaster keeps track of one or more observers watching the progress
+// of an operation. For example, if multiple clients are trying to pull an
+// image, they share a Broadcaster for the download operation.
+type Broadcaster struct {
+	sync.Mutex
+	// c is a channel that observers block on, waiting for the operation
+	// to finish.
+	c chan struct{}
+	// cond is a condition variable used to wake up observers when there's
+	// new data available.
+	cond *sync.Cond
+	// history is a buffer of the progress output so far, so a new observer
+	// can catch up.
+	history bytes.Buffer
+	// wg is a WaitGroup used to wait for all writes to finish on Close
+	wg sync.WaitGroup
+	// isClosed is set to true when Close is called to avoid closing c
+	// multiple times.
+	isClosed bool
+}
+
+// NewBroadcaster returns a Broadcaster structure
+func NewBroadcaster() *Broadcaster {
+	b := &Broadcaster{
+		c: make(chan struct{}),
+	}
+	b.cond = sync.NewCond(b)
+	return b
+}
+
+// closed returns true if and only if the broadcaster has been closed
+func (broadcaster *Broadcaster) closed() bool {
+	select {
+	case <-broadcaster.c:
+		return true
+	default:
+		return false
+	}
+}
+
+// receiveWrites runs as a goroutine so that writes don't block the Write
+// function. It writes the new data in broadcaster.history each time there's
+// activity on the broadcaster.cond condition variable.
+func (broadcaster *Broadcaster) receiveWrites(observer io.Writer) {
+	n := 0
+
+	broadcaster.Lock()
+
+	// The condition variable wait is at the end of this loop, so that the
+	// first iteration will write the history so far.
+	for {
+		newData := broadcaster.history.Bytes()[n:]
+		// Make a copy of newData so we can release the lock
+		sendData := make([]byte, len(newData), len(newData))
+		copy(sendData, newData)
+		broadcaster.Unlock()
+
+		if len(sendData) > 0 {
+			written, err := observer.Write(sendData)
+			if err != nil {
+				broadcaster.wg.Done()
+				return
+			}
+			n += written
+		}
+
+		broadcaster.Lock()
+
+		// detect closure of the broadcast writer
+		if broadcaster.closed() {
+			broadcaster.Unlock()
+			broadcaster.wg.Done()
+			return
+		}
+
+		if broadcaster.history.Len() == n {
+			broadcaster.cond.Wait()
+		}
+
+		// Mutex is still locked as the loop continues
+	}
+}
+
+// Write adds data to the history buffer, and also writes it to all current
+// observers.
+func (broadcaster *Broadcaster) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
+	broadcaster.Lock()
+	defer broadcaster.Unlock()
+
+	// Is the broadcaster closed? If so, the write should fail.
+	if broadcaster.closed() {
+		return 0, errors.New("attempted write to closed progressreader Broadcaster")
+	}
+
+	broadcaster.history.Write(p)
+	broadcaster.cond.Broadcast()
+
+	return len(p), nil
+}
+
+// Add adds an observer to the Broadcaster. The new observer receives the
+// data from the history buffer, and also all subsequent data.
+func (broadcaster *Broadcaster) Add(w io.Writer) error {
+	// The lock is acquired here so that Add can't race with Close
+	broadcaster.Lock()
+	defer broadcaster.Unlock()
+
+	if broadcaster.closed() {
+		return errors.New("attempted to add observer to closed progressreader Broadcaster")
+	}
+
+	broadcaster.wg.Add(1)
+	go broadcaster.receiveWrites(w)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Close signals to all observers that the operation has finished.
+func (broadcaster *Broadcaster) Close() {
+	broadcaster.Lock()
+	if broadcaster.isClosed {
+		broadcaster.Unlock()
+		return
+	}
+	broadcaster.isClosed = true
+	close(broadcaster.c)
+	broadcaster.cond.Broadcast()
+	broadcaster.Unlock()
+
+	// Don't return from Close until all writers have caught up.
+	broadcaster.wg.Wait()
+}
+
+// Wait blocks until the operation is marked as completed by the Done method.
+func (broadcaster *Broadcaster) Wait() {
+	<-broadcaster.c
+}
diff --git a/progressreader/progressstatus.go b/progressreader/progressstatus.go
deleted file mode 100644
index f536b84..0000000
--- a/progressreader/progressstatus.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-package progressreader
-
-import (
-	"bytes"
-	"io"
-	"sync"
-
-	"github.com/docker/docker/vendor/src/github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
-)
-
-type ProgressStatus struct {
-	sync.Mutex
-	c         chan struct{}
-	observers []io.Writer
-	history   bytes.Buffer
-}
-
-func NewProgressStatus() *ProgressStatus {
-	return &ProgressStatus{
-		c:         make(chan struct{}),
-		observers: []io.Writer{},
-	}
-}
-
-func (ps *ProgressStatus) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
-	ps.Lock()
-	defer ps.Unlock()
-	ps.history.Write(p)
-	for _, w := range ps.observers {
-		// copy paste from MultiWriter, replaced return with continue
-		n, err = w.Write(p)
-		if err != nil {
-			continue
-		}
-		if n != len(p) {
-			err = io.ErrShortWrite
-			continue
-		}
-	}
-	return len(p), nil
-}
-
-func (ps *ProgressStatus) AddObserver(w io.Writer) {
-	ps.Lock()
-	defer ps.Unlock()
-	w.Write(ps.history.Bytes())
-	ps.observers = append(ps.observers, w)
-}
-
-func (ps *ProgressStatus) Done() {
-	ps.Lock()
-	close(ps.c)
-	ps.history.Reset()
-	ps.Unlock()
-}
-
-func (ps *ProgressStatus) Wait(w io.Writer, msg []byte) error {
-	ps.Lock()
-	channel := ps.c
-	ps.Unlock()
-
-	if channel == nil {
-		// defensive
-		logrus.Debugf("Channel is nil ")
-	}
-	if w != nil {
-		w.Write(msg)
-		ps.AddObserver(w)
-	}
-	<-channel
-	return nil
-}