diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.dstore/src/org/eclipse/rse/services/dstore/files/DStoreFileService.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.dstore/src/org/eclipse/rse/services/dstore/files/DStoreFileService.java
index 61de4720eee..2725b8bf220 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.dstore/src/org/eclipse/rse/services/dstore/files/DStoreFileService.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.dstore/src/org/eclipse/rse/services/dstore/files/DStoreFileService.java
@@ -596,6 +596,10 @@ public class DStoreFileService extends AbstractDStoreService implements IFileSer
 			de = hostFile._element;
 		}
 		long fileLength = DStoreHostFile.getFileLength(de.getSource());
+		if (monitor != null)
+		{
+			monitor.beginTask(remotePath, (int)fileLength);
+		}
 		
 		
 		DataElement remoteElement = ds.createObject(universaltemp, de.getType(), remotePath, String.valueOf(mode));