diff --git a/newsfragments/343.feature b/newsfragments/343.feature
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..64358cc1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/newsfragments/343.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Estimate remaining sync time
diff --git a/src/magic_folder/cli.py b/src/magic_folder/cli.py
index 46f40f631..167504cf3 100644
--- a/src/magic_folder/cli.py
+++ b/src/magic_folder/cli.py
@@ -342,7 +342,10 @@ def message(payload, is_binary=False):
                 print("    {}".format(
                     ", ".join(d["relpath"] for d in folder["downloads"])
                 ))
-            print("  uploads: {}".format(len(folder["uploads"])))
+            remaining = ""
+            if folder["remaining-upload-time"] is not None:
+                remaining = " ({:0.1f}s remaining)".format(folder["remaining-upload-time"])
+            print("  uploads: {}{}".format(len(folder["uploads"]), remaining))
             for u in folder["uploads"]:
                 queue = humanize.naturaldelta(now - u["queued-at"])
                 start = " (started {} ago)".format(humanize.naturaldelta(now - u["started-at"])) if "started-at" in u else ""
diff --git a/src/magic_folder/config.py b/src/magic_folder/config.py
index 19774cec0..7eda5ef84 100644
--- a/src/magic_folder/config.py
+++ b/src/magic_folder/config.py
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@
 from .util.file import (
     PathState,
     ns_to_seconds,
+    ns_to_seconds_float,
     seconds_to_ns,
 )
 
@@ -1294,6 +1295,38 @@ def get_tahoe_object_sizes(self, cursor):
             ])
         return sizes
 
+    @with_cursor
+    def get_recent_upload_speed(self, cursor):
+        """
+        Average some of our recently uploaded files and return the upload
+        speed (in bytes per second). If we've never uploaded a file
+        this is None.
+
+        :returns int: bytes per second (or None if we've never uploaded)
+        """
+        cursor.execute(
+            """
+            SELECT
+                last_updated_ns, size, upload_duration_ns
+            FROM
+                [current_snapshots]
+            ORDER BY
+                last_updated_ns DESC
+            LIMIT
+                10
+            """
+        )
+        total_size = 0
+        total_duration = 0
+        for _, size, duration_ns in cursor.fetchall():
+            if duration_ns is None:
+                continue
+            total_size += size
+            total_duration += ns_to_seconds_float(duration_ns)
+        if total_duration == 0 or total_size == 0:
+            return None
+        return float(total_size) / total_duration
+
     @with_cursor
     def get_recent_remotesnapshot_paths(self, cursor, n):
         """
diff --git a/src/magic_folder/status.py b/src/magic_folder/status.py
index 9a7bda26d..b2a912d77 100644
--- a/src/magic_folder/status.py
+++ b/src/magic_folder/status.py
@@ -326,6 +326,22 @@ def client_disconnected(self, protocol):
         """
         self._clients.remove(protocol)
 
+    def upload_seconds_remaining(self, folder_name):
+        """
+        Estimate the number of seconds remaining for any pending uploads.
+        """
+        config = self._config.get_magic_folder(folder_name)
+        folder = self._folders[folder_name]
+
+        remaining_size = 0
+        for relpath, ps, _, _ in config.get_all_current_snapshot_pathstates():
+            if relpath in folder["uploads"]:
+                remaining_size += ps.size
+        recent_speed = config.get_recent_upload_speed()
+        if recent_speed is None:
+            return None
+        return remaining_size / recent_speed
+
     def _marshal_state(self):
         """
         Internal helper. Turn our current notion of the state into a
@@ -386,6 +402,7 @@ def uploads_and_downloads():
                     for err in self._folders.get(name, {}).get("errors", [])
                 ],
                 "recent": most_recent,
+                "remaining-upload-time": self.upload_seconds_remaining(name),
                 "tahoe": {
                     "happy": self._tahoe.is_happy,
                     "connected": self._tahoe.connected,
diff --git a/src/magic_folder/test/test_config.py b/src/magic_folder/test/test_config.py
index 1a518bd61..607996afe 100644
--- a/src/magic_folder/test/test_config.py
+++ b/src/magic_folder/test/test_config.py
@@ -1196,6 +1196,46 @@ def test_limit(self):
             )
         )
 
+    def test_estimate_remaining_time_empty(self):
+        """
+        If there are no recent snapshots there's no time estimate
+        """
+        self.assertThat(
+            self.db.get_recent_upload_speed(),
+            Equals(None),
+        )
+
+    def test_estimate_remaining_time(self):
+        """
+        Add several RemoteSnapshots and ensure times are estimated
+        """
+        relpath = "time_estimate"
+        # a consistent current-time so we can compute exact duration
+        self.patch(self.db, '_get_current_timestamp', lambda: 42)
+        # 3000 bytes in each file, 30 seconds per upload
+        sizes = (3000, 3000, 3000)
+        for size in sizes:
+            remote = RemoteSnapshot(
+                relpath,
+                self.author,
+                {"relpath": relpath, "modification_time": 0},
+                "URI:DIR2-CHK:",
+                [],
+                "URI:CHK:",
+                "URI:CHK:",
+            )
+            self.db.store_currentsnapshot_state(
+                relpath,
+                PathState(size, seconds_to_ns(0), seconds_to_ns(0)),
+            )
+            # "upload_started_at=12" means each snapshot took (42 - 12) seconds to upload
+            self.db.store_uploaded_snapshot(relpath, remote, 12)
+
+        self.assertThat(
+            int(self.db.get_recent_upload_speed()),
+            Equals(sum(sizes) / (30 * 3)),
+        )
+
 
 class ConflictTests(SyncTestCase):
     """