diff --git a/src/core/ezcurl_core.ml b/src/core/ezcurl_core.ml
index 8a46104..29fd4f0 100644
--- a/src/core/ezcurl_core.ml
+++ b/src/core/ezcurl_core.ml
@@ -265,13 +265,6 @@ module type S = sig
       @param headers headers of the query
   *)
 
-  (** Push-stream of bytes
-      @since NEXT_RELEASE *)
-  class type input_stream = object
-    method on_close : unit -> unit
-    method on_input : bytes -> int -> int -> unit
-  end
-
   val http_stream :
     ?tries:int ->
     ?client:t ->
@@ -281,7 +274,10 @@ module type S = sig
     ?headers:header list ->
     url:string ->
     meth:meth ->
-    write_into:#input_stream ->
+    ?on_respond:((unit response, curl_error) result -> unit) ->
+    on_write:(bytes -> length:int -> unit) ->
+    ?on_close:(unit -> unit) ->
+    ?on_progress:(downloaded:int64 -> expected:int64 option -> [`Continue | `Abort]) ->
     unit ->
     (unit response, curl_error) result io
   (** HTTP call via cURL, with a streaming response body.
@@ -355,11 +351,6 @@ module Make (IO : IO) : S with type 'a io = 'a IO.t = struct
     | `String s -> Some (String.length s)
     | `Write _ -> None
 
-  class type input_stream = object
-    method on_close : unit -> unit
-    method on_input : bytes -> int -> int -> unit
-  end
-
   type http_state_ = {
     client: client;
     do_cleanup: bool;
@@ -489,27 +480,56 @@ module Make (IO : IO) : S with type 'a io = 'a IO.t = struct
     loop tries
 
   let http_stream ?(tries = 1) ?client ?config ?range ?content ?headers ~url
-      ~meth ~(write_into : #input_stream) () : (unit response, _) result io =
+      ~meth ?(on_respond=ignore) ~on_write ?(on_close=ignore) ?on_progress ()
+    : (unit response, _) result io =
     let tries = max tries 1 in
     let st =
       http_setup_ ?client ?config ?range ?content ?headers ~url ~meth ()
     in
 
+    let responded = ref false in
+    let respond () =
+      if not !responded then (
+        responded := true;
+        on_respond (mk_res st ())
+      )
+    in
+
     Curl.set_writefunction st.client.curl (fun s ->
-        let n = String.length s in
-        write_into#on_input (Bytes.unsafe_of_string s) 0 n;
-        n);
+        respond ();
+        let length = String.length s in
+        on_write (Bytes.unsafe_of_string s) ~length;
+        length);
+
+    opt_iter on_progress ~f:(fun on_progress ->
+        Curl.set_xferinfofunction st.client.curl
+          (fun dltotal dlnow _ultotal _ulnow ->
+             match
+               on_progress
+                 ~downloaded:dlnow
+                 ~expected:(if dltotal = 0L then None else Some dltotal)
+             with
+             | `Continue -> false
+             | `Abort -> true
+          );
+        Curl.set_noprogress st.client.curl false;
+      );
 
     let rec loop i =
       IO.perform st.client.curl >>= function
       | Curl.CURLE_OK ->
         let r = mk_res st () in
-        write_into#on_close ();
+        if not !responded then (
+          responded := true;
+          on_respond r;
+        );
+        on_close ();
         if st.do_cleanup then Curl.cleanup st.client.curl;
         return r
       | Curl.CURLE_AGAIN when i > 1 -> loop (i - 1) (* try again *)
       | c ->
-        write_into#on_close ();
+        respond ();
+        on_close ();
         if st.do_cleanup then Curl.cleanup st.client.curl;
         return (Error (c, Curl.strerror c))
     in
diff --git a/src/core/ezcurl_core.mli b/src/core/ezcurl_core.mli
index 04ee87d..b03befb 100644
--- a/src/core/ezcurl_core.mli
+++ b/src/core/ezcurl_core.mli
@@ -164,13 +164,6 @@ module type S = sig
       @param headers headers of the query
   *)
 
-  (** Push-based stream of bytes
-      @since NEXT_RELEASE *)
-  class type input_stream = object
-    method on_close : unit -> unit
-    method on_input : bytes -> int -> int -> unit
-  end
-
   val http_stream :
     ?tries:int ->
     ?client:t ->
@@ -180,13 +173,19 @@ module type S = sig
     ?headers:header list ->
     url:string ->
     meth:meth ->
-    write_into:#input_stream ->
-    unit ->
-    (unit response, curl_error) result io
+    ?on_respond:((unit response, curl_error) result -> unit) ->
+    on_write:(bytes -> length:int -> unit) ->
+    ?on_close:(unit -> unit) ->
+    ?on_progress:(downloaded:int64 ->
+                  expected:int64 option -> [ `Abort | `Continue ]) ->
+    unit -> (unit response, curl_error) result io
   (** HTTP call via cURL, with a streaming response body.
-      The body is given to [write_into] by chunks,
-      then [write_into#on_close ()] is called
-      and the response is returned.
+      [on_respond] is called as soon as the response code and headers are
+      available. If the call failed, the response code will be zero.
+      Then the body is given to [on_write] by chunks, and, finally [on_close ()]
+      is called and the response is returned.
+      [on_progress] is regularly called to give the opportunity to track the
+      progress of a large or slow transfer and to abort it.
       @since NEXT_RELEASE *)
 
   val get :
diff --git a/test/basic_test.ml b/test/basic_test.ml
index 1c0a1e0..6e1338e 100644
--- a/test/basic_test.ml
+++ b/test/basic_test.ml
@@ -15,11 +15,7 @@ let () =
   let buf = Buffer.create 32 in
   match
     Ezcurl.http_stream ~meth:GET ~url
-      ~write_into:
-        (object
-           method on_input bs i len = Buffer.add_subbytes buf bs i len
-           method on_close () = ()
-        end)
+      ~on_write:(fun bs ~length -> Buffer.add_subbytes buf bs 0 length)
       ()
   with
   | Error (code, msg) ->