diff --git a/examples/progress-step-format.php b/examples/progress-step-format.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a79965d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/progress-step-format.php
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+<?php
+
+require_once 'common.php';
+
+// Example 1: Default percentage-based format
+echo "Example 1: Default percentage-based format\n";
+$progress = new \cli\progress\Bar('Default format', 10);
+for ($i = 0; $i < 10; $i++) {
+	$progress->tick();
+	usleep(100000);
+}
+$progress->finish();
+
+echo "\n";
+
+// Example 2: Step-based format (current/total)
+echo "Example 2: Step-based format (current/total)\n";
+$progress = new \cli\progress\Bar(
+	'Step format',
+	10,
+	100,
+	'{:msg}  {:current}/{:total} ['  // Custom formatMessage with current/total
+);
+for ($i = 0; $i < 10; $i++) {
+	$progress->tick();
+	usleep(100000);
+}
+$progress->finish();
+
+echo "\n";
+
+// Example 3: Custom format combining steps and percentage
+echo "Example 3: Custom format combining steps and percentage\n";
+$progress = new \cli\progress\Bar(
+	'Mixed format',
+	50,
+	100,
+	'{:msg}  {:current}/{:total} ({:percent}%) ['  // Both current/total and percent
+);
+for ($i = 0; $i < 50; $i++) {
+	$progress->tick();
+	usleep(50000);
+}
+$progress->finish();
+
+echo "\n";
+
+// Example 4: Large numbers with step format
+echo "Example 4: Large numbers with step format\n";
+$progress = new \cli\progress\Bar(
+	'Processing items',
+	1000,
+	100,
+	'{:msg}  {:current}/{:total} ['
+);
+for ($i = 0; $i < 1000; $i += 50) {
+	$progress->tick(50);
+	usleep(20000);
+}
+$progress->finish();
diff --git a/lib/cli/progress/Bar.php b/lib/cli/progress/Bar.php
index e800509..43f21b5 100644
--- a/lib/cli/progress/Bar.php
+++ b/lib/cli/progress/Bar.php
@@ -31,6 +31,30 @@ class Bar extends Progress {
 	protected $_formatTiming = '] {:elapsed} / {:estimated}';
 	protected $_format = '{:msg}{:bar}{:timing}';
 
+	/**
+	 * Instantiates a Progress Bar.
+	 *
+	 * @param string       $msg            The text to display next to the Notifier.
+	 * @param int          $total          The total number of ticks we will be performing.
+	 * @param int          $interval       The interval in milliseconds between updates.
+	 * @param string|null  $formatMessage  Optional format string for the message portion.
+	 * @param string|null  $formatTiming   Optional format string for the timing portion.
+	 * @param string|null  $format         Optional format string for the overall display.
+	 */
+	public function __construct($msg, $total, $interval = 100, $formatMessage = null, $formatTiming = null, $format = null) {
+		parent::__construct($msg, $total, $interval);
+
+		if ($formatMessage !== null) {
+			$this->_formatMessage = $formatMessage;
+		}
+		if ($formatTiming !== null) {
+			$this->_formatTiming = $formatTiming;
+		}
+		if ($format !== null) {
+			$this->_format = $format;
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Prints the progress bar to the screen with percent complete, elapsed time
 	 * and estimated total time.
@@ -49,11 +73,13 @@ public function display($finish = false) {
 
 		$percent = str_pad(floor($_percent * 100), 3);
 		$msg = $this->_message;
-		$msg = Streams::render($this->_formatMessage, compact('msg', 'percent'));
+		$current = $this->current();
+		$total = $this->total();
+		$msg = Streams::render($this->_formatMessage, compact('msg', 'percent', 'current', 'total'));
 
 		$estimated = $this->formatTime($this->estimated());
 		$elapsed   = str_pad($this->formatTime($this->elapsed()), strlen($estimated));
-		$timing    = Streams::render($this->_formatTiming, compact('elapsed', 'estimated'));
+		$timing    = Streams::render($this->_formatTiming, compact('elapsed', 'estimated', 'current', 'total', 'percent'));
 
 		$size = Shell::columns();
 		$size -= strlen($msg . $timing);
@@ -65,7 +91,7 @@ public function display($finish = false) {
 		// substr is needed to trim off the bar cap at 100%
 		$bar = substr(str_pad($bar, $size, ' '), 0, $size);
 
-		Streams::out($this->_format, compact('msg', 'bar', 'timing'));
+		Streams::out($this->_format, compact('msg', 'bar', 'timing', 'current', 'total', 'percent'));
 	}
 
 	/**