diff --git a/awscli/customizations/s3/results.py b/awscli/customizations/s3/results.py
index 558f2f956e9b..6e350245038e 100644
--- a/awscli/customizations/s3/results.py
+++ b/awscli/customizations/s3/results.py
@@ -315,7 +315,9 @@ class ResultPrinter(BaseResultHandler):
     SRC_DEST_TRANSFER_LOCATION_FORMAT = '{src} to {dest}'
     SRC_TRANSFER_LOCATION_FORMAT = '{src}'
 
-    def __init__(self, result_recorder, out_file=None, error_file=None):
+    def __init__(
+        self, result_recorder, out_file=None, error_file=None, frequency=0, oneline=True
+    ):
         """Prints status of ongoing transfer
 
         :type result_recorder: ResultRecorder
@@ -331,6 +333,8 @@ def __init__(self, result_recorder, out_file=None, error_file=None):
         """
         self._result_recorder = result_recorder
         self._out_file = out_file
+        self._frequency = frequency
+        self._first = True
         if self._out_file is None:
             self._out_file = sys.stdout
         self._error_file = error_file
@@ -347,12 +351,31 @@ def __init__(self, result_recorder, out_file=None, error_file=None):
             DryRunResult: self._print_dry_run,
             FinalTotalSubmissionsResult: self._clear_progress_if_no_more_expected_transfers,
         }
+        self._now = time.time()
+        self._oneline = oneline
 
     def __call__(self, result):
         """Print the progress of the ongoing transfer based on a result"""
-        self._result_handler_map.get(type(result), self._print_noop)(
-            result=result
-        )
+        result_handler = self._result_handler_map.get(type(result), self._print_noop)
+        if type(result) is ProgressResult:                
+            result_handler = self._override_progress_result_handler(
+                result, result_handler
+            )
+        result_handler(result=result)
+
+    def _override_progress_result_handler(self, result, result_handler):
+        if (
+            type(result) in [ProgressResult]
+            and (
+                self._first
+                or (self._frequency == 0)
+                or (time.time() - self._now >= self._frequency)
+            )
+        ):
+            self._now = time.time()
+            self._first = False
+            return result_handler
+        return self._print_noop
 
     def _print_noop(self, **kwargs):
         # If the result does not have a handler, then do nothing with it.
@@ -463,15 +486,19 @@ def _print_progress(self, **kwargs):
         if not self._result_recorder.expected_totals_are_final():
             progress_statement += self._STILL_CALCULATING_TOTALS
 
-        # Make sure that it overrides any previous progress bar.
-        progress_statement = self._adjust_statement_padding(
-            progress_statement, ending_char='\r'
-        )
-        # We do not want to include the carriage return in this calculation
-        # as progress length is used for determining whitespace padding.
-        # So we subtract one off of the length.
-        self._progress_length = len(progress_statement) - 1
-
+        if self._oneline:
+            # Make sure that it overrides any previous progress bar.
+            progress_statement = self._adjust_statement_padding(
+                progress_statement, ending_char='\r'
+            )
+            # We do not want to include the carriage return in this calculation
+            # as progress length is used for determining whitespace padding.
+            # So we subtract one off of the length.
+            self._progress_length = len(progress_statement) - 1
+        else:
+            progress_statement = self._adjust_statement_padding(
+                progress_statement, ending_char='\n'
+            )
         # Print the progress out.
         self._print_to_out_file(progress_statement)
 
diff --git a/awscli/customizations/s3/s3handler.py b/awscli/customizations/s3/s3handler.py
index 23176f30f889..b4a6c7ba5527 100644
--- a/awscli/customizations/s3/s3handler.py
+++ b/awscli/customizations/s3/s3handler.py
@@ -104,7 +104,11 @@ def _add_result_printer(self, result_recorder, result_processor_handlers):
         elif not self._cli_params.get('progress'):
             result_printer = NoProgressResultPrinter(result_recorder)
         else:
-            result_printer = ResultPrinter(result_recorder)
+            result_printer = ResultPrinter(
+                result_recorder,
+                frequency=self._cli_params.get('progress_frequency'),
+                oneline=not self._cli_params.get('progress_multiline'),
+            )
         result_processor_handlers.append(result_printer)
 
 
diff --git a/awscli/customizations/s3/subcommands.py b/awscli/customizations/s3/subcommands.py
index 8dc8a61fa895..97404566279e 100644
--- a/awscli/customizations/s3/subcommands.py
+++ b/awscli/customizations/s3/subcommands.py
@@ -526,6 +526,28 @@
     ),
 }
 
+PROGRESS_FREQUENCY = {
+    'name': 'progress-frequency',
+    'dest': 'progress_frequency',
+    'cli_type_name': 'integer',
+    'default': 0,
+    'help_text': (
+        'Number of seconds to wait before updating file '
+        'transfer progress. This flag is only applied when '
+        'the quiet and only-show-errors flags are not '
+        'provided.'
+    ),
+}
+
+PROGRESS_MULTILINE = {
+    'name': 'progress-multiline',
+    'dest': 'progress_multiline',
+    'action': 'store_true',
+    'help_text': (
+        'Show progress on multiple lines.'
+    ),
+}
+
 
 EXPECTED_SIZE = {
     'name': 'expected-size',
@@ -669,6 +691,8 @@
     SOURCE_REGION,
     ONLY_SHOW_ERRORS,
     NO_PROGRESS,
+    PROGRESS_FREQUENCY,
+    PROGRESS_MULTILINE,
     PAGE_SIZE,
     IGNORE_GLACIER_WARNINGS,
     FORCE_GLACIER_TRANSFER,