diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 92aa0af..fcecfbc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,9 +36,10 @@ AWS CLI installation is **NOT** required by this module.
         3. [Sync the local file system with a remote S3 bucket](#sync-the-local-file-system-with-a-remote-s3-bucket)
         4. [Sync two remote S3 buckets](#sync-two-remote-s3-buckets)
         5. [Monitor transfer progress](#monitor-transfer-progress)
-        6. [Use AWS SDK command input options](#use-aws-sdk-command-input-options)
-        7. [Relocate objects during sync](#relocate-objects-during-sync)
-        8. [Filter source files](#filter-source-files)
+        6. [Monitor object status](#monitor-object-status)
+        7. [Use AWS SDK command input options](#use-aws-sdk-command-input-options)
+        8. [Relocate objects during sync](#relocate-objects-during-sync)
+        9. [Filter source files](#filter-source-files)
 1. [API Reference](#api-reference)
     - [Class: S3SyncClient](#class-s3-sync-client)
       - [new S3SyncClient(configuration)](#new-s3-sync-client)
@@ -100,7 +101,6 @@ await sync('s3://my-source-bucket', 's3://my-target-bucket', { del: true });
 #### Monitor transfer progress
 
 ```javascript
-const EventEmitter = require('events');
 const { TransferMonitor } = require('s3-sync-client');
 
 const monitor = new TransferMonitor();
@@ -128,6 +128,35 @@ try {
 }
 ```
 
+#### Monitor object status
+
+```javascript
+const { TransferMonitor } = require('s3-sync-client');
+
+const monitor = new TransferMonitor();
+monitor.on('start', (data) => console.log("Start:", data));
+monitor.on('done', (data) => console.log("Done:", data));
+monitor.on('error', (data) => console.log("Error:", data));
+
+await sync('s3://mybucket', '/path/to/local/dir', { monitor });
+
+/* output, per object as it is processed:
+...
+Start: {
+  filePath: '...'
+}
+...
+Done: {
+  filePath: '...'
+}
+...
+Done: {
+  filePath: '...',
+  error: '...'
+}
+*/
+```
+
 #### Use AWS SDK command input options
 
 ```javascript
diff --git a/lib/sync-objects/bucket-object.js b/lib/sync-objects/bucket-object.js
index f2bc39a..3d74532 100644
--- a/lib/sync-objects/bucket-object.js
+++ b/lib/sync-objects/bucket-object.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class BucketObject extends SyncObject {
             Bucket: this.bucket,
             Key: this.key,
         }, commandInput);
+        monitor?.emit('start', { filePath });
         const { Body: readStream, LastModified } = await client.send(
             new GetObjectCommand(getObjectCommandInput),
             { abortSignal },
@@ -44,11 +45,19 @@ class BucketObject extends SyncObject {
             });
         }
         return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-            writeStream.on('error', reject);
+            writeStream.on('error', (error) => {
+                monitor?.emit('error', { filePath, error });
+                reject(error);
+            });
             writeStream.on('finish', () => {
-                fs.utimes(filePath, LastModified, LastModified, (err) => {
-                    if (err) reject(err);
-                    else resolve();
+                fs.utimes(filePath, LastModified, LastModified, (error) => {
+                    if (error) {
+                        monitor?.emit('error', { filePath, error });
+                        reject(error);
+                    } else {
+                        monitor?.emit('done', { filePath });
+                        resolve();
+                    }
                 });
             });
         });
diff --git a/test/s3-sync-client.test.js b/test/s3-sync-client.test.js
index a606850..febd68b 100644
--- a/test/s3-sync-client.test.js
+++ b/test/s3-sync-client.test.js
@@ -50,11 +50,14 @@ describe('S3SyncClient', () => {
     test('load bucket 2 dataset', async () => {
         const monitor = new TransferMonitor();
         let count = 0;
+        let done = 0;
         monitor.on('progress', (progress) => { count = progress.count.current; });
+        monitor.on('done', () => { done++; });
         await emptyBucket(syncClient, BUCKET_2);
         await syncClient.sync(DATA_DIR, `s3://${BUCKET_2}`, { del: true, maxConcurrentTransfers: 200, monitor });
         const objects = await syncClient.listLocalObjects(DATA_DIR);
         expect(count).toStrictEqual(5000);
+        expect(done).toStrictEqual(count);
         expect(objects.length).toStrictEqual(5000);
     });
 
@@ -113,11 +116,14 @@ describe('S3SyncClient', () => {
         test('sync a single dir with progress tracking', async () => {
             const monitor = new TransferMonitor();
             let count = 0;
+            let done = 0;
             monitor.on('progress', (progress) => { count = progress.count.current; });
+            monitor.on('done', () => { done++; });
             await syncClient.bucketWithBucket(`${BUCKET_2}/def/jkl`, BUCKET, { maxConcurrentTransfers: 200, monitor });
             const objects = await syncClient.listBucketObjects(BUCKET, { prefix: 'def/jkl' });
             expect(hasObject(objects, 'def/jkl/xmoj')).toBe(true);
             expect(count).toStrictEqual(11);
+            expect(done).toStrictEqual(count);
             expect(objects.length).toStrictEqual(11);
         });
 
@@ -268,10 +274,13 @@ describe('S3SyncClient', () => {
         test('sync 5000 bucket objects successfully with progress tracking', async () => {
             const monitor = new TransferMonitor();
             let count = 0;
+            let done = 0;
             monitor.on('progress', (progress) => { count = progress.count.current; });
+            monitor.on('done', () => { done++; });
             await syncClient.sync(`s3://${BUCKET_2}`, SYNC_DIR, { maxConcurrentTransfers: 200, monitor });
             const objects = await syncClient.listLocalObjects(SYNC_DIR);
             expect(count).toStrictEqual(5000);
+            expect(done).toStrictEqual(count);
             expect(objects.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(5000);
         });