diff --git a/daemon/remote.c b/daemon/remote.c
index 389e28920..9957ef893 100644
--- a/daemon/remote.c
+++ b/daemon/remote.c
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ static const char * details_keys[] = {
     "timesCompleted",
     "totalSize",
     "uploadedEver",
+    "pieces",
     "webseeds",
     "webseedsSendingToUs"
 };
@@ -847,6 +848,8 @@ printDetails( tr_benc * top )
         {
             tr_benc *    t = tr_bencListChild( torrents, ti );
             tr_benc *    l;
+            const uint8_t * raw;
+            size_t       rawlen;
             const char * str;
             char         buf[512];
             char         buf2[512];
@@ -1006,6 +1009,23 @@ printDetails( tr_benc * top )
                 printf( "  Piece Count: %" PRId64 "\n", i );
             if( tr_bencDictFindInt( t, "pieceSize", &i ) )
                 printf( "  Piece Size: %" PRId64 "\n", i );
+            printf( "\n" );
+
+            printf("PIECES\n  ");
+            if( tr_bencDictFindRaw( t, "pieces", &raw, &rawlen ) && tr_bencDictFindInt( t, "pieceCount", &j ) ) {
+                int len;
+                char * str = tr_base64_decode( raw, rawlen, &len );
+                for( i=k=0; k<len; ++k ) {
+                    int e;
+                    for( e=0; i<j && e<8; ++e, ++i )
+                        printf( str[k] & (1<<(7-e)) ? "1" : "0" );
+                    printf( " " );
+                    if( !(i%64) )
+                        printf( "\n  " );
+                }
+                tr_free( str );
+            }
+            printf( "\n" );
         }
     }
 }
@@ -1203,7 +1223,7 @@ printTorrentList( tr_benc * top )
             }
         }
 
-        printf( "Sum:         %9s             %6.1f  %6.1f\n",
+        printf( "Sum:         %9s            %6.1f  %6.1f\n",
                 strlsize( haveStr, total_size, sizeof( haveStr ) ),
                 total_up / 1024.0,
                 total_down / 1024.0 );
diff --git a/doc/rpc-spec.txt b/doc/rpc-spec.txt
index c194bcb50..d5151f7d1 100644
--- a/doc/rpc-spec.txt
+++ b/doc/rpc-spec.txt
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@
    peersGettingFromUs     | number                               | tr_stat
    peersKnown             | number                               | tr_stat
    peersSendingToUs       | number                               | tr_stat
+   pieces                 | string (see below)                   | tr_torrent
    pieceCount             | tnumber                              | tr_info
    pieceSize              | tnumber                              | tr_info
    priorities             | array (see below)                    | n/a
@@ -224,6 +225,12 @@
                           | fromPex                 | number     | tr_stat
                           | fromTracker             | number     | tr_stat
    -----------------------+--------------------------------------+
+   pieces                 | A bitfield holding pieceCount flags  | tr_torrent
+                          | which are set to 'true' if we have   |
+                          | the piece matching that position.    |
+                          | JSON doesn't allow raw binary data,  |
+                          | so this is a base64-encoded string.  |
+   -----------------------+--------------------------------------+
    priorities             | an array of tr_info.filecount        | tr_info
                           | numbers. each is the tr_priority_t   |
                           | mode for the corresponding file.     |
@@ -410,4 +417,7 @@
          |         |           | session-stats  | added "current-stats"
          |         |           | torrent-get    | new arg "downloadDir"
    ------+---------+-----------+----------------+-------------------------------
+   6     | 1.60    | yes       | torrent-get    | new arg "pieces"
+   ------+---------+-----------+----------------+-------------------------------
+
 
diff --git a/libtransmission/rpcimpl.c b/libtransmission/rpcimpl.c
index 3969f63a7..98302569d 100644
--- a/libtransmission/rpcimpl.c
+++ b/libtransmission/rpcimpl.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "session.h"
 #include "stats.h"
 #include "torrent.h"
+#include "completion.h"
 #include "utils.h"
 #include "web.h"
 
@@ -424,6 +425,12 @@ addField( const tr_torrent * tor,
         tr_bencDictAddInt( d, key, st->peersKnown );
     else if( !strcmp( key, "peersSendingToUs" ) )
         tr_bencDictAddInt( d, key, st->peersSendingToUs );
+    else if( !strcmp( key, "pieces" ) ) {
+        const tr_bitfield * pieces = tr_cpPieceBitfield( &tor->completion );
+        char * str = tr_base64_encode( pieces->bits, pieces->byteCount, NULL );
+        tr_bencDictAddStr( d, key, str );
+        tr_free( str );
+    }
     else if( !strcmp( key, "pieceCount" ) )
         tr_bencDictAddInt( d, key, inf->pieceCount );
     else if( !strcmp( key, "pieceSize" ) )