diff --git a/synapseclient/client.py b/synapseclient/client.py
index 376b475f5..5de077586 100644
--- a/synapseclient/client.py
+++ b/synapseclient/client.py
@@ -2731,6 +2731,7 @@ def _download_from_URL(
         actual_md5 = None
         redirect_count = 0
         delete_on_md5_mismatch = True
+        self.logger.debug(f"Downloading from {url} to {destination}")
         while redirect_count < REDIRECT_LIMIT:
             redirect_count += 1
             scheme = urllib_urlparse.urlparse(url).scheme
@@ -2747,7 +2748,24 @@ def _download_from_URL(
                 )
                 break
             elif scheme == "ftp":
-                urllib_request.urlretrieve(url, destination)
+                transfer_start_time = time.time()
+
+                def _ftp_report_hook(
+                    block_number: int, read_size: int, total_size: int
+                ) -> None:
+                    show_progress = not self.silent
+                    if show_progress:
+                        self._print_transfer_progress(
+                            transferred=block_number * read_size,
+                            toBeTransferred=total_size,
+                            prefix="Downloading ",
+                            postfix=os.path.basename(destination),
+                            dt=time.time() - transfer_start_time,
+                        )
+
+                urllib_request.urlretrieve(
+                    url=url, filename=destination, reporthook=_ftp_report_hook
+                )
                 break
             elif scheme == "http" or scheme == "https":
                 # if a partial download exists with the temporary name,