diff --git a/cmds/bugreportz/bugreportz.cpp b/cmds/bugreportz/bugreportz.cpp
index 7bed284..75855cf 100644
--- a/cmds/bugreportz/bugreportz.cpp
+++ b/cmds/bugreportz/bugreportz.cpp
@@ -27,14 +27,17 @@
 
 #include "bugreportz.h"
 
+static constexpr char BEGIN_PREFIX[] = "BEGIN:";
 static constexpr char PROGRESS_PREFIX[] = "PROGRESS:";
 
 static void write_line(const std::string& line, bool show_progress) {
     if (line.empty()) return;
 
-    // When not invoked with the -p option, it must skip PROGRESS lines otherwise it
+    // When not invoked with the -p option, it must skip BEGIN and PROGRESS lines otherwise it
     // will break adb (which is expecting either OK or FAIL).
-    if (!show_progress && android::base::StartsWith(line, PROGRESS_PREFIX)) return;
+    if (!show_progress && (android::base::StartsWith(line, PROGRESS_PREFIX) ||
+                           android::base::StartsWith(line, BEGIN_PREFIX)))
+        return;
 
     android::base::WriteStringToFd(line, STDOUT_FILENO);
 }
diff --git a/cmds/bugreportz/bugreportz_test.cpp b/cmds/bugreportz/bugreportz_test.cpp
index dfef17f..58b23d1 100644
--- a/cmds/bugreportz/bugreportz_test.cpp
+++ b/cmds/bugreportz/bugreportz_test.cpp
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
 
 // Tests 'bugreportz', without any argument - it will ignore progress lines.
 TEST_F(BugreportzTest, NoArgument) {
+    WriteToSocket("BEGIN:THE IGNORED PATH WARS HAS!\n");  // Should be ommited.
     WriteToSocket("What happens on 'dumpstate',");
     WriteToSocket("stays on 'bugreportz'.\n");
     WriteToSocket("PROGRESS:Y U NO OMITTED?\n");  // Should be ommited.
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@
 
 // Tests 'bugreportz -p' - it will just echo dumpstate's output to stdout
 TEST_F(BugreportzTest, WithProgress) {
+    WriteToSocket("BEGIN:I AM YOUR PATH\n");
     WriteToSocket("What happens on 'dumpstate',");
     WriteToSocket("stays on 'bugreportz'.\n");
     WriteToSocket("PROGRESS:IS INEVITABLE\n");
@@ -118,6 +120,7 @@
     Bugreportz(true);
 
     AssertStdoutEquals(
+        "BEGIN:I AM YOUR PATH\n"
         "What happens on 'dumpstate',stays on 'bugreportz'.\n"
         "PROGRESS:IS INEVITABLE\n"
         "PROGRESS:IS NOT AUTOMATIC\n"
diff --git a/cmds/bugreportz/readme.md b/cmds/bugreportz/readme.md
index 2bc277e..2697f09 100644
--- a/cmds/bugreportz/readme.md
+++ b/cmds/bugreportz/readme.md
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@
 the simple protocol defined below.
 
 # Version 1.1
-On version 1.1, in addition to the `OK` and `FAILURE` lines, `bugreportz -p` generates progress
-lines in the following format:
+On version 1.1, in addition to the `OK` and `FAILURE` lines, when `bugreportz` is invoked with
+`-p`, it outputs the following lines:
 
-- `PROGRESS:<progress>/<total>`, where `<progress>` is the current progress units out of a max of `<total>`.
+- `BEGIN:<path_to_bugreport_file>` right away.
+- `PROGRESS:<progress>/<total>` as `dumpstate` progresses (where `<progress>` is the current
+progress units out of a max of `<total>`).
 
 ## Version 1.0
 On version 1.0, `bugreportz` does not generate any output on `stdout` until the bugreport is
diff --git a/cmds/dumpstate/dumpstate.cpp b/cmds/dumpstate/dumpstate.cpp
index f74fe39..0129392 100644
--- a/cmds/dumpstate/dumpstate.cpp
+++ b/cmds/dumpstate/dumpstate.cpp
@@ -1270,14 +1270,19 @@
         }
 
         if (do_update_progress && do_broadcast) {
+            // clang-format off
             std::vector<std::string> am_args = {
                  "--receiver-permission", "android.permission.DUMP", "--receiver-foreground",
                  "--es", "android.intent.extra.NAME", suffix,
                  "--ei", "android.intent.extra.ID", std::to_string(id),
                  "--ei", "android.intent.extra.PID", std::to_string(getpid()),
                  "--ei", "android.intent.extra.MAX", std::to_string(WEIGHT_TOTAL),
+            // clang-format on
             };
             send_broadcast("android.intent.action.BUGREPORT_STARTED", am_args);
+            if (use_control_socket) {
+                dprintf(control_socket_fd, "BEGIN:%s\n", path.c_str());
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -1460,6 +1465,7 @@
     if (do_broadcast) {
         if (!path.empty()) {
             MYLOGI("Final bugreport path: %s\n", path.c_str());
+            // clang-format off
             std::vector<std::string> am_args = {
                  "--receiver-permission", "android.permission.DUMP", "--receiver-foreground",
                  "--ei", "android.intent.extra.ID", std::to_string(id),
@@ -1468,6 +1474,7 @@
                  "--es", "android.intent.extra.BUGREPORT", path,
                  "--es", "android.intent.extra.DUMPSTATE_LOG", log_path
             };
+            // clang-format on
             if (do_fb) {
                 am_args.push_back("--es");
                 am_args.push_back("android.intent.extra.SCREENSHOT");