diff --git a/system/loggerd/tests/loggerd_tests_common.py b/system/loggerd/tests/loggerd_tests_common.py
index 3aa9e40531..8bfb571861 100644
--- a/system/loggerd/tests/loggerd_tests_common.py
+++ b/system/loggerd/tests/loggerd_tests_common.py
@@ -3,12 +3,10 @@ import random
 import unittest
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Optional
-
+from openpilot.system.hardware.hw import Paths
 
 import openpilot.system.loggerd.deleter as deleter
 import openpilot.system.loggerd.uploader as uploader
-from openpilot.common.params import Params
-from openpilot.system.hardware.hw import Paths
 from openpilot.system.loggerd.xattr_cache import setxattr
 
 
@@ -55,6 +53,25 @@ class MockApiIgnore():
   def get_token(self):
     return "fake-token"
 
+class MockParams():
+  def __init__(self):
+    self.params = {
+      "DongleId": b"0000000000000000",
+      "IsOffroad": b"1",
+    }
+
+  def get(self, k, block=False, encoding=None):
+    val = self.params[k]
+
+    if encoding is not None:
+      return val.decode(encoding)
+    else:
+      return val
+
+  def get_bool(self, k):
+    val = self.params[k]
+    return (val == b'1')
+
 class UploaderTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
   f_type = "UNKNOWN"
 
@@ -69,6 +86,7 @@ class UploaderTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
   def setUp(self):
     uploader.Api = MockApi
+    uploader.Params = MockParams
     uploader.fake_upload = True
     uploader.force_wifi = True
     uploader.allow_sleep = False
@@ -77,10 +95,6 @@ class UploaderTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     self.seg_format2 = "2019-05-18--11-22-33--{}"
     self.seg_dir = self.seg_format.format(self.seg_num)
 
-    self.params = Params()
-    self.params.put("IsOffroad", "1")
-    self.params.put("DongleId", "0000000000000000")
-
   def make_file_with_data(self, f_dir: str, fn: str, size_mb: float = .1, lock: bool = False,
                           upload_xattr: Optional[bytes] = None, preserve_xattr: Optional[bytes] = None) -> Path:
     file_path = Path(Paths.log_root()) / f_dir / fn
diff --git a/system/loggerd/tests/test_uploader.py b/system/loggerd/tests/test_uploader.py
index b674de5438..538d99f66f 100755
--- a/system/loggerd/tests/test_uploader.py
+++ b/system/loggerd/tests/test_uploader.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from typing import List, Optional
 from openpilot.system.hardware.hw import Paths
 
 from openpilot.common.swaglog import cloudlog
-from openpilot.system.loggerd.uploader import main, UPLOAD_ATTR_NAME, UPLOAD_ATTR_VALUE
+from openpilot.system.loggerd.uploader import uploader_fn, UPLOAD_ATTR_NAME, UPLOAD_ATTR_VALUE
 
 from openpilot.system.loggerd.tests.loggerd_tests_common import UploaderTestCase
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class TestUploader(UploaderTestCase):
 
   def start_thread(self):
     self.end_event = threading.Event()
-    self.up_thread = threading.Thread(target=main, args=[self.end_event])
+    self.up_thread = threading.Thread(target=uploader_fn, args=[self.end_event])
     self.up_thread.daemon = True
     self.up_thread.start()
 
diff --git a/system/loggerd/uploader.py b/system/loggerd/uploader.py
index aac5c07e53..8f27d4763d 100755
--- a/system/loggerd/uploader.py
+++ b/system/loggerd/uploader.py
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ class Uploader:
     self.last_resp: Optional[UploadResponse] = None
     self.last_exc: Optional[Tuple[Exception, str]] = None
 
+    self.immediate_size = 0
+    self.immediate_count = 0
+
     # stats for last successfully uploaded file
     self.last_time = 0.0
     self.last_speed = 0.0
@@ -85,10 +88,18 @@ class Uploader:
     self.immediate_folders = ["crash/", "boot/"]
     self.immediate_priority = {"qlog": 0, "qlog.bz2": 0, "qcamera.ts": 1}
 
+  def get_upload_sort(self, name: str) -> int:
+    if name in self.immediate_priority:
+      return self.immediate_priority[name]
+    return 1000
+
   def list_upload_files(self) -> Iterator[Tuple[str, str, str]]:
     if not os.path.isdir(self.root):
       return
 
+    self.immediate_size = 0
+    self.immediate_count = 0
+
     for logname in listdir_by_creation(self.root):
       path = os.path.join(self.root, logname)
       try:
@@ -99,7 +110,7 @@ class Uploader:
       if any(name.endswith(".lock") for name in names):
         continue
 
-      for name in sorted(names, key=lambda n: self.immediate_priority.get(n, 1000)):
+      for name in sorted(names, key=self.get_upload_sort):
         key = os.path.join(logname, name)
         fn = os.path.join(path, name)
         # skip files already uploaded
@@ -111,6 +122,13 @@ class Uploader:
         if is_uploaded:
           continue
 
+        try:
+          if name in self.immediate_priority:
+            self.immediate_count += 1
+            self.immediate_size += os.path.getsize(fn)
+        except OSError:
+          pass
+
         yield name, key, fn
 
   def next_file_to_upload(self) -> Optional[Tuple[str, str, str]]:
@@ -209,25 +227,18 @@ class Uploader:
 
     return success
 
-
-  def step(self, network_type: int, metered: bool) -> bool:
-    d = self.next_file_to_upload()
-    if d is None:
-      return True
-
-    name, key, fn = d
-
-    # qlogs and bootlogs need to be compressed before uploading
-    if key.endswith(('qlog', 'rlog')) or (key.startswith('boot/') and not key.endswith('.bz2')):
-      key += ".bz2"
-
-    return self.upload(name, key, fn, network_type, metered)
+  def get_msg(self):
+    msg = messaging.new_message("uploaderState", valid=True)
+    us = msg.uploaderState
+    us.immediateQueueSize = int(self.immediate_size / 1e6)
+    us.immediateQueueCount = self.immediate_count
+    us.lastTime = self.last_time
+    us.lastSpeed = self.last_speed
+    us.lastFilename = self.last_filename
+    return msg
 
 
-def main(exit_event: Optional[threading.Event] = None) -> None:
-  if exit_event is None:
-    exit_event = threading.Event()
-
+def uploader_fn(exit_event: threading.Event) -> None:
   try:
     set_core_affinity([0, 1, 2, 3])
   except Exception:
@@ -246,6 +257,7 @@ def main(exit_event: Optional[threading.Event] = None) -> None:
     cloudlog.warning("NVME not mounted")
 
   sm = messaging.SubMaster(['deviceState'])
+  pm = messaging.PubMaster(['uploaderState'])
   uploader = Uploader(dongle_id, Paths.log_root())
 
   backoff = 0.1
@@ -258,8 +270,19 @@ def main(exit_event: Optional[threading.Event] = None) -> None:
         time.sleep(60 if offroad else 5)
       continue
 
-    success = uploader.step(sm['deviceState'].networkType.raw, sm['deviceState'].networkMetered)
+    d = uploader.next_file_to_upload()
+    if d is None:  # Nothing to upload
+      if allow_sleep:
+        time.sleep(60 if offroad else 5)
+      continue
 
+    name, key, fn = d
+
+    # qlogs and bootlogs need to be compressed before uploading
+    if key.endswith(('qlog', 'rlog')) or (key.startswith('boot/') and not key.endswith('.bz2')):
+      key += ".bz2"
+
+    success = uploader.upload(name, key, fn, sm['deviceState'].networkType.raw, sm['deviceState'].networkMetered)
     if success:
       backoff = 0.1
     elif allow_sleep:
@@ -267,6 +290,12 @@ def main(exit_event: Optional[threading.Event] = None) -> None:
       time.sleep(backoff + random.uniform(0, backoff))
       backoff = min(backoff*2, 120)
 
+    pm.send("uploaderState", uploader.get_msg())
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+  uploader_fn(threading.Event())
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
   main()