diff --git a/examples.py b/examples.py
index 2338ca9..7773d1e 100644
--- a/examples.py
+++ b/examples.py
@@ -204,6 +204,16 @@ def example19():
   for i in pbar([]):
     pass
   pbar.finish()
+  
+@example
+def example20():
+    widgets = [FormatLabel('Processed: %(value)d/%(max)d items (in: %(elapsed)s)'), 
+                           ' -=- ', Percentage(),
+                           ' -=- ', ETA()]
+    pbar = ProgressBar(maxval=15, widgets=widgets, endline_character='\n')
+    pbar.update_interval = 10
+    for i in pbar((i for i in range(15))):
+        time.sleep(0.7)  
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     try:
diff --git a/progressbar/progressbar.py b/progressbar/progressbar.py
index 7ab79b6..f6b5ac9 100644
--- a/progressbar/progressbar.py
+++ b/progressbar/progressbar.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class ProgressBar(object):
      - percentage(): progress in percent [0..100]
     """
 
-    __slots__ = ('currval', 'fd', 'finished', 'last_update_time',
+    __slots__ = ('currval', 'endline_character', 'fd', 'finished', 'last_update_time',
                  'left_justify', 'maxval', 'next_update', 'num_intervals',
                  'poll', 'seconds_elapsed', 'signal_set', 'start_time',
                  'term_width', 'update_interval', 'widgets', '_time_sensitive',
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class ProgressBar(object):
     _DEFAULT_WIDGETS = [widgets.Percentage(), ' ', widgets.Bar()]
 
     def __init__(self, maxval=None, widgets=None, term_width=None, poll=1,
-                 left_justify=True, fd=sys.stderr):
+                 left_justify=True, fd=sys.stderr, endline_character='\r'):
         """Initializes a progress bar with sane defaults."""
 
         # Don't share a reference with any other progress bars
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ def __init__(self, maxval=None, widgets=None, term_width=None, poll=1,
         self.widgets = widgets
         self.fd = fd
         self.left_justify = left_justify
+        self.endline_character = endline_character
 
         self.signal_set = False
         if term_width is not None:
@@ -260,7 +261,7 @@ def update(self, value=None):
         now = time.time()
         self.seconds_elapsed = now - self.start_time
         self.next_update = self.currval + self.update_interval
-        self.fd.write(self._format_line() + '\r')
+        self.fd.write(self._format_line() + self.endline_character)
         self.fd.flush()
         self.last_update_time = now