diff --git a/crates/crates-io/lib.rs b/crates/crates-io/lib.rs
index 5d8a8c50cc3..e617c5b05f2 100644
--- a/crates/crates-io/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/crates-io/lib.rs
@@ -102,6 +102,18 @@ pub struct Warnings {
     pub other: Vec<String>,
 }
 
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+pub struct VersionDownload {
+    pub version: i32,
+    pub downloads: i32,
+    pub date: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+pub struct VersionDownloads {
+    pub version_downloads: Vec<VersionDownload>,
+}
+
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 struct R {
     ok: bool,
@@ -370,6 +382,11 @@ impl Registry {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    pub fn downloads(&mut self, krate: &str, version: &str) -> Result<VersionDownloads> {
+        let body = self.get(&format!("/crates/{}/{}/downloads", krate, version))?;
+        Ok(serde_json::from_str::<VersionDownloads>(&body)?)
+    }
+
     fn put(&mut self, path: &str, b: &[u8]) -> Result<String> {
         self.handle.put(true)?;
         self.req(path, Some(b), Auth::Authorized)