diff --git a/src/progress_bar.rs b/src/progress_bar.rs
index fec1fd76..0c850e05 100644
--- a/src/progress_bar.rs
+++ b/src/progress_bar.rs
@@ -47,6 +47,18 @@ impl ProgressBar {
         Self::with_draw_target(Some(len), ProgressDrawTarget::stderr())
     }
 
+    /// Creates a new progress bar without a specified length
+    ///
+    /// This progress bar by default draws directly to stderr, and refreshes a maximum of 20 times
+    /// a second. To change the refresh rate, [set] the [draw target] to one with a different refresh
+    /// rate.
+    ///
+    /// [set]: ProgressBar::set_draw_target
+    /// [draw target]: ProgressDrawTarget
+    pub fn no_length() -> Self {
+        Self::with_draw_target(None, ProgressDrawTarget::stderr())
+    }
+
     /// Creates a completely hidden progress bar
     ///
     /// This progress bar still responds to API changes but it does not have a length or render in
@@ -263,6 +275,11 @@ impl ProgressBar {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Sets the length of the progress bar to `None`
+    pub fn unset_length(&self) {
+        self.state().unset_length(Instant::now());
+    }
+
     /// Sets the length of the progress bar
     pub fn set_length(&self, len: u64) {
         self.state().set_length(Instant::now(), len);
diff --git a/src/state.rs b/src/state.rs
index 136e2307..2f9100e2 100644
--- a/src/state.rs
+++ b/src/state.rs
@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@ impl BarState {
         }
     }
 
+    pub(crate) fn unset_length(&mut self, now: Instant) {
+        self.state.len = None;
+        self.update_estimate_and_draw(now);
+    }
+
     pub(crate) fn set_length(&mut self, now: Instant, len: u64) {
         self.state.len = Some(len);
         self.update_estimate_and_draw(now);