diff --git a/docs/source/release-notes/3.3.0.rst b/docs/source/release-notes/3.3.0.rst
index 0b0feae..2fb0c92 100644
--- a/docs/source/release-notes/3.3.0.rst
+++ b/docs/source/release-notes/3.3.0.rst
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 
 You can view the `3.3.0 milestone`_ on GitLab for more details.
 
+- Add methods to Report class that will be called when Flake8 starts and
+  finishes processing a file. (`GitLab#251`_)
+
 - Dramatically improve the performance of Flake8 (`GitLab!156`_)
 
 - Fix problem where hooks should only check \*.py files. (See also
@@ -14,6 +17,8 @@ You can view the `3.3.0 milestone`_ on GitLab for more details.
 .. links
 .. _3.3.0 milestone:
     https://gitlab.com/pycqa/flake8/milestones/16
+.. _GitLab#251:
+    https://gitlab.com/pycqa/flake8/issues/251
 .. _GitLab#268:
     https://gitlab.com/pycqa/flake8/issues/268
 .. _GitLab!156:
diff --git a/src/flake8/checker.py b/src/flake8/checker.py
index 4cd049d..32d438c 100644
--- a/src/flake8/checker.py
+++ b/src/flake8/checker.py
@@ -260,8 +260,9 @@ class Manager(object):
         results_reported = results_found = 0
         for checker in self.checkers:
             results = sorted(checker.results, key=lambda tup: (tup[1], tup[2]))
-            results_reported += self._handle_results(checker.display_name,
-                                                     results)
+            filename = checker.display_name
+            with self.style_guide.processing_file(filename):
+                results_reported += self._handle_results(filename, results)
             results_found += len(results)
         return (results_found, results_reported)
 
diff --git a/src/flake8/formatting/base.py b/src/flake8/formatting/base.py
index 32b827a..abad254 100644
--- a/src/flake8/formatting/base.py
+++ b/src/flake8/formatting/base.py
@@ -44,6 +44,24 @@ class BaseFormatter(object):
         """Initialize the formatter further."""
         pass
 
+    def beginning(self, filename):
+        """Notify the formatter that we're starting to process a file.
+
+        :param str filename:
+            The name of the file that Flake8 is beginning to report results
+            from.
+        """
+        pass
+
+    def finished(self, filename):
+        """Notify the formatter that we've finished processing a file.
+
+        :param str filename:
+            The name of the file that Flake8 has finished reporting results
+            from.
+        """
+        pass
+
     def start(self):
         """Prepare the formatter to receive input.
 
diff --git a/src/flake8/style_guide.py b/src/flake8/style_guide.py
index a531b39..fb0df3a 100644
--- a/src/flake8/style_guide.py
+++ b/src/flake8/style_guide.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """Implementation of the StyleGuide used by Flake8."""
 import collections
+import contextlib
 import enum
 import linecache
 import logging
@@ -120,6 +121,13 @@ class StyleGuide(object):
 
         return Selected.Implicitly
 
+    @contextlib.contextmanager
+    def processing_file(self, filename):
+        """Record the fact that we're processing the file's results."""
+        self.formatter.beginning(filename)
+        yield self
+        self.formatter.finished(filename)
+
     def _decision_for(self, code):
         # type: (Error) -> Decision
         select = find_first_match(code, self._all_selected)
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_checker.py b/tests/integration/test_checker.py
index 1b8a3c5..02c840b 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_checker.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_checker.py
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ def test_report_order(results, expected_order):
     file_checker.display_name = 'placeholder'
 
     style_guide = mock.Mock(spec=['options'])
+    style_guide.processing_file = mock.MagicMock()
 
     # Create a placeholder manager without arguments or plugins
     # Just add one custom file checker which just provides the results