diff --git a/indra/llcommon/llthread.cpp b/indra/llcommon/llthread.cpp
index 6f07b5482..3716e5dab 100644
--- a/indra/llcommon/llthread.cpp
+++ b/indra/llcommon/llthread.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ U32 ll_thread_local local_thread_ID = 0;
 
 U32 LLThread::sIDIter = 0;
 LLAtomicS32	LLThread::sCount = 0;
+LLAtomicS32	LLThread::sRunning = 0;
 
 LL_COMMON_API void assert_main_thread()
 {
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ void *APR_THREAD_FUNC LLThread::staticRun(apr_thread_t *apr_threadp, void *datap
 	// the critical area of the mSignal lock)].
 	lldebugs << "LLThread::staticRun() Exiting: " << name << llendl;
 
+	--sRunning;		// Would be better to do this after joining with the thread, but we don't join :/
 	return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -194,6 +196,7 @@ void LLThread::start()
 	
 	// Set thread state to running
 	mStatus = RUNNING;
+	sRunning++;
 
 	apr_status_t status =
 		apr_thread_create(&mAPRThreadp, NULL, staticRun, (void *)this, tldata().mRootPool());
@@ -205,6 +208,7 @@ void LLThread::start()
 	}
 	else
 	{
+		--sRunning;
 		mStatus = STOPPED;
 		llwarns << "failed to start thread " << mName << llendl;
 		ll_apr_warn_status(status);
diff --git a/indra/llcommon/llthread.h b/indra/llcommon/llthread.h
index 5724e0087..33f034332 100644
--- a/indra/llcommon/llthread.h
+++ b/indra/llcommon/llthread.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ class LL_COMMON_API LLThread
 private:
 	static U32 sIDIter;
 	static LLAtomicS32	sCount;
+	static LLAtomicS32	sRunning;
 
 public:
 	typedef enum e_thread_status
@@ -96,8 +97,9 @@ public:
 	
 	static U32 currentID(); // Return ID of current thread
 	static S32 getCount() { return sCount; }	
+	static S32 getRunning() { return sRunning; }
 	static void yield(); // Static because it can be called by the main thread, which doesn't have an LLThread data structure.
-	
+
 public:
 	// PAUSE / RESUME functionality. See source code for important usage notes.
 	// Called from MAIN THREAD.