diff --git a/src/cli/manager.rs b/src/cli/manager.rs
index 22808f70..c2fe5cb8 100644
--- a/src/cli/manager.rs
+++ b/src/cli/manager.rs
@@ -90,6 +90,13 @@ pub fn default_settings() -> Option<&'static str> {
     return MANAGER.as_ref().clap_matches.value_of("default-settings");
 }
 
+pub fn enable_thread_counter() -> bool {
+    return MANAGER
+        .as_ref()
+        .clap_matches
+        .is_present("enable-thread-counter");
+}
+
 // Return the command line used to start this application
 pub fn command_line_string() -> String {
     std::env::args().collect::<Vec<String>>().join(" ")
@@ -217,6 +224,12 @@ fn get_clap_matches<'a>() -> clap::ArgMatches<'a> {
                 .long("enable-tracy")
                 .help("Turns on the Tracy tool integration. Learn more: https://github.com/wolfpld/tracy")
                 .takes_value(false),
+        )
+        .arg(
+            clap::Arg::with_name("enable-thread-counter")
+                .long("enable-thread-counter")
+                .help("Enable a thread that prints the number of children processes.")
+                .takes_value(false),
         );
 
     matches.get_matches()
diff --git a/src/helper/mod.rs b/src/helper/mod.rs
index 10532f0d..28f540e6 100644
--- a/src/helper/mod.rs
+++ b/src/helper/mod.rs
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 #[macro_use]
 pub mod macros;
+pub mod threads;
diff --git a/src/helper/threads.rs b/src/helper/threads.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8ecf62ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/helper/threads.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+use std::thread;
+use std::time::Duration;
+use sysinfo::{System, SystemExt};
+use tracing::*;
+
+pub fn start_thread_counter_thread() {
+    let mut system = System::new_all();
+    let pid = sysinfo::get_current_pid().expect("Failed to get current PID.");
+    thread::spawn(move || loop {
+        system.refresh_process(pid);
+        info!(
+            "Number of child processes: {}",
+            system.process(pid).unwrap().tasks.len()
+        );
+        thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(1));
+    });
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 227cd4b3..030e1b61 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
         settings::manager::set_mavlink_endpoint(endpoint);
     }
 
+    if cli::manager::enable_thread_counter() {
+        helper::threads::start_thread_counter_thread();
+    }
+
     stream::webrtc::signalling_server::SignallingServer::default();
 
     if let Err(error) = stream::manager::start_default() {