diff --git a/include/crucible/task.h b/include/crucible/task.h
index 9279490..3f806a1 100644
--- a/include/crucible/task.h
+++ b/include/crucible/task.h
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ namespace crucible {
 		/// Gets the current number of queued Tasks
 		static size_t get_queue_count();
 
+		/// Gets the current number of active workers
+		static size_t get_thread_count();
+
 		/// Drop the current queue and discard new Tasks without
 		/// running them.  Currently executing tasks are not
 		/// affected (use set_thread_count(0) to wait for those
diff --git a/lib/task.cc b/lib/task.cc
index cd37d4f..5c033de 100644
--- a/lib/task.cc
+++ b/lib/task.cc
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ namespace crucible {
 		static void push_back(shared_ptr<TaskState> task);
 		static void push_front(shared_ptr<TaskState> task);
 		size_t get_queue_count();
+		size_t get_thread_count();
 	};
 
 	class TaskConsumer : public enable_shared_from_this<TaskConsumer> {
@@ -324,6 +325,13 @@ namespace crucible {
 		return s_tms->m_queue.size();
 	}
 
+	size_t
+	TaskMaster::get_thread_count()
+	{
+		unique_lock<mutex> lock(s_tms->m_mutex);
+		return s_tms->m_threads.size();
+	}
+
 	ostream &
 	TaskMaster::print_queue(ostream &os)
 	{
diff --git a/src/bees-context.cc b/src/bees-context.cc
index 85418ab..554dc00 100644
--- a/src/bees-context.cc
+++ b/src/bees-context.cc
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ BeesContext::dump_status()
 		ofs << "RATES:\n";
 		ofs << "\t" << avg_rates << "\n";
 
-		ofs << "THREADS (work queue " << TaskMaster::get_queue_count() << " tasks):\n";
+		ofs << "THREADS (work queue " << TaskMaster::get_queue_count() << " tasks, " << TaskMaster::get_thread_count() << " workers):\n";
 		for (auto t : BeesNote::get_status()) {
 			ofs << "\ttid " << t.first << ": " << t.second << "\n";
 		}