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/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() {