diff --git a/openwebrx.py b/openwebrx.py
index 37ead19..45df673 100755
--- a/openwebrx.py
+++ b/openwebrx.py
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ def cleanup_clients(end_all=False):
 def generate_client_id(ip):
 	#add a client
 	global clients
-	new_client=namedtuple("ClientStruct", "id gen_time ws_started sprectum_queue ip closed bcastmsg dsp")
+	new_client=namedtuple("ClientStruct", "id gen_time ws_started sprectum_queue ip closed bcastmsg dsp loopstat")
 	new_client.id=md5.md5(str(random.random())).hexdigest()
 	new_client.gen_time=time.time()
 	new_client.ws_started=False # to check whether client has ever tried to open the websocket
@@ -459,6 +459,8 @@ class WebRXHandler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
 
 					access_log("Started streaming to client: "+self.client_address[0]+"#"+myclient.id+" (users now: "+str(len(clients))+")")
 
+					myclient.loopstat=0
+
 					while True:
 						if myclient.closed[0]:
 							print "[openwebrx-httpd:ws] client closed by other thread"
@@ -466,34 +468,43 @@ class WebRXHandler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
 
 						# ========= send audio =========
 						if dsp_initialized:
+							myclient.loopstat=10
 							temp_audio_data=dsp.read(256)
+							myclient.loopstat=11
 							rxws.send(self, temp_audio_data, "AUD ")
 
 						# ========= send spectrum =========
 						while not myclient.spectrum_queue.empty():
+							myclient.loopstat=20
 							spectrum_data=myclient.spectrum_queue.get()
 							#spectrum_data_mid=len(spectrum_data[0])/2
 							#rxws.send(self, spectrum_data[0][spectrum_data_mid:]+spectrum_data[0][:spectrum_data_mid], "FFT ")
 							# (it seems GNU Radio exchanges the first and second part of the FFT output, we correct it)
+							myclient.loopstat=21
 							rxws.send(self, spectrum_data[0],"FFT ")
 
 						# ========= send smeter_level =========
 						smeter_level=None
 						while True:
 							try:
+								myclient.loopstat=30
 								smeter_level=dsp.get_smeter_level()
 								if smeter_level == None: break
 							except:
 								break
-						if smeter_level!=None: rxws.send(self, "MSG s={0}".format(smeter_level))
+						if smeter_level!=None: 
+							myclient.loopstat=31
+							rxws.send(self, "MSG s={0}".format(smeter_level))
 
 						# ========= send bcastmsg =========
 						if myclient.bcastmsg!="":
+							myclient.loopstat=40
 							rxws.send(self,myclient.bcastmsg)
 							myclient.bcastmsg=""
 
 						# ========= process commands =========
 						while True:
+							myclient.loopstat=50
 							rdata=rxws.recv(self, False)
 							if not rdata: break
 							#try:
@@ -512,25 +523,32 @@ class WebRXHandler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
 										bpf_set=True
 										new_bpf[1]=int(param_value)
 									elif param_name == "offset_freq" and -cfg.samp_rate/2 <= float(param_value) <= cfg.samp_rate/2:
+										myclient.loopstat=510
 										dsp.set_offset_freq(int(param_value))
 									elif param_name == "squelch_level" and float(param_value) >= 0:
+										myclient.loopstat=520
 										dsp.set_squelch_level(float(param_value))
 									elif param_name=="mod":
 										if (dsp.get_demodulator()!=param_value):
+											myclient.loopstat=530
 											if dsp_initialized: dsp.stop()
 											dsp.set_demodulator(param_value)
 											if dsp_initialized: dsp.start()
 									elif param_name == "output_rate":
 										if not dsp_initialized:
+											myclient.loopstat=540
 											dsp.set_output_rate(int(param_value))
+											myclient.loopstat=541
 											dsp.set_samp_rate(cfg.samp_rate)
 									elif param_name=="action" and param_value=="start":
 										if not dsp_initialized:
+											myclient.loopstat=550
 											dsp.start()
 											dsp_initialized=True
 									else:
 										print "[openwebrx-httpd:ws] invalid parameter"
 								if bpf_set:
+									myclient.loopstat=560
 									dsp.set_bpf(*new_bpf)
 								#code.interact(local=locals())
 				except:
@@ -561,6 +579,7 @@ class WebRXHandler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
 					traceback.print_tb(exc_traceback)
 				finally:
 					cmr()
+				myclient.loopstat=1000
 				return
 			elif self.path in ("/status", "/status/"):
 				#self.send_header('Content-type','text/plain')