diff --git a/htdocs/openwebrx.js b/htdocs/openwebrx.js
index 210045e..113fc64 100644
--- a/htdocs/openwebrx.js
+++ b/htdocs/openwebrx.js
@@ -1208,6 +1208,10 @@ function on_ws_recv(evt)
 						var server_cpu_usage = json.value;
 						progressbar_set(e("openwebrx-bar-server-cpu"),server_cpu_usage/100,"Server CPU [" + server_cpu_usage + "%]",server_cpu_usage>85);
                     break;
+                    case "clients":
+                        var clients = json.value;
+               			progressbar_set(e("openwebrx-bar-clients"), clients / max_clients_num, "Clients [" + clients + "]", clients > max_clients_num*0.85);
+                    break;
                     case "profiles":
                         var listbox = e("openwebrx-sdr-profiles-listbox");
                         listbox.innerHTML = json.value.map(function(profile){
diff --git a/owrx/controllers.py b/owrx/controllers.py
index a45b4f4..3f974dc 100644
--- a/owrx/controllers.py
+++ b/owrx/controllers.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import mimetypes
 from owrx.websocket import WebSocketConnection
 from owrx.config import PropertyManager
-from owrx.source import DspManager, CpuUsageThread, SdrService
+from owrx.source import DspManager, CpuUsageThread, SdrService, ClientReporterThread
 import json
 import os
 from datetime import datetime
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ class OpenWebRxClient(object):
     def __init__(self, conn):
         self.conn = conn
 
+        ClientReporterThread.getSharedInstance().addClient(self)
+
         self.dsp = None
         self.sdr = None
         self.configProps = None
@@ -120,6 +122,10 @@ class OpenWebRxClient(object):
     def close(self):
         self.stopDsp()
         CpuUsageThread.getSharedInstance().remove_client(self)
+        try:
+            ClientReporterThread.getSharedInstance().removeClient(self)
+        except ValueError:
+            pass
         logger.debug("connection closed")
 
     def stopDsp(self):
@@ -157,6 +163,8 @@ class OpenWebRxClient(object):
         self.protected_send({"type":"smeter","value":level})
     def write_cpu_usage(self, usage):
         self.protected_send({"type":"cpuusage","value":usage})
+    def write_clients(self, clients):
+        self.protected_send({"type":"clients","value":clients})
     def write_secondary_fft(self, data):
         self.protected_send(bytes([0x03]) + data)
     def write_secondary_demod(self, data):
diff --git a/owrx/source.py b/owrx/source.py
index c927d1a..5ed0918 100644
--- a/owrx/source.py
+++ b/owrx/source.py
@@ -456,13 +456,13 @@ class CpuUsageThread(threading.Thread):
 
     def run(self):
         while self.doRun:
-            time.sleep(3)
             try:
                 cpu_usage = self.get_cpu_usage()
             except:
                 cpu_usage = 0
             for c in self.clients:
                 c.write_cpu_usage(cpu_usage)
+            time.sleep(3)
         logger.debug("cpu usage thread shut down")
 
     def get_cpu_usage(self):
@@ -500,3 +500,43 @@ class CpuUsageThread(threading.Thread):
             if CpuUsageThread.sharedInstance == self:
                 CpuUsageThread.sharedInstance = None
             self.doRun = False
+
+class TooManyClientsException(Exception):
+    pass
+
+class ClientReporterThread(threading.Thread):
+    sharedInstance = None
+    @staticmethod
+    def getSharedInstance():
+        if ClientReporterThread.sharedInstance is None:
+            ClientReporterThread.sharedInstance = ClientReporterThread()
+            ClientReporterThread.sharedInstance.start()
+        ClientReporterThread.sharedInstance.doRun = True
+        return ClientReporterThread.sharedInstance
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.doRun = True
+        self.clients = []
+        super().__init__()
+
+    def run(self):
+        while (self.doRun):
+            n = len(self.clients)
+            for c in self.clients:
+                c.write_clients(n)
+            time.sleep(3)
+        ClientReporterThread.sharedInstance = None
+
+    def addClient(self, client):
+        pm = PropertyManager.getSharedInstance()
+        if len(self.clients) >= pm["max_clients"]:
+            raise TooManyClientsException()
+        self.clients.append(client)
+
+    def removeClient(self, client):
+        try:
+            self.clients.remove(client)
+        except ValueError:
+            pass
+        if not self.clients:
+            self.doRun = False
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