diff --git a/include/proto/task.h b/include/proto/task.h
index 54418b64e..19aab6167 100644
--- a/include/proto/task.h
+++ b/include/proto/task.h
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@
 /* a few exported variables */
 extern unsigned int nb_tasks;     /* total number of tasks */
 extern unsigned int run_queue;    /* run queue size */
+extern unsigned int run_queue_cur;
+extern unsigned int nb_tasks_cur;
 extern unsigned int niced_tasks;  /* number of niced tasks in the run queue */
 extern struct pool_head *pool2_task;
 extern struct eb32_node *last_timer;   /* optimization: last queued timer */
diff --git a/src/dumpstats.c b/src/dumpstats.c
index 990e51f89..fd38f95dd 100644
--- a/src/dumpstats.c
+++ b/src/dumpstats.c
@@ -235,6 +235,8 @@ int stats_dump_raw(struct session *s, struct buffer *rep, struct uri_auth *uri)
 				     "CurrConns: %d\n"
 				     "PipesUsed: %d\n"
 				     "PipesFree: %d\n"
+				     "Tasks: %d\n"
+				     "Run_queue: %d\n"
 				     "",
 				     global.nbproc,
 				     relative_pid,
@@ -244,7 +246,8 @@ int stats_dump_raw(struct session *s, struct buffer *rep, struct uri_auth *uri)
 				     global.rlimit_memmax,
 				     global.rlimit_nofile,
 				     global.maxsock, global.maxconn, global.maxpipes,
-				     actconn, pipes_used, pipes_free
+				     actconn, pipes_used, pipes_free,
+				     nb_tasks_cur, run_queue_cur
 				     );
 			if (buffer_write_chunk(rep, &msg) >= 0)
 				return 0;
@@ -468,6 +471,7 @@ int stats_dump_http(struct session *s, struct buffer *rep, struct uri_auth *uri)
 			     "<b>system limits :</b> memmax = %s%s ; ulimit-n = %d<br>\n"
 			     "<b>maxsock = </b> %d ; <b>maxconn = </b> %d ; <b>maxpipes = </b> %d<br>\n"
 			     "current conns = %d ; current pipes = %d/%d<br>\n"
+			     "Running tasks : %d/%d<br>\n"
 			     "</td><td align=\"center\" nowrap>\n"
 			     "<table class=\"lgd\"><tr>\n"
 			     "<td class=\"active3\">&nbsp;</td><td class=\"noborder\">active UP </td>"
@@ -496,7 +500,8 @@ int stats_dump_http(struct session *s, struct buffer *rep, struct uri_auth *uri)
 			     global.rlimit_memmax ? " MB" : "",
 			     global.rlimit_nofile,
 			     global.maxsock, global.maxconn, global.maxpipes,
-			     actconn, pipes_used, pipes_used+pipes_free
+			     actconn, pipes_used, pipes_used+pipes_free,
+			     run_queue_cur, nb_tasks_cur
 			     );
 
 			if (s->data_ctx.stats.flags & STAT_HIDE_DOWN)
diff --git a/src/task.c b/src/task.c
index 8374c1274..95a00faed 100644
--- a/src/task.c
+++ b/src/task.c
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ struct pool_head *pool2_task;
 
 unsigned int nb_tasks = 0;
 unsigned int run_queue = 0;
+unsigned int run_queue_cur = 0;    /* copy of the run queue size */
+unsigned int nb_tasks_cur = 0;     /* copy of the tasks count */
 unsigned int niced_tasks = 0;      /* number of niced tasks in the run queue */
 struct eb32_node *last_timer = NULL;  /* optimization: last queued timer */
 
@@ -181,6 +183,8 @@ void process_runnable_tasks(int *next)
 	unsigned int max_processed;
 	int expire;
 
+	run_queue_cur = run_queue; /* keep a copy for reporting */
+	nb_tasks_cur = nb_tasks;
 	max_processed = run_queue;
 	if (max_processed > 200)
 		max_processed = 200;