diff --git a/client/local/local.go b/client/local/local.go
index 195a91b1e..139f1a57d 100644
--- a/client/local/local.go
+++ b/client/local/local.go
@@ -446,6 +446,11 @@ func (lc *Client) EventBusGraph(ctx context.Context) ([]byte, error) {
 	return lc.get200(ctx, "/localapi/v0/debug-bus-graph")
 }
 
+// EventBusQueues returns a JSON snapshot of event bus queue depths per client.
+func (lc *Client) EventBusQueues(ctx context.Context) ([]byte, error) {
+	return lc.get200(ctx, "/localapi/v0/debug-bus-queues")
+}
+
 // StreamBusEvents returns an iterator of Tailscale bus events as they arrive.
 // Each pair is a valid event and a nil error, or a zero event a non-nil error.
 // In case of error, the iterator ends after the pair reporting the error.
diff --git a/cmd/tailscale/cli/debug.go b/cmd/tailscale/cli/debug.go
index ccbfb59de..a7d81be29 100644
--- a/cmd/tailscale/cli/debug.go
+++ b/cmd/tailscale/cli/debug.go
@@ -124,6 +124,12 @@ func debugCmd() *ffcli.Command {
 					return fs
 				})(),
 			},
+			{
+				Name:       "daemon-bus-queues",
+				ShortUsage: "tailscale debug daemon-bus-queues",
+				Exec:       runDaemonBusQueues,
+				ShortHelp:  "Print event bus queue depths per client",
+			},
 			{
 				Name:       "metrics",
 				ShortUsage: "tailscale debug metrics",
@@ -840,6 +846,15 @@ func runDaemonBusGraph(ctx context.Context, args []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func runDaemonBusQueues(ctx context.Context, args []string) error {
+	data, err := localClient.EventBusQueues(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	fmt.Print(string(data))
+	return nil
+}
+
 // generateDOTGraph generates the DOT graph format based on the events
 func generateDOTGraph(topics []eventbus.DebugTopic) string {
 	var sb strings.Builder
diff --git a/ipn/localapi/debug.go b/ipn/localapi/debug.go
index ae9cb01e0..5f9032bc0 100644
--- a/ipn/localapi/debug.go
+++ b/ipn/localapi/debug.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 package localapi
 
 import (
+	"cmp"
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ func init() {
 	Register("dev-set-state-store", (*Handler).serveDevSetStateStore)
 	Register("debug-bus-events", (*Handler).serveDebugBusEvents)
 	Register("debug-bus-graph", (*Handler).serveEventBusGraph)
+	Register("debug-bus-queues", (*Handler).serveDebugBusQueues)
 	Register("debug-derp-region", (*Handler).serveDebugDERPRegion)
 	Register("debug-dial-types", (*Handler).serveDebugDialTypes)
 	Register("debug-log", (*Handler).serveDebugLog)
@@ -424,6 +426,62 @@ func (h *Handler) serveEventBusGraph(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(topics)
 }
 
+func (h *Handler) serveDebugBusQueues(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if r.Method != httpm.GET {
+		http.Error(w, "GET required", http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
+		return
+	}
+
+	bus, ok := h.LocalBackend().Sys().Bus.GetOK()
+	if !ok {
+		http.Error(w, "event bus not running", http.StatusPreconditionFailed)
+		return
+	}
+
+	debugger := bus.Debugger()
+
+	type clientQueue struct {
+		Name           string   `json:"name"`
+		SubscribeDepth int      `json:"subscribeDepth"`
+		SubscribeTypes []string `json:"subscribeTypes,omitempty"`
+		PublishTypes   []string `json:"publishTypes,omitempty"`
+	}
+
+	publishQueue := debugger.PublishQueue()
+	clients := debugger.Clients()
+	result := struct {
+		PublishQueueDepth int           `json:"publishQueueDepth"`
+		Clients           []clientQueue `json:"clients"`
+	}{
+		PublishQueueDepth: len(publishQueue),
+	}
+
+	for _, c := range clients {
+		sq := debugger.SubscribeQueue(c)
+		cq := clientQueue{
+			Name:           c.Name(),
+			SubscribeDepth: len(sq),
+		}
+		for _, t := range debugger.SubscribeTypes(c) {
+			cq.SubscribeTypes = append(cq.SubscribeTypes, t.String())
+		}
+		for _, t := range debugger.PublishTypes(c) {
+			cq.PublishTypes = append(cq.PublishTypes, t.String())
+		}
+		result.Clients = append(result.Clients, cq)
+	}
+
+	slices.SortFunc(result.Clients, func(a, b clientQueue) int {
+		if a.SubscribeDepth != b.SubscribeDepth {
+			return b.SubscribeDepth - a.SubscribeDepth
+		}
+		return cmp.Compare(a.Name, b.Name)
+	})
+
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(result)
+}
+
 func (h *Handler) serveDebugLog(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if !buildfeatures.HasLogTail {
 		http.Error(w, feature.ErrUnavailable.Error(), http.StatusNotImplemented)