diff --git a/include/ircd/ctx/pool.h b/include/ircd/ctx/pool.h
index 5500db655..a33ceecc0 100644
--- a/include/ircd/ctx/pool.h
+++ b/include/ircd/ctx/pool.h
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ struct ircd::ctx::pool
 	pool &operator=(pool &&) = delete;
 	pool &operator=(const pool &) = delete;
 	~pool() noexcept;
+
+	friend void debug_stats(const pool &);
 };
 
 template<class F,
diff --git a/ircd/ctx.cc b/ircd/ctx.cc
index e655179e9..2c604a816 100644
--- a/ircd/ctx.cc
+++ b/ircd/ctx.cc
@@ -733,6 +733,19 @@ catch(const std::exception &e)
 	              e.what());
 }
 
+void
+ircd::ctx::debug_stats(const pool &pool)
+{
+	log::debug("pool '%s' (stack size: %zu) total: %zu avail: %zu queued: %zu active: %zu pending: %zu",
+	           pool.name,
+	           pool.stack_size,
+	           pool.size(),
+	           pool.avail(),
+	           pool.queued(),
+	           pool.active(),
+	           pool.pending());
+}
+
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //
 // ctx_prof.h