diff --git a/htroot/PerformanceQueues_p.html b/htroot/PerformanceQueues_p.html
index 670ea3c55..379ca9f2a 100644
--- a/htroot/PerformanceQueues_p.html
+++ b/htroot/PerformanceQueues_p.html
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 	        <td>Idle<br />Cycles</td>
 	        <td>Busy<br />Cycles</td>
 	        <td>Short Mem<br />Cycles</td>
+	        <td>High CPU<br />Cycles</td>
 	        <td>Sleep Time<br />per Cycle<br />(millis)</td>
 	        <td>Exec Time<br />per Busy-Cycle<br />(millis)</td>
 	        <td>Memory Use<br />per Busy-Cycle<br />(kbytes)</td>
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@
 	        <td align="right">#[idlecycles]#</td>
 	        <td align="right">#[busycycles]#</td>
 	        <td align="right">#[memscycles]#</td>
+	        <td align="right">#[highcpucycles]#</td>
 	        <td align="right">#[sleeppercycle]#</td>
 	        <td align="right">#[execpercycle]#</td>
 	        <td align="right">#[memusepercycle]#</td>
diff --git a/htroot/PerformanceQueues_p.java b/htroot/PerformanceQueues_p.java
index 197e1441a..289bd3d5e 100644
--- a/htroot/PerformanceQueues_p.java
+++ b/htroot/PerformanceQueues_p.java
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public class PerformanceQueues_p {
         int queuesize;
         threads = sb.threadNames();
         int c = 0;
-        long idleCycles, busyCycles, memshortageCycles;
+        long idleCycles, busyCycles, memshortageCycles, highCPUCycles;
         // set profile?
         final boolean setProfile = (post != null && post.containsKey("submitdefault"));
         final boolean setDelay = (post != null) && (post.containsKey("submitdelay"));
@@ -148,16 +148,18 @@ public class PerformanceQueues_p {
             idleCycles = thread.getIdleCycles();
             busyCycles = thread.getBusyCycles();
             memshortageCycles = thread.getOutOfMemoryCycles();
+            highCPUCycles = thread.getHighCPUCycles();
             prop.putNum("table_" + c + "_blocktime", blocktime / 1000);
             prop.putNum("table_" + c + "_blockpercent", 100 * blocktime / blocktime_total);
             prop.putNum("table_" + c + "_sleeptime", sleeptime / 1000);
             prop.putNum("table_" + c + "_sleeppercent", 100 * sleeptime / sleeptime_total);
             prop.putNum("table_" + c + "_exectime", exectime / 1000);
             prop.putNum("table_" + c + "_execpercent", 100 * exectime / exectime_total);
-            prop.putNum("table_" + c + "_totalcycles", idleCycles + busyCycles + memshortageCycles);
+            prop.putNum("table_" + c + "_totalcycles", idleCycles + busyCycles + memshortageCycles + highCPUCycles);
             prop.putNum("table_" + c + "_idlecycles", idleCycles);
             prop.putNum("table_" + c + "_busycycles", busyCycles);
             prop.putNum("table_" + c + "_memscycles", memshortageCycles);
+            prop.putNum("table_" + c + "_highcpucycles", highCPUCycles);
             prop.putNum("table_" + c + "_sleeppercycle", ((idleCycles + busyCycles) == 0) ? -1 : sleeptime / (idleCycles + busyCycles));
             prop.putNum("table_" + c + "_execpercycle", (busyCycles == 0) ? -1 : exectime / busyCycles);
             prop.putNum("table_" + c + "_memusepercycle", (busyCycles == 0) ? -1 : memuse / busyCycles / 1024);
diff --git a/htroot/PerformanceQueues_p.xml b/htroot/PerformanceQueues_p.xml
index bef61d6d6..e603f347a 100644
--- a/htroot/PerformanceQueues_p.xml
+++ b/htroot/PerformanceQueues_p.xml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 	        <idlecycles>#[idlecycles]#</idlecycles>
 	        <busycycles>#[busycycles]#</busycycles>
 	        <memscycles>#[memscycles]#</memscycles>
+	        <highcpucycles>#[highcpucycles]#</highcpucycles>
 	        <sleeppercycle>#[sleeppercycle]#</sleeppercycle>
 	        <execpercycle>#[execpercycle]#</execpercycle>
 	        <memusepercycle>#[memusepercycle]#</memusepercycle>
diff --git a/source/net/yacy/kelondro/workflow/AbstractBusyThread.java b/source/net/yacy/kelondro/workflow/AbstractBusyThread.java
index dbe721aad..e720b8499 100644
--- a/source/net/yacy/kelondro/workflow/AbstractBusyThread.java
+++ b/source/net/yacy/kelondro/workflow/AbstractBusyThread.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractBusyThread extends AbstractThread implements BusyT
     private final static ConcurrentLog log = new ConcurrentLog("BusyThread");
     private long startup = 0, intermission = 0, idlePause = 0, busyPause = 0;
     private long idletime = 0, memprereq = 0;
-    private long idleCycles = 0, busyCycles = 0, outofmemoryCycles = 0;
+    private long idleCycles = 0, busyCycles = 0, outofmemoryCycles = 0, highCPUCycles = 0;
     private double loadprereq = 9;
     private boolean intermissionObedient = true;
     private final Object syncObject = new Object();
@@ -122,6 +122,11 @@ public abstract class AbstractBusyThread extends AbstractThread implements BusyT
         // a job execution was omitted because of memory shortage
         return this.outofmemoryCycles;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public long getHighCPUCycles() {
+        return this.highCPUCycles;
+    }
     
     @Override
     public final long getSleepTime() {
@@ -182,6 +187,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractBusyThread extends AbstractThread implements BusyT
             	logSystem("Thread '" + this.getName() + "' runs high load cycle. current: " + Memory.load() + " max.: " + loadprereq);
                 timestamp = System.currentTimeMillis();
                 ratz(this.idlePause);
+                highCPUCycles++;
                 idletime += System.currentTimeMillis() - timestamp;
             } else if (MemoryControl.request(memprereq, false)) try {
                 // do job
diff --git a/source/net/yacy/kelondro/workflow/BusyThread.java b/source/net/yacy/kelondro/workflow/BusyThread.java
index f6e80894d..df1d00053 100644
--- a/source/net/yacy/kelondro/workflow/BusyThread.java
+++ b/source/net/yacy/kelondro/workflow/BusyThread.java
@@ -92,7 +92,13 @@ public interface BusyThread extends WorkflowThread {
      *         because of memory shortage
      */
     public long getOutOfMemoryCycles();
- 
+
+    /**
+     * @return the total number of cycles where a job execution was omitted
+     *         because of too high CPU load
+     */
+    public long getHighCPUCycles();
+    
     /**
      * @return the total time that this thread has slept so far
      */