diff --git a/bindings/c/fdb_c.cpp b/bindings/c/fdb_c.cpp
index a5d6a206d8..f98c1c2404 100644
--- a/bindings/c/fdb_c.cpp
+++ b/bindings/c/fdb_c.cpp
@@ -366,6 +366,10 @@ extern "C" DLLEXPORT FDBFuture* fdb_database_create_snapshot(FDBDatabase* db,
 	                        .extractPtr());
 }
 
+extern "C" DLLEXPORT double fdb_database_get_main_thread_busyness(FDBDatabase* d) {
+	return DB(d)->getMainThreadBusyness();
+}
+
 extern "C" DLLEXPORT void fdb_transaction_destroy(FDBTransaction* tr) {
 	try {
 		TXN(tr)->delref();
diff --git a/bindings/c/foundationdb/fdb_c.h b/bindings/c/foundationdb/fdb_c.h
index 0bda60790b..4fdd852890 100644
--- a/bindings/c/foundationdb/fdb_c.h
+++ b/bindings/c/foundationdb/fdb_c.h
@@ -190,6 +190,8 @@ extern "C" {
                                     int uid_length, uint8_t const *snap_command,
                                     int snap_command_length);
 
+    DLLEXPORT WARN_UNUSED_RESULT double fdb_database_get_main_thread_busyness(FDBDatabase* db);
+
     DLLEXPORT void fdb_transaction_destroy( FDBTransaction* tr);
 
     DLLEXPORT void fdb_transaction_cancel( FDBTransaction* tr);
diff --git a/fdbclient/IClientApi.h b/fdbclient/IClientApi.h
index 25f5098b0f..6f3ad07cd1 100644
--- a/fdbclient/IClientApi.h
+++ b/fdbclient/IClientApi.h
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ public:
 
 	virtual Reference<ITransaction> createTransaction() = 0;
 	virtual void setOption(FDBDatabaseOptions::Option option, Optional<StringRef> value = Optional<StringRef>()) = 0;
+	virtual double getMainThreadBusyness() = 0;
 
 	virtual void addref() = 0;
 	virtual void delref() = 0;
diff --git a/fdbclient/Knobs.cpp b/fdbclient/Knobs.cpp
index 47f858e58f..13fc34222d 100644
--- a/fdbclient/Knobs.cpp
+++ b/fdbclient/Knobs.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ void ClientKnobs::initialize(bool randomize) {
 	init( TOO_MANY,                            1000000 );
 
 	init( SYSTEM_MONITOR_INTERVAL,                 5.0 );
+	init( NETWORK_BUSYNESS_MONITOR_INTERVAL,       1.0 );
 
 	init( FAILURE_MAX_DELAY,                       5.0 );
 	init( FAILURE_MIN_DELAY,                       4.0 ); if( randomize && BUGGIFY ) FAILURE_MIN_DELAY = 1.0;
diff --git a/fdbclient/Knobs.h b/fdbclient/Knobs.h
index 3c21e58bff..3280005efb 100644
--- a/fdbclient/Knobs.h
+++ b/fdbclient/Knobs.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ public:
 	int TOO_MANY; // FIXME: this should really be split up so we can control these more specifically
 
 	double SYSTEM_MONITOR_INTERVAL;
+	double NETWORK_BUSYNESS_MONITOR_INTERVAL;
 
 	double FAILURE_MAX_DELAY;
 	double FAILURE_MIN_DELAY;
diff --git a/fdbclient/MultiVersionTransaction.actor.cpp b/fdbclient/MultiVersionTransaction.actor.cpp
index 3fe56620c5..66a1634359 100644
--- a/fdbclient/MultiVersionTransaction.actor.cpp
+++ b/fdbclient/MultiVersionTransaction.actor.cpp
@@ -347,6 +347,14 @@ ThreadFuture<Void> DLDatabase::createSnapshot(const StringRef& uid, const String
 	return toThreadFuture<Void>(api, f, [](FdbCApi::FDBFuture* f, FdbCApi* api) { return Void(); });
 }
 
+double DLDatabase::getMainThreadBusyness() {
+	if (api->databaseGetMainThreadBusyness != nullptr) {
+		return api->databaseGetMainThreadBusyness(db);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 // DLApi
 template <class T>
 void loadClientFunction(T* fp, void* lib, std::string libPath, const char* functionName, bool requireFunction = true) {
@@ -388,6 +396,11 @@ void DLApi::init() {
 
 	loadClientFunction(&api->databaseCreateTransaction, lib, fdbCPath, "fdb_database_create_transaction");
 	loadClientFunction(&api->databaseSetOption, lib, fdbCPath, "fdb_database_set_option");
+	loadClientFunction(&api->databaseGetMainThreadBusyness,
+	                   lib,
+	                   fdbCPath,
+	                   "fdb_database_get_main_thread_busyness",
+	                   headerVersion >= 700);
 	loadClientFunction(&api->databaseDestroy, lib, fdbCPath, "fdb_database_destroy");
 	loadClientFunction(&api->databaseRebootWorker, lib, fdbCPath, "fdb_database_reboot_worker", headerVersion >= 700);
 	loadClientFunction(&api->databaseForceRecoveryWithDataLoss,
@@ -917,6 +930,14 @@ ThreadFuture<Void> MultiVersionDatabase::createSnapshot(const StringRef& uid, co
 	return abortableFuture(f, dbState->dbVar->get().onChange);
 }
 
+double MultiVersionDatabase::getMainThreadBusyness() {
+	if (dbState->db) {
+		return dbState->db->getMainThreadBusyness();
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 void MultiVersionDatabase::Connector::connect() {
 	addref();
 	onMainThreadVoid(
diff --git a/fdbclient/MultiVersionTransaction.h b/fdbclient/MultiVersionTransaction.h
index 625eea061c..ea16f4f35e 100644
--- a/fdbclient/MultiVersionTransaction.h
+++ b/fdbclient/MultiVersionTransaction.h
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ struct FdbCApi : public ThreadSafeReferenceCounted<FdbCApi> {
 	                                     int uidLength,
 	                                     uint8_t const* snapshotCommmand,
 	                                     int snapshotCommandLength);
+	double (*databaseGetMainThreadBusyness)(FDBDatabase* database);
 
 	// Transaction
 	fdb_error_t (*transactionSetOption)(FDBTransaction* tr,
@@ -262,6 +263,7 @@ public:
 
 	Reference<ITransaction> createTransaction() override;
 	void setOption(FDBDatabaseOptions::Option option, Optional<StringRef> value = Optional<StringRef>()) override;
+	double getMainThreadBusyness() override;
 
 	void addref() override { ThreadSafeReferenceCounted<DLDatabase>::addref(); }
 	void delref() override { ThreadSafeReferenceCounted<DLDatabase>::delref(); }
@@ -422,6 +424,7 @@ public:
 
 	Reference<ITransaction> createTransaction() override;
 	void setOption(FDBDatabaseOptions::Option option, Optional<StringRef> value = Optional<StringRef>()) override;
+	double getMainThreadBusyness() override;
 
 	void addref() override { ThreadSafeReferenceCounted<MultiVersionDatabase>::addref(); }
 	void delref() override { ThreadSafeReferenceCounted<MultiVersionDatabase>::delref(); }
diff --git a/fdbclient/NativeAPI.actor.cpp b/fdbclient/NativeAPI.actor.cpp
index f0a5fc1ad6..142cfedb2a 100644
--- a/fdbclient/NativeAPI.actor.cpp
+++ b/fdbclient/NativeAPI.actor.cpp
@@ -1746,6 +1746,10 @@ void setupNetwork(uint64_t transportId, bool useMetrics) {
 	g_network->addStopCallback(TLS::DestroyOpenSSLGlobalState);
 	FlowTransport::createInstance(true, transportId);
 	Net2FileSystem::newFileSystem();
+
+	TraceEvent("Nim_setupNetwork");
+	systemMonitorNetworkBusyness();
+	uncancellable(recurring(&systemMonitorNetworkBusyness, CLIENT_KNOBS->NETWORK_BUSYNESS_MONITOR_INTERVAL, TaskPriority::FlushTrace));
 }
 
 void runNetwork() {
diff --git a/fdbclient/ThreadSafeTransaction.cpp b/fdbclient/ThreadSafeTransaction.cpp
index 2eb59ebc15..765e1e1270 100644
--- a/fdbclient/ThreadSafeTransaction.cpp
+++ b/fdbclient/ThreadSafeTransaction.cpp
@@ -91,6 +91,17 @@ ThreadFuture<Void> ThreadSafeDatabase::createSnapshot(const StringRef& uid, cons
 	return onMainThread([db, snapUID, cmd]() -> Future<Void> { return db->createSnapshot(snapUID, cmd); });
 }
 
+double ThreadSafeDatabase::getMainThreadBusyness() {
+	// Return the main network thread busyness
+	if (!g_network) {
+		TraceEvent("Nim_getBusyness g_network null");
+		// TODO: Is this the right thing to do in this case?
+		return 0.0;
+	}
+	TraceEvent("Nim_getBusyness g_network good");
+	return g_network->networkInfo.metrics.networkBusyness;
+}
+
 ThreadSafeDatabase::ThreadSafeDatabase(std::string connFilename, int apiVersion) {
 	ClusterConnectionFile* connFile =
 	    new ClusterConnectionFile(ClusterConnectionFile::lookupClusterFileName(connFilename).first);
diff --git a/fdbclient/ThreadSafeTransaction.h b/fdbclient/ThreadSafeTransaction.h
index 4c7b26fb94..a62e503c11 100644
--- a/fdbclient/ThreadSafeTransaction.h
+++ b/fdbclient/ThreadSafeTransaction.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ public:
 	Reference<ITransaction> createTransaction() override;
 
 	void setOption(FDBDatabaseOptions::Option option, Optional<StringRef> value = Optional<StringRef>()) override;
+	double getMainThreadBusyness() override;
 
 	ThreadFuture<Void>
 	onConnected(); // Returns after a majority of coordination servers are available and have reported a leader. The
diff --git a/flow/Net2.actor.cpp b/flow/Net2.actor.cpp
index 3a1e52dc4a..7086b89614 100644
--- a/flow/Net2.actor.cpp
+++ b/flow/Net2.actor.cpp
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ thread_local INetwork* thread_network = 0;
 
 class Net2 final : public INetwork, public INetworkConnections {
 
+private:
+	void updateStarvationTrackers(struct NetworkMetrics::PriorityStats &binStats, TaskPriority priority, TaskPriority lastPriority, double now);
 public:
 	Net2(const TLSConfig& tlsConfig, bool useThreadPool, bool useMetrics);
 	void initTLS(ETLSInitState targetState) override;
@@ -1572,6 +1574,24 @@ void Net2::run() {
 #endif
 }
 
+void Net2::updateStarvationTrackers(struct NetworkMetrics::PriorityStats &binStats, TaskPriority priority, TaskPriority lastPriority, double now) {
+	// Updates the PriorityStats found in NetworkMetrics
+
+	// Busy -> idle at binStats.priority
+	if (binStats.priority > priority && binStats.priority <= lastPriority) {
+		binStats.active = false;
+		binStats.duration += now - binStats.windowedTimer;
+		binStats.maxDuration = std::max(binStats.maxDuration, now - binStats.timer);
+	}
+
+	// Idle -> busy at binStats.priority
+	else if (binStats.priority <= priority && binStats.priority > lastPriority) {
+		binStats.active = true;
+		binStats.timer = now;
+		binStats.windowedTimer = now;
+	}
+}
+
 void Net2::trackAtPriority(TaskPriority priority, double now) {
 	if (lastPriorityStats == nullptr || priority != lastPriorityStats->priority) {
 		// Start tracking current priority
@@ -1591,20 +1611,15 @@ void Net2::trackAtPriority(TaskPriority priority, double now) {
 			if (binStats.priority > lastPriority && binStats.priority > priority) {
 				break;
 			}
+			updateStarvationTrackers(binStats, priority, lastPriority, now);
+		}
 
-			// Busy -> idle at binStats.priority
-			if (binStats.priority > priority && binStats.priority <= lastPriority) {
-				binStats.active = false;
-				binStats.duration += now - binStats.windowedTimer;
-				binStats.maxDuration = std::max(binStats.maxDuration, now - binStats.timer);
-			}
-
-			// Idle -> busy at binStats.priority
-			else if (binStats.priority <= priority && binStats.priority > lastPriority) {
-				binStats.active = true;
-				binStats.timer = now;
-				binStats.windowedTimer = now;
+		// Update starvation trackers for 1s measurment interval
+		for (auto& binStats : networkInfo.metrics.starvationTrackersOneSecondInterval) {
+			if (binStats.priority > lastPriority && binStats.priority > priority) {
+				break;
 			}
+			updateStarvationTrackers(binStats, priority, lastPriority, now);
 		}
 
 		lastPriorityStats = &activeStatsItr.first->second;
diff --git a/flow/SystemMonitor.cpp b/flow/SystemMonitor.cpp
index 37dadf9dc1..22800a2ae3 100644
--- a/flow/SystemMonitor.cpp
+++ b/flow/SystemMonitor.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ void systemMonitor() {
 	customSystemMonitor("ProcessMetrics", &statState, true);
 }
 
+void systemMonitorNetworkBusyness() {
+	static StatisticsState statStateNetworkBusyness = StatisticsState();
+	customSystemMonitorNetworkBusyness("ProcessMetricsNetworkBusyness", &statStateNetworkBusyness);
+}
+
 SystemStatistics getSystemStatistics() {
 	static StatisticsState statState = StatisticsState();
 	const IPAddress ipAddr = machineState.ip.present() ? machineState.ip.get() : IPAddress();
@@ -61,6 +66,39 @@ SystemStatistics getSystemStatistics() {
 	    .detail("ApproximateUnusedMemory" #size, FastAllocator<size>::getApproximateMemoryUnused())                    \
 	    .detail("ActiveThreads" #size, FastAllocator<size>::getActiveThreads())
 
+SystemStatistics customSystemMonitorNetworkBusyness(std::string eventName, StatisticsState* statState) {
+	const IPAddress ipAddr = IPAddress();
+	SystemStatistics currentStats = getSystemStatistics("",  &ipAddr, &statState->systemState, true);
+	NetworkData netData;
+	netData.init();
+	if (!g_network->isSimulated() && currentStats.initialized) {
+		{
+			bool firstTracker = true;
+			for (auto& itr : g_network->networkInfo.metrics.starvationTrackersOneSecondInterval) {
+				if (itr.active) {
+					itr.duration += now() - itr.windowedTimer;
+					itr.maxDuration = std::max(itr.maxDuration, now() - itr.timer);
+					itr.windowedTimer = now();
+				}
+
+				if (firstTracker) {
+					g_network->networkInfo.metrics.networkBusyness =
+					    std::min(currentStats.elapsed, itr.duration) / currentStats.elapsed;
+					TraceEvent("Nim_system monitor").detail("busyness", g_network->networkInfo.metrics.networkBusyness);
+					firstTracker = false;
+				}
+
+				itr.duration = 0;
+				itr.maxDuration = 0;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	statState->networkMetricsState = g_network->networkInfo.metrics;
+	statState->networkState = netData;
+	return currentStats;
+}
+
 SystemStatistics customSystemMonitor(std::string eventName, StatisticsState* statState, bool machineMetrics) {
 	const IPAddress ipAddr = machineState.ip.present() ? machineState.ip.get() : IPAddress();
 	SystemStatistics currentStats = getSystemStatistics(
diff --git a/flow/SystemMonitor.h b/flow/SystemMonitor.h
index 2d2470bd48..28bbcb100c 100644
--- a/flow/SystemMonitor.h
+++ b/flow/SystemMonitor.h
@@ -148,7 +148,9 @@ struct StatisticsState {
 };
 
 void systemMonitor();
+void systemMonitorNetworkBusyness();
 SystemStatistics customSystemMonitor(std::string eventName, StatisticsState* statState, bool machineMetrics = false);
+SystemStatistics customSystemMonitorNetworkBusyness(std::string eventName, StatisticsState* statState);
 SystemStatistics getSystemStatistics();
 
 #endif /* FLOW_SYSTEM_MONITOR_H */
diff --git a/flow/network.h b/flow/network.h
index 33fb7b0f26..fb6c5cf5ec 100644
--- a/flow/network.h
+++ b/flow/network.h
@@ -340,14 +340,15 @@ struct NetworkMetrics {
 	};
 
 	std::unordered_map<TaskPriority, struct PriorityStats> activeTrackers;
-	double lastRunLoopBusyness;
-	std::vector<struct PriorityStats> starvationTrackers;
+	double lastRunLoopBusyness, networkBusyness;
+	std::vector<struct PriorityStats> starvationTrackers, starvationTrackersOneSecondInterval;
 
 	static const std::vector<int> starvationBins;
 
-	NetworkMetrics() : lastRunLoopBusyness(0) {
+	NetworkMetrics() : lastRunLoopBusyness(0), networkBusyness(0) {
 		for (int priority : starvationBins) {
 			starvationTrackers.emplace_back(static_cast<TaskPriority>(priority));
+			starvationTrackersOneSecondInterval.emplace_back(static_cast<TaskPriority>(priority));
 		}
 	}
 };