diff --git a/src/DotNetty.Common/Concurrency/AbstractEventExecutor.cs b/src/DotNetty.Common/Concurrency/AbstractEventExecutor.cs
index 9a0efe00d..36a2ddd2e 100644
--- a/src/DotNetty.Common/Concurrency/AbstractEventExecutor.cs
+++ b/src/DotNetty.Common/Concurrency/AbstractEventExecutor.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 namespace DotNetty.Common.Concurrency
 {
     using System;
+    using System.Collections.Generic;
     using System.Threading;
     using System.Threading.Tasks;
     using DotNetty.Common.Internal.Logging;
@@ -46,6 +47,11 @@ protected AbstractEventExecutor(IEventExecutorGroup parent)
         /// <inheritdoc cref="IEventExecutor"/>
         public bool InEventLoop => this.IsInEventLoop(Thread.CurrentThread);
 
+        /// <inheritdoc cref="IEventExecutor" />
+        public IEnumerable<IEventExecutor> Items => this.GetItems();
+
+        protected abstract IEnumerable<IEventExecutor> GetItems();
+
         /// <inheritdoc cref="IEventExecutor"/>
         public abstract bool IsInEventLoop(Thread thread);
 
diff --git a/src/DotNetty.Common/Concurrency/AbstractEventExecutorGroup.cs b/src/DotNetty.Common/Concurrency/AbstractEventExecutorGroup.cs
index c9e7653e5..5cbe1149d 100644
--- a/src/DotNetty.Common/Concurrency/AbstractEventExecutorGroup.cs
+++ b/src/DotNetty.Common/Concurrency/AbstractEventExecutorGroup.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 namespace DotNetty.Common.Concurrency
 {
     using System;
+    using System.Collections.Generic;
     using System.Threading;
     using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
@@ -20,6 +21,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractEventExecutorGroup : IEventExecutorGroup
 
         public abstract Task TerminationCompletion { get; }
 
+        public IEnumerable<IEventExecutor> Items => this.GetItems();
+
         public abstract IEventExecutor GetNext();
 
         public void Execute(IRunnable task) => this.GetNext().Execute(task);
@@ -65,5 +68,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractEventExecutorGroup : IEventExecutorGroup
         public Task ShutdownGracefullyAsync() => this.ShutdownGracefullyAsync(DefaultShutdownQuietPeriod, DefaultShutdownTimeout);
 
         public abstract Task ShutdownGracefullyAsync(TimeSpan quietPeriod, TimeSpan timeout);
+
+        protected abstract IEnumerable<IEventExecutor> GetItems();
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/DotNetty.Common/Concurrency/IEventExecutorGroup.cs b/src/DotNetty.Common/Concurrency/IEventExecutorGroup.cs
index 1d0af9c9c..091cbf966 100644
--- a/src/DotNetty.Common/Concurrency/IEventExecutorGroup.cs
+++ b/src/DotNetty.Common/Concurrency/IEventExecutorGroup.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 namespace DotNetty.Common.Concurrency
 {
     using System;
+    using System.Collections.Generic;
     using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -11,6 +12,11 @@ namespace DotNetty.Common.Concurrency
     /// </summary>
     public interface IEventExecutorGroup : IScheduledExecutorService
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns list of owned event executors.
+        /// </summary>
+        IEnumerable<IEventExecutor> Items { get; }
+
         /// <summary>
         ///     Returns <c>true</c> if and only if this executor is being shut down via <see cref="ShutdownGracefullyAsync()" />.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/DotNetty.Common/Concurrency/SingleThreadEventExecutor.cs b/src/DotNetty.Common/Concurrency/SingleThreadEventExecutor.cs
index 7cd814dc6..225871962 100644
--- a/src/DotNetty.Common/Concurrency/SingleThreadEventExecutor.cs
+++ b/src/DotNetty.Common/Concurrency/SingleThreadEventExecutor.cs
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ public class SingleThreadEventExecutor : AbstractScheduledEventExecutor
         PreciseTimeSpan gracefulShutdownQuietPeriod;
         PreciseTimeSpan gracefulShutdownTimeout;
         readonly ISet<Action> shutdownHooks = new HashSet<Action>();
+        long progress;
 
         /// <summary>Creates a new instance of <see cref="SingleThreadEventExecutor"/>.</summary>
         public SingleThreadEventExecutor(string threadName, TimeSpan breakoutInterval)
@@ -86,6 +87,21 @@ protected SingleThreadEventExecutor(IEventExecutorGroup parent, string threadNam
         /// </summary>
         public TaskScheduler Scheduler => this.scheduler;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        ///     Allows to track whether executor is progressing through its backlog. Useful for diagnosing / mitigating stalls due to blocking calls in conjunction with IsBacklogEmpty property.
+        /// </summary>
+        public long Progress => Volatile.Read(ref this.progress);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        ///     Indicates whether executor's backlog is empty. Useful for diagnosing / mitigating stalls due to blocking calls in conjunction with Progress property.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool IsBacklogEmpty => this.taskQueue.IsEmpty;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        ///     Gets length of backlog of tasks queued for immediate execution.
+        /// </summary>
+        public int BacklogLength => this.taskQueue.Count;
+
         void Loop()
         {
             this.SetCurrentExecutor(this);
@@ -140,6 +156,8 @@ public override void Execute(IRunnable task)
             }
         }
 
+        protected override IEnumerable<IEventExecutor> GetItems() => new[] { this };
+
         protected void WakeUp(bool inEventLoop)
         {
             if (!inEventLoop || (this.executionState == ST_SHUTTING_DOWN))
@@ -152,12 +170,12 @@ protected void WakeUp(bool inEventLoop)
         /// Adds an <see cref="Action"/> which will be executed on shutdown of this instance.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="action">The <see cref="Action"/> to run on shutdown.</param>
-        public void AddShutdownHook(Action action) 
+        public void AddShutdownHook(Action action)
         {
-            if (this.InEventLoop) 
+            if (this.InEventLoop)
             {
                 this.shutdownHooks.Add(action);
-            } 
+            }
             else
             {
                 this.Execute(() => this.shutdownHooks.Add(action));
@@ -169,53 +187,53 @@ public void AddShutdownHook(Action action)
         /// executed on shutdown of this instance.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="action">The <see cref="Action"/> to remove.</param>
-        public void RemoveShutdownHook(Action action) 
+        public void RemoveShutdownHook(Action action)
         {
-            if (this.InEventLoop) 
+            if (this.InEventLoop)
             {
                 this.shutdownHooks.Remove(action);
-            } 
+            }
             else
             {
                 this.Execute(() => this.shutdownHooks.Remove(action));
             }
         }
 
-        bool RunShutdownHooks() 
+        bool RunShutdownHooks()
         {
             bool ran = false;
-            
+
             // Note shutdown hooks can add / remove shutdown hooks.
-            while (this.shutdownHooks.Count > 0) 
+            while (this.shutdownHooks.Count > 0)
             {
                 var copy = this.shutdownHooks.ToArray();
                 this.shutdownHooks.Clear();
 
                 for (var i = 0; i < copy.Length; i++)
                 {
-                    try 
+                    try
                     {
                         copy[i]();
-                    } 
-                    catch (Exception ex) 
+                    }
+                    catch (Exception ex)
                     {
                         Logger.Warn("Shutdown hook raised an exception.", ex);
-                    } 
-                    finally 
+                    }
+                    finally
                     {
                         ran = true;
                     }
                 }
             }
 
-            if (ran) 
+            if (ran)
             {
                 this.lastExecutionTime = PreciseTimeSpan.FromStart;
             }
 
             return ran;
         }
-        
+
 
         /// <inheritdoc cref="IEventExecutor"/>
         public override Task ShutdownGracefullyAsync(TimeSpan quietPeriod, TimeSpan timeout)
@@ -398,6 +416,7 @@ protected bool RunAllTasks()
 
             while (true)
             {
+                Volatile.Write(ref this.progress, this.progress + 1); // volatile write is enough as this is the only thread ever writing
                 SafeExecute(task);
                 task = this.PollTask();
                 if (task == null)
diff --git a/src/DotNetty.Transport.Libuv/DispatcherEventLoop.cs b/src/DotNetty.Transport.Libuv/DispatcherEventLoop.cs
index d05550acf..788598694 100644
--- a/src/DotNetty.Transport.Libuv/DispatcherEventLoop.cs
+++ b/src/DotNetty.Transport.Libuv/DispatcherEventLoop.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 namespace DotNetty.Transport.Libuv
 {
     using System;
+    using System.Collections.Generic;
     using System.Diagnostics;
     using System.Diagnostics.Contracts;
     using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
@@ -69,5 +70,7 @@ internal void Dispatch(NativeHandle handle)
         public Task RegisterAsync(IChannel channel) => channel.Unsafe.RegisterAsync(this);
 
         public new IEventLoopGroup Parent => (IEventLoopGroup)base.Parent;
+
+        public new IEnumerable<IEventLoop> Items => new[] { this };
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/DotNetty.Transport.Libuv/DispatcherEventLoopGroup.cs b/src/DotNetty.Transport.Libuv/DispatcherEventLoopGroup.cs
index 646ad6b45..3b9010096 100644
--- a/src/DotNetty.Transport.Libuv/DispatcherEventLoopGroup.cs
+++ b/src/DotNetty.Transport.Libuv/DispatcherEventLoopGroup.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 namespace DotNetty.Transport.Libuv
 {
     using System;
+    using System.Collections.Generic;
     using System.Threading.Tasks;
     using DotNetty.Common.Concurrency;
     using DotNetty.Transport.Channels;
@@ -29,6 +30,10 @@ public DispatcherEventLoopGroup()
 
         internal DispatcherEventLoop Dispatcher => this.dispatcherEventLoop;
 
+        protected override IEnumerable<IEventExecutor> GetItems() => new[] { this.dispatcherEventLoop };
+
+        public new IEnumerable<IEventLoop> Items => new[] { this.dispatcherEventLoop };
+
         IEventLoop IEventLoopGroup.GetNext() => (IEventLoop)this.GetNext();
 
         public override IEventExecutor GetNext() => this.dispatcherEventLoop;
diff --git a/src/DotNetty.Transport.Libuv/EventLoop.cs b/src/DotNetty.Transport.Libuv/EventLoop.cs
index f3cade01d..fcced02e8 100644
--- a/src/DotNetty.Transport.Libuv/EventLoop.cs
+++ b/src/DotNetty.Transport.Libuv/EventLoop.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 namespace DotNetty.Transport.Libuv
 {
+    using System.Collections.Generic;
     using System.Threading.Tasks;
     using DotNetty.Transport.Channels;
 
@@ -19,5 +20,7 @@ public EventLoop(IEventLoopGroup parent, string threadName)
         public Task RegisterAsync(IChannel channel) => channel.Unsafe.RegisterAsync(this);
 
         public new IEventLoopGroup Parent => (IEventLoopGroup)base.Parent;
+
+        public new IEnumerable<IEventLoop> Items => new[] { this };
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/DotNetty.Transport.Libuv/EventLoopGroup.cs b/src/DotNetty.Transport.Libuv/EventLoopGroup.cs
index 1df143da1..d58e8bded 100644
--- a/src/DotNetty.Transport.Libuv/EventLoopGroup.cs
+++ b/src/DotNetty.Transport.Libuv/EventLoopGroup.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 namespace DotNetty.Transport.Libuv
 {
     using System;
+    using System.Collections.Generic;
     using System.Linq;
     using System.Threading;
     using System.Threading.Tasks;
@@ -27,6 +28,8 @@ public sealed class EventLoopGroup : AbstractEventExecutorGroup, IEventLoopGroup
 
         public override Task TerminationCompletion { get; }
 
+        public new IEnumerable<IEventLoop> Items => this.eventLoops;
+
         public EventLoopGroup()
             : this(DefaultEventLoopCount)
         {
@@ -119,5 +122,7 @@ public override Task ShutdownGracefullyAsync(TimeSpan quietPeriod, TimeSpan time
             }
             return this.TerminationCompletion;
         }
+
+        protected override IEnumerable<IEventExecutor> GetItems() => this.eventLoops;
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/DotNetty.Transport.Libuv/LoopExecutor.cs b/src/DotNetty.Transport.Libuv/LoopExecutor.cs
index 6f4c0f410..373624c37 100644
--- a/src/DotNetty.Transport.Libuv/LoopExecutor.cs
+++ b/src/DotNetty.Transport.Libuv/LoopExecutor.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 namespace DotNetty.Transport.Libuv
 {
     using System;
+    using System.Collections.Generic;
     using System.Diagnostics;
     using System.Diagnostics.Contracts;
     using System.Threading.Tasks;
@@ -17,7 +18,6 @@ namespace DotNetty.Transport.Libuv
     using System.Threading;
     using DotNetty.Common;
     using DotNetty.Transport.Libuv.Native;
-
     using Timer = Native.Timer;
 
     class LoopExecutor : AbstractScheduledEventExecutor
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ void RunAllTasks(long timeout)
             long runTasks = 0;
             long executionTime;
             this.wakeUp = false;
-            for (;;)
+            for (; ; )
             {
                 SafeExecute(task);
 
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ static bool RunAllTasksFrom(IQueue<IRunnable> taskQueue)
             {
                 return false;
             }
-            for (;;)
+            for (; ; )
             {
                 SafeExecute(task);
                 task = PollTaskFrom(taskQueue);
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ public override Task ShutdownGracefullyAsync(TimeSpan quietPeriod, TimeSpan time
             bool inEventLoop = this.InEventLoop;
             bool wakeUpLoop;
             int oldState;
-            for (;;)
+            for (; ; )
             {
                 if (this.IsShuttingDown)
                 {
@@ -540,5 +540,7 @@ public override Task ShutdownGracefullyAsync(TimeSpan quietPeriod, TimeSpan time
 
             return this.TerminationCompletion;
         }
+
+        protected override IEnumerable<IEventExecutor> GetItems() => new[] { this };
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/DotNetty.Transport.Libuv/WorkerEventLoop.cs b/src/DotNetty.Transport.Libuv/WorkerEventLoop.cs
index df0f8b408..214818460 100644
--- a/src/DotNetty.Transport.Libuv/WorkerEventLoop.cs
+++ b/src/DotNetty.Transport.Libuv/WorkerEventLoop.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 namespace DotNetty.Transport.Libuv
 {
     using System;
+    using System.Collections.Generic;
     using System.Diagnostics;
     using System.Diagnostics.Contracts;
     using System.Threading.Tasks;
@@ -112,6 +113,8 @@ void OnRead(Pipe handle, int status)
 
         public new IEventLoopGroup Parent => (IEventLoopGroup)base.Parent;
 
+        IEnumerable<IEventLoop> IEventLoopGroup.Items => new[] { this };
+
         sealed class PipeConnect : ConnectRequest
         {
             const int MaximumRetryCount = 10;
diff --git a/src/DotNetty.Transport.Libuv/WorkerEventLoopGroup.cs b/src/DotNetty.Transport.Libuv/WorkerEventLoopGroup.cs
index 87ac1c1df..a8986ca17 100644
--- a/src/DotNetty.Transport.Libuv/WorkerEventLoopGroup.cs
+++ b/src/DotNetty.Transport.Libuv/WorkerEventLoopGroup.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 namespace DotNetty.Transport.Libuv
 {
     using System;
+    using System.Collections.Generic;
     using System.Diagnostics;
     using System.Diagnostics.Contracts;
     using System.Linq;
@@ -84,6 +85,8 @@ public WorkerEventLoopGroup(DispatcherEventLoopGroup eventLoopGroup, int eventLo
 
         internal string PipeName { get; }
 
+        IEnumerable<IEventLoop> IEventLoopGroup.Items => this.eventLoops;
+
         internal void Accept(NativeHandle handle)
         {
             Debug.Assert(this.dispatcherLoop != null);
@@ -126,5 +129,7 @@ public override Task ShutdownGracefullyAsync(TimeSpan quietPeriod, TimeSpan time
             }
             return this.TerminationCompletion;
         }
+
+        protected override IEnumerable<IEventExecutor> GetItems() => this.eventLoops;
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/DotNetty.Transport/Channels/AffinitizedEventLoopGroup.cs b/src/DotNetty.Transport/Channels/AffinitizedEventLoopGroup.cs
index 25d487f3b..fa72871f2 100644
--- a/src/DotNetty.Transport/Channels/AffinitizedEventLoopGroup.cs
+++ b/src/DotNetty.Transport/Channels/AffinitizedEventLoopGroup.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 namespace DotNetty.Transport.Channels
 {
     using System;
+    using System.Collections.Generic;
     using System.Threading.Tasks;
     using DotNetty.Common.Concurrency;
 
@@ -23,6 +24,10 @@ public class AffinitizedEventLoopGroup : AbstractEventExecutorGroup, IEventLoopG
         /// <inheritdoc cref="IEventExecutorGroup"/>
         public override Task TerminationCompletion => this.innerGroup.TerminationCompletion;
 
+        protected override IEnumerable<IEventExecutor> GetItems() => this.innerGroup.Items;
+
+        public new IEnumerable<IEventLoop> Items => ((IEventLoopGroup)this.innerGroup).Items;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a new instance of <see cref="AffinitizedEventLoopGroup"/>.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/DotNetty.Transport/Channels/Embedded/EmbeddedEventLoop.cs b/src/DotNetty.Transport/Channels/Embedded/EmbeddedEventLoop.cs
index 9419861e5..6e5b0f557 100644
--- a/src/DotNetty.Transport/Channels/Embedded/EmbeddedEventLoop.cs
+++ b/src/DotNetty.Transport/Channels/Embedded/EmbeddedEventLoop.cs
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ sealed class EmbeddedEventLoop : AbstractScheduledEventExecutor, IEventLoop
 
         public new IEventLoopGroup Parent => (IEventLoopGroup)base.Parent;
 
+        protected override IEnumerable<IEventExecutor> GetItems() => new[] { this };
+
+        public new IEnumerable<IEventLoop> Items => new[] { this };
+
         public override bool IsInEventLoop(Thread thread) => true;
 
         public override void Execute(IRunnable command)
@@ -48,7 +52,7 @@ public override Task ShutdownGracefullyAsync(TimeSpan quietPeriod, TimeSpan time
 
         internal void RunTasks()
         {
-            for (;;)
+            for (; ; )
             {
                 // have to perform an additional check since Queue<T> throws upon empty dequeue in .NET
                 if (this.tasks.Count == 0)
@@ -67,7 +71,7 @@ internal void RunTasks()
         internal PreciseTimeSpan RunScheduledTasks()
         {
             PreciseTimeSpan time = GetNanos();
-            for (;;)
+            for (; ; )
             {
                 IRunnable task = this.PollScheduledTask(time);
                 if (task == null)
diff --git a/src/DotNetty.Transport/Channels/IEventLoopGroup.cs b/src/DotNetty.Transport/Channels/IEventLoopGroup.cs
index 43e8a2865..cdc5b99dd 100644
--- a/src/DotNetty.Transport/Channels/IEventLoopGroup.cs
+++ b/src/DotNetty.Transport/Channels/IEventLoopGroup.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 namespace DotNetty.Transport.Channels
 {
+    using System.Collections.Generic;
     using System.Threading.Tasks;
     using DotNetty.Common.Concurrency;
 
@@ -13,7 +14,12 @@ namespace DotNetty.Transport.Channels
     public interface IEventLoopGroup : IEventExecutorGroup
     {
         /// <summary>
-        /// Returns <see cref="IEventLoop"/>.
+        /// Returns list of owned event loops.
+        /// </summary>
+        new IEnumerable<IEventLoop> Items { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns one of owned event loops.
         /// </summary>
         new IEventLoop GetNext();
 
diff --git a/src/DotNetty.Transport/Channels/MultithreadEventLoopGroup.cs b/src/DotNetty.Transport/Channels/MultithreadEventLoopGroup.cs
index 4ef18c90d..24b9b6d5f 100644
--- a/src/DotNetty.Transport/Channels/MultithreadEventLoopGroup.cs
+++ b/src/DotNetty.Transport/Channels/MultithreadEventLoopGroup.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 namespace DotNetty.Transport.Channels
 {
     using System;
+    using System.Collections.Generic;
     using System.Linq;
     using System.Threading;
     using System.Threading.Tasks;
@@ -29,6 +30,12 @@ public sealed class MultithreadEventLoopGroup : AbstractEventExecutorGroup, IEve
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public override Task TerminationCompletion { get; }
 
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override IEnumerable<IEventExecutor> GetItems() => this.eventLoops;
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public new IEnumerable<IEventLoop> Items => this.eventLoops;
+
         /// <summary>Creates a new instance of <see cref="MultithreadEventLoopGroup"/>.</summary>
         public MultithreadEventLoopGroup()
             : this(DefaultEventLoopFactory, DefaultEventLoopThreadCount)
diff --git a/src/DotNetty.Transport/Channels/SingleThreadEventLoop.cs b/src/DotNetty.Transport/Channels/SingleThreadEventLoop.cs
index 360b1527b..ddf2c25df 100644
--- a/src/DotNetty.Transport/Channels/SingleThreadEventLoop.cs
+++ b/src/DotNetty.Transport/Channels/SingleThreadEventLoop.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 namespace DotNetty.Transport.Channels
 {
     using System;
+    using System.Collections.Generic;
     using System.Threading.Tasks;
     using DotNetty.Common.Concurrency;
     using DotNetty.Common.Internal;
@@ -70,5 +71,7 @@ protected SingleThreadEventLoop(IEventLoopGroup parent, string threadName, TimeS
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public new IEventLoopGroup Parent => (IEventLoopGroup)base.Parent;
+
+        public new IEnumerable<IEventLoop> Items => new[] { this };
     }
 }
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