diff --git a/kernel/hung_task.c b/kernel/hung_task.c
index 959d99583d1c..c18717189f32 100644
--- a/kernel/hung_task.c
+++ b/kernel/hung_task.c
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@
  */
 static int __read_mostly sysctl_hung_task_check_count = PID_MAX_LIMIT;
 
+/*
+ * Total number of tasks detected as hung since boot:
+ */
+static unsigned long __read_mostly sysctl_hung_task_detect_count;
+
 /*
  * Limit number of tasks checked in a batch.
  *
@@ -115,6 +120,12 @@ static void check_hung_task(struct task_struct *t, unsigned long timeout)
 	if (time_is_after_jiffies(t->last_switch_time + timeout * HZ))
 		return;
 
+	/*
+	 * This counter tracks the total number of tasks detected as hung
+	 * since boot.
+	 */
+	sysctl_hung_task_detect_count++;
+
 	trace_sched_process_hang(t);
 
 	if (sysctl_hung_task_panic) {
@@ -314,6 +325,13 @@ static struct ctl_table hung_task_sysctls[] = {
 		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
 		.extra1		= SYSCTL_NEG_ONE,
 	},
+	{
+		.procname	= "hung_task_detect_count",
+		.data		= &sysctl_hung_task_detect_count,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(unsigned long),
+		.mode		= 0444,
+		.proc_handler	= proc_doulongvec_minmax,
+	},
 };
 
 static void __init hung_task_sysctl_init(void)