diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 793fe90..d823979 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ HTTP_PROXY=http://127.0.0.1:8080 pipeleak scan --token glpat-xxxxxxxxxxx --gitla
 
 ### Keybindings
 
-In the `scan` mode you can change interactively between log levels by pressing `t`: Trace, `d`: Debug, `i`: Info, `w`: Warn, `e`: Error
+In the `scan` mode you can change interactively between log levels by pressing `t`: Trace, `d`: Debug, `i`: Info, `w`: Warn, `e`: Error. Pressing `s` will output the current queue status.
 
 ## ELK Integration
 
diff --git a/src/pipeleak/cmd/scan.go b/src/pipeleak/cmd/scan.go
index 527f004..1571951 100644
--- a/src/pipeleak/cmd/scan.go
+++ b/src/pipeleak/cmd/scan.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func NewScanCmd() *cobra.Command {
 
 func Scan(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	setLogLevel()
-	go logLevelListener()
+	go shortcutListeners()
 
 	_, err := url.ParseRequestURI(options.GitlabUrl)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func setLogLevel() {
 	}
 }
 
-func logLevelListener() {
+func shortcutListeners() {
 	err := keyboard.Listen(func(key keys.Key) (stop bool, err error) {
 		switch key.Code {
 		case keys.CtrlC, keys.Escape:
@@ -118,6 +118,11 @@ func logLevelListener() {
 				zerolog.SetGlobalLevel(zerolog.ErrorLevel)
 				log.Error().Msg("Loglevel Error")
 			}
+
+			if key.String() == "s" {
+				received, queueLength := scanner.GetQueueStatus()
+				log.Info().Int("runningJobs", received).Int("pendingjobs", queueLength).Msg("Queue status")
+			}
 		}
 
 		return false, nil
diff --git a/src/pipeleak/scanner/pipeline.go b/src/pipeleak/scanner/pipeline.go
index 4410193..45ae276 100644
--- a/src/pipeleak/scanner/pipeline.go
+++ b/src/pipeleak/scanner/pipeline.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 var queue *goqite.Queue
 var waitGroup *sync.WaitGroup
 var queueFileName string
+var queueDB *sql.DB
 
 type ScanOptions struct {
 	GitlabUrl          string
@@ -98,20 +99,20 @@ func setupQueue(options *ScanOptions) {
 	queueFileName = tmpfile.Name()
 
 	sqlUri := `file://` + queueFileName + `?_journal=WAL&_timeout=5000&_fk=true`
-	db, err := sql.Open("sqlite3", sqlUri)
+	queueDB, err = sql.Open("sqlite3", sqlUri)
 	log.Debug().Str("file", sqlUri).Msg("Using DB file")
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal().Err(err).Str("file", queueFileName).Msg("Opening Temp DB file failed")
 	}
-	db.SetMaxOpenConns(1)
-	db.SetMaxIdleConns(1)
+	queueDB.SetMaxOpenConns(1)
+	queueDB.SetMaxIdleConns(1)
 
-	if err := goqite.Setup(context.Background(), db); err != nil {
+	if err := goqite.Setup(context.Background(), queueDB); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal().Err(err).Msg("Goqite setup failed")
 	}
 
 	queue = goqite.New(goqite.NewOpts{
-		DB:         db,
+		DB:         queueDB,
 		Name:       "jobs",
 		MaxReceive: options.MaxScanGoRoutines,
 	})
@@ -232,3 +233,29 @@ jobOut:
 func getJobUrl(git *gitlab.Client, project *gitlab.Project, job *gitlab.Job) string {
 	return git.BaseURL().Host + "/" + project.PathWithNamespace + "/-/jobs/" + strconv.Itoa(job.ID)
 }
+
+func GetQueueStatus() (int, int) {
+	return getReceivedQueryCount(1), getReceivedQueryCount(0)
+}
+
+func getReceivedQueryCount(received int) int {
+	count := 0
+	if queueDB != nil {
+		row, err := queueDB.Query("select count(id) as count from goqite where received = ?;", received)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error().Stack().Err(err).Msg("Status received query error")
+			return 0
+		}
+		defer row.Close()
+
+		for row.Next() {
+			err = row.Scan(&count)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Error().Stack().Err(err).Msg("Status received query scan error")
+				return 0
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return count
+}