diff --git a/src/dxvk/dxvk_queue.cpp b/src/dxvk/dxvk_queue.cpp
index 53cf838b1..746475a22 100644
--- a/src/dxvk/dxvk_queue.cpp
+++ b/src/dxvk/dxvk_queue.cpp
@@ -137,9 +137,16 @@ namespace dxvk {
     std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(m_mutex);
 
     while (!m_stopped.load()) {
-      m_submitCond.wait(lock, [this] {
-        return m_stopped.load() || !m_finishQueue.empty();
-      });
+      if (m_finishQueue.empty()) {
+        auto t0 = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
+
+        m_submitCond.wait(lock, [this] {
+          return m_stopped.load() || !m_finishQueue.empty();
+        });
+
+        auto t1 = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
+        m_gpuIdle += std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::microseconds>(t1 - t0).count();
+      }
 
       if (m_stopped.load())
         return;
diff --git a/src/dxvk/dxvk_queue.h b/src/dxvk/dxvk_queue.h
index 59b77fb87..50ea26b52 100644
--- a/src/dxvk/dxvk_queue.h
+++ b/src/dxvk/dxvk_queue.h
@@ -80,6 +80,18 @@ namespace dxvk {
     uint32_t pendingSubmissions() const {
       return m_pending.load();
     }
+
+    /**
+     * \brief Retrieves estimated GPU idle time
+     *
+     * This is a monotonically increasing counter
+     * which can be evaluated periodically in order
+     * to calculate the GPU load.
+     * \returns Accumulated GPU idle time, in us
+     */
+    uint64_t gpuIdleTicks() const {
+      return m_gpuIdle.load();
+    }
     
     /**
      * \brief Submits a command list asynchronously
@@ -147,6 +159,7 @@ namespace dxvk {
     
     std::atomic<bool>       m_stopped = { false };
     std::atomic<uint32_t>   m_pending = { 0u };
+    std::atomic<uint64_t>   m_gpuIdle = { 0ull };
 
     std::mutex              m_mutex;
     std::mutex              m_mutexQueue;