diff --git a/eventlet/pool.py b/eventlet/pool.py
index cf537eb..9648421 100644
--- a/eventlet/pool.py
+++ b/eventlet/pool.py
@@ -83,6 +83,14 @@ class Pool(object):
         """Wait for the next execute in the pool to complete,
         and return the result."""
         return self.results.wait()
+        
+    def waiting(self):
+        """Return the number of coroutines waiting to execute.
+        """
+        if self.sem.balance < 0:
+            return -self.sem.balance
+        else:
+            return 0
 
     def killall(self):
         """ Kill every running coroutine as immediately as possible."""
diff --git a/tests/test__pool.py b/tests/test__pool.py
index de515cf..7b56a82 100644
--- a/tests/test__pool.py
+++ b/tests/test__pool.py
@@ -20,6 +20,30 @@ class TestCoroutinePool(LimitedTestCase):
         pool = self.klass(0, 2)
         worker = pool.execute(some_work)
         self.assertEqual(value, worker.wait())
+        
+    def test_waiting(self):
+        pool = self.klass(0,1)
+        done = coros.event()
+        def consume():
+            done.wait()
+        def waiter(pool):
+            evt = pool.execute(consume)
+            evt.wait()
+        
+        waiters = []
+        waiters.append(coros.execute(waiter, pool))
+        api.sleep(0)
+        self.assertEqual(pool.waiting(), 0)
+        waiters.append(coros.execute(waiter, pool))
+        api.sleep(0)
+        self.assertEqual(pool.waiting(), 1)
+        waiters.append(coros.execute(waiter, pool))
+        api.sleep(0)
+        self.assertEqual(pool.waiting(), 2)
+        done.send(None)
+        for w in waiters:
+            w.wait()
+        self.assertEqual(pool.waiting(), 0)
 
     def test_multiple_coros(self):
         evt = coros.event()