diff --git a/include/mitsuba/core/sched.h b/include/mitsuba/core/sched.h
index a5c71327..dc350dea 100644
--- a/include/mitsuba/core/sched.h
+++ b/include/mitsuba/core/sched.h
@@ -400,6 +400,9 @@ public:
 	/// Get the number of workers
 	size_t getWorkerCount() const;
 
+	/// Get the number of local workers
+	size_t getLocalWorkerCount() const;
+
 	/// Retrieve one of the workers by index
 	Worker *getWorker(int index);
 
diff --git a/src/libcore/sched.cpp b/src/libcore/sched.cpp
index 2e8123e6..415cba48 100644
--- a/src/libcore/sched.cpp
+++ b/src/libcore/sched.cpp
@@ -99,6 +99,17 @@ size_t Scheduler::getWorkerCount() const {
 	return count;
 }
 
+size_t Scheduler::getLocalWorkerCount() const {
+	size_t count = 0;
+	m_mutex->lock();
+	for (size_t i=0; i<m_workers.size(); ++i) {
+		if (m_workers[i]->getClass() == LocalWorker::m_theClass)
+			count++;
+	}
+	m_mutex->unlock();
+	return count;
+}
+
 bool Scheduler::isBusy() const {
 	bool result;
 	m_mutex->lock(); // make valgrind/helgrind happy