diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/udt/Socket.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/udt/Socket.cpp
index 7229fc5955..c25075171b 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/udt/Socket.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/udt/Socket.cpp
@@ -334,7 +334,9 @@ void Socket::checkForReadyReadBackup() {
         qCDebug(networking) << "Socket::checkForReadyReadyBackup() last sequence number"
             << (uint32_t) _lastReceivedSequenceNumber << "from" << _lastPacketSockAddr << "-"
             << _lastPacketSizeRead << "bytes";
-
+#ifdef DEBUG_EVENT_QUEUE
+        qCDebug(networking) << "NodeList event queue size:" << ::hifi::qt::getEventQueueSize(thread());
+#endif
 
         // drop all of the pending datagrams on the floor
         int droppedCount = 0;