diff --git a/couchpotato/environment.py b/couchpotato/environment.py
index a4d50747..7fe691e8 100644
--- a/couchpotato/environment.py
+++ b/couchpotato/environment.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from couchpotato.core.event import fireEvent, addEvent
 from couchpotato.core.loader import Loader
 from couchpotato.core.settings import Settings
+import os
 
 class Env(object):
 
@@ -71,3 +72,14 @@ class Env(object):
     @staticmethod
     def addEvent(*args, **kwargs):
         return addEvent(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def getPid():
+        try:
+            try:
+                parent = os.getppid()
+            except:
+                parent = None
+            return '%d %s' % (os.getpid(), '(%d)' % parent if parent else '')
+        except:
+            return 0
diff --git a/couchpotato/static/scripts/page/about.js b/couchpotato/static/scripts/page/about.js
index 000500be..05e13329 100644
--- a/couchpotato/static/scripts/page/about.js
+++ b/couchpotato/static/scripts/page/about.js
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ var AboutSettingTab = new Class({
 						}
 					}
 				}),
+				new Element('dt[text=ID]'),
+				new Element('dd', {'text': App.getOption('pid')}),
 				new Element('dt[text=Directories]'),
 				new Element('dd', {'text': App.getOption('app_dir')}),
 				new Element('dd', {'text': App.getOption('data_dir')}),
diff --git a/couchpotato/templates/_desktop.html b/couchpotato/templates/_desktop.html
index acd49b2a..306eeb3c 100644
--- a/couchpotato/templates/_desktop.html
+++ b/couchpotato/templates/_desktop.html
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
 					'options': "{{ env.get('options')|safe }}",
 					'app_dir': {{ env.get('app_dir')|tojson|safe }},
 					'data_dir': {{ env.get('data_dir')|tojson|safe }},
+					'pid': {{ env.getPid()|tojson|safe }},
 					'userscript_version': {{ fireEvent('userscript.get_version', single = True)|tojson|safe }}
 				});
 			})