diff --git a/pkg/routing/routingfakes/fake_signal_client.go b/pkg/routing/routingfakes/fake_signal_client.go
index 884dac4d5..0562b7c44 100644
--- a/pkg/routing/routingfakes/fake_signal_client.go
+++ b/pkg/routing/routingfakes/fake_signal_client.go
@@ -10,6 +10,16 @@ import (
 )
 
 type FakeSignalClient struct {
+	ActiveCountStub        func() int
+	activeCountMutex       sync.RWMutex
+	activeCountArgsForCall []struct {
+	}
+	activeCountReturns struct {
+		result1 int
+	}
+	activeCountReturnsOnCall map[int]struct {
+		result1 int
+	}
 	StartParticipantSignalStub        func(context.Context, livekit.RoomName, routing.ParticipantInit, livekit.NodeID) (livekit.ConnectionID, routing.MessageSink, routing.MessageSource, error)
 	startParticipantSignalMutex       sync.RWMutex
 	startParticipantSignalArgsForCall []struct {
@@ -34,6 +44,59 @@ type FakeSignalClient struct {
 	invocationsMutex sync.RWMutex
 }
 
+func (fake *FakeSignalClient) ActiveCount() int {
+	fake.activeCountMutex.Lock()
+	ret, specificReturn := fake.activeCountReturnsOnCall[len(fake.activeCountArgsForCall)]
+	fake.activeCountArgsForCall = append(fake.activeCountArgsForCall, struct {
+	}{})
+	stub := fake.ActiveCountStub
+	fakeReturns := fake.activeCountReturns
+	fake.recordInvocation("ActiveCount", []interface{}{})
+	fake.activeCountMutex.Unlock()
+	if stub != nil {
+		return stub()
+	}
+	if specificReturn {
+		return ret.result1
+	}
+	return fakeReturns.result1
+}
+
+func (fake *FakeSignalClient) ActiveCountCallCount() int {
+	fake.activeCountMutex.RLock()
+	defer fake.activeCountMutex.RUnlock()
+	return len(fake.activeCountArgsForCall)
+}
+
+func (fake *FakeSignalClient) ActiveCountCalls(stub func() int) {
+	fake.activeCountMutex.Lock()
+	defer fake.activeCountMutex.Unlock()
+	fake.ActiveCountStub = stub
+}
+
+func (fake *FakeSignalClient) ActiveCountReturns(result1 int) {
+	fake.activeCountMutex.Lock()
+	defer fake.activeCountMutex.Unlock()
+	fake.ActiveCountStub = nil
+	fake.activeCountReturns = struct {
+		result1 int
+	}{result1}
+}
+
+func (fake *FakeSignalClient) ActiveCountReturnsOnCall(i int, result1 int) {
+	fake.activeCountMutex.Lock()
+	defer fake.activeCountMutex.Unlock()
+	fake.ActiveCountStub = nil
+	if fake.activeCountReturnsOnCall == nil {
+		fake.activeCountReturnsOnCall = make(map[int]struct {
+			result1 int
+		})
+	}
+	fake.activeCountReturnsOnCall[i] = struct {
+		result1 int
+	}{result1}
+}
+
 func (fake *FakeSignalClient) StartParticipantSignal(arg1 context.Context, arg2 livekit.RoomName, arg3 routing.ParticipantInit, arg4 livekit.NodeID) (livekit.ConnectionID, routing.MessageSink, routing.MessageSource, error) {
 	fake.startParticipantSignalMutex.Lock()
 	ret, specificReturn := fake.startParticipantSignalReturnsOnCall[len(fake.startParticipantSignalArgsForCall)]
@@ -110,6 +173,8 @@ func (fake *FakeSignalClient) StartParticipantSignalReturnsOnCall(i int, result1
 func (fake *FakeSignalClient) Invocations() map[string][][]interface{} {
 	fake.invocationsMutex.RLock()
 	defer fake.invocationsMutex.RUnlock()
+	fake.activeCountMutex.RLock()
+	defer fake.activeCountMutex.RUnlock()
 	fake.startParticipantSignalMutex.RLock()
 	defer fake.startParticipantSignalMutex.RUnlock()
 	copiedInvocations := map[string][][]interface{}{}
diff --git a/pkg/routing/signal.go b/pkg/routing/signal.go
index 7bbb4df93..4d0f8b812 100644
--- a/pkg/routing/signal.go
+++ b/pkg/routing/signal.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package routing
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"go.uber.org/atomic"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
 
 	"github.com/livekit/livekit-server/pkg/config"
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 
 //counterfeiter:generate . SignalClient
 type SignalClient interface {
+	ActiveCount() int
 	StartParticipantSignal(ctx context.Context, roomName livekit.RoomName, pi ParticipantInit, nodeID livekit.NodeID) (connectionID livekit.ConnectionID, reqSink MessageSink, resSource MessageSource, err error)
 }
 
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@ type signalClient struct {
 	nodeID livekit.NodeID
 	config config.SignalRelayConfig
 	client rpc.TypedSignalClient
+	active atomic.Int32
 }
 
 func NewSignalClient(nodeID livekit.NodeID, bus psrpc.MessageBus, config config.SignalRelayConfig) (SignalClient, error) {
@@ -45,6 +48,10 @@ func NewSignalClient(nodeID livekit.NodeID, bus psrpc.MessageBus, config config.
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func (r *signalClient) ActiveCount() int {
+	return int(r.active.Load())
+}
+
 func (r *signalClient) StartParticipantSignal(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	roomName livekit.RoomName,
@@ -84,6 +91,9 @@ func (r *signalClient) StartParticipantSignal(
 	resChan := NewDefaultMessageChannel()
 
 	go func() {
+		r.active.Inc()
+		defer r.active.Dec()
+
 		var err error
 		for msg := range stream.Channel() {
 			if err = resChan.WriteMessage(msg.Response); err != nil {