diff --git a/crates/ptth_server/src/lib.rs b/crates/ptth_server/src/lib.rs
index 2a50548..47c6059 100644
--- a/crates/ptth_server/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ptth_server/src/lib.rs
@@ -308,7 +308,8 @@ pub async fn run_server (
 	config_file: ConfigFile,
 	shutdown_oneshot: oneshot::Receiver <()>,
 	hidden_path: Option <PathBuf>,
-	asset_root: Option <PathBuf>
+	asset_root: Option <PathBuf>,
+	hit_counter: Option <mpsc::Sender <()>>,
 )
 -> Result <(), ServerError>
 {
@@ -340,8 +341,13 @@ pub async fn run_server (
 	
 	let mut spawn_handler = || {
 		let file_server = Arc::clone (&file_server);
+		let hit_counter = hit_counter.clone ();
 		
 		|req: http_serde::RequestParts| async move {
+			if let Some (hit_tx) = &hit_counter {
+				eprintln! ("hit_tx.send");
+				hit_tx.send (()).await;
+			}
 			Ok (file_server.serve_all (req.method, &req.uri, &req.headers).await?)
 		}
 	};
@@ -560,7 +566,8 @@ pub mod executable {
 			config_file, 
 			ptth_core::graceful_shutdown::init (),
 			Some (path),
-			asset_root
+			asset_root,
+			None,
 		).await?;
 		
 		Ok (())
diff --git a/crates/ptth_server_gui/src/main.rs b/crates/ptth_server_gui/src/main.rs
index 84e387a..a8565ab 100644
--- a/crates/ptth_server_gui/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/ptth_server_gui/src/main.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ use fltk::{
 };
 
 use tokio::{
-	sync::oneshot,
+	sync::{
+		mpsc,
+		oneshot,
+	},
 };
 
 struct ServerInstance {
@@ -24,6 +27,7 @@ struct ServerInstance {
 
 #[derive (Clone, Copy)]
 enum Message {
+	Hit,
 	RunServer,
 	StopServer,
 }
@@ -45,6 +49,19 @@ fn main ()
 	
 	let config_file_opt = ptth_server::load_toml::load::<ConfigFile, _> ("./config/ptth_server.toml").ok ();
 	
+	let (hit_tx, mut hit_rx) = mpsc::channel (1);
+	{
+		let fltk_tx = fltk_tx.clone ();
+		
+		rt.spawn (async move {
+			eprintln! ("Entering channel task");
+			while let Some (_) = hit_rx.recv ().await {
+				eprintln! ("fltk_tx");
+				fltk_tx.send (Message::Hit);
+			}
+		});
+	}
+	
 	let mut gui = Gui::new (fltk_tx, config_file_opt.as_ref ());
 	gui.set_server_running (false);
 	
@@ -53,6 +70,10 @@ fn main ()
 	
 	while app.wait () {
 		match fltk_rx.recv () {
+			Some (Message::Hit) => {
+				gui.hits += 1;
+				gui.refresh_label ();
+			},
 			Some (Message::RunServer) => {
 				let (shutdown_tx, shutdown_rx) = tokio::sync::oneshot::channel ();
 				
@@ -75,12 +96,14 @@ fn main ()
 					allow_any_client: true,
 				};
 				
+				let hit_tx = hit_tx.clone ();
 				let task = rt.spawn (async {
 					if let Err (e) = ptth_server::run_server (
 						config_file, 
 						shutdown_rx,
 						None,
-						None
+						None,
+						Some (hit_tx),
 					).await
 					{
 						tracing::error! ("ptth_server crashed: {}", e);
@@ -114,6 +137,7 @@ struct Gui {
 	input_api_key: SecretInput,
 	
 	server_is_running: bool,
+	hits: u64,
 }
 
 #[derive (Default, serde::Deserialize)]
@@ -180,6 +204,7 @@ impl Gui {
 			input_api_key,
 			
 			server_is_running: false,
+			hits: 0,
 		}
 	}
 	
@@ -200,12 +225,15 @@ impl Gui {
 	}
 	
 	fn refresh_label (&mut self) {
-		self.frame.set_label (if self.server_is_running {
-			"Running"
+		let s = 
+		if self.server_is_running {
+			format! ("Running. Requests: {}", self.hits)
 		}
 		else {
-			"Stopped"
-		});
+			"Stopped".to_string ()
+		};
+		
+		self.frame.set_label (&s);
 	}
 }