diff --git a/arroyo/processing/processor.py b/arroyo/processing/processor.py
index cfa0082a..971d3e32 100644
--- a/arroyo/processing/processor.py
+++ b/arroyo/processing/processor.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 import functools
 import logging
+import os
+import signal
 import time
 from collections import defaultdict
 from typing import (
@@ -139,6 +141,7 @@ def __init__(
         commit_policy: CommitPolicy = ONCE_PER_SECOND,
         dlq_policy: Optional[DlqPolicy[TStrategyPayload]] = None,
         join_timeout: Optional[float] = None,
+        run_stuck_detector: bool = False,
     ) -> None:
         self.__consumer = consumer
         self.__processor_factory = processor_factory
@@ -169,6 +172,11 @@ def __init__(
             DlqPolicyWrapper(dlq_policy) if dlq_policy is not None else None
         )
 
+        self.__stuck = True
+
+        if run_stuck_detector:
+            self.stuck_detector_run()
+
         def _close_strategy() -> None:
             start_close = time.time()
 
@@ -348,6 +356,30 @@ def run(self) -> None:
             logger.info("Processor terminated")
             raise
 
+    def stuck_detector_run(self) -> None:
+        def report_stuck(*args: Any) -> None:
+            # send stacktrace to sentry using exc_info
+            logger.warning("main thread stuck for more than 60 seconds", exc_info=True)
+
+        signal.signal(signal.SIGUSR1, report_stuck)
+
+        import threading
+
+        def f() -> None:
+            i = 0
+            while True:
+                if self.__stuck:
+                    i += 1
+
+                if i >= 60:
+                    os.kill(os.getpid(), signal.SIGUSR1)
+                    return
+
+                time.sleep(1)
+
+        t = threading.Thread(target=f, daemon=True)
+        t.start()
+
     def _clear_backpressure(self) -> None:
         if self.__backpressure_timestamp is not None:
             self.__metrics_buffer.incr_timing(
@@ -394,6 +426,7 @@ def _handle_invalid_message(self, exc: InvalidMessage) -> None:
 
     def _run_once(self) -> None:
         self.__metrics_buffer.incr_counter("arroyo.consumer.run.count", 1)
+        self.__stuck = False
 
         message_carried_over = self.__message is not None