diff --git a/newcoin.vcxproj b/newcoin.vcxproj
index a2dd3bbb6..3109a074a 100644
--- a/newcoin.vcxproj
+++ b/newcoin.vcxproj
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="src\HTTPRequest.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="src\HttpsClient.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="src\Interpreter.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="src\InstanceCounter.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="src\Ledger.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="src\LedgerAcquire.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="src\LedgerConsensus.cpp" />
diff --git a/src/InstanceCounter.cpp b/src/InstanceCounter.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..564010282
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/InstanceCounter.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#include "InstanceCounter.h"
+
+InstanceType* InstanceType::sHeadInstance = NULL;
+
+std::vector<InstanceType::InstanceCount> InstanceType::getInstanceCounts(int min)
+{
+	std::vector<InstanceCount> ret;
+	for (InstanceType* i = sHeadInstance; i != NULL; i = i->mNextInstance)
+	{
+		int c = i->getCount();
+		if (c >= min)
+			ret.push_back(InstanceCount(i->getName(), c));
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
diff --git a/src/InstanceCounter.h b/src/InstanceCounter.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..62c8b91ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/InstanceCounter.h
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+#ifndef INSTANCE_COUNTER__H
+#define INSTANCE_COUNTER__H
+
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include <boost/thread/mutex.hpp>
+
+#define DEFINE_INSTANCE(x)							\
+	extern InstanceType IT_##x;						\
+	class Instance_##x : private Instance			\
+	{												\
+	protected:										\
+		Instance_##x() : Instance(IT_##x) { ; }		\
+	}
+
+#define DECLARE_INSTANCE(x)							\
+	InstanceType IT_##x(#x);
+
+#define IS_INSTANCE(x) Instance_##x
+
+class InstanceType
+{
+protected:
+	int						mInstances;
+	std::string				mName;
+	boost::mutex			mLock;
+
+	InstanceType*			mNextInstance;
+	static InstanceType*	sHeadInstance;
+
+public:
+	typedef std::pair<std::string, int> InstanceCount;
+
+	InstanceType(const char *n) : mInstances(0), mName(n)
+	{
+		mNextInstance = sHeadInstance;
+		sHeadInstance = this;
+	}
+
+	void addInstance()
+	{
+		mLock.lock();
+		++mInstances;
+		mLock.unlock();
+	}
+	void decInstance()
+	{
+		mLock.lock();
+		--mInstances;
+		mLock.unlock();
+	}
+	int getCount()
+	{
+		boost::mutex::scoped_lock(mLock);
+		return mInstances;
+	}
+	const std::string& getName()
+	{
+		return mName;
+	}
+
+	static std::vector<InstanceCount> getInstanceCounts(int min = 1);
+};
+
+class Instance
+{
+protected:
+	InstanceType&	mType;
+
+public:
+	Instance(InstanceType& t) : mType(t)	{ mType.addInstance(); }
+	~Instance()								{ mType.decInstance(); }
+};
+
+#endif