diff --git a/sys/Jamfile b/sys/Jamfile
index 5a618de0f5..3966421631 100644
--- a/sys/Jamfile
+++ b/sys/Jamfile
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ SubDir TOP sys ;
 Module swtimer : swtimer.c : hwtimer ;
 Module posix_io : posix_io.c ;
 Module shell : shell.c : hashtable hash_string ;
+Module ps : ps ;
 
 Module auto_init : auto_init.c ;
 
diff --git a/sys/include/ps.h b/sys/include/ps.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..876edab77f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys/include/ps.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#ifndef __PS_H
+#define __PS_H 
+
+void thread_print_all();
+void _ps_handler(char*);
+
+#endif /* __PS_H */
diff --git a/sys/ps.c b/sys/ps.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a54c8bc35b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys/ps.c
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+#include <thread.h>
+#include <hwtimer.h>
+#include <scheduler.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+/* list of states copied from tcb.h */
+const char *state_names[] = { 
+    "running",
+    "pending",
+    "stopped",
+    "sleeping",
+    "bl mutex",
+    "bl rx",
+    "bl send",
+    "bl reply"
+};
+
+/**
+ * @brief Prints a list of running threads including stack usage to stdout.
+ */
+void thread_print_all(void)
+{
+    extern unsigned long hwtimer_now(void);
+    const char queued_name[] = {'_', 'Q'};
+    int i;
+    int overall_stacksz = 0;
+
+    printf("\tpid | %-21s| %-9sQ | pri | stack ( used) location   | runtime | switches \n", "name", "state");
+    for( i = 0; i < MAXTHREADS; i++ ) {
+        tcb* p = (tcb*)fk_threads[i];
+
+        if( p != NULL ) {
+            int state = p->status;                                          // copy state
+            int statebit = number_of_highest_bit(state >> 1);               // get state index
+            const char* sname = state_names[statebit];                      // get state name
+            const char* queued = queued_name + (state & BIT0);              // get queued flag
+            int stacksz = p->stack_size;                                    // get max used stack
+            double runtime = 0/0.0;
+            int switches = -1;
+#if SCHEDSTATISTICS
+            runtime =  pidlist[i].runtime / (double) hwtimer_now() * 100;
+            switches = pidlist[i].schedules;
+#endif
+            overall_stacksz += stacksz;
+            stacksz -= fk_measure_stack_free(p->stack_start);
+            printf("\t%3u | %-21s| %-8s %.1s | %3i | %5i (%5i) %p | %6.3f%% | %8i\n",
+                    p->pid, p->name, sname, queued, p->priority, p->stack_size, stacksz, p->stack_start, runtime, switches);
+        }
+    }
+    printf("\t%5s %-21s|%13s%6s %5i\n", "|", "SUM", "|", "|", overall_stacksz);
+}
+
+void _ps_handler(char* unnused) {
+    thread_print_all();
+}
+