diff --git a/modules/script_callbacks.py b/modules/script_callbacks.py
index 8e22f8755..715e1830d 100644
--- a/modules/script_callbacks.py
+++ b/modules/script_callbacks.py
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ callback_map = dict(
     callbacks_cfg_denoiser=[],
     callbacks_before_component=[],
     callbacks_after_component=[],
+    callbacks_on_polling=[],
 )
 
 
@@ -78,6 +79,12 @@ def app_started_callback(demo: Optional[Blocks], app: FastAPI):
         except Exception:
             report_exception(c, 'app_started_callback')
 
+def app_polling_callback(demo: Optional[Blocks], app: FastAPI):
+    for c in callback_map['callbacks_on_polling']:
+        try:
+            c.callback()
+        except Exception:
+            report_exception(c, 'callbacks_on_polling')
 
 def model_loaded_callback(sd_model):
     for c in callback_map['callbacks_model_loaded']:
@@ -184,6 +191,11 @@ def on_app_started(callback):
     add_callback(callback_map['callbacks_app_started'], callback)
 
 
+def on_polling(callback):
+    """register a function to be called on each polling of the server."""
+    add_callback(callback_map['callbacks_on_polling'], callback)
+
+
 def on_model_loaded(callback):
     """register a function to be called when the stable diffusion model is created; the model is
     passed as an argument"""
diff --git a/webui.py b/webui.py
index c2d0c6be8..5f7a53f9c 100644
--- a/webui.py
+++ b/webui.py
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ def create_api(app):
 def wait_on_server(demo=None):
     while 1:
         time.sleep(0.5)
+        modules.script_callbacks.app_polling_callback(None, demo)
         if shared.state.need_restart:
             shared.state.need_restart = False
             time.sleep(0.5)