diff --git a/pkg/pipeline/source/pactl/pactl.go b/pkg/pipeline/source/pactl/pactl.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a221eddf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/pipeline/source/pactl/pactl.go
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+package pactl
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"os/exec"
+)
+
+func List() (*PactlInfo, error) {
+	cmd := exec.Command("pactl", "--format", "json", "list")
+	var b bytes.Buffer
+	cmd.Stdout = &b
+	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	info := &PactlInfo{}
+	return info, json.Unmarshal(b.Bytes(), info)
+}
+
+type PactlInfo struct {
+	Modules       []Module       `json:"modules"`
+	Sinks         []Device       `json:"sinks"`
+	Sources       []Device       `json:"sources"`
+	SinkInputs    []SinkInput    `json:"sink_inputs"`
+	SourceOutputs []SourceOutput `json:"source_outputs"`
+	Clients       []Client       `json:"clients"`
+	Samples       []interface{}  `json:"samples"`
+	Cards         []interface{}  `json:"cards"`
+}
+
+type Module struct {
+	Name         string                 `json:"name"`
+	Argument     string                 `json:"argument"`
+	UsageCounter string                 `json:"usage_counter"`
+	Properties   map[string]interface{} `json:"properties"`
+}
+
+type Device struct {
+	Index               int                    `json:"index"`
+	State               string                 `json:"state"`
+	Name                string                 `json:"name"`
+	Description         string                 `json:"description"`
+	Driver              string                 `json:"driver"`
+	SampleSpecification string                 `json:"sample_specification"`
+	ChannelMap          string                 `json:"channel_map"`
+	OwnerModule         int                    `json:"owner_module"`
+	Mute                bool                   `json:"mute"`
+	Volume              map[string]Volume      `json:"volume"`
+	Balance             float64                `json:"balance"`
+	BaseVolume          Volume                 `json:"base_volume"`
+	MonitorSource       string                 `json:"monitor_source"`
+	Latency             Latency                `json:"latency"`
+	Flags               []string               `json:"flags"`
+	Properties          map[string]interface{} `json:"properties"`
+	Ports               []interface{}          `json:"ports"`
+	ActivePort          interface{}            `json:"active_port"`
+	Formats             []string               `json:"formats"`
+}
+
+type IOBase struct {
+	Index               int                    `json:"index"`
+	Driver              string                 `json:"driver"`
+	OwnerModule         string                 `json:"owner_module"`
+	Client              string                 `json:"client"`
+	SampleSpecification string                 `json:"sample_specification"`
+	ChannelMap          string                 `json:"channel_map"`
+	Format              string                 `json:"format"`
+	Corked              bool                   `json:"corked"`
+	Mute                bool                   `json:"mute"`
+	Volume              map[string]Volume      `json:"volume"`
+	Balance             float64                `json:"balance"`
+	BufferLatencyUSec   float64                `json:"buffer_latency_usec"`
+	SinkLatencyUSec     float64                `json:"sink_latency_usec"`
+	ResampleMethod      string                 `json:"resample_method"`
+	Properties          map[string]interface{} `json:"properties"`
+}
+
+type SinkInput struct {
+	IOBase `json:",inline"`
+	Sink   int `json:"sink"`
+}
+
+type SourceOutput struct {
+	IOBase `json:",inline"`
+	Source int `json:"source"`
+}
+
+type Client struct {
+	Index       int                    `json:"index"`
+	Driver      string                 `json:"driver"`
+	OwnerModule string                 `json:"owner_module"`
+	Properties  map[string]interface{} `json:"properties"`
+}
+
+type Volume struct {
+	Value        int    `json:"value"`
+	ValuePercent string `json:"value_percent"`
+	Db           string `json:"db"`
+}
+
+type Latency struct {
+	Actual     float64 `json:"actual"`
+	Configured float64 `json:"configured"`
+}
+
+type EgressInfo struct {
+	EgressID      string
+	SinkInputs    int
+	SourceOutputs int
+}
+
+func (info *PactlInfo) GetEgressInfo() map[int]*EgressInfo {
+	egressMap := make(map[int]*EgressInfo)
+	for _, sink := range info.Sinks {
+		egressMap[sink.Index] = &EgressInfo{
+			EgressID: sink.Name,
+		}
+	}
+	for _, sinkInput := range info.SinkInputs {
+		egressMap[sinkInput.Sink].SinkInputs++
+	}
+	for _, sourceOutput := range info.SourceOutputs {
+		egressMap[sourceOutput.Source].SourceOutputs++
+	}
+	return egressMap
+}
diff --git a/pkg/pipeline/watch.go b/pkg/pipeline/watch.go
index 1c57769e0..1c5f19e42 100644
--- a/pkg/pipeline/watch.go
+++ b/pkg/pipeline/watch.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package pipeline
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/livekit/egress/pkg/pipeline/builder"
 	"github.com/livekit/egress/pkg/pipeline/sink"
 	"github.com/livekit/egress/pkg/pipeline/source"
+	"github.com/livekit/egress/pkg/pipeline/source/pactl"
 	"github.com/livekit/egress/pkg/types"
 	"github.com/livekit/protocol/logger"
 )
@@ -108,6 +110,22 @@ func (c *Controller) gstLog(
 		msg = fmt.Sprintf("[%s %s] %s", category, lvl, message)
 	}
 	c.gstLogger.Debugw(msg, "caller", fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", file, line))
+
+	if category == "pulse" {
+		info, err := pactl.List()
+		if err != nil {
+			logger.Errorw("failed to get pulse info", err)
+		} else {
+			b, _ := json.Marshal(info.GetEgressInfo())
+			logger.Infow("pactl status",
+				"modules", len(info.Modules),
+				"sinks", len(info.Sinks),
+				"sources", len(info.Sources),
+				"clients", len(info.Clients),
+				"egresses", string(b),
+			)
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 func (c *Controller) messageWatch(msg *gst.Message) bool {