diff --git a/asynq.go b/asynq.go
index fd6d27a..3d09463 100644
--- a/asynq.go
+++ b/asynq.go
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 package asynq
 
-import "github.com/google/uuid"
+import (
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+)
 
 /*
 TODOs:
@@ -57,3 +61,13 @@ type RedisConfig struct {
 	// DB specifies which redis database to select.
 	DB int
 }
+
+// Stats represents a state of queues at a certain time.
+type Stats struct {
+	Queued     int
+	InProgress int
+	Scheduled  int
+	Retry      int
+	Dead       int
+	Timestamp  time.Time
+}
diff --git a/inspector.go b/inspector.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..813661e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inspector.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package asynq
+
+// Inspector is used to inspect queues.
+type Inspector struct {
+	rdb *rdb
+}
+
+// NewInspector returns a new Inspector instance.
+func NewInspector(opt *RedisOpt) *Inspector {
+	return &Inspector{
+		rdb: newRDB(opt),
+	}
+}
+
+// CurrentStats returns a current stats of queues.
+func (i *Inspector) CurrentStats() (*Stats, error) {
+	return i.rdb.currentStats()
+}
diff --git a/inspector_test.go b/inspector_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd0e544
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inspector_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+package asynq
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/go-redis/redis/v7"
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp/cmpopts"
+)
+
+func TestCurrentStats(t *testing.T) {
+	r := setup(t)
+	inspector := &Inspector{r}
+	t1 := randomTask("send_email", "default", nil)
+	t2 := randomTask("send_email", "default", nil)
+	t3 := randomTask("gen_export", "default", nil)
+	t4 := randomTask("gen_thumbnail", "default", nil)
+	t5 := randomTask("send_email", "default", nil)
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		queue      []*taskMessage
+		inProgress []*taskMessage
+		scheduled  []*taskMessage
+		retry      []*taskMessage
+		dead       []*taskMessage
+		want       *Stats
+	}{
+		{
+			queue:      []*taskMessage{t1},
+			inProgress: []*taskMessage{t2, t3},
+			scheduled:  []*taskMessage{t4},
+			retry:      []*taskMessage{},
+			dead:       []*taskMessage{t5},
+			want: &Stats{
+				Queued:     1,
+				InProgress: 2,
+				Scheduled:  1,
+				Retry:      0,
+				Dead:       1,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			queue:      []*taskMessage{},
+			inProgress: []*taskMessage{},
+			scheduled:  []*taskMessage{t1, t2, t4},
+			retry:      []*taskMessage{t3},
+			dead:       []*taskMessage{t5},
+			want: &Stats{
+				Queued:     0,
+				InProgress: 0,
+				Scheduled:  3,
+				Retry:      1,
+				Dead:       1,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		// clean up db before each test case.
+		if err := r.client.FlushDB().Err(); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		for _, msg := range tc.queue {
+			err := r.client.LPush(defaultQueue, mustMarshal(t, msg)).Err()
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+		}
+		for _, msg := range tc.inProgress {
+			err := r.client.LPush(inProgress, mustMarshal(t, msg)).Err()
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+		}
+		for _, msg := range tc.scheduled {
+			err := r.client.ZAdd(scheduled, &redis.Z{
+				Member: mustMarshal(t, msg),
+				Score:  float64(time.Now().Add(time.Hour).Unix()),
+			}).Err()
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+		}
+		for _, msg := range tc.retry {
+			err := r.client.ZAdd(retry, &redis.Z{
+				Member: mustMarshal(t, msg),
+				Score:  float64(time.Now().Add(time.Hour).Unix()),
+			}).Err()
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+		}
+		for _, msg := range tc.dead {
+			err := r.client.ZAdd(dead, &redis.Z{
+				Member: mustMarshal(t, msg),
+				Score:  float64(time.Now().Unix()),
+			}).Err()
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+		}
+
+		got, err := inspector.CurrentStats()
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Error(err)
+			continue
+		}
+		ignoreOpt := cmpopts.IgnoreFields(*tc.want, "Timestamp")
+		if diff := cmp.Diff(tc.want, got, ignoreOpt); diff != "" {
+			t.Errorf("(*Inspector).CurrentStats() = %+v, want %+v; (-want, +got)\n%s",
+				got, tc.want, diff)
+			continue
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/rdb.go b/rdb.go
index 03ae997..a6b4e6b 100644
--- a/rdb.go
+++ b/rdb.go
@@ -154,3 +154,24 @@ func (r *rdb) forward(from string) error {
 	fmt.Printf("[DEBUG] got %d tasks from %q\n", len(res.([]interface{})), from)
 	return err
 }
+
+func (r *rdb) currentStats() (*Stats, error) {
+	pipe := r.client.Pipeline()
+	qlen := pipe.LLen(defaultQueue)
+	plen := pipe.LLen(inProgress)
+	slen := pipe.ZCard(scheduled)
+	rlen := pipe.ZCard(retry)
+	dlen := pipe.ZCard(dead)
+	_, err := pipe.Exec()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &Stats{
+		Queued:     int(qlen.Val()),
+		InProgress: int(plen.Val()),
+		Scheduled:  int(slen.Val()),
+		Retry:      int(rlen.Val()),
+		Dead:       int(dlen.Val()),
+		Timestamp:  time.Now(),
+	}, nil
+}