diff --git a/heartbeat.go b/heartbeat.go
index eeb08b5..348d834 100644
--- a/heartbeat.go
+++ b/heartbeat.go
@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@ type heartbeater struct {
 	// heartbeater goroutine. In other words, confine these variables
 	// to this goroutine only.
 	started time.Time
-	workers map[string]workerStat
+	workers map[string]*workerInfo
 
 	// status is shared with other goroutine but is concurrency safe.
 	status *base.ServerStatus
 
 	// channels to receive updates on active workers.
-	starting <-chan *base.TaskMessage
+	starting <-chan *workerInfo
 	finished <-chan *base.TaskMessage
 }
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ type heartbeaterParams struct {
 	queues         map[string]int
 	strictPriority bool
 	status         *base.ServerStatus
-	starting       <-chan *base.TaskMessage
+	starting       <-chan *workerInfo
 	finished       <-chan *base.TaskMessage
 }
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func newHeartbeater(params heartbeaterParams) *heartbeater {
 		strictPriority: params.strictPriority,
 
 		status:   params.status,
-		workers:  make(map[string]workerStat),
+		workers:  make(map[string]*workerInfo),
 		starting: params.starting,
 		finished: params.finished,
 	}
@@ -92,11 +92,14 @@ func (h *heartbeater) terminate() {
 	h.done <- struct{}{}
 }
 
-// A workerStat records the message a worker is working on
-// and the time the worker has started processing the message.
-type workerStat struct {
+// A workerInfo holds an active worker information.
+type workerInfo struct {
+	// the task message the worker is processing.
+	msg *base.TaskMessage
+	// the time the worker has started processing the message.
 	started time.Time
-	msg     *base.TaskMessage
+	// deadline the worker has to finish processing the task by.
+	deadline time.Time
 }
 
 func (h *heartbeater) start(wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
@@ -121,8 +124,8 @@ func (h *heartbeater) start(wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
 				h.beat()
 				timer.Reset(h.interval)
 
-			case msg := <-h.starting:
-				h.workers[msg.ID.String()] = workerStat{time.Now(), msg}
+			case w := <-h.starting:
+				h.workers[w.msg.ID.String()] = w
 
 			case msg := <-h.finished:
 				delete(h.workers, msg.ID.String())
@@ -145,16 +148,17 @@ func (h *heartbeater) beat() {
 	}
 
 	var ws []*base.WorkerInfo
-	for id, stat := range h.workers {
+	for id, w := range h.workers {
 		ws = append(ws, &base.WorkerInfo{
 			Host:     h.host,
 			PID:      h.pid,
 			ServerID: h.serverID,
 			ID:       id,
-			Type:     stat.msg.Type,
-			Queue:    stat.msg.Queue,
-			Payload:  stat.msg.Payload,
-			Started:  stat.started,
+			Type:     w.msg.Type,
+			Queue:    w.msg.Queue,
+			Payload:  w.msg.Payload,
+			Started:  w.started,
+			Deadline: w.deadline,
 		})
 	}
 
diff --git a/heartbeat_test.go b/heartbeat_test.go
index 16cc9bf..c517519 100644
--- a/heartbeat_test.go
+++ b/heartbeat_test.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func TestHeartbeater(t *testing.T) {
 			queues:         tc.queues,
 			strictPriority: false,
 			status:         status,
-			starting:       make(chan *base.TaskMessage),
+			starting:       make(chan *workerInfo),
 			finished:       make(chan *base.TaskMessage),
 		})
 
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func TestHeartbeaterWithRedisDown(t *testing.T) {
 		queues:         map[string]int{"default": 1},
 		strictPriority: false,
 		status:         base.NewServerStatus(base.StatusRunning),
-		starting:       make(chan *base.TaskMessage),
+		starting:       make(chan *workerInfo),
 		finished:       make(chan *base.TaskMessage),
 	})
 
diff --git a/inspector.go b/inspector.go
index 1ff029b..3cef876 100644
--- a/inspector.go
+++ b/inspector.go
@@ -725,7 +725,8 @@ func (i *Inspector) Servers() ([]*ServerInfo, error) {
 			continue
 		}
 		wrkInfo := &WorkerInfo{
-			Started: w.Started,
+			Started:  w.Started,
+			Deadline: w.Deadline,
 			Task: &ActiveTask{
 				Task:  NewTask(w.Type, w.Payload),
 				ID:    w.ID,
@@ -771,6 +772,8 @@ type WorkerInfo struct {
 	Task *ActiveTask
 	// Time the worker started processing the task.
 	Started time.Time
+	// Time the worker needs to finish processing the task by.
+	Deadline time.Time
 }
 
 // ClusterKeySlot returns an integer identifying the hash slot the given queue hashes to.
diff --git a/internal/base/base.go b/internal/base/base.go
index 8663b13..2d1bca0 100644
--- a/internal/base/base.go
+++ b/internal/base/base.go
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ type WorkerInfo struct {
 	Queue    string
 	Payload  map[string]interface{}
 	Started  time.Time
+	Deadline time.Time
 }
 
 // SchedulerEntry holds information about a periodic task registered with a scheduler.
diff --git a/internal/rdb/inspect.go b/internal/rdb/inspect.go
index bd2e89c..7f1d9ce 100644
--- a/internal/rdb/inspect.go
+++ b/internal/rdb/inspect.go
@@ -974,7 +974,6 @@ func (r *RDB) ListWorkers() ([]*base.WorkerInfo, error) {
 				continue // skip bad data
 			}
 			workers = append(workers, &w)
-
 		}
 	}
 	return workers, nil
diff --git a/internal/rdb/inspect_test.go b/internal/rdb/inspect_test.go
index 6283db8..0e278ef 100644
--- a/internal/rdb/inspect_test.go
+++ b/internal/rdb/inspect_test.go
@@ -2966,6 +2966,7 @@ func TestListWorkers(t *testing.T) {
 					Queue:    m1.Queue,
 					Payload:  m1.Payload,
 					Started:  time.Now().Add(-1 * time.Second),
+					Deadline: time.Now().Add(30 * time.Second),
 				},
 				{
 					Host:     host,
@@ -2976,6 +2977,7 @@ func TestListWorkers(t *testing.T) {
 					Queue:    m2.Queue,
 					Payload:  m2.Payload,
 					Started:  time.Now().Add(-5 * time.Second),
+					Deadline: time.Now().Add(10 * time.Minute),
 				},
 				{
 					Host:     host,
@@ -2986,6 +2988,7 @@ func TestListWorkers(t *testing.T) {
 					Queue:    m3.Queue,
 					Payload:  m3.Payload,
 					Started:  time.Now().Add(-30 * time.Second),
+					Deadline: time.Now().Add(30 * time.Minute),
 				},
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/processor.go b/processor.go
index 5a949e6..e480650 100644
--- a/processor.go
+++ b/processor.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ type processor struct {
 	// cancelations is a set of cancel functions for all active tasks.
 	cancelations *base.Cancelations
 
-	starting chan<- *base.TaskMessage
+	starting chan<- *workerInfo
 	finished chan<- *base.TaskMessage
 }
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ type processorParams struct {
 	strictPriority  bool
 	errHandler      ErrorHandler
 	shutdownTimeout time.Duration
-	starting        chan<- *base.TaskMessage
+	starting        chan<- *workerInfo
 	finished        chan<- *base.TaskMessage
 }
 
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ func (p *processor) exec() {
 			return
 		}
 
-		p.starting <- msg
+		p.starting <- &workerInfo{msg, time.Now(), deadline}
 		go func() {
 			defer func() {
 				p.finished <- msg
diff --git a/processor_test.go b/processor_test.go
index 35a5e44..7475889 100644
--- a/processor_test.go
+++ b/processor_test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // fakeHeartbeater receives from starting and finished channels and do nothing.
-func fakeHeartbeater(starting, finished <-chan *base.TaskMessage, done <-chan struct{}) {
+func fakeHeartbeater(starting <-chan *workerInfo, finished <-chan *base.TaskMessage, done <-chan struct{}) {
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-starting:
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func TestProcessorSuccessWithSingleQueue(t *testing.T) {
 			processed = append(processed, task)
 			return nil
 		}
-		starting := make(chan *base.TaskMessage)
+		starting := make(chan *workerInfo)
 		finished := make(chan *base.TaskMessage)
 		syncCh := make(chan *syncRequest)
 		done := make(chan struct{})
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func TestProcessorSuccessWithMultipleQueues(t *testing.T) {
 			processed = append(processed, task)
 			return nil
 		}
-		starting := make(chan *base.TaskMessage)
+		starting := make(chan *workerInfo)
 		finished := make(chan *base.TaskMessage)
 		syncCh := make(chan *syncRequest)
 		done := make(chan struct{})
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ func TestProcessTasksWithLargeNumberInPayload(t *testing.T) {
 			processed = append(processed, task)
 			return nil
 		}
-		starting := make(chan *base.TaskMessage)
+		starting := make(chan *workerInfo)
 		finished := make(chan *base.TaskMessage)
 		syncCh := make(chan *syncRequest)
 		done := make(chan struct{})
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ func TestProcessorRetry(t *testing.T) {
 			defer mu.Unlock()
 			n++
 		}
-		starting := make(chan *base.TaskMessage)
+		starting := make(chan *workerInfo)
 		finished := make(chan *base.TaskMessage)
 		done := make(chan struct{})
 		defer func() { close(done) }()
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ func TestProcessorQueues(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range tests {
-		starting := make(chan *base.TaskMessage)
+		starting := make(chan *workerInfo)
 		finished := make(chan *base.TaskMessage)
 		done := make(chan struct{})
 		defer func() { close(done) }()
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ func TestProcessorWithStrictPriority(t *testing.T) {
 			"critical":            3,
 			"low":                 1,
 		}
-		starting := make(chan *base.TaskMessage)
+		starting := make(chan *workerInfo)
 		finished := make(chan *base.TaskMessage)
 		syncCh := make(chan *syncRequest)
 		done := make(chan struct{})
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index 2275b87..859fe5d 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ func NewServer(r RedisConnOpt, cfg Config) *Server {
 	logger.SetLevel(toInternalLogLevel(loglevel))
 
 	rdb := rdb.NewRDB(createRedisClient(r))
-	starting := make(chan *base.TaskMessage)
+	starting := make(chan *workerInfo)
 	finished := make(chan *base.TaskMessage)
 	syncCh := make(chan *syncRequest)
 	status := base.NewServerStatus(base.StatusIdle)