diff --git a/packages/bun-usockets/src/eventing/epoll_kqueue.c b/packages/bun-usockets/src/eventing/epoll_kqueue.c
index 7e347a378d5b..344e2dcf094f 100644
--- a/packages/bun-usockets/src/eventing/epoll_kqueue.c
+++ b/packages/bun-usockets/src/eventing/epoll_kqueue.c
@@ -355,6 +355,15 @@ void us_loop_run_bun_tick(struct us_loop_t *loop, const struct timespec* timeout
 
     loop->data.tick_depth++;
 
+#ifdef BUN_DEBUG
+    /* A tick starting while an outer ready-poll dispatch is still mid-batch
+     * means a poll callback synchronously waited on the event loop. Unlike
+     * tick_depth (any re-entry), this counts only mid-dispatch re-entry. */
+    if (loop->current_ready_poll < loop->num_ready_polls) {
+        loop->data.nested_dispatch_ticks++;
+    }
+#endif
+
     struct us_internal_callback_t *timer_callback = (struct us_internal_callback_t*)loop->data.sweep_timer;
 
     // Only integrate the loop if we haven't already.
diff --git a/packages/bun-usockets/src/internal/loop_data.h b/packages/bun-usockets/src/internal/loop_data.h
index 4294a6636be4..7c4b7b89bf06 100644
--- a/packages/bun-usockets/src/internal/loop_data.h
+++ b/packages/bun-usockets/src/internal/loop_data.h
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ struct us_internal_loop_data_t {
      * sockets must be deferred to the outermost tick so the outer dispatch
      * doesn't read a freed poll. */
     int tick_depth;
+    /* Ticks that began while an outer ready-poll dispatch was still mid-batch,
+     * i.e. a poll callback synchronously waited on the event loop. Only
+     * incremented under BUN_DEBUG; always 0 in release (oven-sh/bun#33261).
+     * Fills what was already this struct's tail padding, so it costs no space. */
+    int nested_dispatch_ticks;
 };
 
 #endif // LOOP_DATA_H
diff --git a/packages/bun-usockets/src/loop.c b/packages/bun-usockets/src/loop.c
index c602732bb98a..7f2dc96b184d 100644
--- a/packages/bun-usockets/src/loop.c
+++ b/packages/bun-usockets/src/loop.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 
 #if ASSERT_ENABLED
 extern const size_t Bun__lock__size;
+extern const size_t Bun__internal_loop_data__size;
 #endif
 
 extern void Bun__internal_ensureDateHeaderTimerIsEnabled(struct us_loop_t *loop);
@@ -81,6 +82,11 @@ void us_internal_loop_data_init(struct us_loop_t *loop, void (*wakeup_cb)(struct
     if (Bun__lock__size != sizeof(loop->data.mutex)) {
         BUN_PANIC("The size of the mutex must match the size of the lock");
     }
+    /* The Rust mirror (src/uws_sys/InternalLoopData.rs) must stay
+     * layout-identical to this struct (size-only check). */
+    if (Bun__internal_loop_data__size != sizeof(loop->data)) {
+        BUN_PANIC("us_internal_loop_data_t layout differs between C and Rust");
+    }
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/src/js/internal-for-testing.ts b/src/js/internal-for-testing.ts
index e0d3d9252a85..d5178dbb9669 100644
--- a/src/js/internal-for-testing.ts
+++ b/src/js/internal-for-testing.ts
@@ -359,8 +359,15 @@ export const isMemoryPressureWatcherInstalled: () => boolean = $newCppFunction(
   0,
 );
 
-export const getEventLoopStats: () => { activeTasks: number; concurrentRef: number; numPolls: number } =
-  $newRustFunction("event_loop.rs", "getActiveTasks", 0);
+export const getEventLoopStats: () => {
+  activeTasks: number;
+  concurrentRef: number;
+  numPolls: number;
+  /** Ticks entered while an outer poll dispatch was still mid-batch, i.e. a
+   * callback synchronously waited on the event loop. Debug builds only, POSIX
+   * only; always 0 in release builds and on Windows. */
+  nestedDispatchTicks: number;
+} = $newRustFunction("event_loop.rs", "getActiveTasks", 0);
 
 export const hostedGitInfo = {
   parseUrl: $newRustFunction("hosted_git_info.rs", "TestingAPIs.jsParseUrl", 1),
diff --git a/src/jsc/event_loop.rs b/src/jsc/event_loop.rs
index 9e7cdf41a2ed..89ebbdf55b46 100644
--- a/src/jsc/event_loop.rs
+++ b/src/jsc/event_loop.rs
@@ -1150,7 +1150,7 @@ pub fn get_active_tasks(global_object: &JSGlobalObject, _frame: &CallFrame) -> J
     // fields and call &-methods on it for the duration of this host fn.
     let vm_ref = global_object.bun_vm();
     let event_loop = vm_ref.event_loop_shared();
-    let result = JSValue::create_empty_object(global_object, 3);
+    let result = JSValue::create_empty_object(global_object, 4);
     result.put(
         global_object,
         b"activeTasks",
@@ -1174,6 +1174,15 @@ pub fn get_active_tasks(global_object: &JSGlobalObject, _frame: &CallFrame) -> J
         b"numPolls",
         JSValue::js_number(num_polls as f64),
     );
+    // Only the debug-build POSIX tick increments this; 0 everywhere else.
+    // SAFETY: uws::Loop::get() returns a live process-global loop.
+    let nested_dispatch_ticks =
+        unsafe { (*uws::Loop::get()).internal_loop_data.nested_dispatch_ticks };
+    result.put(
+        global_object,
+        b"nestedDispatchTicks",
+        JSValue::js_number(nested_dispatch_ticks as f64),
+    );
     Ok(result)
 }
 
diff --git a/src/uws_sys/InternalLoopData.rs b/src/uws_sys/InternalLoopData.rs
index 74df8437d991..95efcc8f9602 100644
--- a/src/uws_sys/InternalLoopData.rs
+++ b/src/uws_sys/InternalLoopData.rs
@@ -55,8 +55,17 @@ pub struct InternalLoopData {
     // Higher tier (`bun_runtime`) casts this back when reading.
     pub jsc_vm: *const c_void,
     pub tick_depth: c_int,
+    /// See `nested_dispatch_ticks` in `loop_data.h` (oven-sh/bun#33261).
+    /// Only the debug (`BUN_DEBUG`) POSIX tick increments it.
+    pub nested_dispatch_ticks: c_int,
 }
 
+/// Checked against `sizeof(struct us_internal_loop_data_t)` in
+/// `us_internal_loop_data_init` (loop.c) so C/Rust drift in this mirror panics
+/// at startup. Size-only: it cannot see drift that hides in padding.
+#[unsafe(no_mangle)]
+pub(crate) static Bun__internal_loop_data__size: usize = core::mem::size_of::<InternalLoopData>();
+
 impl InternalLoopData {
     const LIBUS_RECV_BUFFER_LENGTH: usize = 524288;
 
diff --git a/test/js/bun/util/event-loop-stats.test.ts b/test/js/bun/util/event-loop-stats.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5b0429047fdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/js/bun/util/event-loop-stats.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import { getEventLoopStats } from "bun:internal-for-testing";
+import { expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { isDebug, isWindows } from "harness";
+
+// `nestedDispatchTicks` counts event-loop ticks that began while an outer
+// ready-poll dispatch was still mid-batch, i.e. a poll callback synchronously
+// waited on the event loop. https://github.com/oven-sh/bun/issues/33261
+// The counter only exists in debug builds (BUN_DEBUG), and only the POSIX
+// event loop increments it: release builds and Windows always report 0.
+test.skipIf(isWindows || !isDebug)(
+  "nestedDispatchTicks counts re-entrant ticks started inside a dispatch callback",
+  async () => {
+    const before = getEventLoopStats().nestedDispatchTicks;
+    expect(before).toBeNumber();
+
+    // The fetch handler runs inside the server socket's poll dispatch, and
+    // HTMLRewriter.transform with an async handler synchronously waits on that
+    // handler's promise (waitForPromise), so a nested tick starts while the
+    // dispatch is still mid-batch. Sockets are level-triggered, so the nested
+    // tick cannot lose any one-shot event. When #33261 de-blocks HTMLRewriter,
+    // this trigger must become another synchronous waiter (or an internal hook).
+    const rewriter = new HTMLRewriter().on("p", {
+      async element() {
+        await Bun.sleep(1);
+      },
+    });
+    using server = Bun.serve({
+      port: 0,
+      fetch() {
+        rewriter.transform("<p>x</p>");
+        return new Response("ok");
+      },
+    });
+    const res = await fetch(`http://localhost:${server.port}/`);
+    expect(await res.text()).toBe("ok");
+
+    expect(getEventLoopStats().nestedDispatchTicks).toBeGreaterThan(before);
+  },
+);
+
+// Runs in every build flavor: the field always exists, and outside debug
+// builds it must stay 0 (the counter is compiled out).
+test("getEventLoopStats() always reports nestedDispatchTicks", async () => {
+  const stats = getEventLoopStats();
+  expect(stats.nestedDispatchTicks).toBeNumber();
+  expect(stats.nestedDispatchTicks).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
+  if (!isDebug) {
+    await Promise.all(Array.from({ length: 4 }, (_, i) => Bun.$`printf %s r${i}`.quiet()));
+    expect(getEventLoopStats().nestedDispatchTicks).toBe(0);
+  }
+});