diff --git a/src/module.c b/src/module.c
index 12b30d215..dd323e823 100644
--- a/src/module.c
+++ b/src/module.c
@@ -1518,6 +1518,8 @@ int RM_GetSelectedDb(RedisModuleCtx *ctx) {
  *  * REDISMODULE_CTX_FLAGS_OOM_WARNING: Less than 25% of memory remains before
  *                                       reaching the maxmemory level.
  *
+ *  * REDISMODULE_CTX_FLAGS_LOADING: Server is loading RDB/AOF
+ *
  *  * REDISMODULE_CTX_FLAGS_REPLICA_IS_STALE: No active link with the master.
  *
  *  * REDISMODULE_CTX_FLAGS_REPLICA_IS_CONNECTING: The replica is trying to
@@ -1596,6 +1598,9 @@ int RM_GetContextFlags(RedisModuleCtx *ctx) {
     if (retval == C_ERR) flags |= REDISMODULE_CTX_FLAGS_OOM;
     if (level > 0.75) flags |= REDISMODULE_CTX_FLAGS_OOM_WARNING;
 
+    /* Presence of children processes. */
+    if (hasActiveChildProcess()) flags |= REDISMODULE_CTX_FLAGS_ACTIVE_CHILD;
+
     return flags;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index caf943f80..7f735d638 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -779,6 +779,11 @@ void updateDictResizePolicy(void) {
         dictDisableResize();
 }
 
+int hasActiveChildProcess() {
+    return server.rdb_child_pid != -1 ||
+           server.aof_child_pid != -1;
+}
+
 /* ======================= Cron: called every 100 ms ======================== */
 
 /* Add a sample to the operations per second array of samples. */
diff --git a/src/server.h b/src/server.h
index 8c0ec3809..3c91d9680 100644
--- a/src/server.h
+++ b/src/server.h
@@ -1653,6 +1653,7 @@ void openChildInfoPipe(void);
 void closeChildInfoPipe(void);
 void sendChildInfo(int process_type);
 void receiveChildInfo(void);
+int hasActiveChildProcess();
 
 /* Sorted sets data type */