diff --git a/devtools/cmd/db/main.go b/devtools/cmd/db/main.go
index d2e5a03a7..3574df9f7 100644
--- a/devtools/cmd/db/main.go
+++ b/devtools/cmd/db/main.go
@@ -8,12 +8,15 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"database/sql"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	_ "github.com/jackc/pgx/v4/stdlib" // for pgx driver
+	"github.com/lib/pq"
 	"golang.org/x/pkgsite/internal/config/serverconfig"
 	"golang.org/x/pkgsite/internal/database"
 	"golang.org/x/pkgsite/internal/log"
@@ -43,6 +46,7 @@ func main() {
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(ctx, err)
 	}
+	log.SetLevel("info")
 
 	dbName := serverconfig.GetEnv("GO_DISCOVERY_DATABASE_NAME", "discovery-db")
 	if err := run(ctx, flag.Args()[0], dbName, cfg.DBConnInfo()); err != nil {
@@ -62,6 +66,8 @@ func run(ctx context.Context, cmd, dbName, connectionInfo string) error {
 		return recreate(ctx, dbName)
 	case "truncate":
 		return truncate(ctx, connectionInfo)
+	case "waiting":
+		return waiting(ctx, connectionInfo)
 	default:
 		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported arg: %q", cmd)
 	}
@@ -123,3 +129,96 @@ func truncate(ctx context.Context, connectionInfo string) error {
 	defer ddb.Close()
 	return database.ResetDB(ctx, ddb)
 }
+
+type ProcessInfo struct {
+	pid           int64
+	start         time.Time
+	state         string
+	waitEventType *string
+	waitEvent     *string
+	blockingPIDs  []int64
+	query         string
+	pos           int
+}
+
+func waiting(ctx context.Context, connectionInfo string) error {
+	var processInfos []*ProcessInfo
+	db, err := database.Open("pgx", connectionInfo, "dbadmin")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer db.Close()
+
+	query := `
+		SELECT pid, query_start, state, wait_event_type, wait_event, pg_blocking_pids(pid), query
+		FROM pg_stat_activity
+		WHERE usename='worker'
+		ORDER BY 2
+	`
+
+	err = db.RunQuery(ctx, query, func(rows *sql.Rows) error {
+		var pi ProcessInfo
+		if err := rows.Scan(&pi.pid, &pi.start, &pi.state, &pi.waitEventType, &pi.waitEvent, pq.Array(&pi.blockingPIDs), &pi.query); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		processInfos = append(processInfos, &pi)
+		return nil
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	byPid := map[int64]*ProcessInfo{}
+	for _, pi := range processInfos {
+		byPid[pi.pid] = pi
+	}
+	sorted := topoSort(processInfos, byPid)
+	for i, p := range sorted {
+		p.pos = i + 1
+	}
+	for _, pi := range sorted {
+		var wps []int
+		for _, w := range pi.blockingPIDs {
+			wps = append(wps, byPid[w].pos)
+		}
+		pi.query = strings.TrimSpace(pi.query)
+		pi.query = strings.Join(strings.Fields(pi.query), " ")
+		secs := time.Since(pi.start).Seconds()
+		mins := int(secs / 60)
+		secs -= float64(mins) * 60
+		fmt.Printf("%3d %d  %2d:%2.3fs %v\t %s\n", pi.pos, pi.pid, mins, secs, wps, left(pi.query, 50))
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func left(s string, n int) string {
+	if len(s) < n {
+		return s
+	}
+	return s[:n]
+}
+
+func topoSort(items []*ProcessInfo, byPid map[int64]*ProcessInfo) []*ProcessInfo {
+	var res []*ProcessInfo
+
+	visited := map[*ProcessInfo]bool{}
+	var visit func(*ProcessInfo)
+	visit = func(pi *ProcessInfo) {
+		if visited[pi] {
+			return
+		}
+		visited[pi] = true
+		for _, bpid := range pi.blockingPIDs {
+			visit(byPid[bpid])
+		}
+		res = append(res, pi)
+
+	}
+	for _, it := range items {
+		if !visited[it] {
+			visit(it)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return res
+}