diff --git a/libs/binder/IPCThreadState.cpp b/libs/binder/IPCThreadState.cpp
index d453ac7..d536219 100644
--- a/libs/binder/IPCThreadState.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/IPCThreadState.cpp
@@ -638,7 +638,9 @@
 void IPCThreadState::joinThreadPool(bool isMain)
 {
     LOG_THREADPOOL("**** THREAD %p (PID %d) IS JOINING THE THREAD POOL\n", (void*)pthread_self(), getpid());
-
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&mProcess->mThreadCountLock);
+    mProcess->mCurrentThreads++;
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&mProcess->mThreadCountLock);
     mOut.writeInt32(isMain ? BC_ENTER_LOOPER : BC_REGISTER_LOOPER);
 
     mIsLooper = true;
@@ -666,6 +668,13 @@
     mOut.writeInt32(BC_EXIT_LOOPER);
     mIsLooper = false;
     talkWithDriver(false);
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&mProcess->mThreadCountLock);
+    LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(mProcess->mCurrentThreads == 0,
+                        "Threadpool thread count = 0. Thread cannot exist and exit in empty "
+                        "threadpool\n"
+                        "Misconfiguration. Increase threadpool max threads configuration\n");
+    mProcess->mCurrentThreads--;
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&mProcess->mThreadCountLock);
 }
 
 status_t IPCThreadState::setupPolling(int* fd)
@@ -677,6 +686,9 @@
     mOut.writeInt32(BC_ENTER_LOOPER);
     flushCommands();
     *fd = mProcess->mDriverFD;
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&mProcess->mThreadCountLock);
+    mProcess->mCurrentThreads++;
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&mProcess->mThreadCountLock);
     return 0;
 }