diff --git a/etc/cron.d/anacron b/etc/cron.d/anacron
index 7600d6b..db96fcc 100644
--- a/etc/cron.d/anacron
+++ b/etc/cron.d/anacron
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ SHELL=/bin/sh
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
 
 30 7    * * *   root	initctl emit start-anacron-from-cron
+35 7    * * *   root	/usr/lib/anacron/anacron-isstuck
diff --git a/usr/lib/anacron/anacron-isstuck b/usr/lib/anacron/anacron-isstuck
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..86f0897
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usr/lib/anacron/anacron-isstuck
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Check from cron if anacron has been running a long time
+
+# Let's say if anacron runs longer than 12h it's a problem (in seconds)
+too_long=43200
+
+# Don't continue if not an upstart system
+test -x /sbin/initctl || exit 0
+/sbin/initctl --version | grep -q upstart || exit 0
+
+# Don't continue if anacron is not currently running
+stat="`initctl status anacron`"
+echo $stat | grep -q start/running || exit 0
+
+# Retrive the PID from upstart status
+pid=`echo $stat | awk '{print $4}'`
+if [ -z "$pid" ] ; then
+	echo Anacron seems to be running, but could not determine its PID
+	exit 2
+fi
+
+# Not sure how portable this syntax is.
+ps_start=`ps h p$pid olstart`
+
+# Get now & process start time as seconds since epoch
+now_ts=`date +%s`
+start_ts=`date +%s -d "$ps_start"`
+duration=`expr $now_ts - $start_ts`
+
+if [ $duration -gt $too_long ] ; then
+	echo Warning: Anacron has been running for more than `expr $duration / 3600` hours.
+	echo There may be a stuck job.
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+exit 0