diff --git a/src/cam/camera_session.cpp b/src/cam/camera_session.cpp
index 50170723c30f..f9495f7f7e42 100644
--- a/src/cam/camera_session.cpp
+++ b/src/cam/camera_session.cpp
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ CameraSession::CameraSession(CameraManager *cm,
 			     unsigned int cameraIndex,
 			     const OptionsParser::Options &options)
 	: options_(options), cameraIndex_(cameraIndex), last_(0),
-	  queueCount_(0), captureCount_(0), captureLimit_(0),
-	  printMetadata_(false)
+	  sequence_(0), queueCount_(0), captureCount_(0),
+	  captureLimit_(0), printMetadata_(false)
 {
 	char *endptr;
 	unsigned long index = strtoul(cameraId.c_str(), &endptr, 10);
@@ -375,6 +375,11 @@ void CameraSession::processRequest(Request *request)
 	     << std::setw(6) << std::setfill('0') << ts / 1000 % 1000000
 	     << " (" << std::fixed << std::setprecision(2) << fps << " fps)";
 
+	uint64_t sequence = request->metadata().get(controls::SensorSequence);
+	// Report capture sequence number
+	info << " [" << std::setw(6) << std::setfill('0')
+	     << sequence << "]";
+
 	for (auto it = buffers.begin(); it != buffers.end(); ++it) {
 		const Stream *stream = it->first;
 		FrameBuffer *buffer = it->second;
@@ -398,6 +403,14 @@ void CameraSession::processRequest(Request *request)
 			requeue = false;
 	}
 
+	/* Handle basic frame drop detection and reporting. */
+	if (sequence_ == 0)
+		sequence_ = sequence - 1;
+	unsigned int drops = sequence - sequence_ - 1;
+	if (drops)
+		info << " *" << drops << " frame drops detected* ";
+	sequence_ = sequence;
+
 	std::cout << info.str() << std::endl;
 
 	if (printMetadata_) {
diff --git a/src/cam/camera_session.h b/src/cam/camera_session.h
index bf966bd15ab0..14dc1421da4d 100644
--- a/src/cam/camera_session.h
+++ b/src/cam/camera_session.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ private:
 	unsigned int cameraIndex_;
 
 	uint64_t last_;
+	uint64_t sequence_;
 
 	unsigned int queueCount_;
 	unsigned int captureCount_;