diff --git a/autoload/youcompleteme.vim b/autoload/youcompleteme.vim
index 64d43c91..4aa6feab 100644
--- a/autoload/youcompleteme.vim
+++ b/autoload/youcompleteme.vim
@@ -588,6 +588,11 @@ function! youcompleteme#OmniComplete( findstart, base )
 endfunction
 
 
+function! youcompleteme#ServerPid()
+  return pyeval( 'ycm_state.ServerPid()' )
+endfunction
+
+
 function! s:RestartServer()
   py ycm_state.RestartServer()
 endfunction
diff --git a/python/ycm/vimsupport.py b/python/ycm/vimsupport.py
index 7138cf49..6ee36e3a 100644
--- a/python/ycm/vimsupport.py
+++ b/python/ycm/vimsupport.py
@@ -217,3 +217,4 @@ def GetBoolValue( variable ):
 
 def GetIntValue( variable ):
   return int( vim.eval( variable ) )
+
diff --git a/python/ycm/youcompleteme.py b/python/ycm/youcompleteme.py
index 8d8fee92..0cc60340 100644
--- a/python/ycm/youcompleteme.py
+++ b/python/ycm/youcompleteme.py
@@ -109,6 +109,12 @@ class YouCompleteMe( object ):
         vimsupport.PostVimMessage( SERVER_CRASH_MESSAGE_SAME_STDERR )
 
 
+  def ServerPid( self ):
+    if not self._server_popen:
+      return -1
+    return self._server_popen.pid
+
+
   def RestartServer( self ):
     vimsupport.PostVimMessage( 'Restarting ycmd server...' )
     self.OnVimLeave()