diff --git a/lib/solid_queue.rb b/lib/solid_queue.rb
index 03d7f3d3..5e2280f4 100644
--- a/lib/solid_queue.rb
+++ b/lib/solid_queue.rb
@@ -28,4 +28,9 @@ module SolidQueue
   mattr_accessor :shutdown_timeout, default: 5.seconds
 
   mattr_accessor :supervisor_pidfile
+  mattr_accessor :supervisor, default: false
+
+  def self.supervisor?
+    supervisor
+  end
 end
diff --git a/lib/solid_queue/supervisor.rb b/lib/solid_queue/supervisor.rb
index c053e803..0624f113 100644
--- a/lib/solid_queue/supervisor.rb
+++ b/lib/solid_queue/supervisor.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ class Supervisor
 
     class << self
       def start(mode: :work, load_configuration_from: nil)
+        SolidQueue.supervisor = true
         configuration = Configuration.new(mode: mode, load_from: load_configuration_from)
 
         new(configuration.runners).start