diff --git a/arangod/RestServer/ArangoServer.cpp b/arangod/RestServer/ArangoServer.cpp
index 84c43c9635..b4d5fe933b 100644
--- a/arangod/RestServer/ArangoServer.cpp
+++ b/arangod/RestServer/ArangoServer.cpp
@@ -798,6 +798,7 @@ int ArangoServer::startupServer () {
 
   _applicationV8->setVocbase(vocbase);
   _applicationV8->setConcurrency(concurrency);
+  _applicationV8->defineGlobalConstant("DISPATCHER_THREADS", _dispatcherThreads);
 
   // .............................................................................
   // prepare everything
diff --git a/arangod/V8Server/ApplicationV8.cpp b/arangod/V8Server/ApplicationV8.cpp
index 224d21a29d..22e524a7ec 100644
--- a/arangod/V8Server/ApplicationV8.cpp
+++ b/arangod/V8Server/ApplicationV8.cpp
@@ -834,6 +834,14 @@ void ApplicationV8::prepareServer () {
   }
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// @brief defines a double in all global contexts
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+void ApplicationV8::defineGlobalConstant (const string& name, double value) {
+  _doubleGlobals[name] = value;
+}
+
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // --SECTION--                                        ApplicationFeature methods
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1092,6 +1100,10 @@ bool ApplicationV8::prepareV8Instance (const size_t i) {
     for (map<string, bool>::iterator i = _definedBooleans.begin();  i != _definedBooleans.end(); ++i) {
       TRI_AddGlobalVariableVocbase(context->_context, i->first.c_str(), v8::Boolean::New(i->second));
     }
+
+    for (auto i : _doubleGlobals) {
+      context->_context->Global()->Set(TRI_V8_SYMBOL(i.first.c_str()), v8::Number::New(i.second), v8::ReadOnly);
+    }
   }
 
   // load all init files
diff --git a/arangod/V8Server/ApplicationV8.h b/arangod/V8Server/ApplicationV8.h
index 4aef99ae6b..e47c1ac9cd 100644
--- a/arangod/V8Server/ApplicationV8.h
+++ b/arangod/V8Server/ApplicationV8.h
@@ -349,6 +349,12 @@ namespace triagens {
 
         void prepareServer ();
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// @brief defines a double in all global contexts
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+        void defineGlobalConstant (const string& name, double value);
+
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // --SECTION--                                        ApplicationFeature methods
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -630,6 +636,12 @@ namespace triagens {
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
           
         volatile bool _gcFinished;
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// @brief global doubles
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+        std::map<std::string, double> _doubleGlobals;
     };
   }
 }
diff --git a/js/server/bootstrap/module-internal.js b/js/server/bootstrap/module-internal.js
index b84377336c..ea054ce849 100644
--- a/js/server/bootstrap/module-internal.js
+++ b/js/server/bootstrap/module-internal.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
          REPLICATION_LOGGER_STATE, REPLICATION_LOGGER_CONFIGURE, REPLICATION_SERVER_ID,
          REPLICATION_APPLIER_CONFIGURE, REPLICATION_APPLIER_START, REPLICATION_APPLIER_SHUTDOWN, 
          REPLICATION_APPLIER_FORGET, REPLICATION_APPLIER_STATE, REPLICATION_SYNCHRONISE,
-         ENABLE_STATISTICS */ 
+         ENABLE_STATISTICS, DISPATCHER_THREADS */ 
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 /// @brief module "internal"
@@ -89,6 +89,13 @@
   internal.enableStatistics = ENABLE_STATISTICS;
   delete ENABLE_STATISTICS;
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// @brief dispatcherThreads
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+  internal.dispatcherThreads = DISPATCHER_THREADS;
+  delete DISPATCHER_THREADS;
+
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // --SECTION--                                                 private functions
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------