diff --git a/docs/runtime/nodejs-compat.mdx b/docs/runtime/nodejs-compat.mdx
index 2331b3a5a030..cad1ba7771fb 100644
--- a/docs/runtime/nodejs-compat.mdx
+++ b/docs/runtime/nodejs-compat.mdx
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ We update this page regularly. It reflects the latest version of Bun's compatibi
 
 ### [`node:perf_hooks`](https://nodejs.org/api/perf_hooks.html)
 
-🟡 `monitorEventLoopDelay()`, `createHistogram()`, `timerify()` and `PerformanceObserver` (`mark`, `measure`, `function`, `net`, `http` and `http2` entries) are implemented. Bun never emits `gc`, `dns` or `resource` entries. `eventLoopUtilization()` always returns zeros, and `performance.nodeTiming` holds placeholder values. The Node-specific additions to the global `performance` object only appear once `node:perf_hooks` has been imported.
+🟡 `monitorEventLoopDelay()`, `createHistogram()`, `timerify()` and `PerformanceObserver` (`mark`, `measure`, `function`, `net`, `http` and `http2` entries) are implemented. Bun never emits `gc`, `dns` or `resource` entries. `eventLoopUtilization()` returns zeros on Windows, and `performance.nodeTiming` holds placeholder values. The Node-specific additions to the global `performance` object only appear once `node:perf_hooks` has been imported.
 
 ### [`node:process`](https://nodejs.org/api/process.html)
 
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ The following list covers the globals implemented by Node.js and Bun's compatibi
 
 ### [`performance`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/performance)
 
-🟡 `now()`, `timeOrigin`, `mark()`, `measure()` and `getEntries()` are implemented. The Node.js additions (`eventLoopUtilization()`, `nodeTiming`, `timerify()`) only exist once `node:perf_hooks` has been loaded. `eventLoopUtilization()` always returns zeros and `nodeTiming` holds placeholder values.
+🟡 `now()`, `timeOrigin`, `mark()`, `measure()` and `getEntries()` are implemented. The Node.js additions (`eventLoopUtilization()`, `nodeTiming`, `timerify()`) only exist once `node:perf_hooks` has been loaded. `eventLoopUtilization()` returns zeros on Windows and `nodeTiming` holds placeholder values.
 
 ### [`process`](https://nodejs.org/api/process.html)
 
diff --git a/packages/bun-usockets/src/eventing/epoll_kqueue.c b/packages/bun-usockets/src/eventing/epoll_kqueue.c
index 4d017cc34220..306c53bbf37c 100644
--- a/packages/bun-usockets/src/eventing/epoll_kqueue.c
+++ b/packages/bun-usockets/src/eventing/epoll_kqueue.c
@@ -479,6 +479,10 @@ void us_loop_run_bun_tick(struct us_loop_t *loop, const struct timespec* timeout
     if (loop->num_polls == 0)
         return;
 
+    /* Remember when this loop first ran (for eventLoopUtilization) */
+    if (loop->data.loop_start_ns == 0)
+        loop->data.loop_start_ns = us_internal_monotonic_ns();
+
     loop->data.tick_depth++;
 
     /* Emit pre callback */
@@ -528,6 +532,12 @@ void us_loop_run_bun_tick(struct us_loop_t *loop, const struct timespec* timeout
         }
     }
 
+    uint64_t idle_start_ns = 0;
+
+    /* We are about to block in the kernel, so measure how long we were idle. */
+    if (will_idle_inside_event_loop)
+        idle_start_ns = us_internal_monotonic_ns();
+
     /* Fetch ready polls */
 #ifdef LIBUS_USE_EPOLL
     /* A zero timespec already has a fast path in ep_poll (fs/eventpoll.c):
@@ -546,6 +556,10 @@ void us_loop_run_bun_tick(struct us_loop_t *loop, const struct timespec* timeout
         timeout);
 #endif
 
+    /* We are back from the kernel, so measure how long we were idle. */
+    if (will_idle_inside_event_loop)
+        loop->data.idle_time_ns += us_internal_monotonic_ns() - idle_start_ns;
+
     /* Anything that stops a poll from here on scrubs this batch (us_internal_loop_update_pending_ready_polls). */
     loop->current_ready_poll = 0;
     /* Before anything can allocate again. */
diff --git a/packages/bun-usockets/src/internal/loop_data.h b/packages/bun-usockets/src/internal/loop_data.h
index a39aa4f9235a..28fcd444ef21 100644
--- a/packages/bun-usockets/src/internal/loop_data.h
+++ b/packages/bun-usockets/src/internal/loop_data.h
@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@ struct us_internal_loop_data_t {
      * sockets must be deferred to the outermost tick so the outer dispatch
      * doesn't read a freed poll. */
     int tick_depth;
+    /* Total time spent blocked in epoll/kqueue */
+    uint64_t idle_time_ns;
+    /* Monotonic time (ns) of the first us_loop_run_bun_tick on this loop, or 0
+     * if it has not run yet. Used with idle_time_ns for eventLoopUtilization(). */
+    uint64_t loop_start_ns;
 };
 
 #endif // LOOP_DATA_H
diff --git a/src/js/node/perf_hooks.ts b/src/js/node/perf_hooks.ts
index 60b54f817404..3625fe96a1b8 100644
--- a/src/js/node/perf_hooks.ts
+++ b/src/js/node/perf_hooks.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ const cppCreateHistogram = $newCppFunction("JSNodePerformanceHooksHistogram.cpp"
   figures: number,
 ) => import("node:perf_hooks").RecordableHistogram;
 
+const eventLoopIdleTime = $newRustFunction("node_util_binding.rs", "eventLoopIdleTime", 0) as () => number;
+
+const eventLoopElapsedTime = $newRustFunction("node_util_binding.rs", "eventLoopElapsedTime", 0) as () => number;
+
 var {
   Performance,
   PerformanceEntry,
@@ -116,12 +120,23 @@ function createPerformanceNodeTiming() {
   return object;
 }
 
-function eventLoopUtilization(_utilization1, _utilization2) {
-  return {
-    idle: 0,
-    active: 0,
-    utilization: 0,
-  };
+function eventLoopUtilization(utilization1, utilization2) {
+  const elapsed = eventLoopElapsedTime();
+  if (elapsed <= 0) return { idle: 0, active: 0, utilization: 0 };
+
+  if (utilization2) {
+    const idle = utilization1.idle - utilization2.idle;
+    const active = utilization1.active - utilization2.active;
+    return { idle, active, utilization: active / (active + idle) };
+  }
+
+  const idle = eventLoopIdleTime();
+  const active = elapsed - idle;
+  if (!utilization1) return { idle: idle, active, utilization: active / (active + idle) };
+
+  const idleDelta = idle - utilization1.idle;
+  const activeDelta = active - utilization1.active;
+  return { idle: idleDelta, active: activeDelta, utilization: activeDelta / (activeDelta + idleDelta) };
 }
 
 const { PerformanceResourceTiming } = globalThis;
diff --git a/src/runtime/node/node_util_binding.rs b/src/runtime/node/node_util_binding.rs
index 4c5f190d98d2..f5268f169aee 100644
--- a/src/runtime/node/node_util_binding.rs
+++ b/src/runtime/node/node_util_binding.rs
@@ -244,3 +244,29 @@ pub(crate) fn parse_env(global: &JSGlobalObject, frame: &CallFrame) -> JsResult<
     }
     Ok(obj)
 }
+
+#[bun_jsc::host_fn]
+pub(crate) fn event_loop_idle_time(
+    global: &JSGlobalObject,
+    _frame: &CallFrame,
+) -> JsResult<JSValue> {
+    let loop_data = &global.bun_vm().uws_loop_mut().internal_loop_data;
+    Ok(JSValue::js_number(
+        loop_data.idle_time_ns as f64 / 1_000_000.0,
+    ))
+}
+
+#[bun_jsc::host_fn]
+pub(crate) fn event_loop_elapsed_time(
+    global: &JSGlobalObject,
+    _frame: &CallFrame,
+) -> JsResult<JSValue> {
+    let loop_data = &global.bun_vm().uws_loop_mut().internal_loop_data;
+    let elapsed_ns = if loop_data.loop_start_ns == 0 {
+        0
+    } else {
+        bun_core::Timespec::now(bun_core::TimespecMockMode::ForceRealTime).ns()
+            - loop_data.loop_start_ns
+    };
+    Ok(JSValue::js_number(elapsed_ns as f64 / 1_000_000.0))
+}
diff --git a/src/uws_sys/InternalLoopData.rs b/src/uws_sys/InternalLoopData.rs
index 80cf50a7ed03..fd5bc2a3f3f4 100644
--- a/src/uws_sys/InternalLoopData.rs
+++ b/src/uws_sys/InternalLoopData.rs
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ pub struct InternalLoopData {
     // Higher tier (`bun_runtime`) casts this back when reading.
     pub jsc_vm: *const c_void,
     pub tick_depth: c_int,
+    // Total time spent blocked in epoll/kqueue
+    pub idle_time_ns: u64,
+    // Monotonic ns of the first tick (0 = not started); see loop_data.h
+    pub loop_start_ns: u64,
 }
 
 impl InternalLoopData {
diff --git a/test/js/node/perf_hooks/perf_hooks.test.ts b/test/js/node/perf_hooks/perf_hooks.test.ts
index eb2f8c096bb6..c05ae0e7e2a9 100644
--- a/test/js/node/perf_hooks/perf_hooks.test.ts
+++ b/test/js/node/perf_hooks/perf_hooks.test.ts
@@ -364,3 +364,30 @@ test("mark/measure toJSON and inspection include detail without perf_hooks being
   expect(result.polluted).toBe("PerformanceMark {");
   expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
 });
+
+test("eventLoopUtilization reports busy and idle time", async () => {
+  const { eventLoopUtilization } = perf.performance;
+  // Like Node, it reports zeros until the event loop has run once.
+  await Bun.sleep(1);
+
+  // Busy: block the thread for 50ms. That should count as active time.
+  const beforeBusy = eventLoopUtilization();
+  const start = performance.now();
+  while (performance.now() - start < 50) {}
+  const busy = eventLoopUtilization(beforeBusy);
+  expect(busy.active).toBeGreaterThan(40);
+  expect(busy.utilization).toBeGreaterThan(0.9);
+
+  // Idle: wait on a 50ms timer. The loop sleeps, so that should count as idle time.
+  const beforeIdle = eventLoopUtilization();
+  await Bun.sleep(50);
+  const idle = eventLoopUtilization(beforeIdle);
+  expect(idle.idle).toBeGreaterThan(25);
+  expect(idle.utilization).toBeLessThan(0.5);
+
+  // With two samples, the result is their difference.
+  const later = eventLoopUtilization();
+  const diff = eventLoopUtilization(later, beforeIdle);
+  expect(diff.idle).toBe(later.idle - beforeIdle.idle);
+  expect(diff.active).toBe(later.active - beforeIdle.active);
+});