diff --git a/freebsd/Platform.c b/freebsd/Platform.c
index 694e2429..6239f33f 100644
--- a/freebsd/Platform.c
+++ b/freebsd/Platform.c
@@ -83,3 +83,13 @@ void Platform_getLoadAverage(double* one, double* five, double* fifteen) {
    *five    = (double) loadAverage.ldavg[1] / loadAverage.fscale;
    *fifteen = (double) loadAverage.ldavg[2] / loadAverage.fscale;
 }
+
+int Platform_getMaxPid() {
+   int maxPid;
+   size_t size = sizeof(maxPid);
+   int err = sysctlbyname("kern.pid_max", &maxPid, &size, NULL, 0);
+   if (err) {
+      return 99999;
+   }
+   return maxPid;
+}
diff --git a/freebsd/Platform.h b/freebsd/Platform.h
index 86601475..62bd7ca8 100644
--- a/freebsd/Platform.h
+++ b/freebsd/Platform.h
@@ -19,4 +19,6 @@ int Platform_getUptime();
 
 void Platform_getLoadAverage(double* one, double* five, double* fifteen);
 
+int Platform_getMaxPid();
+
 #endif