diff --git a/lib/concurrent-ruby/concurrent/utility/processor_counter.rb b/lib/concurrent-ruby/concurrent/utility/processor_counter.rb
index 986e2d523..c248e6c9f 100644
--- a/lib/concurrent-ruby/concurrent/utility/processor_counter.rb
+++ b/lib/concurrent-ruby/concurrent/utility/processor_counter.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ class ProcessorCounter
       def initialize
         @processor_count          = Delay.new { compute_processor_count }
         @physical_processor_count = Delay.new { compute_physical_processor_count }
+        @cpu_quota                = Delay.new { compute_cpu_quota }
       end
 
       def processor_count
@@ -21,6 +22,25 @@ def physical_processor_count
         @physical_processor_count.value
       end
 
+      def available_processor_count
+        cpu_count = processor_count.to_f
+        quota = cpu_quota
+
+        return cpu_count if quota.nil?
+
+        # cgroup cpus quotas have no limits, so they can be set to higher than the
+        # real count of cores.
+        if quota > cpu_count
+          cpu_count
+        else
+          quota
+        end
+      end
+
+      def cpu_quota
+        @cpu_quota.value
+      end
+
       private
 
       def compute_processor_count
@@ -60,6 +80,24 @@ def compute_physical_processor_count
       rescue
         return 1
       end
+
+      def compute_cpu_quota
+        if RbConfig::CONFIG["target_os"].include?("linux")
+          if File.exist?("/sys/fs/cgroup/cpu.max")
+            # cgroups v2: https://docs.kernel.org/admin-guide/cgroup-v2.html#cpu-interface-files
+            cpu_max = File.read("/sys/fs/cgroup/cpu.max")
+            return nil if cpu_max.start_with?("max ") # no limit
+            max, period = cpu_max.split.map(&:to_f)
+            max / period
+          elsif File.exist?("/sys/fs/cgroup/cpu,cpuacct/cpu.cfs_quota_us")
+            # cgroups v1: https://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/glommer/memcg/+/cpu_stat/Documentation/cgroups/cpu.txt
+            max = File.read("/sys/fs/cgroup/cpu,cpuacct/cpu.cfs_quota_us").to_i
+            return nil if max == 0
+            period = File.read("/sys/fs/cgroup/cpu,cpuacct/cpu.cfs_period_us").to_f
+            max / period
+          end
+        end
+      end
     end
   end
 
@@ -107,4 +145,31 @@ def self.processor_count
   def self.physical_processor_count
     processor_counter.physical_processor_count
   end
+
+  # Number of processors cores available for process scheduling.
+  # Returns `nil` if there is no #cpu_quota, or a `Float` if the
+  # process is inside a cgroup with a dedicated CPU quota (typically Docker).
+  #
+  # For performance reasons the calculated value will be memoized on the first
+  # call.
+  #
+  # @return [nil, Float] number of available processors
+  def self.available_processor_count
+    processor_counter.available_processor_count
+  end
+
+  # The maximum number of processors cores available for process scheduling.
+  # Returns `nil` if there is no enforced limit, or a `Float` if the
+  # process is inside a cgroup with a dedicated CPU quota (typically Docker).
+  #
+  # Note that nothing prevent to set a CPU quota higher than the actual number of
+  # cores on the system.
+  #
+  # For performance reasons the calculated value will be memoized on the first
+  # call.
+  #
+  # @return [nil, Float] Maximum number of available processors as set by a cgroup CPU quota, or nil if none set
+  def self.cpu_quota
+    processor_counter.cpu_quota
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/concurrent/utility/processor_count_spec.rb b/spec/concurrent/utility/processor_count_spec.rb
index 229125feb..fdc44b0ae 100644
--- a/spec/concurrent/utility/processor_count_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/concurrent/utility/processor_count_spec.rb
@@ -17,4 +17,79 @@ module Concurrent
       expect(Concurrent::physical_processor_count).to be >= 1
     end
   end
+
+  RSpec.describe '#cpu_quota' do
+
+    let(:counter) { Concurrent::Utility::ProcessorCounter.new }
+
+    it 'returns #compute_cpu_quota' do
+      expect(Concurrent::cpu_quota).to be == counter.cpu_quota
+    end
+
+    it 'returns nil if no quota is detected' do
+      if RbConfig::CONFIG["target_os"].include?("linux")
+        expect(File).to receive(:exist?).twice.and_return(nil) # Checks for cgroups V1 and V2
+      end
+      expect(counter.cpu_quota).to be_nil
+    end
+
+    it 'returns nil if cgroups v2 sets no limit' do
+      expect(RbConfig::CONFIG).to receive(:[]).with("target_os").and_return("linux")
+      expect(File).to receive(:exist?).with("/sys/fs/cgroup/cpu.max").and_return(true)
+      expect(File).to receive(:read).with("/sys/fs/cgroup/cpu.max").and_return("max 100000\n")
+      expect(counter.cpu_quota).to be_nil
+    end
+
+    it 'returns a float if cgroups v2 sets a limit' do
+      expect(RbConfig::CONFIG).to receive(:[]).with("target_os").and_return("linux")
+      expect(File).to receive(:exist?).with("/sys/fs/cgroup/cpu.max").and_return(true)
+      expect(File).to receive(:read).with("/sys/fs/cgroup/cpu.max").and_return("150000 100000\n")
+      expect(counter.cpu_quota).to be == 1.5
+    end
+
+    it 'returns nil if cgroups v1 sets no limit' do
+      expect(RbConfig::CONFIG).to receive(:[]).with("target_os").and_return("linux")
+      expect(File).to receive(:exist?).with("/sys/fs/cgroup/cpu.max").and_return(false)
+      expect(File).to receive(:exist?).with("/sys/fs/cgroup/cpu,cpuacct/cpu.cfs_quota_us").and_return(true)
+
+      expect(File).to receive(:read).with("/sys/fs/cgroup/cpu,cpuacct/cpu.cfs_quota_us").and_return("max\n")
+      expect(counter.cpu_quota).to be_nil
+    end
+
+    it 'returns a float if cgroups v1 sets a limit' do
+      expect(RbConfig::CONFIG).to receive(:[]).with("target_os").and_return("linux")
+      expect(File).to receive(:exist?).with("/sys/fs/cgroup/cpu.max").and_return(false)
+      expect(File).to receive(:exist?).with("/sys/fs/cgroup/cpu,cpuacct/cpu.cfs_quota_us").and_return(true)
+
+      expect(File).to receive(:read).with("/sys/fs/cgroup/cpu,cpuacct/cpu.cfs_quota_us").and_return("150000\n")
+      expect(File).to receive(:read).with("/sys/fs/cgroup/cpu,cpuacct/cpu.cfs_period_us").and_return("100000\n")
+      expect(counter.cpu_quota).to be == 1.5
+    end
+
+  end
+
+  RSpec.describe '#available_processor_count' do
+
+    it 'returns #processor_count if #cpu_quota is nil' do
+      expect(Concurrent::processor_counter).to receive(:cpu_quota).and_return(nil)
+      available_processor_count = Concurrent.available_processor_count
+      expect(available_processor_count).to be == Concurrent::processor_count
+      expect(available_processor_count).to be_a Float
+    end
+
+    it 'returns #processor_count if #cpu_quota is higher' do
+      expect(Concurrent::processor_counter).to receive(:cpu_quota).and_return(Concurrent::processor_count.to_f * 2)
+      available_processor_count = Concurrent.available_processor_count
+      expect(available_processor_count).to be == Concurrent::processor_count
+      expect(available_processor_count).to be_a Float
+    end
+
+    it 'returns #cpu_quota if #cpu_quota is lower than #processor_count' do
+      expect(Concurrent::processor_counter).to receive(:cpu_quota).and_return(Concurrent::processor_count.to_f / 2)
+      available_processor_count = Concurrent.available_processor_count
+      expect(available_processor_count).to be == Concurrent::processor_count.to_f / 2
+      expect(available_processor_count).to be_a Float
+    end
+
+  end
 end