diff --git a/examples/execve5.py b/examples/execve5.py
index f3f03bc..ca37e4b 100644
--- a/examples/execve5.py
+++ b/examples/execve5.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from pythonbpf import bpf, map, section, bpfglobal, compile
-from pythonbpf.helpers import ktime, deref
+from pythonbpf.helpers import ktime, pid
 from pythonbpf.maps import HashMap
 
 from ctypes import c_void_p, c_int64, c_int32, c_uint64
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ from ctypes import c_void_p, c_int64, c_int32, c_uint64
 @section("tracepoint/syscalls/sys_enter_clone")
 def hello(ctx: c_void_p) -> c_int32:
     ts = ktime()
-    print(f"clone called at {ts}")
+    process_id = pid()
+    print(f"clone called at {ts} by pid {process_id}")
     return c_int32(0)
 
 
diff --git a/pythonbpf/bpf_helper_handler.py b/pythonbpf/bpf_helper_handler.py
index 3689338..471cc36 100644
--- a/pythonbpf/bpf_helper_handler.py
+++ b/pythonbpf/bpf_helper_handler.py
@@ -323,12 +323,30 @@ def bpf_map_delete_elem_emitter(call, map_ptr, module, builder, local_sym_tab=No
     return result
 
 
+def bpf_get_current_pid_tgid_emitter(call, map_ptr, module, builder, func, local_sym_tab=None):
+    """
+    Emit LLVM IR for bpf_get_current_pid_tgid helper function call.
+    """
+    # func is an arg to just have a uniform signature with other emitters
+    helper_id = ir.Constant(ir.IntType(64), 14)
+    fn_type = ir.FunctionType(ir.IntType(64), [], var_arg=False)
+    fn_ptr_type = ir.PointerType(fn_type)
+    fn_ptr = builder.inttoptr(helper_id, fn_ptr_type)
+    result = builder.call(fn_ptr, [], tail=False)
+
+    # Extract the lower 32 bits (PID) using bitwise AND with 0xFFFFFFFF
+    mask = ir.Constant(ir.IntType(64), 0xFFFFFFFF)
+    pid = builder.and_(result, mask)
+    return pid
+
+
 helper_func_list = {
     "lookup": bpf_map_lookup_elem_emitter,
     "print": bpf_printk_emitter,
     "ktime": bpf_ktime_get_ns_emitter,
     "update": bpf_map_update_elem_emitter,
     "delete": bpf_map_delete_elem_emitter,
+    "pid": bpf_get_current_pid_tgid_emitter,
 }
 
 
diff --git a/pythonbpf/helpers.py b/pythonbpf/helpers.py
index ae24d9f..6b776be 100644
--- a/pythonbpf/helpers.py
+++ b/pythonbpf/helpers.py
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ import ctypes
 def ktime():
     return ctypes.c_int64(0)
 
+def pid():
+    return ctypes.c_int32(0)
+
 def deref(ptr):
     "dereference a pointer"
     result = ctypes.cast(ptr, ctypes.POINTER(ctypes.c_void_p)).contents.value