In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for facilitating dynamic load balancing at application servers in an on-demand services environment. In one embodiment and by way of example, a method includes polling a plurality of application servers for status, receiving status from each of the plurality of application servers, assigning a priority level to each of the plurality of application servers based on its corresponding status, and facilitating load balancing at the plurality of application servers based on their corresponding priority levels.