diff --git a/config/system-stats-monitor.json b/config/system-stats-monitor.json
index 8d15877d..158692f5 100644
--- a/config/system-stats-monitor.json
+++ b/config/system-stats-monitor.json
@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@
 			},
 			"cpu/usage_time": {
 				"displayName": "cpu/usage_time"
+      },
+      "cpu/load_1m": {
+				"displayName": "cpu/load_1m"
+      },
+      "cpu/load_5m": {
+				"displayName": "cpu/load_5m"
+      },
+      "cpu/load_15m": {
+				"displayName": "cpu/load_15m"
 			}
 		}
 	},
diff --git a/pkg/exporters/stackdriver/stackdriver_exporter.go b/pkg/exporters/stackdriver/stackdriver_exporter.go
index 68993863..a13b5792 100644
--- a/pkg/exporters/stackdriver/stackdriver_exporter.go
+++ b/pkg/exporters/stackdriver/stackdriver_exporter.go
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ const exporterName = "stackdriver"
 var NPDMetricToSDMetric = map[metrics.MetricID]string{
 	metrics.CPURunnableTaskCountID:  "compute.googleapis.com/guest/cpu/runnable_task_count",
 	metrics.CPUUsageTimeID:          "compute.googleapis.com/guest/cpu/usage_time",
+	metrics.CPULoad1m:               "compute.googleapis.com/guest/cpu/load_1m",
+	metrics.CPULoad5m:               "compute.googleapis.com/guest/cpu/load_5m",
+	metrics.CPULoad15m:              "compute.googleapis.com/guest/cpu/load_15m",
 	metrics.DiskAvgQueueLenID:       "compute.googleapis.com/guest/disk/queue_length",
 	metrics.DiskBytesUsedID:         "compute.googleapis.com/guest/disk/bytes_used",
 	metrics.DiskIOTimeID:            "compute.googleapis.com/guest/disk/io_time",
diff --git a/pkg/systemstatsmonitor/README.md b/pkg/systemstatsmonitor/README.md
index 30d94acb..f0aee8dc 100644
--- a/pkg/systemstatsmonitor/README.md
+++ b/pkg/systemstatsmonitor/README.md
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ Below metrics are collected from `cpu` component:
 
 * `cpu_runnable_task_count`: The average number of runnable tasks in the run-queue during the last minute. Collected from [`/proc/loadavg`][/proc doc].
 * `cpu_usage_time`: CPU usage, in seconds. The [CPU state][/proc doc] for the corresponding usage is reported under the `state` metric label (e.g. `user`, `nice`, `system`...).
+* `cpu_load_1m`: CPU load average over the last 1 minute. Collected from [`/proc/loadavg`][/proc doc].
+* `cpu_load_5m`: CPU load average over the last 5 minutes. Collected from [`/proc/loadavg`][/proc doc].
+* `cpu_load_15m`: CPU load average over the last 15 minutes. Collected from [`/proc/loadavg`][/proc doc].
 
 [/proc doc]: http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man5/proc.5.html
 
diff --git a/pkg/systemstatsmonitor/cpu_collector.go b/pkg/systemstatsmonitor/cpu_collector.go
index ba940940..bd784934 100644
--- a/pkg/systemstatsmonitor/cpu_collector.go
+++ b/pkg/systemstatsmonitor/cpu_collector.go
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ const clockTick float64 = 100.0
 type cpuCollector struct {
 	mRunnableTaskCount *metrics.Float64Metric
 	mUsageTime         *metrics.Float64Metric
+	mCpuLoad1m         *metrics.Float64Metric
+	mCpuLoad5m         *metrics.Float64Metric
+	mCpuLoad15m        *metrics.Float64Metric
 
 	config *ssmtypes.CPUStatsConfig
 
@@ -71,6 +74,39 @@ func NewCPUCollectorOrDie(cpuConfig *ssmtypes.CPUStatsConfig) *cpuCollector {
 		glog.Fatalf("Error initializing metric for %q: %v", metrics.CPUUsageTimeID, err)
 	}
 
+	cc.mCpuLoad1m, err = metrics.NewFloat64Metric(
+		metrics.CPULoad1m,
+		cpuConfig.MetricsConfigs[string(metrics.CPULoad1m)].DisplayName,
+		"CPU average load (1m)",
+		"1",
+		metrics.LastValue,
+		[]string{})
+	if err != nil {
+		glog.Fatalf("Error initializing metric for %q: %v", metrics.CPULoad1m, err)
+	}
+
+	cc.mCpuLoad5m, err = metrics.NewFloat64Metric(
+		metrics.CPULoad5m,
+		cpuConfig.MetricsConfigs[string(metrics.CPULoad5m)].DisplayName,
+		"CPU average load (5m)",
+		"1",
+		metrics.LastValue,
+		[]string{})
+	if err != nil {
+		glog.Fatalf("Error initializing metric for %q: %v", metrics.CPULoad5m, err)
+	}
+
+	cc.mCpuLoad15m, err = metrics.NewFloat64Metric(
+		metrics.CPULoad15m,
+		cpuConfig.MetricsConfigs[string(metrics.CPULoad15m)].DisplayName,
+		"CPU average load (15m)",
+		"1",
+		metrics.LastValue,
+		[]string{})
+	if err != nil {
+		glog.Fatalf("Error initializing metric for %q: %v", metrics.CPULoad15m, err)
+	}
+
 	cc.lastUsageTime = make(map[string]float64)
 
 	return &cc
@@ -88,6 +124,10 @@ func (cc *cpuCollector) recordLoad() {
 	}
 
 	cc.mRunnableTaskCount.Record(map[string]string{}, loadAvg.Load1)
+
+	cc.mCpuLoad1m.Record(map[string]string{}, loadAvg.Load1)
+	cc.mCpuLoad5m.Record(map[string]string{}, loadAvg.Load5)
+	cc.mCpuLoad15m.Record(map[string]string{}, loadAvg.Load15)
 }
 
 func (cc *cpuCollector) recordUsage() {
diff --git a/pkg/util/metrics/metric.go b/pkg/util/metrics/metric.go
index 4727ad76..55984b47 100644
--- a/pkg/util/metrics/metric.go
+++ b/pkg/util/metrics/metric.go
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ import (
 const (
 	CPURunnableTaskCountID  MetricID = "cpu/runnable_task_count"
 	CPUUsageTimeID          MetricID = "cpu/usage_time"
+	CPULoad1m               MetricID = "cpu/load_1m"
+	CPULoad5m               MetricID = "cpu/load_5m"
+	CPULoad15m              MetricID = "cpu/load_15m"
 	ProblemCounterID        MetricID = "problem_counter"
 	ProblemGaugeID          MetricID = "problem_gauge"
 	DiskIOTimeID            MetricID = "disk/io_time"
diff --git a/test/e2e/metriconly/metrics_test.go b/test/e2e/metriconly/metrics_test.go
index 5195396a..aa382901 100644
--- a/test/e2e/metriconly/metrics_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/metriconly/metrics_test.go
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("NPD should export Prometheus metrics.", func() {
 
 			assertMetricExist(gotMetrics, "cpu_runnable_task_count", map[string]string{}, true)
 			assertMetricExist(gotMetrics, "cpu_usage_time", map[string]string{}, false)
+			assertMetricExist(gotMetrics, "cpu_load_1m", map[string]string{}, false)
+			assertMetricExist(gotMetrics, "cpu_load_5m", map[string]string{}, false)
+			assertMetricExist(gotMetrics, "cpu_load_15m", map[string]string{}, false)
 			assertMetricExist(gotMetrics, "disk_operation_count", map[string]string{}, false)
 			assertMetricExist(gotMetrics, "disk_merged_operation_count", map[string]string{}, false)
 			assertMetricExist(gotMetrics, "disk_operation_bytes_count", map[string]string{}, false)