diff --git a/checks.d/process.py b/checks.d/process.py
index 184761f370..799317cf94 100644
--- a/checks.d/process.py
+++ b/checks.d/process.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class ProcessCheck(AgentCheck):
     def find_pids(self, search_string, psutil, exact_match=True):
         """
         Create a set of pids of selected processes.
-        Search for search_string 
+        Search for search_string
         """
         found_process_list = []
         for proc in psutil.process_iter():
@@ -35,41 +35,46 @@ def find_pids(self, search_string, psutil, exact_match=True):
                             self.log.error('Access denied to %s process' % string)
                             self.log.error('Error: %s' % e)
                             raise
- 
+
                 if found or string == 'All':
                     found_process_list.append(proc.pid)
-            
+
         return set(found_process_list)
-        
-    def get_process_memory_size(self, pids, psutil, extended_metrics=False):
+
+    def get_process_memory_size(self, pids, psutil, cpu_check_interval, extended_metrics=False):
         rss = 0
         vms = 0
+        cpu = 0
+        thr = 0
         if extended_metrics:
             real = 0
         else:
             real = None
         for pid in set(pids):
             try:
+                p = psutil.Process(pid)
                 if extended_metrics:
-                    mem = psutil.Process(pid).get_ext_memory_info()
+                    mem = p.get_ext_memory_info()
                     real += mem.rss - mem.shared
                 else:
-                    mem = psutil.Process(pid).get_memory_info()
+                    mem = p.get_memory_info()
 
                 rss += mem.rss
                 vms += mem.vms
-                
+                thr += p.get_num_threads()
+                cpu += p.get_cpu_percent(cpu_check_interval)
+
             # Skip processes dead in the meantime
             except psutil.NoSuchProcess:
                 self.warning('Process %s disappeared while scanning' % pid)
                 pass
 
         #Return value in Byte
-        return (rss, vms, real)
+        return (thr, cpu, rss, vms, real)
 
     def psutil_older_than_0_6_0(self, psutil):
         return psutil.version_info[1] >= 6
-        
+
     def check(self, instance):
         try:
             import psutil
@@ -79,19 +84,23 @@ def check(self, instance):
         name = instance.get('name', None)
         exact_match = instance.get('exact_match', True)
         search_string = instance.get('search_string', None)
+        cpu_check_interval = instance.get('cpu_check_interval',0.1)
 
         if name is None:
             raise KeyError('The "name" of process groups is mandatory')
 
         if search_string is None:
             raise KeyError('The "search_string" is mandatory')
-        
+
         pids = self.find_pids(search_string, psutil, exact_match=exact_match)
 
+        self.log.debug('ProcessCheck: process %s analysed' % name)
         self.gauge('system.processes.number', len(pids), tags=[name])
-        rss, vms, real = self.get_process_memory_size(pids, psutil, 
+        thr, cpu, rss, vms, real = self.get_process_memory_size(pids, psutil, cpu_check_interval,
             extended_metrics=self.psutil_older_than_0_6_0(psutil))
         self.gauge('system.processes.mem.rss', rss, tags=[name])
         self.gauge('system.processes.mem.vms', vms, tags=[name])
+        self.gauge('system.processes.cpu.pct', cpu, tags=[name])
+        self.gauge('system.processes.threads', thr, tags=[name])
         if real is not None:
             self.gauge('system.processes.mem.real', real, tags=[name])
diff --git a/conf.d/process.yaml.example b/conf.d/process.yaml.example
index 79aa8cd359..645f5dbba5 100644
--- a/conf.d/process.yaml.example
+++ b/conf.d/process.yaml.example
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ instances:
 #                    return the counter of all the processes that contain the string
 #    exact_match: (optional) True/False, default to False, if you want to look for an arbitrary
 #                 string, use exact_match: False, unless use the exact base name of the process
+#    cpu_check_interval: (optional) CPU percent check interval: 0.1 - 1.0 sec. More time - more precise
 #    
 # Examples:
 #