diff --git a/include/factory.hpp b/include/factory.hpp
index ff72749e..cb25078d 100644
--- a/include/factory.hpp
+++ b/include/factory.hpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #if defined(HAVE_CPU_LINUX) || defined(HAVE_CPU_BSD)
 #include "modules/cpu.hpp"
 #include "modules/cpu_frequency.hpp"
+#include "modules/cpu_usage.hpp"
 #include "modules/load.hpp"
 #endif
 #include "modules/idle_inhibitor.hpp"
diff --git a/include/modules/cpu_usage.hpp b/include/modules/cpu_usage.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0e57124a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/modules/cpu_usage.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <fmt/format.h>
+
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <numeric>
+#include <string>
+#include <utility>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "AButton.hpp"
+#include "util/sleeper_thread.hpp"
+
+namespace waybar::modules {
+
+class CpuUsage : public AButton {
+ public:
+  CpuUsage(const std::string&, const Json::Value&);
+  ~CpuUsage() = default;
+  auto update() -> void;
+
+ private:
+  std::tuple<std::vector<uint16_t>, std::string> getCpuUsage();
+  std::vector<std::tuple<size_t, size_t>> parseCpuinfo();
+
+  std::vector<std::tuple<size_t, size_t>> prev_times_;
+
+  util::SleeperThread thread_;
+};
+
+}  // namespace waybar::modules
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index a20748d1..2a0922cb 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -192,6 +192,8 @@ if is_linux
         'src/modules/cpu/linux.cpp',
         'src/modules/cpu_frequency/common.cpp',
         'src/modules/cpu_frequency/linux.cpp',
+        'src/modules/cpu_usage/common.cpp',
+        'src/modules/cpu_usage/linux.cpp',
         'src/modules/memory/common.cpp',
         'src/modules/memory/linux.cpp',
     )
@@ -201,6 +203,8 @@ elif is_dragonfly or is_freebsd or is_netbsd or is_openbsd
     src_files += files(
         'src/modules/cpu/bsd.cpp',
         'src/modules/cpu/common.cpp',
+        'src/modules/cpu_usage/bsd.cpp',
+        'src/modules/cpu_usage/common.cpp',
         'src/modules/memory/bsd.cpp',
         'src/modules/memory/common.cpp',
     )
diff --git a/src/factory.cpp b/src/factory.cpp
index b0b9af47..18b14427 100644
--- a/src/factory.cpp
+++ b/src/factory.cpp
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ waybar::AModule* waybar::Factory::makeModule(const std::string& name) const {
     if (ref == "cpu_frequency") {
       return new waybar::modules::CpuFrequency(id, config_[name]);
     }
+    if (ref == "cpu_usage") {
+      return new waybar::modules::CpuUsage(id, config_[name]);
+    }
     if (ref == "load") {
       return new waybar::modules::Load(id, config_[name]);
     }
diff --git a/src/modules/cpu_usage/bsd.cpp b/src/modules/cpu_usage/bsd.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c987a770
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/cpu_usage/bsd.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+#include <spdlog/spdlog.h>
+// clang-format off
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/sysctl.h>
+// clang-format on
+#include <unistd.h>  // sysconf
+
+#include <cmath>    // NAN
+#include <cstdlib>  // malloc
+
+#include "modules/cpu_usage.hpp"
+
+#if defined(__NetBSD__) || defined(__OpenBSD__)
+#include <sys/sched.h>
+#else
+#include <sys/resource.h>
+#endif
+
+#if defined(__NetBSD__)
+typedef uint64_t cp_time_t;
+#else
+typedef long cp_time_t;
+#endif
+#if defined(__NetBSD__) || defined(__OpenBSD__)
+typedef uint64_t pcp_time_t;
+#else
+typedef long pcp_time_t;
+#endif
+
+std::vector<std::tuple<size_t, size_t>> waybar::modules::CpuUsage::parseCpuinfo() {
+  cp_time_t sum_cp_time[CPUSTATES];
+  size_t sum_sz = sizeof(sum_cp_time);
+  int ncpu = sysconf(_SC_NPROCESSORS_CONF);
+  size_t sz = CPUSTATES * (ncpu + 1) * sizeof(pcp_time_t);
+  pcp_time_t *cp_time = static_cast<pcp_time_t *>(malloc(sz)), *pcp_time = cp_time;
+#if defined(__NetBSD__)
+  int mib[] = {
+      CTL_KERN,
+      KERN_CP_TIME,
+  };
+  if (sysctl(mib, sizeof(mib) / sizeof(mib[0]), sum_cp_time, &sum_sz, NULL, 0)) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("sysctl kern.cp_time failed");
+  }
+  for (int state = 0; state < CPUSTATES; state++) {
+    cp_time[state] = sum_cp_time[state];
+  }
+  pcp_time += CPUSTATES;
+  if (sysctl(mib, sizeof(mib) / sizeof(mib[0]), pcp_time, &sz, NULL, 0)) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("sysctl kern.cp_time failed");
+  }
+#elif defined(__OpenBSD__)
+  {
+    int mib[] = {
+        CTL_KERN,
+        KERN_CPTIME,
+    };
+    if (sysctl(mib, sizeof(mib) / sizeof(mib[0]), sum_cp_time, &sum_sz, NULL, 0)) {
+      throw std::runtime_error("sysctl kern.cp_time failed");
+    }
+  }
+  for (int state = 0; state < CPUSTATES; state++) {
+    cp_time[state] = sum_cp_time[state];
+  }
+  pcp_time = cp_time;
+  sz /= ncpu + 1;
+  {
+    int mib[] = {
+        CTL_KERN,
+        KERN_CPTIME2,
+        0,
+    };
+    for (int cpu = 0; cpu < ncpu; cpu++) {
+      mib[2] = cpu;
+      pcp_time += CPUSTATES;
+      if (sysctl(mib, sizeof(mib) / sizeof(mib[0]), pcp_time, &sz, NULL, 0)) {
+        throw std::runtime_error("sysctl kern.cp_time2 failed");
+      }
+    }
+  }
+#else
+  if (sysctlbyname("kern.cp_time", sum_cp_time, &sum_sz, NULL, 0)) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("sysctl kern.cp_time failed");
+  }
+  for (int state = 0; state < CPUSTATES; state++) {
+    cp_time[state] = sum_cp_time[state];
+  }
+  pcp_time += CPUSTATES;
+  if (sysctlbyname("kern.cp_times", pcp_time, &sz, NULL, 0)) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("sysctl kern.cp_times failed");
+  }
+#endif
+  std::vector<std::tuple<size_t, size_t>> cpuinfo;
+  for (int cpu = 0; cpu < ncpu + 1; cpu++) {
+    pcp_time_t total = 0, *single_cp_time = &cp_time[cpu * CPUSTATES];
+    for (int state = 0; state < CPUSTATES; state++) {
+      total += single_cp_time[state];
+    }
+    cpuinfo.emplace_back(single_cp_time[CP_IDLE], total);
+  }
+  free(cp_time);
+  return cpuinfo;
+}
diff --git a/src/modules/cpu_usage/common.cpp b/src/modules/cpu_usage/common.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..140373a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/cpu_usage/common.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+#include "modules/cpu_usage.hpp"
+
+// In the 80000 version of fmt library authors decided to optimize imports
+// and moved declarations required for fmt::dynamic_format_arg_store in new
+// header fmt/args.h
+#if (FMT_VERSION >= 80000)
+#include <fmt/args.h>
+#else
+#include <fmt/core.h>
+#endif
+
+waybar::modules::CpuUsage::CpuUsage(const std::string& id, const Json::Value& config)
+    : AButton(config, "cpu_usage", id, "{usage}%", 10) {
+  thread_ = [this] {
+    dp.emit();
+    thread_.sleep_for(interval_);
+  };
+}
+
+auto waybar::modules::CpuUsage::update() -> void {
+  // TODO: as creating dynamic fmt::arg arrays is buggy we have to calc both
+  auto [cpu_usage, tooltip] = getCpuUsage();
+  if (tooltipEnabled()) {
+    button_.set_tooltip_text(tooltip);
+  }
+  auto format = format_;
+  auto total_usage = cpu_usage.empty() ? 0 : cpu_usage[0];
+  auto state = getState(total_usage);
+  if (!state.empty() && config_["format-" + state].isString()) {
+    format = config_["format-" + state].asString();
+  }
+
+  if (format.empty()) {
+    event_box_.hide();
+  } else {
+    event_box_.show();
+    auto icons = std::vector<std::string>{state};
+    fmt::dynamic_format_arg_store<fmt::format_context> store;
+    store.push_back(fmt::arg("usage", total_usage));
+    store.push_back(fmt::arg("icon", getIcon(total_usage, icons)));
+    for (size_t i = 1; i < cpu_usage.size(); ++i) {
+      auto core_i = i - 1;
+      auto core_format = fmt::format("usage{}", core_i);
+      store.push_back(fmt::arg(core_format.c_str(), cpu_usage[i]));
+      auto icon_format = fmt::format("icon{}", core_i);
+      store.push_back(fmt::arg(icon_format.c_str(), getIcon(cpu_usage[i], icons)));
+    }
+    label_->set_markup(fmt::vformat(format, store));
+  }
+
+  // Call parent update
+  AButton::update();
+}
+
+std::tuple<std::vector<uint16_t>, std::string> waybar::modules::CpuUsage::getCpuUsage() {
+  if (prev_times_.empty()) {
+    prev_times_ = parseCpuinfo();
+    std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(100));
+  }
+  std::vector<std::tuple<size_t, size_t>> curr_times = parseCpuinfo();
+  std::string tooltip;
+  std::vector<uint16_t> usage;
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < curr_times.size(); ++i) {
+    auto [curr_idle, curr_total] = curr_times[i];
+    auto [prev_idle, prev_total] = prev_times_[i];
+    const float delta_idle = curr_idle - prev_idle;
+    const float delta_total = curr_total - prev_total;
+    uint16_t tmp = 100 * (1 - delta_idle / delta_total);
+    if (i == 0) {
+      tooltip = fmt::format("Total: {}%", tmp);
+    } else {
+      tooltip = tooltip + fmt::format("\nCore{}: {}%", i - 1, tmp);
+    }
+    usage.push_back(tmp);
+  }
+  prev_times_ = curr_times;
+  return {usage, tooltip};
+}
diff --git a/src/modules/cpu_usage/linux.cpp b/src/modules/cpu_usage/linux.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..28930c1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/cpu_usage/linux.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#include <filesystem>
+
+#include "modules/cpu_usage.hpp"
+
+std::vector<std::tuple<size_t, size_t>> waybar::modules::CpuUsage::parseCpuinfo() {
+  const std::string data_dir_ = "/proc/stat";
+  std::ifstream info(data_dir_);
+  if (!info.is_open()) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("Can't open " + data_dir_);
+  }
+  std::vector<std::tuple<size_t, size_t>> cpuinfo;
+  std::string line;
+  while (getline(info, line)) {
+    if (line.substr(0, 3).compare("cpu") != 0) {
+      break;
+    }
+    std::stringstream sline(line.substr(5));
+    std::vector<size_t> times;
+    for (size_t time = 0; sline >> time; times.push_back(time))
+      ;
+
+    size_t idle_time = 0;
+    size_t total_time = 0;
+    if (times.size() >= 4) {
+      idle_time = times[3];
+      total_time = std::accumulate(times.begin(), times.end(), 0);
+    }
+    cpuinfo.emplace_back(idle_time, total_time);
+  }
+  return cpuinfo;
+}