diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8b6ce48fc..0d183ca92 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ set(SRCS
     src/modules/terminal.c
     src/modules/terminalfont.c
     src/modules/cpu.c
+    src/modules/cpuUsage.c
     src/modules/gpu.c
     src/modules/memory.c
     src/modules/disk.c
diff --git a/completions/bash b/completions/bash
index 86f3aa960..f96cf3cd7 100644
--- a/completions/bash
+++ b/completions/bash
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ __fastfetch_complete_help()
         "terminal-format"
         "terminal-font-format"
         "cpu-format"
+        "cpu-usage-format"
         "gpu-format"
         "memory-format"
         "disk-format"
@@ -174,6 +175,8 @@ __fastfetch_completion()
         "--terminal-font-key"
         "--cpu-format"
         "--cpu-key"
+        "--cpu-usage-format"
+        "--cpu-usage-key"
         "--gpu-format"
         "--gpu-key"
         "--memory-format"
diff --git a/presets/verbose b/presets/verbose
index 2624667aa..6def292e4 100644
--- a/presets/verbose
+++ b/presets/verbose
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 --terminal-format "Process: {}; Path: {}; Exe: {}"
 --terminal-font-format "Raw: {}; Name: {}; Size: {}; Styles: {}; Pretty: {}"
 --cpu-format "Name: {}; Pretty: {}; Vendor: {}; Logical online: {}; Logical configured: {}; Physical: {}; Cores: {}; bios: {}; scaling max: {}; scaling min: {}; info max: {}; info min: {}; cpuinfo: {}; frequency: {}"
+--cpu-usage-format "Percentage: {}"
 --gpu-format "Vendor: {}; Vendor pretty: {}; Name: {}; Name pretty: {}"
 --memory-format "Used: {}; Total: {}; Percentage: {}"
 --disk-format "Used: {}; Total: {}; Files: {}; Percentage: {}"
diff --git a/src/common/init.c b/src/common/init.c
index 8d2d90a9a..236fcc66e 100644
--- a/src/common/init.c
+++ b/src/common/init.c
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ static void defaultConfig(FFinstance* instance)
     ffStrbufInitA(&instance->config.termFontKey, 0);
     ffStrbufInitA(&instance->config.cpuFormat, 0);
     ffStrbufInitA(&instance->config.cpuKey, 0);
+    ffStrbufInitA(&instance->config.cpuUsageFormat, 0);
+    ffStrbufInitA(&instance->config.cpuUsageKey, 0);
     ffStrbufInitA(&instance->config.gpuFormat, 0);
     ffStrbufInitA(&instance->config.gpuKey, 0);
     ffStrbufInitA(&instance->config.memoryFormat, 0);
diff --git a/src/data/config.txt b/src/data/config.txt
index 0e4c4b972..08d980640 100644
--- a/src/data/config.txt
+++ b/src/data/config.txt
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@
 #--terminal-key Terminal
 #--terminal-font-key Terminal Font
 #--cpu-key CPU
+#--cpu-usage-key CPU Usage
 #--gpu-key GPU {1}
 #--memory-key Memory
 #--disk-key Disk ({1})
@@ -154,6 +155,7 @@
 #--terminal-format
 #--terminal-font-format
 #--cpu-format
+#--cpu-usage-format
 #--gpu-format
 #--memory-format
 #--disk-format
diff --git a/src/data/help.txt b/src/data/help.txt
index 04abb7467..cf79e2e33 100644
--- a/src/data/help.txt
+++ b/src/data/help.txt
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ Format options: Provide the format string for custom output. Use fastfetch --hel
     --terminal-format <format>
     --terminal-font-format <format>
     --cpu-format <format>
+    --cpu-usage-format <format>
     --gpu-format <format>
     --memory-format <format>
     --disk-format <format>
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ Key options: Provide a custom key for an output
     --terminal-key <key>
     --terminal-font-key <key>
     --cpu-key <key>
+    --cpu-usage-key <key>
     --gpu-key <key>: takes the gpu index as format argument
     --memory-key <key>
     --disk-key <key>: takes the mount path as format argument
diff --git a/src/data/modules.txt b/src/data/modules.txt
index 36424ce1f..b8286f84d 100644
--- a/src/data/modules.txt
+++ b/src/data/modules.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ Battery
 Break
 Colors
 CPU
+CPUUsage
 Cursor
 DE
 Disk
diff --git a/src/fastfetch.c b/src/fastfetch.c
index dfdb34ec1..e04168924 100644
--- a/src/fastfetch.c
+++ b/src/fastfetch.c
@@ -242,6 +242,12 @@ static inline void printCommandHelp(const char* command)
             "most accurate frequeny"
         );
     }
+    else if(strcasecmp(command, "cpu-usage-format") == 0)
+    {
+        constructAndPrintCommandHelpFormat("cpu-usage", "{0}%", 1,
+            "CPU usage without percent mark"
+        );
+    }
     else if(strcasecmp(command, "gpu-format") == 0)
     {
         constructAndPrintCommandHelpFormat("gpu", "{2} {4}", 4,
@@ -713,8 +719,12 @@ static void parseOption(FFinstance* instance, FFdata* data, const char* key, con
         optionParseString(key, value, &instance->config.termFontKey);
     else if(strcasecmp(key, "--cpu-format") == 0)
         optionParseString(key, value, &instance->config.cpuFormat);
+    else if(strcasecmp(key, "--cpu-usage-format") == 0)
+        optionParseString(key, value, &instance->config.cpuUsageFormat);
     else if(strcasecmp(key, "--cpu-key") == 0)
         optionParseString(key, value, &instance->config.cpuKey);
+    else if(strcasecmp(key, "--cpu-usage-key") == 0)
+        optionParseString(key, value, &instance->config.cpuUsageKey);
     else if(strcasecmp(key, "--gpu-format") == 0)
         optionParseString(key, value, &instance->config.gpuFormat);
     else if(strcasecmp(key, "--gpu-key") == 0)
@@ -889,6 +899,8 @@ static void parseStructureCommand(FFinstance* instance, FFdata* data, const char
         ffPrintTerminalFont(instance);
     else if(strcasecmp(line, "cpu") == 0)
         ffPrintCPU(instance);
+    else if(strcasecmp(line, "cpuusage") == 0)
+        ffPrintCPUUsage(instance);
     else if(strcasecmp(line, "gpu") == 0)
         ffPrintGPU(instance);
     else if(strcasecmp(line, "memory") == 0)
diff --git a/src/fastfetch.h b/src/fastfetch.h
index 4b226a743..2aee3d23b 100644
--- a/src/fastfetch.h
+++ b/src/fastfetch.h
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ typedef struct FFconfig
     FFstrbuf termFontKey;
     FFstrbuf cpuFormat;
     FFstrbuf cpuKey;
+    FFstrbuf cpuUsageFormat;
+    FFstrbuf cpuUsageKey;
     FFstrbuf gpuFormat;
     FFstrbuf gpuKey;
     FFstrbuf memoryFormat;
@@ -424,6 +426,7 @@ void ffPrintCursor(FFinstance* instance);
 void ffPrintTerminal(FFinstance* instance);
 void ffPrintTerminalFont(FFinstance* instance);
 void ffPrintCPU(FFinstance* instance);
+void ffPrintCPUUsage(FFinstance* instance);
 void ffPrintGPU(FFinstance* instance);
 void ffPrintMemory(FFinstance* instance);
 void ffPrintDisk(FFinstance* instance);
diff --git a/src/flashfetch.c b/src/flashfetch.c
index a89726a6f..94def6138 100644
--- a/src/flashfetch.c
+++ b/src/flashfetch.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     ffPrintTerminal(&instance);
     ffPrintTerminalFont(&instance);
     ffPrintCPU(&instance);
+    ffPrintCPUUsage(&instance);
     ffPrintGPU(&instance);
     ffPrintMemory(&instance);
     ffPrintDisk(&instance);
diff --git a/src/modules/cpuUsage.c b/src/modules/cpuUsage.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cde2683f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/cpuUsage.c
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#include "fastfetch.h"
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#define FF_CPU_USAGE_MODULE_NAME "CPU Usage"
+#define FF_CPU_USAGE_NUM_FORMAT_ARGS 1
+
+void ffPrintCPUUsage(FFinstance* instance)
+{
+    long user, nice, system, idle, iowait, irq, softirq;
+    FILE* procStat = fopen("/proc/stat", "r");
+    if(procStat == NULL)
+    {
+        ffPrintError(instance, FF_CPU_USAGE_MODULE_NAME, 0, &instance->config.cpuUsageKey, &instance->config.cpuUsageFormat, FF_CPU_USAGE_NUM_FORMAT_ARGS, "fopen(\"/proc/stat\", \"r\") == NULL");
+        return;
+    }
+    if (fscanf(procStat, "cpu%ld%ld%ld%ld%ld%ld%ld", &user, &nice, &system, &idle, &iowait, &irq, &softirq) < 0) goto exit;
+    long workJiffies1 = user + nice + system;
+    long totalJiffies1 = workJiffies1 + idle + iowait + irq + softirq;
+
+    sleep(1);
+
+    rewind(procStat);
+    if (fscanf(procStat, "cpu%ld%ld%ld%ld%ld%ld%ld", &user, &nice, &system, &idle, &iowait, &irq, &softirq) < 0) goto exit;
+    long workJiffies2 = user + nice + system;
+    long totalJiffies2 = workJiffies2 + idle + iowait + irq + softirq;
+
+    // https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3017162/how-to-get-total-cpu-usage-in-linux-using-c#answer-3017438
+    long workOverPeriod = workJiffies2 - workJiffies1;
+    long totalOverPeriod = totalJiffies2 - totalJiffies1;
+    double cpuPercent = (double)workOverPeriod / (double)totalOverPeriod * 100;
+
+    if(instance->config.cpuUsageFormat.length == 0)
+    {
+        ffPrintLogoAndKey(instance, FF_CPU_USAGE_MODULE_NAME, 0, &instance->config.cpuUsageKey);
+
+        printf("%.2lf%%\n", cpuPercent);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        ffPrintFormatString(instance, FF_CPU_USAGE_MODULE_NAME, 0, &instance->config.cpuUsageKey, &instance->config.cpuUsageFormat, NULL, FF_CPU_USAGE_NUM_FORMAT_ARGS, (FFformatarg[]){
+            {FF_FORMAT_ARG_TYPE_DOUBLE, &cpuPercent}
+        });
+    }
+
+exit:
+    fclose(procStat);
+}