diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a698d4b20..4a46f2408 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Features:
 * Support GNOME Console terminal version and font detection (Terminal, Linux)
 * Add `--cpu-freq-ndigits` to set number of digits for CPU frequency (CPU)
 * New module to detect physical disk I/O usage (DiskIO)
+* Add `--cpuusage-separate` to display CPU usage per CPU logical core
 
 Bugfixes:
 * Fix possible crashes on Windows 7 (Disk, Windows)
diff --git a/doc/json_schema.json b/doc/json_schema.json
index d3e36fed8..3c4b031e7 100644
--- a/doc/json_schema.json
+++ b/doc/json_schema.json
@@ -631,10 +631,6 @@
                                                 "const": "chassis",
                                                 "description": "Print chassis type (desktop, laptop, etc)"
                                             },
-                                            {
-                                                "const": "cpuusage",
-                                                "description": "Print CPU usage. Costs some time to collect data"
-                                            },
                                             {
                                                 "const": "cursor",
                                                 "description": "Print cursor style name"
@@ -876,6 +872,20 @@
                                 },
                                 "additionalProperties": false
                             },
+                            {
+                                "title": "CPU Usage",
+                                "properties": {
+                                    "type": {
+                                        "const": "cpuusage",
+                                        "description": "Print CPU usage. Costs some time to collect data"
+                                    },
+                                    "separate": {
+                                        "type": "boolean",
+                                        "description": "Display CPU usage per CPU logical core, instead of an average result",
+                                        "default": false
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            },
                             {
                                 "title": "Colors",
                                 "properties": {
diff --git a/src/data/help.txt b/src/data/help.txt
index 154dd7a0e..a9ea8aab6 100644
--- a/src/data/help.txt
+++ b/src/data/help.txt
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ Module specific options:
     --battery-dir <folder>:                  The directory where the battery folders are. Standard: /sys/class/power_supply/
     --cpu-temp <?value>:                     Detect and display CPU temperature if supported. Default is false
     --cpu-freq-ndigits <num>:                Set the number of digits to keep after the decimal point when printing CPU frequency. Default is 2
+    --cpuusage-separate <?value>:            Display CPU usage per CPU logical core, instead of an average result. Default is false
     --gpu-temp <?value>:                     Detect and display GPU temperature if supported. Default is false
     --gpu-force-vulkan <?value>:             Force using vulkan to detect GPUs, which support video memory usage detection with `--allow-slow-operations`. Default is false
     --gpu-hide-type <?value>:                Specify the type of GPUs should not be printed. Must be `integrated`, `discrete` or `none`. Default is none
diff --git a/src/modules/cpuusage/cpuusage.c b/src/modules/cpuusage/cpuusage.c
index 26b24e8ec..c5cd12345 100644
--- a/src/modules/cpuusage/cpuusage.c
+++ b/src/modules/cpuusage/cpuusage.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ void ffPrintCPUUsage(FFCPUUsageOptions* options)
         ffPrintLogoAndKey(FF_CPUUSAGE_DISPLAY_NAME, 0, &options->moduleArgs, FF_PRINT_TYPE_DEFAULT);
 
         FF_STRBUF_AUTO_DESTROY str = ffStrbufCreate();
-        if (options->displayType == FF_CPUUSAGE_DISPLAY_TYPE_DEFAULT)
+        if (!options->separate)
         {
             if(instance.config.percentType & FF_PERCENTAGE_TYPE_BAR_BIT)
                 ffAppendPercentBar(&str, avgValue, 0, 50, 80);
@@ -98,13 +98,9 @@ bool ffParseCPUUsageCommandOptions(FFCPUUsageOptions* options, const char* key,
     if (ffOptionParseModuleArgs(key, subKey, value, &options->moduleArgs))
         return true;
 
-    if (ffStrEqualsIgnCase(subKey, "display-type"))
+    if (ffStrEqualsIgnCase(subKey, "separate"))
     {
-        options->displayType = (FFCPUUsageDisplayType) ffOptionParseEnum(key, value, (FFKeyValuePair[]) {
-            { "default", FF_CPUUSAGE_DISPLAY_TYPE_DEFAULT },
-            { "separate", FF_CPUUSAGE_DISPLAY_TYPE_SEPARATE },
-            {},
-        });
+        options->separate = ffOptionParseBoolean(value);
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -129,18 +125,9 @@ void ffParseCPUUsageJsonObject(FFCPUUsageOptions* options, yyjson_val* module)
         if (ffJsonConfigParseModuleArgs(key, val, &options->moduleArgs))
             continue;
 
-        if (ffStrEqualsIgnCase(key, "display-type"))
+        if (ffStrEqualsIgnCase(key, "separate"))
         {
-            int value;
-            const char* error = ffJsonConfigParseEnum(val, &value, (FFKeyValuePair[]) {
-                { "default", FF_CPUUSAGE_DISPLAY_TYPE_DEFAULT },
-                { "separate", FF_CPUUSAGE_DISPLAY_TYPE_SEPARATE },
-                {},
-            });
-            if (error)
-                ffPrintErrorString(FF_CPUUSAGE_MODULE_NAME, 0, NULL, FF_PRINT_TYPE_NO_CUSTOM_KEY, "Invalid %s value: %s", key, error);
-            else
-                options->displayType = (FFCPUUsageDisplayType) value;
+            options->separate = yyjson_get_bool(val);
             continue;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/modules/cpuusage/option.h b/src/modules/cpuusage/option.h
index 3a7069bce..d7fea247d 100644
--- a/src/modules/cpuusage/option.h
+++ b/src/modules/cpuusage/option.h
@@ -4,15 +4,10 @@
 
 #include "common/option.h"
 
-typedef enum FFCPUUsageDisplayType {
-    FF_CPUUSAGE_DISPLAY_TYPE_DEFAULT,
-    FF_CPUUSAGE_DISPLAY_TYPE_SEPARATE,
-} FFCPUUsageDisplayType;
-
 typedef struct FFCPUUsageOptions
 {
     FFModuleBaseInfo moduleInfo;
     FFModuleArgs moduleArgs;
 
-    FFCPUUsageDisplayType displayType;
+    bool separate;
 } FFCPUUsageOptions;