diff --git a/src/bin/proxmox-backup-proxy.rs b/src/bin/proxmox-backup-proxy.rs
index 347e6b7b..162c23f5 100644
--- a/src/bin/proxmox-backup-proxy.rs
+++ b/src/bin/proxmox-backup-proxy.rs
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ async fn run_stat_generator() {
 
 async fn generate_host_stats() {
     use proxmox::sys::linux::procfs::{
-        read_meminfo, read_proc_stat, read_proc_net_dev};
+        read_meminfo, read_proc_stat, read_proc_net_dev, read_loadavg};
     use proxmox_backup::rrd;
 
     proxmox_backup::tools::runtime::block_in_place(move || {
@@ -659,6 +659,17 @@ async fn generate_host_stats() {
             }
         }
 
+        match read_loadavg() {
+            Ok(loadavg) => {
+               if let Err(err) = rrd::update_value("host/loadavg", loadavg.0 as f64, rrd::DST::Gauge) {
+                   eprintln!("rrd::update_value 'host/roottotal' failed - {}", err);
+               }
+            }
+            Err(err) => {
+                eprintln!("read_loadavg failed - {}", err);
+            }
+        }
+
         match disk_usage(std::path::Path::new("/")) {
             Ok((total, used, _avail)) => {
                 if let Err(err) = rrd::update_value("host/roottotal", total as f64, rrd::DST::Gauge) {