diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Diagnostics/Api/SystemController.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Diagnostics/Api/SystemController.php
index c9f097816..407ce9a0d 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Diagnostics/Api/SystemController.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Diagnostics/Api/SystemController.php
@@ -131,15 +131,22 @@ class SystemController extends ApiControllerBase
     public function systemTimeAction()
     {
         $config = Config::getInstance()->object();
-        $boottime = json_decode((new Backend())->configdRun('system sysctl values kern.boottime'), true);
+        $boottime = json_decode((new Backend())->configdRun('system sysctl values kern.boottime,vm.loadavg'), true);
         preg_match("/sec = (\d+)/", $boottime['kern.boottime'], $matches);
 
         $last_change = date("D M j G:i:s T Y", !empty($config->revision->time) ? intval($config->revision->time) : 0);
+        $loadavg = explode(' ', $boottime['vm.loadavg']);
+        if (count($loadavg) == 5 && $loadavg[0] == '{' && $loadavg[4] == '}') {
+            $loadavg = join(', ', [$loadavg[1], $loadavg[2], $loadavg[3]]);
+        } else {
+            $loadavg = gettext('N/A');
+        }
 
         $response = [
             'uptime' => $this->formatUptime(time() - $matches[1]),
             'datetime' => date("D M j G:i:s T Y"),
             'config' => $last_change,
+            'loadavg' => $loadavg,
         ];
 
         return $response;
diff --git a/src/opnsense/www/js/widgets/Metadata/Core.xml b/src/opnsense/www/js/widgets/Metadata/Core.xml
index fc52c989d..4871e9ca2 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/www/js/widgets/Metadata/Core.xml
+++ b/src/opnsense/www/js/widgets/Metadata/Core.xml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
             <versions>Versions</versions>
             <updates>Updates</updates>
             <datetime>Current date/time</datetime>
+            <loadavg>Load average</loadavg>
             <uptime>Uptime</uptime>
             <config>Last configuration change</config>
         </translations>
diff --git a/src/opnsense/www/js/widgets/SystemInformation.js b/src/opnsense/www/js/widgets/SystemInformation.js
index d67454f78..d8912cb6c 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/www/js/widgets/SystemInformation.js
+++ b/src/opnsense/www/js/widgets/SystemInformation.js
@@ -42,8 +42,9 @@ export default class SystemInformation extends BaseTableWidget {
 
     async onWidgetTick() {
         const data = await this.ajaxCall('/api/diagnostics/system/systemTime');
-        $('#datetime').text(data['datetime']);
         $('#uptime').text(data['uptime']);
+        $('#loadavg').text(data['loadavg']);
+        $('#datetime').text(data['datetime']);
         $('#config').text(data['config']);
     }
 
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ export default class SystemInformation extends BaseTableWidget {
         }
 
         rows.push([[this.translations['uptime']], $('<span id="uptime">').prop('outerHTML')]);
+        rows.push([[this.translations['loadavg']], $('<span id="loadavg">').prop('outerHTML')]);
         rows.push([[this.translations['datetime']], $('<span id="datetime">').prop('outerHTML')]);
         rows.push([[this.translations['config']], $('<span id="config">').prop('outerHTML')]);
         super.updateTable('sysinfo-table', rows);