diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index e62251c7ca..d06f59095c 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2646,6 +2646,7 @@ config_host_data.set('CONFIG_SETNS', cc.has_function('setns') and cc.has_functio
 config_host_data.set('CONFIG_SYNCFS', cc.has_function('syncfs'))
 config_host_data.set('CONFIG_SYNC_FILE_RANGE', cc.has_function('sync_file_range'))
 config_host_data.set('CONFIG_TIMERFD', cc.has_function('timerfd_create'))
+config_host_data.set('CONFIG_GETLOADAVG', cc.has_function('getloadavg'))
 config_host_data.set('HAVE_COPY_FILE_RANGE', cc.has_function('copy_file_range'))
 config_host_data.set('HAVE_GETIFADDRS', cc.has_function('getifaddrs'))
 config_host_data.set('HAVE_GLIB_WITH_SLICE_ALLOCATOR', glib_has_gslice)
diff --git a/qga/commands-posix.c b/qga/commands-posix.c
index 636307bedf..6e3c15f539 100644
--- a/qga/commands-posix.c
+++ b/qga/commands-posix.c
@@ -1368,3 +1368,23 @@ char *qga_get_host_name(Error **errp)
 
     return g_steal_pointer(&hostname);
 }
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_GETLOADAVG
+GuestLoadAverage *qmp_guest_get_load(Error **errp)
+{
+    double loadavg[3];
+    GuestLoadAverage *ret = NULL;
+
+    if (getloadavg(loadavg, G_N_ELEMENTS(loadavg)) < 0) {
+        error_setg_errno(errp, errno,
+                         "cannot query load average");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    ret = g_new0(GuestLoadAverage, 1);
+    ret->load1m = loadavg[0];
+    ret->load5m = loadavg[1];
+    ret->load15m = loadavg[2];
+    return ret;
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/qga/qapi-schema.json b/qga/qapi-schema.json
index 0537bb7886..995594aaf4 100644
--- a/qga/qapi-schema.json
+++ b/qga/qapi-schema.json
@@ -1843,6 +1843,43 @@
   'if': 'CONFIG_LINUX'
 }
 
+
+##
+# @GuestLoadAverage:
+#
+# Statistics about process load information
+#
+# @load1m: 1-minute load avage
+#
+# @load5m: 5-minute load avage
+#
+# @load15m: 15-minute load avage
+#
+# Since: 10.0
+##
+{ 'struct': 'GuestLoadAverage',
+  'data': {
+      'load1m': 'number',
+      'load5m': 'number',
+      'load15m': 'number'
+  },
+  'if': 'CONFIG_GETLOADAVG'
+}
+
+##
+# @guest-get-load:
+#
+# Retrieve CPU process load information
+#
+# Returns: load information
+#
+# Since: 10.0
+##
+{ 'command': 'guest-get-load',
+  'returns': 'GuestLoadAverage',
+  'if': 'CONFIG_GETLOADAVG'
+}
+
 ##
 # @GuestNetworkRoute:
 #