diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index aa4fdd3..3dd0106 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -24,3 +24,4 @@ Customize the status bar by adding any of these lines to your .tmux.conf as desi
 * Enable military time: `set -g @dracula-military-time true`
 * Switch the left smiley icon `set -g @dracula-show-left-icon session` it can accept `session`, `smiley`, `window`, or any character.
 * Enable high contrast pane border: `set -g @dracula-border-contrast true`
+* Enable cpu percentage: `set -g @dracula-cpu-percent true`
diff --git a/scripts/cpu_info.sh b/scripts/cpu_info.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c5180cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/cpu_info.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+get_percent()
+{
+	case $(uname -s) in
+		Linux)
+			percent=$(top -bn1 | grep "Cpu(s)" | sed "s/.*, *\([0-9.]*\)%* id.*/\1/" | awk '{print 100 - $1"%"}')
+			echo $percent
+		;;
+		
+		Darwin)
+			percent=$(ps -A -o %cpu | awk '{s+=$1} END {print s "%"}')
+			echo $percent
+		;;
+
+		CYGWIN*|MINGW32*|MSYS*|MINGW*)
+			# TODO - windows compatability
+		;;
+	esac
+}
+
+main()
+{
+	cpu_percent=$(get_percent)
+	echo "CPU $cpu_percent"
+	sleep 10
+}
+
+# run main driver
+main
diff --git a/scripts/dracula.sh b/scripts/dracula.sh
index 5cd2155..e3b3bbe 100755
--- a/scripts/dracula.sh
+++ b/scripts/dracula.sh
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ main()
   show_left_sep=$(get_tmux_option "@dracula-show-left-sep" )
   show_right_sep=$(get_tmux_option "@dracula-show-right-sep" )
   show_border_contrast=$(get_tmux_option "@dracula-border-contrast" false)
+  show_cpu_percentage=$(get_tmux_option "@dracula-cpu-percent" false)
 
   # Dracula Color Pallette
   white='#f8f8f2'
@@ -64,8 +65,7 @@ main()
   if $show_weather; then
     $current_dir/sleep_weather.sh $show_fahrenheit &
   fi
-
-
+  
   # sets refresh interval to every 5 seconds
   tmux set-option -g status-interval 5
 
@@ -103,6 +103,11 @@ main()
         powerbg=${pink}
       fi
 
+      if $show_cpu_percentage; then
+	 tmux set-option -ga status-right "#[fg=${orange},bg=${powerbg},nobold,nounderscore,noitalics] ${right_sep}#[fg=${dark_gray},bg=${orange}] #($current_dir/cpu_info.sh)"
+	 powerbg=${orange}
+      fi
+
       if $show_network; then # network
         tmux set-option -ga status-right "#[fg=${cyan},bg=${powerbg},nobold,nounderscore,noitalics] ${right_sep}#[fg=${dark_gray},bg=${cyan}] #($current_dir/network.sh)"
         powerbg=${cyan}
@@ -131,6 +136,10 @@ main()
         tmux set-option -g  status-right "#[fg=${dark_gray},bg=${pink}] #($current_dir/battery.sh) "
       fi
 
+      if $show_cpu_percentage; then
+	tmux set-option -ga status-right "#[fg=${dark_gray},bg=${orange}] #($current_dir/cpu_info.sh) "
+      fi
+
       if $show_network; then # network
         tmux set-option -ga status-right "#[fg=${dark_gray},bg=${cyan}] #($current_dir/network.sh) "
       fi