diff --git a/cgroups/fs/cpuacct.go b/cgroups/fs/cpuacct.go
index fe831d1b..a3d22c9f 100644
--- a/cgroups/fs/cpuacct.go
+++ b/cgroups/fs/cpuacct.go
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ func (s *cpuacctGroup) GetStats(d *data, stats *cgroups.Stats) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	stats.CpuStats.CpuUsage.TotalUsage = lastUsage
 	stats.CpuStats.CpuUsage.PercpuUsage = percpuUsage
 	stats.CpuStats.CpuUsage.UsageInKernelmode = (kernelModeUsage * nanosecondsInSecond) / clockTicks
 	stats.CpuStats.CpuUsage.UsageInUsermode = (userModeUsage * nanosecondsInSecond) / clockTicks
diff --git a/cgroups/stats.go b/cgroups/stats.go
index 20a5f00a..2640245e 100644
--- a/cgroups/stats.go
+++ b/cgroups/stats.go
@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@ type CpuUsage struct {
 	// percentage of available CPUs currently being used.
 	PercentUsage uint64 `json:"percent_usage,omitempty"`
 	// nanoseconds of cpu time consumed over the last 100 ms.
-	CurrentUsage uint64   `json:"current_usage,omitempty"`
-	PercpuUsage  []uint64 `json:"percpu_usage,omitempty"`
+	CurrentUsage uint64 `json:"current_usage,omitempty"`
+	// total nanoseconds of cpu time consumed
+	TotalUsage  uint64   `json:"total_usage,omitempty"`
+	PercpuUsage []uint64 `json:"percpu_usage,omitempty"`
 	// Time spent by tasks of the cgroup in kernel mode. Units: nanoseconds.
 	UsageInKernelmode uint64 `json:"usage_in_kernelmode"`
 	// Time spent by tasks of the cgroup in user mode. Units: nanoseconds.