diff --git a/apps/emqx_opentelemetry/src/emqx_otel_config.erl b/apps/emqx_opentelemetry/src/emqx_otel_config.erl
index 62d9427cd..6817df7d1 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_opentelemetry/src/emqx_otel_config.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_opentelemetry/src/emqx_otel_config.erl
@@ -124,9 +124,12 @@ ensure_otel_metrics(
 ) ->
     ok;
 ensure_otel_metrics(#{metrics := #{enable := true}} = Conf, _Old) ->
+    ok = emqx_otel_cpu_sup:stop_otel_cpu_sup(),
+    _ = emqx_otel_cpu_sup:start_otel_cpu_sup(Conf),
     _ = emqx_otel_metrics:stop_otel(),
     emqx_otel_metrics:start_otel(Conf);
 ensure_otel_metrics(#{metrics := #{enable := false}}, _Old) ->
+    ok = emqx_otel_cpu_sup:stop_otel_cpu_sup(),
     emqx_otel_metrics:stop_otel();
 ensure_otel_metrics(_, _) ->
     ok.
diff --git a/apps/emqx_opentelemetry/src/emqx_otel_cpu_sup.erl b/apps/emqx_opentelemetry/src/emqx_otel_cpu_sup.erl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fc67831be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/emqx_opentelemetry/src/emqx_otel_cpu_sup.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% Copyright (c) 2024 EMQ Technologies Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
+%%
+%% Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+%% you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+%% You may obtain a copy of the License at
+%%
+%%     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+%%
+%% Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+%% distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+%% WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+%% See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+%% limitations under the License.
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+-module(emqx_otel_cpu_sup).
+
+-behaviour(gen_server).
+
+-include_lib("emqx/include/logger.hrl").
+
+%% gen_server APIs
+-export([start_link/1]).
+
+-export([
+    start_otel_cpu_sup/1,
+    stop_otel_cpu_sup/0,
+    stats/1
+]).
+
+%% gen_server callbacks
+-export([
+    init/1,
+    handle_continue/2,
+    handle_call/3,
+    handle_cast/2,
+    handle_info/2,
+    terminate/2,
+    code_change/3
+]).
+
+-define(REFRESH, refresh).
+-define(OTEL_CPU_USAGE_WORKER, ?MODULE).
+-define(SUPERVISOR, emqx_otel_sup).
+
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% API
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+start_otel_cpu_sup(Conf) ->
+    Spec = emqx_otel_sup:worker_spec(?MODULE, Conf),
+    assert_started(supervisor:start_child(?SUPERVISOR, Spec)).
+
+stop_otel_cpu_sup() ->
+    case erlang:whereis(?SUPERVISOR) of
+        undefined ->
+            ok;
+        Pid ->
+            case supervisor:terminate_child(Pid, ?MODULE) of
+                ok -> supervisor:delete_child(Pid, ?MODULE);
+                {error, not_found} -> ok;
+                Error -> Error
+            end
+    end.
+
+stats(Name) ->
+    gen_server:call(?OTEL_CPU_USAGE_WORKER, {?FUNCTION_NAME, Name}, infinity).
+
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% gen_server callbacks
+%% simply handle cpu_sup:util/0,1 called in one process
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+start_link(Conf) ->
+    gen_server:start_link({local, ?OTEL_CPU_USAGE_WORKER}, ?MODULE, Conf, []).
+
+init(Conf) ->
+    {ok, _InitState = #{}, {continue, {setup, Conf}}}.
+
+%% Interval in milliseconds
+handle_continue({setup, #{metrics := #{enable := true, interval := Interval}}}, State) ->
+    %% start os_mon temporarily
+    {ok, _} = application:ensure_all_started(os_mon),
+    %% The returned value of the first call to cpu_sup:util/0 or cpu_sup:util/1 by a
+    %% process will on most systems be the CPU utilization since system boot,
+    %% but this is not guaranteed and the value should therefore be regarded as garbage.
+    %% This also applies to the first call after a restart of cpu_sup.
+    _Val = cpu_sup:util(),
+    TRef = start_refresh_timer(Interval),
+    {noreply, State#{interval => Interval, refresh_time_ref => TRef}}.
+
+handle_call({stats, Name}, _From, State) ->
+    {reply, get_stats(Name, State), State};
+handle_call(stop, _From, State) ->
+    cancel_outdated_timer(State),
+    {stop, normal, State};
+handle_call(Req, _From, State) ->
+    ?SLOG(error, #{msg => "unexpected_call", call => Req}),
+    {reply, ignored, State}.
+
+handle_cast(Msg, State) ->
+    ?SLOG(error, #{msg => "unexpected_cast", cast => Msg}),
+    {noreply, State}.
+
+handle_info({timeout, _Timer, ?REFRESH}, State) ->
+    {noreply, refresh(State)}.
+
+terminate(_Reason, _State) ->
+    ok.
+
+code_change(_OldVsn, State, _Extra) ->
+    {ok, State}.
+
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% Internal functions
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+refresh(#{interval := Interval} = State) ->
+    NState =
+        case cpu_sup:util([]) of
+            {all, U, I, _} ->
+                State#{'cpu.use' => U, 'cpu.idle' => I};
+            _ ->
+                State#{'cpu.use' => 0, 'cpu.idle' => 0}
+        end,
+    TRef = start_refresh_timer(Interval),
+    NState#{refresh_time_ref => TRef}.
+
+get_stats(Name, State) ->
+    maps:get(Name, State, 0).
+
+cancel_outdated_timer(#{refresh_time_ref := TRef}) ->
+    emqx_utils:cancel_timer(TRef),
+    ok.
+
+start_refresh_timer(Interval) ->
+    start_timer(Interval, ?REFRESH).
+
+start_timer(Interval, Msg) ->
+    emqx_utils:start_timer(Interval, Msg).
+
+assert_started({ok, _Pid}) -> ok;
+assert_started({ok, _Pid, _Info}) -> ok;
+assert_started({error, {already_started, _Pid}}) -> ok;
+assert_started({error, Reason}) -> {error, Reason}.
diff --git a/apps/emqx_opentelemetry/src/emqx_otel_metrics.erl b/apps/emqx_opentelemetry/src/emqx_otel_metrics.erl
index 185a40228..dee51ffe6 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_opentelemetry/src/emqx_otel_metrics.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_opentelemetry/src/emqx_otel_metrics.erl
@@ -197,6 +197,10 @@ bytes_metrics() ->
 get_stats_gauge(Name) ->
     [{emqx_stats:getstat(Name), #{}}].
 
+get_vm_gauge('cpu.use') ->
+    [{emqx_otel_cpu_sup:stats('cpu.use'), #{}}];
+get_vm_gauge('cpu.idle') ->
+    [{emqx_otel_cpu_sup:stats('cpu.idle'), #{}}];
 get_vm_gauge(Name) ->
     [{emqx_mgmt:vm_stats(Name), #{}}].
 
@@ -254,8 +258,6 @@ create_counter(Meter, Counters, CallBack) ->
         Counters
     ).
 
-%% Note: list_to_existing_atom("cpu.use") will crash
-%% so we make sure the atom is already existing here
 normalize_name(cpu_use) ->
     'cpu.use';
 normalize_name(cpu_idle) ->
diff --git a/apps/emqx_opentelemetry/src/emqx_otel_sup.erl b/apps/emqx_opentelemetry/src/emqx_otel_sup.erl
index c2894d6e3..f06b5ec2b 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_opentelemetry/src/emqx_otel_sup.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_opentelemetry/src/emqx_otel_sup.erl
@@ -42,7 +42,12 @@ init([]) ->
     },
     Children =
         case emqx_conf:get([opentelemetry]) of
-            #{metrics := #{enable := false}} -> [];
-            #{metrics := #{enable := true}} = Conf -> [worker_spec(emqx_otel_metrics, Conf)]
+            #{metrics := #{enable := false}} ->
+                [];
+            #{metrics := #{enable := true}} = Conf ->
+                [
+                    worker_spec(emqx_otel_metrics, Conf),
+                    worker_spec(emqx_otel_cpu_sup, Conf)
+                ]
         end,
     {ok, {SupFlags, Children}}.