diff --git a/plugins/windows/source/content/footer_items.cpp b/plugins/windows/source/content/footer_items.cpp
index 391004aeb..36f0444da 100644
--- a/plugins/windows/source/content/footer_items.cpp
+++ b/plugins/windows/source/content/footer_items.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,52 @@ namespace hex::plugin::windows {
 
     void addFooterItems() {
 
+        ContentRegistry::Interface::addFooterItem([] {
+            static float cpuUsage = 0.0F;
+
+            if (ImGui::GetFrameCount() % 60 == 0) {
+                static ULARGE_INTEGER lastCPU, lastSysCPU, lastUserCPU;
+                static u32 numProcessors;
+                static HANDLE self = GetCurrentProcess();
+
+                FILETIME ftime, fsys, fuser;
+                ULARGE_INTEGER now, sys, user;
+
+                GetSystemTimeAsFileTime(&ftime);
+                memcpy(&now, &ftime, sizeof(FILETIME));
+
+                GetProcessTimes(self, &ftime, &ftime, &fsys, &fuser);
+                memcpy(&sys, &fsys, sizeof(FILETIME));
+                memcpy(&user, &fuser, sizeof(FILETIME));
+
+                if (lastCPU.QuadPart == 0) {
+                    SYSTEM_INFO sysInfo;
+                    FILETIME ftime, fsys, fuser;
+
+                    GetSystemInfo(&sysInfo);
+                    numProcessors = sysInfo.dwNumberOfProcessors;
+
+                    GetSystemTimeAsFileTime(&ftime);
+                    memcpy(&lastCPU, &ftime, sizeof(FILETIME));
+
+                    self = GetCurrentProcess();
+                    GetProcessTimes(self, &ftime, &ftime, &fsys, &fuser);
+                    memcpy(&lastSysCPU, &fsys, sizeof(FILETIME));
+                    memcpy(&lastUserCPU, &fuser, sizeof(FILETIME));
+                } else {
+                    cpuUsage = (sys.QuadPart - lastSysCPU.QuadPart) +
+                               (user.QuadPart - lastUserCPU.QuadPart);
+                    cpuUsage /= (now.QuadPart - lastCPU.QuadPart);
+                    cpuUsage /= numProcessors;
+                    lastCPU = now;
+                    lastUserCPU = user;
+                    lastSysCPU = sys;
+                }
+            }
+
+            ImGui::TextUnformatted(hex::format(ICON_FA_TACHOMETER_ALT " {0:.3}%", cpuUsage * 100).c_str());
+        });
+
         ContentRegistry::Interface::addFooterItem([] {
             static MEMORYSTATUSEX memInfo;
             static PROCESS_MEMORY_COUNTERS_EX pmc;