diff --git a/atom/common/api/atom_bindings.cc b/atom/common/api/atom_bindings.cc
index 9d8c15ff4faf..675ec46a8c2a 100644
--- a/atom/common/api/atom_bindings.cc
+++ b/atom/common/api/atom_bindings.cc
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "atom/common/node_includes.h"
 #include "base/logging.h"
 #include "base/process/process_metrics.h"
+#include "base/sys_info.h"
 #include "native_mate/dictionary.h"
 
 namespace atom {
@@ -52,6 +53,8 @@ void AtomBindings::BindTo(v8::Isolate* isolate,
   dict.SetMethod("log", &Log);
   dict.SetMethod("getProcessMemoryInfo", &GetProcessMemoryInfo);
   dict.SetMethod("getSystemMemoryInfo", &GetSystemMemoryInfo);
+  dict.SetMethod("getCPUUsage", &GetCPUUsage);
+  dict.SetMethod("getIOCounters", &GetIOCounters);
 #if defined(OS_POSIX)
   dict.SetMethod("setFdLimit", &base::SetFdLimit);
 #endif
@@ -171,4 +174,37 @@ v8::Local<v8::Value> AtomBindings::GetSystemMemoryInfo(v8::Isolate* isolate,
   return dict.GetHandle();
 }
 
+// static
+v8::Local<v8::Value> AtomBindings::GetCPUUsage(v8::Isolate* isolate) {
+  std::unique_ptr<base::ProcessMetrics> metrics(
+      base::ProcessMetrics::CreateCurrentProcessMetrics());
+
+  mate::Dictionary dict = mate::Dictionary::CreateEmpty(isolate);
+  int processor_count = base::SysInfo::NumberOfProcessors();
+  dict.Set("percentCPUUsage",
+           metrics->GetPlatformIndependentCPUUsage() / processor_count);
+  dict.Set("idleWakeupsPerSecond", metrics->GetIdleWakeupsPerSecond());
+
+  return dict.GetHandle();
+}
+
+// static
+v8::Local<v8::Value> AtomBindings::GetIOCounters(v8::Isolate* isolate) {
+  std::unique_ptr<base::ProcessMetrics> metrics(
+      base::ProcessMetrics::CreateCurrentProcessMetrics());
+  base::IoCounters io_counters;
+  mate::Dictionary dict = mate::Dictionary::CreateEmpty(isolate);
+
+  if (metrics->GetIOCounters(&io_counters)) {
+    dict.Set("readOperationCount", io_counters.ReadOperationCount);
+    dict.Set("writeOperationCount", io_counters.WriteOperationCount);
+    dict.Set("otherOperationCount", io_counters.OtherOperationCount);
+    dict.Set("readTransferCount", io_counters.ReadTransferCount);
+    dict.Set("writeTransferCount", io_counters.WriteTransferCount);
+    dict.Set("otherTransferCount", io_counters.OtherTransferCount);
+  }
+
+  return dict.GetHandle();
+}
+
 }  // namespace atom
diff --git a/atom/common/api/atom_bindings.h b/atom/common/api/atom_bindings.h
index 09561b046b14..1deb50f7d0f2 100644
--- a/atom/common/api/atom_bindings.h
+++ b/atom/common/api/atom_bindings.h
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ class AtomBindings {
   static v8::Local<v8::Value> GetProcessMemoryInfo(v8::Isolate* isolate);
   static v8::Local<v8::Value> GetSystemMemoryInfo(v8::Isolate* isolate,
       mate::Arguments* args);
+  static v8::Local<v8::Value> GetCPUUsage(v8::Isolate* isolate);
+  static v8::Local<v8::Value> GetIOCounters(v8::Isolate* isolate);
 
  private:
   void ActivateUVLoop(v8::Isolate* isolate);
diff --git a/docs/api/process.md b/docs/api/process.md
index 84320ca98bb0..59f80963d81e 100644
--- a/docs/api/process.md
+++ b/docs/api/process.md
@@ -116,3 +116,15 @@ Returns `Object`:
 
 Returns an object giving memory usage statistics about the entire system. Note
 that all statistics are reported in Kilobytes.
+
+### `process.getCPUUsage()`
+
+Returns:
+
+* `CPUUsage` [CPUUsage](structures/cpu-usage.md)
+
+### `process.getIOCounters()` _Windows_ _Linux_
+
+Returns:
+
+* `IOCounters` [IOCounters](structures/io-counters.md)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/api/structures/cpu-usage.md b/docs/api/structures/cpu-usage.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b700d4945f0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/api/structures/cpu-usage.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# CPUUsage Object
+
+* `percentCPUUsage` Number - Percentage of CPU used since the last call to getCPUUsage.
+  First call returns 0.
+* `idleWakeupsPerSecond` Number - The number of average idle cpu wakeups per second
+  since the last call to getCPUUsage. First call returns 0.
diff --git a/docs/api/structures/io-counters.md b/docs/api/structures/io-counters.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..62ad39a90b09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/api/structures/io-counters.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# IOCounters Object
+
+* `readOperationCount` Number - The number of I/O read operations.
+* `writeOperationCount` Number - The number of I/O write operations.
+* `otherOperationCount` Number - Then number of I/O other operations.
+* `readTransferCount` Number - The number of I/O read transfers.
+* `writeTransferCount` Number - The number of I/O write transfers.
+* `otherTransferCount` Number - Then number of I/O other transfers.
diff --git a/spec/api-process-spec.js b/spec/api-process-spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5f4ad1730bce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/api-process-spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+const assert = require('assert')
+
+describe('process module', function () {
+  describe('process.getCPUUsage()', function () {
+    it('returns a cpu usage object', function () {
+      const cpuUsage = process.getCPUUsage()
+      assert.equal(typeof cpuUsage.percentCPUUsage, 'number')
+      assert.equal(typeof cpuUsage.idleWakeupsPerSecond, 'number')
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('process.getIOCounters()', function () {
+    it('returns an io counters object', function () {
+      if (process.platform === 'darwin') {
+        return
+      }
+      const ioCounters = process.getIOCounters()
+      assert.equal(typeof ioCounters.readOperationCount, 'number')
+      assert.equal(typeof ioCounters.writeOperationCount, 'number')
+      assert.equal(typeof ioCounters.otherOperationCount, 'number')
+      assert.equal(typeof ioCounters.readTransferCount, 'number')
+      assert.equal(typeof ioCounters.writeTransferCount, 'number')
+      assert.equal(typeof ioCounters.otherTransferCount, 'number')
+    })
+  })
+})