diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a0a85da..9958b9c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -160,6 +160,17 @@ Supported platforms: Linux, FreeBSD.
   * FreeBSD: see Linux, but wear level is not supported right now and always
     set to `0`
 
+**vicious.widgets.cpu**
+
+Provides CPU usage for all available CPUs/cores.
+Supported platforms: Linux, FreeBSD.
+
+- Arguments:
+  * None
+- Returns:
+  * returns 1st value as usage of all CPUs/cores, 2nd as usage of first
+    CPU/core, 3rd as usage of second CPU/core etc.
+
 **vicious.widgets.date**
 
 Provides access to os.date, with optional time formatting provided as the
@@ -245,12 +256,6 @@ Supported platforms: Linux, FreeBSD.
   * returns 1st value as the volume level and 2nd as the mute state of the
     requested channel
 
-**vicious.widgets.cpu**
-
-  - provides CPU usage for all available CPUs/cores
-  - returns 1st value as usage of all CPUs/cores, 2nd as usage of
-    first CPU/core, 3rd as usage of second CPU/core etc.
-
 **vicious.widgets.cpuinf**
 
   - provides speed and cache information for all available CPUs/cores
diff --git a/widgets/cpu_freebsd.lua b/widgets/cpu_freebsd.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a0fc9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/widgets/cpu_freebsd.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+---------------------------------------------------
+-- Licensed under the GNU General Public License v2
+--  * (c) 2011, Adrian C. <anrxc@sysphere.org>
+--  * (c) 2009, Lucas de Vries <lucas@glacicle.com>
+--  * (c) 2011, Jörg Thalheim <jthalheim@gmail.com>
+---------------------------------------------------
+
+-- {{{ Grab environment
+local helpers = require("vicious.helpers")
+local tonumber = tonumber
+local setmetatable = setmetatable
+local math = { floor = math.floor }
+local string = { gmatch = string.gmatch }
+-- }}}
+
+
+-- Cpu: provides CPU usage for all available CPUs/cores
+-- vicious.widgets.cpu_freebsd
+local cpu_freebsd = {}
+
+
+-- {{{ CPU widget type
+local function worker(format)
+    local kern = helpers.sysctl_table("kern")
+    local cpu_total = {}
+    local cpu_idle = {}
+    local cpu_pusage = {}
+    local i = 0
+
+    -- CPU usage over all cpus
+    cpu_total[0] = 0
+    for v in string.gmatch(kern.cp_time, "([%d]+)") do
+        cpu_total[0] = cpu_total[0] + tonumber(v)
+        cpu_idle[0] = tonumber(v)
+    end
+
+    i = 0
+    for v in string.gmatch(kern.cp_times, "([%d]+)") do
+        local index = math.floor(i/5) + 1
+
+        if i % 5 == 0 then
+            cpu_total[index] = 0
+        elseif i % 5 == 4 then
+            cpu_idle[index] = tonumber(v)
+        end
+
+        cpu_total[index] = cpu_total[index] + tonumber(v)
+
+        i = i + 1
+    end
+
+    for i = 0, #cpu_total do
+        print((cpu_total[i] - cpu_idle[i])/cpu_total[i])
+        cpu_pusage[i + 1] = math.floor((cpu_total[i] - cpu_idle[i])/cpu_total[i] * 100)
+    end
+
+    return cpu_pusage
+end
+-- }}}
+
+return setmetatable(cpu_freebsd, { __call = function(_, ...) return worker(...) end })
diff --git a/widgets/cpu.lua b/widgets/cpu_linux.lua
similarity index 94%
rename from widgets/cpu.lua
rename to widgets/cpu_linux.lua
index fe6754a..99ec1b2 100644
--- a/widgets/cpu.lua
+++ b/widgets/cpu_linux.lua
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ local string = {
 
 -- Cpu: provides CPU usage for all available CPUs/cores
 -- vicious.widgets.cpu
-local cpu = {}
+local cpu_linux = {}
 
 
 -- Initialize function tables
@@ -77,4 +77,4 @@ local function worker(format)
 end
 -- }}}
 
-return setmetatable(cpu, { __call = function(_, ...) return worker(...) end })
+return setmetatable(cpu_linux, { __call = function(_, ...) return worker(...) end })