diff --git a/bin/cpu-count b/bin/cpu-count
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..8771ce29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/cpu-count
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+grep -c "^processor.*:" /proc/cpuinfo
diff --git a/debian/install b/debian/install
index c6cc6e00..a3fb179d 100644
--- a/debian/install
+++ b/debian/install
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+bin/cpu-count usr/share/screen-profiles/bin
 bin/cpu-freq usr/share/screen-profiles/bin
 bin/reboot-required usr/share/screen-profiles/bin
 bin/release usr/share/screen-profiles/bin
diff --git a/profiles/common b/profiles/common
index 0e1ee638..a0200016 100644
--- a/profiles/common
+++ b/profiles/common
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ backtick 100 3600 3600 /usr/share/screen-profiles/bin/release
 backtick 101 3600 3600 /usr/share/screen-profiles/bin/updates-available
 backtick 102 10 10 /usr/share/screen-profiles/bin/reboot-required
 backtick 103 5 5 /usr/share/screen-profiles/bin/cpu-freq
+backtick 104 999999 999999 /usr/share/screen-profiles/bin/cpu-count
 
 hardstatus alwayslastline
 
diff --git a/profiles/ubuntu.screenrc b/profiles/ubuntu.screenrc
index a7a9ee2d..39ab36a4 100644
--- a/profiles/ubuntu.screenrc
+++ b/profiles/ubuntu.screenrc
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@
 source /usr/share/screen-profiles/profiles/common
 
 caption always '%{= Wk}%{= Wk}%?%-Lw%?%{= yk}%n %t%{= Wk} %?%+Lw%?%?%= %{= Wk}'
-hardstatus string '%{= wk} %{+b r}\%{= y}o%{=b Y}/%{+b wk} %100` %{= Wk}|%= |%{+B bW}%102`%{= Wk}|%{+b rW}%101`%{= Wk}|%{+b gW}%103`%{= Wk}|%{= wb}%Y-%m-%d %c:%s%{k}'
+hardstatus string '%{= wk} %{+b r}\%{= y}o%{=b Y}/%{+b wk} %100` %{= Wk}|%= |%{+B bW}%102`%{= Wk}|%{+b rW}%101`%{= Wk}|%{g}%104`x%{+b gW}%103`%{= Wk}|%{= wb}%Y-%m-%d %c:%s%{k}'