diff --git a/cpu_governor_auto_adjust.xml b/cpu_governor_auto_adjust.xml
index c2cc598..59c0d37 100644
--- a/cpu_governor_auto_adjust.xml
+++ b/cpu_governor_auto_adjust.xml
@@ -40,5 +40,14 @@
                 <endTime>23:59</endTime>
             </customConfig>
         </trigger>
+        <trigger>
+            <name>cpu_load</name>
+            <type>run_once</type>
+            <intervalInSeconds>5</intervalInSeconds>
+            <governor>performance</governor>
+            <customConfig>
+                <fiveMinuteLoadThreshold>0.1</fiveMinuteLoadThreshold>
+            </customConfig>
+        </trigger>
     </triggers>
 </cpuGovernorAutoAdjust>
diff --git a/cpu_governor_auto_adjust/mapping.py b/cpu_governor_auto_adjust/mapping.py
index 57955b2..6359db1 100644
--- a/cpu_governor_auto_adjust/mapping.py
+++ b/cpu_governor_auto_adjust/mapping.py
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 from types import MappingProxyType
-from cpu_governor_auto_adjust.triggers import TestTrigger1, TestTrigger2, RoonTrigger, WakeupTrigger
+from cpu_governor_auto_adjust.triggers import TestTrigger1, TestTrigger2, RoonTrigger, WakeupTrigger, CpuLoadTrigger
 
 _trigger_mapping = {
     'test_trigger1': TestTrigger1,
     'test_trigger2': TestTrigger2,
     'roon': RoonTrigger,
-    'wakeup': WakeupTrigger
+    'wakeup': WakeupTrigger,
+    'cpu_load': CpuLoadTrigger
 }
 trigger_mapping = MappingProxyType(_trigger_mapping)
diff --git a/cpu_governor_auto_adjust/triggers/__init__.py b/cpu_governor_auto_adjust/triggers/__init__.py
index f48056f..8c0fa95 100644
--- a/cpu_governor_auto_adjust/triggers/__init__.py
+++ b/cpu_governor_auto_adjust/triggers/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-__all__ = ["test_trigger1", "test_trigger2", "roon", "wakeup"]
+__all__ = ["test_trigger1", "test_trigger2", "roon", "wakeup", "cpu_load"]
 
 from .test_trigger1 import TestTrigger1
 from .test_trigger2 import TestTrigger2
 from .roon import RoonTrigger
 from .wakeup import WakeupTrigger
+from .cpu_load import CpuLoadTrigger
diff --git a/cpu_governor_auto_adjust/triggers/cpu_load.py b/cpu_governor_auto_adjust/triggers/cpu_load.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..64b9c87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cpu_governor_auto_adjust/triggers/cpu_load.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+from cpu_governor_auto_adjust.trigger import Trigger
+from cpu_governor_auto_adjust.config import Config
+from functools import cached_property
+from os import getloadavg
+
+
+class CpuLoadTrigger(Trigger):
+    def __init__(self, _config: Config) -> None:
+        super().__init__(_config)
+        
+    @cached_property
+    def five_minute_load_threshold(self) -> float:
+        return float(self.config.custom_config['fiveMinuteLoadThreshold'])
+        
+    @property
+    def current_load(self) -> float:
+        return getloadavg()[1]
+    
+    def run(self) -> None:
+        current_active = self.active
+        new_active = self.current_load >= self.five_minute_load_threshold
+        if not current_active and new_active:
+            self.log.info(
+                "activating trigger, load: %s, threshold: %s, governor: %s", 
+                self.current_load, self.five_minute_load_threshold, self.governor.name
+            )
+        elif current_active and not new_active:
+            self.log.info(
+                "deactivating trigger, load: %s, threshold: %s, governor: %s", 
+                self.current_load, self.five_minute_load_threshold, self.governor.name
+            )
+        self.active = new_active
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index eb021c5..11b89f1 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "cpu_governor_auto_adjust"
-version = "0.1.34"
+version = "0.1.35"
 description = "This application has been developed to automatically change cpu governor based on certain triggers."
 authors = [
     { name = "Martin Reurekas", email = "martin@semrks.nl" }