diff --git a/bindings/java/src/jni/generate.pl b/bindings/java/src/jni/generate.pl
index f8206966..6cb2a9eb 100644
--- a/bindings/java/src/jni/generate.pl
+++ b/bindings/java/src/jni/generate.pl
@@ -278,6 +278,11 @@ my %classes = (
          desc => 'Process cpu kernel time',
          plat => 'ADHLSW'
       },
+      {
+         name => 'total', type => 'Long',
+         desc => 'Process cpu time (sum of User and Sys)',
+         plat => 'ADHLSW'
+      },
     ],
     ProcState => [
       {
diff --git a/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/test/TestInvoker.java b/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/test/TestInvoker.java
index c7945c9a..6bb1a56b 100644
--- a/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/test/TestInvoker.java
+++ b/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/test/TestInvoker.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ public class TestInvoker extends SigarTestCase {
         { "sigar:Type=ProcMem,Arg=$$", "Vsize" },
         { "sigar:Type=ProcTime,Arg=$$", "Sys" },
         { "sigar:Type=ProcTime,Arg=$$", "User" },
+        { "sigar:Type=ProcTime,Arg=$$", "Total" },
         //test Utime/Stime backcompat.
         { "sigar:Type=ProcTime,Arg=$$", "Stime" },
         { "sigar:Type=ProcTime,Arg=$$", "Utime" },
diff --git a/include/sigar.h b/include/sigar.h
index 4439b34c..2ca8bf48 100644
--- a/include/sigar.h
+++ b/include/sigar.h
@@ -210,7 +210,8 @@ typedef struct {
     sigar_uint64_t
         start_time,
         user,
-        sys;
+        sys,
+        total;
 } sigar_proc_time_t;
 
 SIGAR_DECLARE(int) sigar_proc_time_get(sigar_t *sigar, sigar_pid_t pid,
diff --git a/src/os/aix/aix_sigar.c b/src/os/aix/aix_sigar.c
index d3416fa3..77c731ff 100644
--- a/src/os/aix/aix_sigar.c
+++ b/src/os/aix/aix_sigar.c
@@ -967,6 +967,7 @@ int sigar_proc_time_get(sigar_t *sigar, sigar_pid_t pid,
     proctime->start_time *= 1000; /* convert to ms */
     proctime->user = pinfo->pi_utime;
     proctime->sys  = pinfo->pi_stime;
+    proctime->total = proctime->user + proctime->sys;
 
     return SIGAR_OK;
 }
diff --git a/src/os/darwin/darwin_sigar.c b/src/os/darwin/darwin_sigar.c
index 39f90bad..a417010e 100644
--- a/src/os/darwin/darwin_sigar.c
+++ b/src/os/darwin/darwin_sigar.c
@@ -422,6 +422,7 @@ static int get_proc_times(sigar_pid_t pid, sigar_proc_time_t *time)
 
     time->user = utime.seconds;
     time->sys  = stime.seconds;
+    proctime->total = proctime->user + proctime->sys;
 
     return SIGAR_OK;
 }
diff --git a/src/os/hpux/hpux_sigar.c b/src/os/hpux/hpux_sigar.c
index e18cd389..aec27602 100644
--- a/src/os/hpux/hpux_sigar.c
+++ b/src/os/hpux/hpux_sigar.c
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ int sigar_proc_time_get(sigar_t *sigar, sigar_pid_t pid,
     proctime->start_time *= 1000;
     proctime->user = pinfo->pst_utime;
     proctime->sys  = pinfo->pst_stime;
+    proctime->total = proctime->user + proctime->sys;
 
     return SIGAR_OK;
 }
diff --git a/src/os/linux/linux_sigar.c b/src/os/linux/linux_sigar.c
index 0902afc1..8c34c0b1 100644
--- a/src/os/linux/linux_sigar.c
+++ b/src/os/linux/linux_sigar.c
@@ -639,6 +639,7 @@ int sigar_proc_time_get(sigar_t *sigar, sigar_pid_t pid,
 
     proctime->user = pstat->utime;
     proctime->sys  = pstat->stime;
+    proctime->total = proctime->user + proctime->sys;
     proctime->start_time = pstat->start_time;
 
     return SIGAR_OK;
diff --git a/src/os/solaris/solaris_sigar.c b/src/os/solaris/solaris_sigar.c
index b9a86661..592c7830 100644
--- a/src/os/solaris/solaris_sigar.c
+++ b/src/os/solaris/solaris_sigar.c
@@ -584,6 +584,7 @@ int sigar_proc_time_get(sigar_t *sigar, sigar_pid_t pid,
     
     proctime->user = PRTIME_2SIGAR(usage.pr_utime);
     proctime->sys  = PRTIME_2SIGAR(usage.pr_stime);
+    proctime->total = proctime->user + proctime->sys;
 
     return SIGAR_OK;
 }
diff --git a/src/os/stub/stub_sigar.c b/src/os/stub/stub_sigar.c
index d96509be..7cc7b32a 100644
--- a/src/os/stub/stub_sigar.c
+++ b/src/os/stub/stub_sigar.c
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ int sigar_proc_time_get(sigar_t *sigar, sigar_pid_t pid,
     proctime->start_time = -1;
     proctime->user = -1;
     proctime->sys  = -1;
+    proctime->total = proctime->user + proctime->sys;
 
     return SIGAR_OK;
 }
diff --git a/src/os/win32/win32_sigar.c b/src/os/win32/win32_sigar.c
index 0e24e70a..57634b42 100644
--- a/src/os/win32/win32_sigar.c
+++ b/src/os/win32/win32_sigar.c
@@ -647,6 +647,7 @@ SIGAR_DECLARE(int) sigar_proc_time_get(sigar_t *sigar, sigar_pid_t pid,
 
     proctime->user = FILETIME2SEC(user_time);
     proctime->sys  = FILETIME2SEC(system_time);
+    proctime->total = proctime->user + proctime->sys;
 
     return SIGAR_OK;
 }