diff --git a/bindings/SigarWrapper.pm b/bindings/SigarWrapper.pm
index e5de4152..52519a70 100644
--- a/bindings/SigarWrapper.pm
+++ b/bindings/SigarWrapper.pm
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ my %has_name_arg = map { $_, 1 } qw(FileSystemUsage DiskUsage
 
 my %proc_no_arg = map { $_, 1 } qw(stat);
 
-my %get_not_impl = map { $_, 1 } qw(net_address net_route net_connection net_stat
+my %get_not_impl = map { $_, 1 } qw(net_address net_route net_connection net_stat cpu_perc
                                     who cpu_info file_system); #list funcs only
 
 sub supported_platforms {
@@ -417,6 +417,38 @@ our %classes = (
          plat => '*'
       },
     ],
+    CpuPerc => [
+      {
+         name => 'user', type => 'Double',
+         desc => 'Percent system cpu user time',
+         plat => '*'
+      },
+      {
+         name => 'sys', type => 'Double',
+         desc => 'Percent system cpu kernel time',
+         plat => '*'
+      },
+      {
+         name => 'nice', type => 'Double',
+         desc => 'Percent system cpu nice time',
+         plat => 'DFHL'
+      },
+      {
+         name => 'idle', type => 'Double',
+         desc => 'Percent system cpu idle time',
+         plat => '*'
+      },
+      {
+         name => 'wait', type => 'Double',
+         desc => 'Percent system cpu io wait time',
+         plat => 'ALHS'
+      },
+      {
+         name => 'combined', type => 'Double',
+         desc => 'Sum of User + Sys + Nice + Wait',
+         plat => '*'
+      },
+    ],
     CpuInfo => [
       {
          name => 'vendor', type => 'String',
diff --git a/bindings/java/src/jni/javasigar.c b/bindings/java/src/jni/javasigar.c
index ba34c97c..dbffa522 100644
--- a/bindings/java/src/jni/javasigar.c
+++ b/bindings/java/src/jni/javasigar.c
@@ -554,6 +554,20 @@ JNIEXPORT jobjectArray SIGAR_JNIx(getCpuListNative)
     return cpuarray;
 }
 
+JNIEXPORT void SIGAR_JNI(CpuPerc_gather)
+(JNIEnv *env, jobject jperc, jobject sigar_obj, jobject jprev, jobject jcurr)
+{
+    sigar_cpu_t prev, curr;
+    sigar_cpu_perc_t perc;
+    dSIGAR_VOID;
+
+    JAVA_SIGAR_GET_FIELDS_CPU(jprev, prev);
+    JAVA_SIGAR_GET_FIELDS_CPU(jcurr, curr);
+    sigar_cpu_perc_calculate(&prev, &curr, &perc);
+    JAVA_SIGAR_INIT_FIELDS_CPUPERC(JENV->GetObjectClass(env, jperc));
+    JAVA_SIGAR_SET_FIELDS_CPUPERC(NULL, jperc, perc);
+}
+
 JNIEXPORT jlongArray SIGAR_JNIx(getProcList)
 (JNIEnv *env, jobject sigar_obj)
 {
diff --git a/bindings/java/src/org/hyperic/sigar/CpuPerc.java b/bindings/java/src/org/hyperic/sigar/CpuPerc.java
index 67520761..50dc3c31 100644
--- a/bindings/java/src/org/hyperic/sigar/CpuPerc.java
+++ b/bindings/java/src/org/hyperic/sigar/CpuPerc.java
@@ -30,37 +30,30 @@ public class CpuPerc implements java.io.Serializable {
     private double nice;
     private double idle;
     private double wait;
+    private double combined;
 
     CpuPerc() {}
 
-    public static CpuPerc calculate(Cpu oldCpu, Cpu curCpu) {
-        double diffUser, diffSys, diffNice, diffIdle, diffWait, diffTotal;
-
-        diffUser = curCpu.getUser() - oldCpu.getUser();
-        diffSys  = curCpu.getSys()  - oldCpu.getSys();
-        diffNice = curCpu.getNice() - oldCpu.getNice();
-        diffIdle = curCpu.getIdle() - oldCpu.getIdle();
-        diffWait = curCpu.getWait() - oldCpu.getWait();
-
-        // Sanity check -- sometimes these values waiver in between
-        // whole numbers when Cpu is checked very rapidly
-        diffUser = diffUser < 0 ? 0 : diffUser;
-        diffSys  = diffSys  < 0 ? 0 : diffSys;
-        diffNice = diffNice < 0 ? 0 : diffNice;
-        diffIdle = diffIdle < 0 ? 0 : diffIdle;
-        diffWait = diffWait < 0 ? 0 : diffWait;
-
-        diffTotal = diffUser + diffSys + diffNice + diffIdle + diffWait;
+    native void gather(Sigar sigar, Cpu oldCpu, Cpu curCpu);
 
+    static CpuPerc fetch(Sigar sigar, Cpu oldCpu, Cpu curCpu) {
         CpuPerc perc = new CpuPerc();
-        perc.user = diffUser / diffTotal;
-        perc.sys  = diffSys / diffTotal;
-        perc.nice = diffNice / diffTotal;
-        perc.idle = diffIdle / diffTotal;
-        perc.wait = diffWait / diffTotal;
+        perc.gather(sigar, oldCpu, curCpu);
         return perc;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @deprecated
+     */
+    public static CpuPerc calculate(Cpu oldCpu, Cpu curCpu) {
+        Sigar sigar = new Sigar();
+        try {
+            return fetch(sigar, oldCpu, curCpu);
+        } finally {
+            sigar.close();
+        }
+    }
+
     public double getUser() {
         return this.user;
     }
@@ -85,7 +78,7 @@ public class CpuPerc implements java.io.Serializable {
      * @return Sum of User + Sys + Nice + Wait
      */ 
     public double getCombined() {
-        return this.user + this.sys + this.nice + this.wait;
+        return this.combined;
     }
 
     public static String format(double val) {
diff --git a/bindings/java/src/org/hyperic/sigar/Sigar.java b/bindings/java/src/org/hyperic/sigar/Sigar.java
index b347941b..fdd00bb4 100644
--- a/bindings/java/src/org/hyperic/sigar/Sigar.java
+++ b/bindings/java/src/org/hyperic/sigar/Sigar.java
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ public class Sigar implements SigarProxy {
 
         this.lastCpu = getCpu();
 
-        return CpuPerc.calculate(oldCpu, this.lastCpu);
+        return CpuPerc.fetch(this, oldCpu, this.lastCpu);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -362,8 +362,8 @@ public class Sigar implements SigarProxy {
         
         for (int i=0; i<curLen; i++) {
             perc[i] =
-                CpuPerc.calculate(oldCpuList[i],
-                                  this.lastCpuList[i]);
+                CpuPerc.fetch(this, oldCpuList[i],
+                              this.lastCpuList[i]);
         }
 
         return perc;