diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/managers/data_parallel_controller.py b/python/sglang/srt/managers/data_parallel_controller.py
index 4f297a32d..9790649a9 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/managers/data_parallel_controller.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/managers/data_parallel_controller.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ from sglang.srt.managers.io_struct import (
 )
 from sglang.srt.managers.schedule_batch import Req, RequestStage
 from sglang.srt.managers.scheduler import run_scheduler_process
+from sglang.srt.metrics.cpu_monitor import start_cpu_monitor_thread
 from sglang.srt.server_args import (
     DP_ATTENTION_HANDSHAKE_PORT_DELTA,
     PortArgs,
@@ -207,6 +208,9 @@ class DataParallelController:
             test_stuck_time=envs.SGLANG_TEST_STUCK_DP_CONTROLLER.get(),
         )
 
+        if server_args.enable_metrics:
+            start_cpu_monitor_thread("data_parallel_controller")
+
     def send_to_all_workers(self, obj):
         for worker in self.workers:
             worker.send_pyobj(obj)
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/managers/detokenizer_manager.py b/python/sglang/srt/managers/detokenizer_manager.py
index 60a317b40..33cbacfa2 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/managers/detokenizer_manager.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/managers/detokenizer_manager.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ from sglang.srt.managers.io_struct import (
     FreezeGCReq,
 )
 from sglang.srt.managers.multi_tokenizer_mixin import MultiHttpWorkerDetokenizerMixin
+from sglang.srt.metrics.cpu_monitor import start_cpu_monitor_thread
 from sglang.srt.server_args import PortArgs, ServerArgs
 from sglang.srt.utils import (
     configure_logger,
@@ -87,6 +88,9 @@ class DetokenizerManager(MultiHttpWorkerDetokenizerMixin):
         # Init running status
         self.init_running_status(server_args)
 
+        if server_args.enable_metrics:
+            start_cpu_monitor_thread("detokenizer")
+
         # Init dispatcher
         self.init_request_dispatcher()
 
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/managers/tokenizer_manager.py b/python/sglang/srt/managers/tokenizer_manager.py
index 37ad13227..a433a0597 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/managers/tokenizer_manager.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/managers/tokenizer_manager.py
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ from sglang.srt.managers.tokenizer_manager_multiitem_mixin import (
     TokenizerManagerMultiItemMixin,
 )
 from sglang.srt.metrics.collector import TokenizerMetricsCollector
+from sglang.srt.metrics.cpu_monitor import start_cpu_monitor_thread
 from sglang.srt.sampling.sampling_params import SamplingParams
 from sglang.srt.server_args import (
     PortArgs,
@@ -216,6 +217,9 @@ class TokenizerManager(TokenizerCommunicatorMixin, TokenizerManagerMultiItemMixi
         # Init metric collector and watchdog
         self.init_metric_collector_watchdog()
 
+        if self.enable_metrics:
+            start_cpu_monitor_thread("tokenizer")
+
         # Init request dispatcher
         self.init_request_dispatcher()
 
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/metrics/cpu_monitor.py b/python/sglang/srt/metrics/cpu_monitor.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..783ed2f18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/metrics/cpu_monitor.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import threading
+import time
+
+import psutil
+
+
+def start_cpu_monitor_thread(component: str, interval: float = 5.0) -> threading.Thread:
+    from prometheus_client import Counter
+
+    cpu_seconds_total = Counter(
+        name="sglang:process_cpu_seconds_total",
+        documentation="Total CPU time consumed by this process (user + system)",
+        labelnames=["component"],
+    )
+
+    def monitor():
+        process = psutil.Process()
+        last_times = process.cpu_times()
+
+        while True:
+            time.sleep(interval)
+            curr_times = process.cpu_times()
+            delta = (curr_times.user - last_times.user) + (
+                curr_times.system - last_times.system
+            )
+            cpu_seconds_total.labels(component=component).inc(delta)
+            last_times = curr_times
+
+    t = threading.Thread(target=monitor, daemon=True)
+    t.start()
+    return t
diff --git a/test/registered/metrics/test_cpu_monitor.py b/test/registered/metrics/test_cpu_monitor.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d12142f64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/registered/metrics/test_cpu_monitor.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import time
+import unittest
+
+from sglang.test.ci.ci_register import register_cpu_ci
+
+register_cpu_ci(est_time=60, suite="default", nightly=True)
+
+
+class TestCpuMonitor(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_cpu_monitor(self):
+        from prometheus_client import REGISTRY
+
+        from sglang.srt.metrics.cpu_monitor import start_cpu_monitor_thread
+
+        thread = start_cpu_monitor_thread("test", interval=0.1)
+        self.assertTrue(thread.is_alive())
+        self.assertTrue(thread.daemon)
+
+        end_time = time.monotonic() + 0.3
+        while time.monotonic() < end_time:
+            _ = sum(i * i for i in range(1000))
+        time.sleep(0.2)
+
+        value = None
+        for metric in REGISTRY.collect():
+            for sample in metric.samples:
+                if (
+                    sample.name == "sglang:process_cpu_seconds_total"
+                    and sample.labels.get("component") == "test"
+                ):
+                    value = sample.value
+        print(f"sglang:process_cpu_seconds_total = {value}")
+        self.assertIsNotNone(value)
+        self.assertGreater(value, 0)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/test/registered/metrics/test_metrics.py b/test/registered/metrics/test_metrics.py
index 31a38b8d0..9b0f9eee8 100644
--- a/test/registered/metrics/test_metrics.py
+++ b/test/registered/metrics/test_metrics.py
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ class TestEnableMetrics(CustomTestCase):
             ("sglang:realtime_tokens_total", {"mode": "decode"}),
             ("sglang:gpu_execution_seconds_total", {"category": "forward_extend"}),
             ("sglang:gpu_execution_seconds_total", {"category": "forward_decode"}),
+            ("sglang:process_cpu_seconds_total", {"component": "tokenizer"}),
         ]
         _check_metrics_positive(self, metrics, metrics_to_check)