diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 68c133b..a4f57b1 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ Several methods have been added which are not present in psutil, but will provid
   - Mhz
   - CacheSize
   - Flags        (ex: "fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 ...")
+  - Microcode
 
 - load/LoadAvg()  (linux, freebsd)
 
@@ -262,6 +263,7 @@ hostname              x     x      x       x       x
   CoreID              x
   Cores               x                            x
   ModelName           x     x      x       x       x
+  Microcode           x
 **LoadAvg**
   Load1               x     x      x       x
   Load5               x     x      x       x
diff --git a/cpu/cpu.go b/cpu/cpu.go
index b51e27f..fc2e8d8 100644
--- a/cpu/cpu.go
+++ b/cpu/cpu.go
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ type InfoStat struct {
 	Mhz        float64  `json:"mhz"`
 	CacheSize  int32    `json:"cacheSize"`
 	Flags      []string `json:"flags"`
+	Microcode  string   `json:"microcode"`
 }
 
 type lastPercent struct {
diff --git a/cpu/cpu_linux.go b/cpu/cpu_linux.go
index 3af015a..6bd36cd 100644
--- a/cpu/cpu_linux.go
+++ b/cpu/cpu_linux.go
@@ -186,6 +186,8 @@ func Info() ([]InfoStat, error) {
 			c.Flags = strings.FieldsFunc(value, func(r rune) bool {
 				return r == ',' || r == ' '
 			})
+		case "microcode":
+			c.Microcode = value
 		}
 	}
 	if c.CPU >= 0 {