diff --git a/v3/load/load.go b/v3/load/load.go
index 6e87f2e..0da5090 100644
--- a/v3/load/load.go
+++ b/v3/load/load.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ func (l AvgStat) String() string {
 
 type MiscStat struct {
 	ProcsTotal   int `json:"procsTotal"`
+	ProcsCreated int `json:"procsCreated"`
 	ProcsRunning int `json:"procsRunning"`
 	ProcsBlocked int `json:"procsBlocked"`
 	Ctxt         int `json:"ctxt"`
diff --git a/v3/load/load_linux.go b/v3/load/load_linux.go
index e4014e2..c981d99 100644
--- a/v3/load/load_linux.go
+++ b/v3/load/load_linux.go
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ func MiscWithContext(ctx context.Context) (*MiscStat, error) {
 			continue
 		}
 		switch fields[0] {
+		case "processes":
+			ret.ProcsCreated = int(v)
 		case "procs_running":
 			ret.ProcsRunning = int(v)
 		case "procs_blocked":
diff --git a/v3/load/load_test.go b/v3/load/load_test.go
index e9dac0f..a5d2866 100644
--- a/v3/load/load_test.go
+++ b/v3/load/load_test.go
@@ -57,11 +57,12 @@ func TestMisc(t *testing.T) {
 func TestMiscStatString(t *testing.T) {
 	v := MiscStat{
 		ProcsTotal:   4,
+		ProcsCreated: 5,
 		ProcsRunning: 1,
 		ProcsBlocked: 2,
 		Ctxt:         3,
 	}
-	e := `{"procsTotal":4,"procsRunning":1,"procsBlocked":2,"ctxt":3}`
+	e := `{"procsTotal":4,"procsCreated":5,"procsRunning":1,"procsBlocked":2,"ctxt":3}`
 	if e != fmt.Sprintf("%v", v) {
 		t.Errorf("TestMiscString string is invalid: %v", v)
 	}