diff --git a/files/apts/sysstat b/files/apts/sysstat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ea0c342d91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/apts/sysstat
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+sysstat
diff --git a/files/rpms-suse/sysstat b/files/rpms-suse/sysstat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ea0c342d91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/rpms-suse/sysstat
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+sysstat
diff --git a/files/rpms/sysstat b/files/rpms/sysstat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ea0c342d91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/rpms/sysstat
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+sysstat
diff --git a/stack.sh b/stack.sh
index 331743f0a6..6cde9da1cf 100755
--- a/stack.sh
+++ b/stack.sh
@@ -268,6 +268,11 @@ SYSLOG=`trueorfalse False $SYSLOG`
 SYSLOG_HOST=${SYSLOG_HOST:-$HOST_IP}
 SYSLOG_PORT=${SYSLOG_PORT:-516}
 
+# Enable sysstat logging
+SYSSTAT_FILE=${SYSSTAT_FILE:-"sysstat.dat"}
+SYSSTAT_INTERVAL=${SYSSTAT_INTERVAL:-"1"}
+
+
 # Use color for logging output (only available if syslog is not used)
 LOG_COLOR=`trueorfalse True $LOG_COLOR`
 
@@ -1274,6 +1279,15 @@ if is_service_enabled nova && is_baremetal; then
     screen_it baremetal "nova-baremetal-deploy-helper"
 fi
 
+# run sysstat if it is enabled
+if is_service_enabled sysstat;then
+    if [[ -n ${SCREEN_LOGDIR} ]]; then
+        screen_it sysstat "sar -o $SCREEN_LOGDIR/$SYSSTAT_FILE $SYSSTAT_INTERVAL"
+    else
+        screen_it sysstat "sar $SYSSTAT_INTERVAL"
+    fi
+fi
+
 # Save some values we generated for later use
 CURRENT_RUN_TIME=$(date "+$TIMESTAMP_FORMAT")
 echo "# $CURRENT_RUN_TIME" >$TOP_DIR/.stackenv