diff --git a/bumblebee/modules/load.py b/bumblebee/modules/load.py
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+# pylint: disable=C0111,R0903
+
+"""Displays system load.
+
+Parameters:
+    * load.warning : Warning threshold for the one-minute load average (defaults to 70% of the number of CPUs)
+    * load.critical: Critical threshold for the one-minute load average (defaults to 80% of the number of CPUs)
+"""
+
+import os
+import multiprocessing
+
+import bumblebee.input
+import bumblebee.output
+import bumblebee.engine
+
+class Module(bumblebee.engine.Module):
+    def __init__(self, engine, config):
+        super(Module, self).__init__(engine, config,
+            bumblebee.output.Widget(full_text=self.load)
+        )
+        try:
+            self._cpus = multiprocessing.cpu_count()
+        except multiprocessing.NotImplementedError as e:
+            self._cpus = 1
+        engine.input.register_callback(self, button=bumblebee.input.LEFT_MOUSE,
+            cmd="gnome-system-monitor")
+
+    def load(self):
+        return "{:.02f}/{:.02f}/{:.02f}".format(
+            self._load[0], self._load[1], self._load[2]
+        )
+
+    def update(self, widgets):
+        self._load = os.getloadavg()
+
+    def state(self, widget):
+        if self._load[0] > float(self.parameter("critical", self._cpus*0.8)):
+            return "critical"
+        if self._load[0] > float(self.parameter("warning", self._cpus*0.7)):
+            return "warning"
+
+# vim: tabstop=8 expandtab shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
diff --git a/tests/modules/test_load.py b/tests/modules/test_load.py
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+# pylint: disable=C0103,C0111
+
+import json
+import unittest
+import mock
+
+import bumblebee.input
+from bumblebee.input import I3BarInput
+from bumblebee.modules.load import Module
+from tests.util import MockEngine, MockConfig, assertStateContains, assertMouseEvent
+
+class TestLoadModule(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.engine = MockEngine()
+        self.engine.input = I3BarInput()
+        self.engine.input.need_event = True
+        self.config = MockConfig()
+        self.module = Module(engine=self.engine, config={ "config": self.config })
+
+    @mock.patch("select.select")
+    @mock.patch("subprocess.Popen")
+    @mock.patch("sys.stdin")
+    def test_leftclick(self, mock_input, mock_output, mock_select):
+        assertMouseEvent(mock_input, mock_output, mock_select, self.engine,
+            self.module, bumblebee.input.LEFT_MOUSE,
+            "gnome-system-monitor"
+        )
+
+    @mock.patch("multiprocessing.cpu_count")
+    @mock.patch("os.getloadavg")
+    def test_warning(self, mock_loadavg, mock_cpucount):
+        self.config.set("load.critical", "1")
+        self.config.set("load.warning", "0.8")
+        mock_cpucount.return_value = 1
+        mock_loadavg.return_value = [ 0.9, 0, 0 ]
+        assertStateContains(self, self.module, "warning")
+
+    @mock.patch("multiprocessing.cpu_count")
+    @mock.patch("os.getloadavg")
+    def test_critical(self, mock_loadavg, mock_cpucount):
+        self.config.set("load.critical", "1")
+        self.config.set("load.warning", "0.8")
+        mock_cpucount.return_value = 1
+        mock_loadavg.return_value = [ 1.1, 0, 0 ]
+        assertStateContains(self, self.module, "critical")
+
+# vim: tabstop=8 expandtab shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4