diff --git a/manifests/profile/base/metrics/collectd.pp b/manifests/profile/base/metrics/collectd.pp
index 8aaf98b91..282e90e29 100644
--- a/manifests/profile/base/metrics/collectd.pp
+++ b/manifests/profile/base/metrics/collectd.pp
@@ -214,6 +214,11 @@
 #  (Optional) Boolean. Set to true if sensubility should be executed by exec plugin.
 #  Defaults to false.
 #
+# [*enable_libpodstats*]
+#  (Optional) Boolean. Set to true if the collectd libpodstats plugin should be
+#  loaded
+#  Defaults to false.
+#
 class tripleo::profile::base::metrics::collectd (
   $step = Integer(hiera('step')),
   $enable_file_logging = false,
@@ -259,10 +264,20 @@ class tripleo::profile::base::metrics::collectd (
   $collectd_manage_repo = false,
   $python_read_plugins = [],
   $enable_sensubility = false,
+  $enable_libpodstats = false,
 ) {
+
   if $step >= 3 {
+    if $enable_libpodstats {
+        $typesdb = ['/usr/share/collectd/types.db', '/usr/share/collectd/types.db.libpodstats']
+        include ::tripleo::profile::base::metrics::collectd::libpodstats
+    } else {
+        $typesdb = ['/usr/share/collectd/types.db']
+    }
+
     class {'::collectd':
-      manage_repo => $collectd_manage_repo
+      manage_repo => $collectd_manage_repo,
+      typesdb     => $typesdb,
     }
 
     class { '::collectd::plugin::python':
diff --git a/manifests/profile/base/metrics/collectd/libpodstats.pp b/manifests/profile/base/metrics/collectd/libpodstats.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..95a9fc84e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/profile/base/metrics/collectd/libpodstats.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+# Copyright 2018 Red Hat, Inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+#
+# == Define: tripleo::profile::base::metrics::collectd::sensubility
+#
+# This is used to create configuration file for collectd-sensubility plugin
+#
+# === Parameters
+#
+# [*ensure*]
+#   (Optional) String. Action to perform with sensubility plugin
+#   configuration file.
+#   Defaults to 'present'
+#
+# [*config_path*]
+#  (Optional) String. Path to configuration file.
+#  Defaults to /etc/collectd.d/libpodstats.conf
+class tripleo::profile::base::metrics::collectd::libpodstats (
+    $ensure      = 'present',
+    $config_path = '/etc/collectd.d/libpodstats.conf'
+) {
+
+  $db = '/usr/share/collectd/types.db.libpodstats'
+
+  package { 'collectd-libpod-stats':
+      ensure => $ensure
+  }
+
+  ::collectd::type { 'pod_cpu':
+    target => $db,
+    types  => [{
+          ds_type => 'GAUGE',
+          min     => 0,
+          max     => 100.1,
+          ds_name => 'percent',
+      },
+      {
+          ds_type => 'DERIVE',
+          min     => 0,
+          max     => 'U',
+          ds_name => 'time',
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+
+  ::collectd::type { 'pod_memory':
+      target  => $db,
+      ds_type => 'GAUGE',
+      min     => 0,
+      max     => 281474976710656,
+      ds_name => 'value',
+  }
+
+  file { $config_path:
+      ensure  => $ensure,
+      mode    => '0644',
+      content => template('tripleo/metrics/libpodstats.conf.epp'),
+  }
+}
diff --git a/spec/classes/tripleo_profile_base_metrics_collectd_spec.rb b/spec/classes/tripleo_profile_base_metrics_collectd_spec.rb
index dae3c3bdd..bbc3eaaa9 100644
--- a/spec/classes/tripleo_profile_base_metrics_collectd_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/tripleo_profile_base_metrics_collectd_spec.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2017 Red Hat, Inc.
 #
@@ -26,6 +27,15 @@ checks={\"standalone_check\":{\"command\":\"echo 'foobar'\",\"interval\":5}}
 
 [amqp1]
 "
+
+libpodstats_typesdb = '/usr/share/collectd/types.db.libpodstats'
+
+libpodstats_conf = '
+LoadPlugin libpodstats
+<Plugin "libpodstats">
+</Plugin>
+'
+
 exec_cmd = <<-EOS
   Exec \"collectd:collectd\" \"collectd-sensubility\"
 EOS
@@ -116,6 +126,46 @@ describe 'tripleo::profile::base::metrics::collectd' do
         is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/collectd-sensubility.conf').with_content(sensubility_conf)
       end
     end
+
+    context 'with defaults and enabled libpodstats' do
+      let(:params) do
+        { :step => 3,
+          :enable_libpodstats => true }
+      end
+      it '' do
+        is_expected.to compile.with_all_deps
+        is_expected.to contain_package('collectd-libpod-stats').with(:ensure => 'present')
+        is_expected.to contain_class('collectd').with({
+          :typesdb => [
+            '/usr/share/collectd/types.db',
+            libpodstats_typesdb,
+          ],
+        })
+        is_expected.to contain_collectd__type('pod_memory').with({
+          :target => libpodstats_typesdb,
+          :ds_type => 'GAUGE',
+          :min     => 0,
+          :max     => 281474976710656,
+          :ds_name => 'value',
+        })
+        is_expected.to contain_collectd__type('pod_cpu').with({
+          :target => libpodstats_typesdb,
+          :types  => [{
+                'ds_type' => 'GAUGE',
+                'min'     => 0,
+                'max'     => 100.1,
+                'ds_name' => 'percent',
+            },
+            {
+                'ds_type' => 'DERIVE',
+                'min'     => 0,
+                'max'     => 'U',
+                'ds_name' => 'time',
+            },
+          ],
+        })
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   on_supported_os.each do |os, facts|
diff --git a/templates/metrics/libpodstats.conf.epp b/templates/metrics/libpodstats.conf.epp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6a2a39592
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/metrics/libpodstats.conf.epp
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+
+LoadPlugin libpodstats
+<Plugin "libpodstats">
+</Plugin>