diff --git a/os_traits/hw/cpu/__init__.py b/os_traits/hw/cpu/__init__.py
index e69de29..2a96efd 100644
--- a/os_traits/hw/cpu/__init__.py
+++ b/os_traits/hw/cpu/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# 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.
+
+# A few generalized capabilities of some RP
+TRAITS = [
+    # The resource provider decorated with this trait indicates that
+    # hyperthreading is enabled on the provider.
+    # Operators of resource-constrained systems would be able to decorate a
+    # single NUMA node resource provider on a multi-socket system with this
+    # HW_CPU_HYPERTHREADING trait to “carve out” a part of the host system
+    # for guests that can tolerate hyperthread siblings providing CPU
+    # resources.
+    'HYPERTHREADING',
+]
diff --git a/os_traits/tests/test_os_traits.py b/os_traits/tests/test_os_traits.py
index 6b83caf..afda2d4 100644
--- a/os_traits/tests/test_os_traits.py
+++ b/os_traits/tests/test_os_traits.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class TestSymbols(base.TestCase):
     def test_get_traits_filter_by_prefix(self):
         traits = ot.get_traits('HW_CPU')
         self.assertIn("HW_CPU_X86_SSE42", traits)
+        self.assertIn("HW_CPU_HYPERTHREADING", traits)
         self.assertIn(ot.HW_CPU_X86_AVX2, traits)
         self.assertNotIn(ot.STORAGE_DISK_SSD, traits)
         self.assertNotIn(ot.HW_NIC_SRIOV, traits)