diff --git a/gns3server/handlers/api/project_handler.py b/gns3server/handlers/api/project_handler.py
index 49e795cf..866fddf1 100644
--- a/gns3server/handlers/api/project_handler.py
+++ b/gns3server/handlers/api/project_handler.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import aiohttp
 import asyncio
 import json
 import os
+import psutil
 
 from ...web.route import Route
 from ...schemas.project import PROJECT_OBJECT_SCHEMA, PROJECT_CREATE_SCHEMA, PROJECT_UPDATE_SCHEMA, PROJECT_FILE_LIST_SCHEMA, PROJECT_LIST_SCHEMA
@@ -205,7 +206,7 @@ class ProjectHandler:
         queue = project.get_listen_queue()
         ProjectHandler._notifications_listening.setdefault(project.id, 0)
         ProjectHandler._notifications_listening[project.id] += 1
-        response.write("{\"action\": \"ping\"}\n".encode("utf-8"))
+        response.write("{}\n".format(json.dumps(ProjectHandler._getPingMessage())).encode("utf-8"))
         while True:
             try:
                 (action, msg) = yield from asyncio.wait_for(queue.get(), 5)
@@ -218,11 +219,26 @@ class ProjectHandler:
             except asyncio.futures.CancelledError as e:
                 break
             except asyncio.futures.TimeoutError:
-                response.write("{\"action\": \"ping\"}\n".encode("utf-8"))
+                response.write("{}\n".format(json.dumps(ProjectHandler._getPingMessage())).encode("utf-8"))
         project.stop_listen_queue(queue)
         if project.id in ProjectHandler._notifications_listening:
             ProjectHandler._notifications_listening[project.id] -= 1
 
+    @classmethod
+    def _getPingMessage(cls):
+        """
+        The ping message is regulary send to the client to
+        keep the connection open. We send with it some informations
+        about server load.
+
+        :returns: hash
+        """
+        stats = {}
+        # Non blocking call in order to get cpu usage. First call will return 0
+        stats["cpu_usage_percent"] = psutil.cpu_percent(interval=None)
+        stats["memory_usage_percent"] = psutil.virtual_memory().percent
+        return {"action": "ping", "event": stats}
+
     @classmethod
     @Route.get(
         r"/projects/{project_id}/files",
diff --git a/tests/handlers/api/test_project.py b/tests/handlers/api/test_project.py
index 220339b5..5af3d03c 100644
--- a/tests/handlers/api/test_project.py
+++ b/tests/handlers/api/test_project.py
@@ -207,9 +207,9 @@ def test_notification(server, project, loop):
     @asyncio.coroutine
     def go(future):
         response = yield from aiohttp.request("GET", server.get_url("/projects/{project_id}/notifications".format(project_id=project.id), 1))
-        response.body = yield from response.content.read(19)
+        response.body = yield from response.content.read(200)
         project.emit("vm.created", {"a": "b"})
-        response.body += yield from response.content.read(47)
+        response.body += yield from response.content.read(50)
         response.close()
         future.set_result(response)
 
@@ -217,7 +217,9 @@ def test_notification(server, project, loop):
     asyncio.async(go(future))
     response = loop.run_until_complete(future)
     assert response.status == 200
-    assert response.body == b'{"action": "ping"}\n{"action": "vm.created", "event": {"a": "b"}}\n'
+    assert b'"action": "ping"' in response.body
+    assert b'"cpu_usage_percent"' in response.body
+    assert b'{"action": "vm.created", "event": {"a": "b"}}\n' in response.body
 
 
 def test_notification_invalid_id(server):