diff --git a/metrics/metrics.go b/metrics/metrics.go
index 2356f2b148..2a2b804e7c 100644
--- a/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -58,11 +58,14 @@ func CollectProcessMetrics(refresh time.Duration) {
 	memPauses := GetOrRegisterMeter("system/memory/pauses", DefaultRegistry)
 
 	var diskReads, diskReadBytes, diskWrites, diskWriteBytes Meter
+	var diskReadBytesCounter, diskWriteBytesCounter Counter
 	if err := ReadDiskStats(diskstats[0]); err == nil {
 		diskReads = GetOrRegisterMeter("system/disk/readcount", DefaultRegistry)
 		diskReadBytes = GetOrRegisterMeter("system/disk/readdata", DefaultRegistry)
+		diskReadBytesCounter = GetOrRegisterCounter("system/disk/readbytes", DefaultRegistry)
 		diskWrites = GetOrRegisterMeter("system/disk/writecount", DefaultRegistry)
 		diskWriteBytes = GetOrRegisterMeter("system/disk/writedata", DefaultRegistry)
+		diskWriteBytesCounter = GetOrRegisterCounter("system/disk/writebytes", DefaultRegistry)
 	} else {
 		log.Debug("Failed to read disk metrics", "err", err)
 	}
@@ -82,6 +85,9 @@ func CollectProcessMetrics(refresh time.Duration) {
 			diskReadBytes.Mark(diskstats[location1].ReadBytes - diskstats[location2].ReadBytes)
 			diskWrites.Mark(diskstats[location1].WriteCount - diskstats[location2].WriteCount)
 			diskWriteBytes.Mark(diskstats[location1].WriteBytes - diskstats[location2].WriteBytes)
+
+			diskReadBytesCounter.Inc(diskstats[location1].ReadBytes - diskstats[location2].ReadBytes)
+			diskWriteBytesCounter.Inc(diskstats[location1].WriteBytes - diskstats[location2].WriteBytes)
 		}
 		time.Sleep(refresh)
 	}
diff --git a/swarm/metrics/flags.go b/swarm/metrics/flags.go
index 795fc402ff..79490fd360 100644
--- a/swarm/metrics/flags.go
+++ b/swarm/metrics/flags.go
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ func Setup(ctx *cli.Context) {
 			hosttag      = ctx.GlobalString(metricsInfluxDBHostTagFlag.Name)
 		)
 
+		// Start system runtime metrics collection
+		go gethmetrics.CollectProcessMetrics(2 * time.Second)
+
 		if enableExport {
 			log.Info("Enabling swarm metrics export to InfluxDB")
 			go influxdb.InfluxDBWithTags(gethmetrics.DefaultRegistry, 10*time.Second, endpoint, database, username, password, "swarm.", map[string]string{