diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index 24bed7a90..188d5c118 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ dependencies:
         - captcha==0.5.0
         - pyopenms_viz==1.0.0
         - streamlit-js-eval
+        - psutil==7.0.0
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diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 471436f25..95615786e 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ plotly==5.22.0
 captcha==0.5.0
 pyopenms_viz==1.0.0
 streamlit-js-eval
+psutil==7.0.0
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diff --git a/src/common/common.py b/src/common/common.py
index ca8231307..09fd681cd 100644
--- a/src/common/common.py
+++ b/src/common/common.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 import streamlit as st
 import pandas as pd
-
+import psutil
 try:
     from tkinter import Tk, filedialog
 
@@ -23,6 +23,18 @@
 # Detect system platform
 OS_PLATFORM = sys.platform
 
+@st.fragment(run_every=5)
+def monitor_hardware():
+    cpu_progress = psutil.cpu_percent(interval=None) / 100
+    ram_progress = 1 - psutil.virtual_memory().available / psutil.virtual_memory().total
+
+    st.text(f"Ram ({ram_progress * 100:.2f}%)")
+    st.progress(ram_progress)
+
+    st.text(f"CPU ({cpu_progress * 100:.2f}%)")
+    st.progress(cpu_progress)
+
+    st.caption(f"Last fetched at: {time.strftime('%H:%M:%S')}")
 
 def load_params(default: bool = False) -> dict[str, Any]:
     """
@@ -211,7 +223,7 @@ def page_setup(page: str = "") -> dict[str, Any]:
         if st.session_state.settings["workspaces_dir"] and st.session_state.location == "local":
             workspaces_dir = Path(st.session_state.settings["workspaces_dir"], "workspaces-" + st.session_state.settings["repository-name"])
         else:
-            workspace_dir = '..'
+            workspaces_dir = '..'
             
         # Check if workspace logic is enabled
         if st.session_state.settings["enable_workspaces"]:
@@ -348,6 +360,9 @@ def change_workspace():
                 )
             else:
                 st.session_state["spectrum_num_bins"] = 50
+
+        with st.expander("📊 **Resource Utilization**"):
+            monitor_hardware()      
         
         # Display OpenMS WebApp Template Version from settings.json 
         with st.container():