diff --git a/chaoslib/litmus/node-cpu-hog/lib/node-cpu-hog.go b/chaoslib/litmus/node-cpu-hog/lib/node-cpu-hog.go
index 74db3a6b4..b6204c528 100644
--- a/chaoslib/litmus/node-cpu-hog/lib/node-cpu-hog.go
+++ b/chaoslib/litmus/node-cpu-hog/lib/node-cpu-hog.go
@@ -244,6 +244,8 @@ func createHelperPod(experimentsDetails *experimentTypes.ExperimentDetails, chao
 					Args: []string{
 						"--cpu",
 						strconv.Itoa(experimentsDetails.NodeCPUcores),
+						"--cpu-load",
+						strconv.Itoa(experimentsDetails.CPULoad),
 						"--timeout",
 						strconv.Itoa(experimentsDetails.ChaosDuration),
 					},
diff --git a/chaoslib/litmus/stress-chaos/helper/stress-helper.go b/chaoslib/litmus/stress-chaos/helper/stress-helper.go
index 89fde479e..0aa25d249 100644
--- a/chaoslib/litmus/stress-chaos/helper/stress-helper.go
+++ b/chaoslib/litmus/stress-chaos/helper/stress-helper.go
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ func prepareStressor(experimentDetails *experimentTypes.ExperimentDetails) []str
 			"Timeout":  experimentDetails.ChaosDuration,
 		})
 		stressArgs = append(stressArgs, "--cpu "+strconv.Itoa(experimentDetails.CPUcores))
+		stressArgs = append(stressArgs, " --cpu-load "+strconv.Itoa(experimentDetails.CPULoad))
 
 	case "pod-memory-stress":
 
@@ -510,6 +511,7 @@ func getENV(experimentDetails *experimentTypes.ExperimentDetails) {
 	experimentDetails.ContainerRuntime = types.Getenv("CONTAINER_RUNTIME", "")
 	experimentDetails.SocketPath = types.Getenv("SOCKET_PATH", "")
 	experimentDetails.CPUcores, _ = strconv.Atoi(types.Getenv("CPU_CORES", ""))
+	experimentDetails.CPULoad, _ = strconv.Atoi(types.Getenv("CPU_LOAD", ""))
 	experimentDetails.FilesystemUtilizationPercentage, _ = strconv.Atoi(types.Getenv("FILESYSTEM_UTILIZATION_PERCENTAGE", ""))
 	experimentDetails.FilesystemUtilizationBytes, _ = strconv.Atoi(types.Getenv("FILESYSTEM_UTILIZATION_BYTES", ""))
 	experimentDetails.NumberOfWorkers, _ = strconv.Atoi(types.Getenv("NUMBER_OF_WORKERS", ""))
diff --git a/chaoslib/litmus/stress-chaos/lib/stress-chaos.go b/chaoslib/litmus/stress-chaos/lib/stress-chaos.go
index 9bceeac10..9621af6d0 100644
--- a/chaoslib/litmus/stress-chaos/lib/stress-chaos.go
+++ b/chaoslib/litmus/stress-chaos/lib/stress-chaos.go
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ func getPodEnv(experimentsDetails *experimentTypes.ExperimentDetails, podName st
 		SetEnv("EXPERIMENT_NAME", experimentsDetails.ExperimentName).
 		SetEnv("SOCKET_PATH", experimentsDetails.SocketPath).
 		SetEnv("CPU_CORES", strconv.Itoa(experimentsDetails.CPUcores)).
+		SetEnv("CPU_LOAD", strconv.Itoa(experimentsDetails.CPULoad)).
 		SetEnv("FILESYSTEM_UTILIZATION_PERCENTAGE", strconv.Itoa(experimentsDetails.FilesystemUtilizationPercentage)).
 		SetEnv("FILESYSTEM_UTILIZATION_BYTES", strconv.Itoa(experimentsDetails.FilesystemUtilizationBytes)).
 		SetEnv("NUMBER_OF_WORKERS", strconv.Itoa(experimentsDetails.NumberOfWorkers)).
diff --git a/pkg/generic/node-cpu-hog/environment/environment.go b/pkg/generic/node-cpu-hog/environment/environment.go
index 88cb82bf2..4935b98e5 100644
--- a/pkg/generic/node-cpu-hog/environment/environment.go
+++ b/pkg/generic/node-cpu-hog/environment/environment.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ func GetENV(experimentDetails *experimentTypes.ExperimentDetails) {
 	experimentDetails.InstanceID = types.Getenv("INSTANCE_ID", "")
 	experimentDetails.ChaosPodName = types.Getenv("POD_NAME", "")
 	experimentDetails.NodeCPUcores, _ = strconv.Atoi(types.Getenv("NODE_CPU_CORE", "0"))
+	experimentDetails.CPULoad, _ = strconv.Atoi(types.Getenv("CPU_LOAD", "100"))
 	experimentDetails.LIBImage = types.Getenv("LIB_IMAGE", "litmuschaos/go-runner:latest")
 	experimentDetails.LIBImagePullPolicy = types.Getenv("LIB_IMAGE_PULL_POLICY", "Always")
 	experimentDetails.AuxiliaryAppInfo = types.Getenv("AUXILIARY_APPINFO", "")
diff --git a/pkg/generic/node-cpu-hog/types/types.go b/pkg/generic/node-cpu-hog/types/types.go
index 697423ff9..56c4bb7cb 100644
--- a/pkg/generic/node-cpu-hog/types/types.go
+++ b/pkg/generic/node-cpu-hog/types/types.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ type ExperimentDetails struct {
 	ChaosNamespace                string
 	ChaosPodName                  string
 	NodeCPUcores                  int
+	CPULoad                       int
 	RunID                         string
 	LIBImage                      string
 	LIBImagePullPolicy            string
diff --git a/pkg/generic/stress-chaos/environment/environment.go b/pkg/generic/stress-chaos/environment/environment.go
index 5165f4833..205585f1b 100644
--- a/pkg/generic/stress-chaos/environment/environment.go
+++ b/pkg/generic/stress-chaos/environment/environment.go
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ func GetENV(experimentDetails *experimentTypes.ExperimentDetails, expName string
 
 	switch expName {
 	case "pod-cpu-hog":
-		experimentDetails.CPUcores, _ = strconv.Atoi(types.Getenv("CPU_CORES", "1"))
+		experimentDetails.CPUcores, _ = strconv.Atoi(types.Getenv("CPU_CORES", "0"))
+		experimentDetails.CPULoad, _ = strconv.Atoi(types.Getenv("CPU_LOAD", "100"))
 		experimentDetails.StressType = "pod-cpu-stress"
 
 	case "pod-memory-hog":
diff --git a/pkg/generic/stress-chaos/types/types.go b/pkg/generic/stress-chaos/types/types.go
index 6a65003cc..93c6b5bc6 100644
--- a/pkg/generic/stress-chaos/types/types.go
+++ b/pkg/generic/stress-chaos/types/types.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ type ExperimentDetails struct {
 	Sequence                        string
 	TerminationGracePeriodSeconds   int
 	CPUcores                        int
+	CPULoad                         int
 	FilesystemUtilizationPercentage int
 	FilesystemUtilizationBytes      int
 	NumberOfWorkers                 int