diff --git a/.chloggen/add_host_cpuinfo.yaml b/.chloggen/add_host_cpuinfo.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6cabe05151abb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chloggen/add_host_cpuinfo.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Use this changelog template to create an entry for release notes.
+
+# One of 'breaking', 'deprecation', 'new_component', 'enhancement', 'bug_fix'
+change_type: enhancement
+
+# The name of the component, or a single word describing the area of concern, (e.g. filelogreceiver)
+component: processor/resourcedetection
+
+# A brief description of the change.  Surround your text with quotes ("") if it needs to start with a backtick (`).
+note: Added support for host's cpuinfo attributes. This information is retrieved from /proc/cpuinfo.
+
+# Mandatory: One or more tracking issues related to the change. You can use the PR number here if no issue exists.
+issues: [26532]
+
+# (Optional) One or more lines of additional information to render under the primary note.
+# These lines will be padded with 2 spaces and then inserted directly into the document.
+# Use pipe (|) for multiline entries.
+subtext:
+
+# If your change doesn't affect end users or the exported elements of any package,
+# you should instead start your pull request title with [chore] or use the "Skip Changelog" label.
+# Optional: The change log or logs in which this entry should be included.
+# e.g. '[user]' or '[user, api]'
+# Include 'user' if the change is relevant to end users.
+# Include 'api' if there is a change to a library API.
+# Default: '[user]'
+change_logs: []
diff --git a/processor/resourcedetectionprocessor/internal/system/internal/metadata/generated_config.go b/processor/resourcedetectionprocessor/internal/system/internal/metadata/generated_config.go
index 3abbed5b3b135..4df92d8943341 100644
--- a/processor/resourcedetectionprocessor/internal/system/internal/metadata/generated_config.go
+++ b/processor/resourcedetectionprocessor/internal/system/internal/metadata/generated_config.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ type ResourceAttributesConfig struct {
 	HostName      ResourceAttributeConfig `mapstructure:"host.name"`
 	OsDescription ResourceAttributeConfig `mapstructure:"os.description"`
 	OsType        ResourceAttributeConfig `mapstructure:"os.type"`
+	CPUInfo       ResourceAttributeConfig `mapstructure:"host.cpu""`
 }
 
 func DefaultResourceAttributesConfig() ResourceAttributesConfig {
@@ -33,5 +34,8 @@ func DefaultResourceAttributesConfig() ResourceAttributesConfig {
 		OsType: ResourceAttributeConfig{
 			Enabled: true,
 		},
+		CPUInfo: ResourceAttributeConfig{
+			Enabled: false,
+		},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/processor/resourcedetectionprocessor/internal/system/internal/metadata/generated_resource.go b/processor/resourcedetectionprocessor/internal/system/internal/metadata/generated_resource.go
index b28dc2be6b0c5..626c15b0bc1c2 100644
--- a/processor/resourcedetectionprocessor/internal/system/internal/metadata/generated_resource.go
+++ b/processor/resourcedetectionprocessor/internal/system/internal/metadata/generated_resource.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 package metadata
 
 import (
+	"github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v3/cpu"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/pcommon"
 )
 
@@ -56,6 +57,18 @@ func (rb *ResourceBuilder) SetOsType(val string) {
 	}
 }
 
+// SetHostCPUInfo sets provided cpuinfo as "host.cpu.*" attributes.
+func (rb *ResourceBuilder) SetHostCPUInfo(val cpu.InfoStat) {
+	if rb.config.CPUInfo.Enabled {
+		rb.res.Attributes().PutStr("host.cpu.vendor.id", val.VendorID)
+		rb.res.Attributes().PutStr("host.cpu.family", val.Family)
+		rb.res.Attributes().PutStr("host.cpu.model.id", val.Model)
+		rb.res.Attributes().PutStr("host.cpu.model.name", val.ModelName)
+		rb.res.Attributes().PutInt("host.cpu.stepping", int64(val.Stepping))
+		rb.res.Attributes().PutInt("host.cpu.cache.l2.size", int64(val.CacheSize))
+	}
+}
+
 // Emit returns the built resource and resets the internal builder state.
 func (rb *ResourceBuilder) Emit() pcommon.Resource {
 	r := rb.res
diff --git a/processor/resourcedetectionprocessor/internal/system/system.go b/processor/resourcedetectionprocessor/internal/system/system.go
index 0366b62887092..e496df52ee9c6 100644
--- a/processor/resourcedetectionprocessor/internal/system/system.go
+++ b/processor/resourcedetectionprocessor/internal/system/system.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 
+	"github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v3/cpu"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/pcommon"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/processor"
 	conventions "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/semconv/v1.6.1"
@@ -74,6 +75,11 @@ func (d *Detector) Detect(ctx context.Context) (resource pcommon.Resource, schem
 		return pcommon.NewResource(), "", fmt.Errorf("failed getting OS description: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	cpuInfo, err := cpu.Info()
+	if err != nil {
+		return pcommon.NewResource(), "", fmt.Errorf("failed getting host cpuinfo: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	for _, source := range d.cfg.HostnameSources {
 		getHostFromSource := hostnameSourcesMap[source]
 		hostname, err = getHostFromSource(d)
@@ -89,6 +95,9 @@ func (d *Detector) Detect(ctx context.Context) (resource pcommon.Resource, schem
 			}
 			d.rb.SetHostArch(hostArch)
 			d.rb.SetOsDescription(osDescription)
+			if len(cpuInfo) > 0 {
+				d.rb.SetHostCPUInfo(cpuInfo[0])
+			}
 			return d.rb.Emit(), conventions.SchemaURL, nil
 		}
 		d.logger.Debug(err.Error())