diff --git a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/network/NetworkInfo.java b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/network/NetworkInfo.java
index 33947d62d20..81b4f4d87ac 100644
--- a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/network/NetworkInfo.java
+++ b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/network/NetworkInfo.java
@@ -35,8 +35,18 @@ public class NetworkInfo implements Streamable, Serializable, ToXContent {
 
     public static final Interface NA_INTERFACE = new Interface();
 
+    long refreshInterval;
+
     Interface primary = NA_INTERFACE;
 
+    public long refreshInterval() {
+        return this.refreshInterval;
+    }
+
+    public long getRefreshInterval() {
+        return this.refreshInterval;
+    }
+
     public Interface primaryInterface() {
         return primary;
     }
@@ -47,6 +57,7 @@ public class NetworkInfo implements Streamable, Serializable, ToXContent {
 
     @Override public XContentBuilder toXContent(XContentBuilder builder, Params params) throws IOException {
         builder.startObject("network");
+        builder.field("refresh_interval", refreshInterval);
         if (primary != NA_INTERFACE) {
             builder.startObject("primary_interface");
             builder.field("address", primary.address());
@@ -65,10 +76,12 @@ public class NetworkInfo implements Streamable, Serializable, ToXContent {
     }
 
     @Override public void readFrom(StreamInput in) throws IOException {
+        refreshInterval = in.readLong();
         primary = Interface.readNetworkInterface(in);
     }
 
     @Override public void writeTo(StreamOutput out) throws IOException {
+        out.writeLong(refreshInterval);
         primary.writeTo(out);
     }
 
diff --git a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/network/NetworkService.java b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/network/NetworkService.java
index a51b7a843d2..eda92d0d47e 100644
--- a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/network/NetworkService.java
+++ b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/network/NetworkService.java
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ public class NetworkService extends AbstractComponent {
         logger.debug("Using probe [{}] with refresh_interval [{}]", probe, refreshInterval);
 
         this.info = probe.networkInfo();
+        this.info.refreshInterval = refreshInterval.millis();
         this.cachedStats = probe.networkStats();
 
         if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
diff --git a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/os/OsInfo.java b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/os/OsInfo.java
index 80d0eb7d4b2..9bb1d8ce1ec 100644
--- a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/os/OsInfo.java
+++ b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/os/OsInfo.java
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ import java.io.Serializable;
  */
 public class OsInfo implements Streamable, Serializable, ToXContent {
 
+    long refreshInterval;
+
     Cpu cpu = null;
 
     Mem mem = null;
@@ -43,6 +45,14 @@ public class OsInfo implements Streamable, Serializable, ToXContent {
     OsInfo() {
     }
 
+    public long refreshInterval() {
+        return this.refreshInterval;
+    }
+
+    public long getRefreshInterval() {
+        return this.refreshInterval;
+    }
+
     public Cpu cpu() {
         return this.cpu;
     }
@@ -69,6 +79,7 @@ public class OsInfo implements Streamable, Serializable, ToXContent {
 
     @Override public XContentBuilder toXContent(XContentBuilder builder, Params params) throws IOException {
         builder.startObject("os");
+        builder.field("refresh_interval", refreshInterval);
         if (cpu != null) {
             builder.startObject("cpu");
             builder.field("vendor", cpu.vendor());
@@ -104,6 +115,7 @@ public class OsInfo implements Streamable, Serializable, ToXContent {
     }
 
     @Override public void readFrom(StreamInput in) throws IOException {
+        refreshInterval = in.readLong();
         if (in.readBoolean()) {
             cpu = Cpu.readCpu(in);
         }
@@ -116,6 +128,7 @@ public class OsInfo implements Streamable, Serializable, ToXContent {
     }
 
     @Override public void writeTo(StreamOutput out) throws IOException {
+        out.writeLong(refreshInterval);
         if (cpu == null) {
             out.writeBoolean(false);
         } else {
diff --git a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/os/OsService.java b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/os/OsService.java
index e4cffda2918..affeb64ab8f 100644
--- a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/os/OsService.java
+++ b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/os/OsService.java
@@ -45,9 +45,10 @@ public class OsService extends AbstractComponent {
         this.probe = probe;
         this.timerService = timerService;
 
-        this.info = probe.osInfo();
-
         this.refreshInterval = componentSettings.getAsTime("refresh_interval", TimeValue.timeValueSeconds(5));
+
+        this.info = probe.osInfo();
+        this.info.refreshInterval = refreshInterval.millis();
         this.cachedStats = probe.osStats();
 
         logger.debug("Using probe [{}] with refresh_interval [{}]", probe, refreshInterval);
diff --git a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/process/ProcessInfo.java b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/process/ProcessInfo.java
index c11bc909e48..4dfb9e190d2 100644
--- a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/process/ProcessInfo.java
+++ b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/process/ProcessInfo.java
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ import java.io.Serializable;
  */
 public class ProcessInfo implements Streamable, Serializable, ToXContent {
 
+    long refreshInterval;
+
     private long id;
 
     ProcessInfo() {
@@ -43,6 +45,14 @@ public class ProcessInfo implements Streamable, Serializable, ToXContent {
         this.id = id;
     }
 
+    public long refreshInterval() {
+        return this.refreshInterval;
+    }
+
+    public long getRefreshInterval() {
+        return this.refreshInterval;
+    }
+
     /**
      * The process id.
      */
@@ -59,6 +69,7 @@ public class ProcessInfo implements Streamable, Serializable, ToXContent {
 
     @Override public XContentBuilder toXContent(XContentBuilder builder, Params params) throws IOException {
         builder.startObject("process");
+        builder.field("refresh_interval", refreshInterval);
         builder.field("id", id);
         builder.endObject();
         return builder;
@@ -71,10 +82,12 @@ public class ProcessInfo implements Streamable, Serializable, ToXContent {
     }
 
     @Override public void readFrom(StreamInput in) throws IOException {
+        refreshInterval = in.readLong();
         id = in.readLong();
     }
 
     @Override public void writeTo(StreamOutput out) throws IOException {
+        out.writeLong(refreshInterval);
         out.writeLong(id);
     }
 }
diff --git a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/process/ProcessService.java b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/process/ProcessService.java
index aa3a70050c5..48a09787aa9 100644
--- a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/process/ProcessService.java
+++ b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/process/ProcessService.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ public class ProcessService extends AbstractComponent {
         this.refreshInterval = componentSettings.getAsTime("refresh_interval", TimeValue.timeValueSeconds(5));
 
         this.info = probe.processInfo();
+        this.info.refreshInterval = refreshInterval.millis();
         this.cachedStats = probe.processStats();
 
         logger.debug("Using probe [{}] with refresh_interval [{}]", probe, refreshInterval);