diff --git a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/jvm/JvmInfo.java b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/jvm/JvmInfo.java
index 294c14eaa37..c7d2a8a2b27 100644
--- a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/jvm/JvmInfo.java
+++ b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/jvm/JvmInfo.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 package org.elasticsearch.monitor.jvm;
 
-import org.elasticsearch.util.SizeValue;
 import org.elasticsearch.util.io.stream.StreamInput;
 import org.elasticsearch.util.io.stream.StreamOutput;
 import org.elasticsearch.util.io.stream.Streamable;
@@ -52,64 +51,50 @@ public class JvmInfo implements Streamable, Serializable {
         } catch (Exception e) {
             pid = -1;
         }
-        INSTANCE = new JvmInfo(pid, runtimeMXBean.getVmName(), System.getProperty("java.version"), System.getProperty("java.vendor"),
-                runtimeMXBean.getStartTime(),
-                memoryMXBean.getHeapMemoryUsage().getInit(), memoryMXBean.getHeapMemoryUsage().getMax(),
-                memoryMXBean.getNonHeapMemoryUsage().getInit(), memoryMXBean.getNonHeapMemoryUsage().getMax(),
-                runtimeMXBean.getInputArguments().toArray(new String[runtimeMXBean.getInputArguments().size()]), runtimeMXBean.getBootClassPath(), runtimeMXBean.getClassPath(), runtimeMXBean.getSystemProperties());
+        JvmInfo info = new JvmInfo();
+        info.pid = pid;
+        info.startTime = runtimeMXBean.getStartTime();
+        info.vmName = runtimeMXBean.getVmName();
+        info.vmVendor = runtimeMXBean.getVmVendor();
+        info.vmVersion = runtimeMXBean.getVmVersion();
+        info.mem = new Mem();
+        info.mem.heapInit = memoryMXBean.getHeapMemoryUsage().getInit();
+        info.mem.heapMax = memoryMXBean.getHeapMemoryUsage().getMax();
+        info.mem.nonHeapInit = memoryMXBean.getNonHeapMemoryUsage().getInit();
+        info.mem.nonHeapMax = memoryMXBean.getNonHeapMemoryUsage().getMax();
+        info.inputArguments = runtimeMXBean.getInputArguments().toArray(new String[runtimeMXBean.getInputArguments().size()]);
+        info.bootClassPath = runtimeMXBean.getBootClassPath();
+        info.classPath = runtimeMXBean.getClassPath();
+        info.systemProperties = runtimeMXBean.getSystemProperties();
+
+        INSTANCE = info;
     }
 
     public static JvmInfo jvmInfo() {
         return INSTANCE;
     }
 
-    private long pid = -1;
+    long pid = -1;
 
-    private String vmName = "";
+    String vmName = "";
+    String vmVersion = "";
+    String vmVendor = "";
 
-    private String vmVersion = "";
+    long startTime = -1;
 
-    private String vmVendor = "";
+    Mem mem;
 
-    private long startTime = -1;
+    String[] inputArguments;
 
-    private long memoryHeapInit = -1;
+    String bootClassPath;
 
-    private long memoryHeapMax = -1;
+    String classPath;
 
-    private long memoryNonHeapInit = -1;
-
-    private long memoryNonHeapMax = -1;
-
-    private String[] inputArguments;
-
-    private String bootClassPath;
-
-    private String classPath;
-
-    private Map<String, String> systemProperties;
+    Map<String, String> systemProperties;
 
     private JvmInfo() {
     }
 
-    public JvmInfo(long pid, String vmName, String vmVersion, String vmVendor, long startTime,
-                   long memoryHeapInit, long memoryHeapMax, long memoryNonHeapInit, long memoryNonHeapMax,
-                   String[] inputArguments, String bootClassPath, String classPath, Map<String, String> systemProperties) {
-        this.pid = pid;
-        this.vmName = vmName;
-        this.vmVersion = vmVersion;
-        this.vmVendor = vmVendor;
-        this.startTime = startTime;
-        this.memoryHeapInit = memoryHeapInit;
-        this.memoryHeapMax = memoryHeapMax;
-        this.memoryNonHeapInit = memoryNonHeapInit;
-        this.memoryNonHeapMax = memoryNonHeapMax;
-        this.inputArguments = inputArguments;
-        this.bootClassPath = bootClassPath;
-        this.classPath = classPath;
-        this.systemProperties = systemProperties;
-    }
-
     /**
      * The process id.
      */
@@ -156,36 +141,12 @@ public class JvmInfo implements Streamable, Serializable {
         return startTime;
     }
 
-    public SizeValue memoryHeapInit() {
-        return new SizeValue(memoryHeapInit);
+    public Mem mem() {
+        return mem;
     }
 
-    public SizeValue getMemoryHeapInit() {
-        return memoryHeapInit();
-    }
-
-    public SizeValue memoryHeapMax() {
-        return new SizeValue(memoryHeapMax);
-    }
-
-    public SizeValue getMemoryHeapMax() {
-        return memoryHeapMax();
-    }
-
-    public SizeValue memoryNonHeapInit() {
-        return new SizeValue(memoryNonHeapInit);
-    }
-
-    public SizeValue getMemoryNonHeapInit() {
-        return memoryNonHeapInit();
-    }
-
-    public SizeValue memoryNonHeapMax() {
-        return new SizeValue(memoryNonHeapMax);
-    }
-
-    public SizeValue getMemoryNonHeapMax() {
-        return memoryNonHeapMax();
+    public Mem getMem() {
+        return mem();
     }
 
     public String[] inputArguments() {
@@ -232,10 +193,6 @@ public class JvmInfo implements Streamable, Serializable {
         vmVersion = in.readUTF();
         vmVendor = in.readUTF();
         startTime = in.readLong();
-        memoryHeapInit = in.readLong();
-        memoryHeapMax = in.readLong();
-        memoryNonHeapInit = in.readLong();
-        memoryNonHeapMax = in.readLong();
         inputArguments = new String[in.readInt()];
         for (int i = 0; i < inputArguments.length; i++) {
             inputArguments[i] = in.readUTF();
@@ -255,10 +212,6 @@ public class JvmInfo implements Streamable, Serializable {
         out.writeUTF(vmVersion);
         out.writeUTF(vmVendor);
         out.writeLong(startTime);
-        out.writeLong(memoryHeapInit);
-        out.writeLong(memoryHeapMax);
-        out.writeLong(memoryNonHeapInit);
-        out.writeLong(memoryNonHeapMax);
         out.writeInt(inputArguments.length);
         for (String inputArgument : inputArguments) {
             out.writeUTF(inputArgument);
@@ -271,4 +224,35 @@ public class JvmInfo implements Streamable, Serializable {
             out.writeUTF(entry.getValue());
         }
     }
+
+    public static class Mem implements Streamable, Serializable {
+
+        long heapInit = -1;
+        long heapMax = -1;
+        long nonHeapInit = -1;
+        long nonHeapMax = -1;
+
+        Mem() {
+        }
+
+        public static Mem readMem(StreamInput in) throws IOException {
+            Mem mem = new Mem();
+            mem.readFrom(in);
+            return mem;
+        }
+
+        @Override public void readFrom(StreamInput in) throws IOException {
+            heapInit = in.readVLong();
+            heapMax = in.readVLong();
+            nonHeapInit = in.readVLong();
+            nonHeapMax = in.readVLong();
+        }
+
+        @Override public void writeTo(StreamOutput out) throws IOException {
+            out.writeVLong(heapInit);
+            out.writeVLong(heapMax);
+            out.writeVLong(nonHeapInit);
+            out.writeVLong(nonHeapMax);
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/jvm/JvmMonitorService.java b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/jvm/JvmMonitorService.java
index 9203c5a51ca..803acff2261 100644
--- a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/jvm/JvmMonitorService.java
+++ b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/jvm/JvmMonitorService.java
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public class JvmMonitorService extends AbstractLifecycleComponent<JvmMonitorServ
 
         private void monitorLongGc() {
             JvmStats currentJvmStats = jvmStats();
-            long collectionTime = currentJvmStats.gcCollectionTime().millis() - lastJvmStats.gcCollectionTime().millis();
+            long collectionTime = currentJvmStats.gc().collectionTime().millis() - lastJvmStats.gc().collectionTime().millis();
             if (collectionTime > gcCollectionWarning.millis()) {
                 logger.warn("Long GC collection occurred, took [" + new TimeValue(collectionTime) + "], breached threshold [" + gcCollectionWarning + "]");
             }
diff --git a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/jvm/JvmStats.java b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/jvm/JvmStats.java
index 83d51ccb34d..ef1697fab6a 100644
--- a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/jvm/JvmStats.java
+++ b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/jvm/JvmStats.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ package org.elasticsearch.monitor.jvm;
 
 import org.elasticsearch.util.SizeValue;
 import org.elasticsearch.util.TimeValue;
+import org.elasticsearch.util.collect.Iterators;
 import org.elasticsearch.util.io.stream.StreamInput;
 import org.elasticsearch.util.io.stream.StreamOutput;
 import org.elasticsearch.util.io.stream.Streamable;
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ import org.elasticsearch.util.io.stream.Streamable;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.lang.management.*;
+import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
@@ -47,61 +49,49 @@ public class JvmStats implements Streamable, Serializable {
     }
 
     public static JvmStats jvmStats() {
-        long gcCollectionCount = 0;
-        long gcCollectionTime = 0;
+        JvmStats stats = new JvmStats(System.currentTimeMillis(), runtimeMXBean.getUptime());
+        stats.mem = new Mem();
+        MemoryUsage memUsage = memoryMXBean.getHeapMemoryUsage();
+        stats.mem.heapUsed = memUsage.getUsed();
+        stats.mem.heapCommitted = memUsage.getCommitted();
+        memUsage = memoryMXBean.getNonHeapMemoryUsage();
+        stats.mem.nonHeapUsed = memUsage.getUsed();
+        stats.mem.nonHeapCommitted = memUsage.getCommitted();
+
+        stats.threads = new Threads();
+        stats.threads.count = threadMXBean.getThreadCount();
+        stats.threads.peakCount = threadMXBean.getPeakThreadCount();
+
         List<GarbageCollectorMXBean> gcMxBeans = ManagementFactory.getGarbageCollectorMXBeans();
-        for (GarbageCollectorMXBean gcMxBean : gcMxBeans) {
-            long tmp = gcMxBean.getCollectionCount();
-            if (tmp != -1) {
-                gcCollectionCount += tmp;
-            }
-            tmp = gcMxBean.getCollectionTime();
-            if (tmp != -1) {
-                gcCollectionTime += tmp;
-            }
+        stats.gc = new GarbageCollectors();
+        stats.gc.collectors = new GarbageCollector[gcMxBeans.size()];
+        for (int i = 0; i < stats.gc.collectors.length; i++) {
+            GarbageCollectorMXBean gcMxBean = gcMxBeans.get(i);
+            stats.gc.collectors[i] = new GarbageCollector();
+            stats.gc.collectors[i].name = gcMxBean.getName();
+            stats.gc.collectors[i].collectionCount = gcMxBean.getCollectionCount();
+            stats.gc.collectors[i].collectionTime = gcMxBean.getCollectionTime();
         }
-        return new JvmStats(System.currentTimeMillis(), runtimeMXBean.getUptime(),
-                memoryMXBean.getHeapMemoryUsage().getCommitted(), memoryMXBean.getHeapMemoryUsage().getUsed(),
-                memoryMXBean.getNonHeapMemoryUsage().getCommitted(), memoryMXBean.getNonHeapMemoryUsage().getUsed(),
-                threadMXBean.getThreadCount(), threadMXBean.getPeakThreadCount(), gcCollectionCount, gcCollectionTime);
+
+        return stats;
     }
 
-    private long timestamp = -1;
+    long timestamp = -1;
 
-    private long uptime;
+    long uptime;
 
-    private long memoryHeapCommitted;
+    Mem mem;
 
-    private long memoryHeapUsed;
+    Threads threads;
 
-    private long memoryNonHeapCommitted;
-
-    private long memoryNonHeapUsed;
-
-    private int threadCount;
-
-    private int peakThreadCount;
-
-    private long gcCollectionCount;
-
-    private long gcCollectionTime;
+    GarbageCollectors gc;
 
     private JvmStats() {
     }
 
-    public JvmStats(long timestamp, long uptime,
-                    long memoryHeapCommitted, long memoryHeapUsed, long memoryNonHeapCommitted, long memoryNonHeapUsed,
-                    int threadCount, int peakThreadCount, long gcCollectionCount, long gcCollectionTime) {
+    public JvmStats(long timestamp, long uptime) {
         this.timestamp = timestamp;
         this.uptime = uptime;
-        this.memoryHeapCommitted = memoryHeapCommitted;
-        this.memoryHeapUsed = memoryHeapUsed;
-        this.memoryNonHeapCommitted = memoryNonHeapCommitted;
-        this.memoryNonHeapUsed = memoryNonHeapUsed;
-        this.threadCount = threadCount;
-        this.peakThreadCount = peakThreadCount;
-        this.gcCollectionCount = gcCollectionCount;
-        this.gcCollectionTime = gcCollectionTime;
     }
 
     public long timestamp() {
@@ -120,68 +110,28 @@ public class JvmStats implements Streamable, Serializable {
         return uptime();
     }
 
-    public SizeValue memoryHeapCommitted() {
-        return new SizeValue(memoryHeapCommitted);
+    public Mem mem() {
+        return this.mem;
     }
 
-    public SizeValue getMemoryHeapCommitted() {
-        return memoryHeapCommitted();
+    public Mem getMem() {
+        return mem();
     }
 
-    public SizeValue memoryHeapUsed() {
-        return new SizeValue(memoryHeapUsed);
+    public Threads threads() {
+        return threads;
     }
 
-    public SizeValue getMemoryHeapUsed() {
-        return memoryHeapUsed();
+    public Threads getThreads() {
+        return threads();
     }
 
-    public SizeValue memoryNonHeapCommitted() {
-        return new SizeValue(memoryNonHeapCommitted);
+    public GarbageCollectors gc() {
+        return gc;
     }
 
-    public SizeValue getMemoryNonHeapCommitted() {
-        return memoryNonHeapCommitted();
-    }
-
-    public SizeValue memoryNonHeapUsed() {
-        return new SizeValue(memoryNonHeapUsed);
-    }
-
-    public SizeValue getMemoryNonHeapUsed() {
-        return memoryNonHeapUsed();
-    }
-
-    public int threadCount() {
-        return threadCount;
-    }
-
-    public int getThreadCount() {
-        return threadCount;
-    }
-
-    public int peakThreadCount() {
-        return peakThreadCount;
-    }
-
-    public int getPeakThreadCount() {
-        return peakThreadCount;
-    }
-
-    public long gcCollectionCount() {
-        return gcCollectionCount;
-    }
-
-    public long getGcCollectionCount() {
-        return gcCollectionCount;
-    }
-
-    public TimeValue gcCollectionTime() {
-        return new TimeValue(gcCollectionTime, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
-    }
-
-    public TimeValue getGcCollectionTime() {
-        return gcCollectionTime();
+    public GarbageCollectors getGc() {
+        return gc();
     }
 
     public static JvmStats readJvmStats(StreamInput in) throws IOException {
@@ -193,26 +143,206 @@ public class JvmStats implements Streamable, Serializable {
     @Override public void readFrom(StreamInput in) throws IOException {
         timestamp = in.readVLong();
         uptime = in.readVLong();
-        memoryHeapCommitted = in.readVLong();
-        memoryHeapUsed = in.readVLong();
-        memoryNonHeapCommitted = in.readVLong();
-        memoryNonHeapUsed = in.readVLong();
-        threadCount = in.readVInt();
-        peakThreadCount = in.readVInt();
-        gcCollectionCount = in.readVLong();
-        gcCollectionTime = in.readVLong();
+
+        mem = Mem.readMem(in);
+        threads = Threads.readThreads(in);
+        gc = GarbageCollectors.readGarbageCollectors(in);
     }
 
     @Override public void writeTo(StreamOutput out) throws IOException {
         out.writeVLong(timestamp);
         out.writeVLong(uptime);
-        out.writeVLong(memoryHeapCommitted);
-        out.writeVLong(memoryHeapUsed);
-        out.writeVLong(memoryNonHeapCommitted);
-        out.writeVLong(memoryNonHeapUsed);
-        out.writeVInt(threadCount);
-        out.writeVInt(peakThreadCount);
-        out.writeVLong(gcCollectionCount);
-        out.writeVLong(gcCollectionTime);
+
+        mem.writeTo(out);
+        threads.writeTo(out);
+        gc.writeTo(out);
+    }
+
+    public static class GarbageCollectors implements Streamable, Serializable, Iterable {
+
+        private GarbageCollector[] collectors;
+
+        GarbageCollectors() {
+        }
+
+        public static GarbageCollectors readGarbageCollectors(StreamInput in) throws IOException {
+            GarbageCollectors collectors = new GarbageCollectors();
+            collectors.readFrom(in);
+            return collectors;
+        }
+
+        @Override public void readFrom(StreamInput in) throws IOException {
+            collectors = new GarbageCollector[in.readVInt()];
+            for (int i = 0; i < collectors.length; i++) {
+                collectors[i] = GarbageCollector.readGarbageCollector(in);
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Override public void writeTo(StreamOutput out) throws IOException {
+            out.writeVInt(collectors.length);
+            for (GarbageCollector gc : collectors) {
+                gc.writeTo(out);
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Override public Iterator iterator() {
+            return Iterators.forArray(collectors);
+        }
+
+        public long collectionCount() {
+            long collectionCount = 0;
+            for (GarbageCollector gc : collectors) {
+                collectionCount += gc.collectionCount();
+            }
+            return collectionCount;
+        }
+
+        public TimeValue collectionTime() {
+            long collectionTime = 0;
+            for (GarbageCollector gc : collectors) {
+                collectionTime += gc.collectionTime;
+            }
+            return new TimeValue(collectionTime, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static class GarbageCollector implements Streamable, Serializable {
+
+        String name;
+        long collectionCount;
+        long collectionTime;
+
+        GarbageCollector() {
+        }
+
+        public static GarbageCollector readGarbageCollector(StreamInput in) throws IOException {
+            GarbageCollector gc = new GarbageCollector();
+            gc.readFrom(in);
+            return gc;
+        }
+
+        @Override public void readFrom(StreamInput in) throws IOException {
+            name = in.readUTF();
+            collectionCount = in.readVLong();
+            collectionTime = in.readVLong();
+        }
+
+        @Override public void writeTo(StreamOutput out) throws IOException {
+            out.writeUTF(name);
+            out.writeVLong(collectionCount);
+            out.writeVLong(collectionTime);
+        }
+
+        public String name() {
+            return name;
+        }
+
+        public String getName() {
+            return name();
+        }
+
+        public long collectionCount() {
+            return collectionCount;
+        }
+
+        public long getCollectionCount() {
+            return collectionCount();
+        }
+
+        public TimeValue collectionTime() {
+            return new TimeValue(collectionTime, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+        }
+
+        public TimeValue getCollectionTime() {
+            return collectionTime();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static class Threads implements Streamable, Serializable {
+
+        int count;
+        int peakCount;
+
+        Threads() {
+        }
+
+        public static Threads readThreads(StreamInput in) throws IOException {
+            Threads threads = new Threads();
+            threads.readFrom(in);
+            return threads;
+        }
+
+        @Override public void readFrom(StreamInput in) throws IOException {
+            count = in.readVInt();
+            peakCount = in.readVInt();
+        }
+
+        @Override public void writeTo(StreamOutput out) throws IOException {
+            out.writeVInt(count);
+            out.writeVInt(peakCount);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static class Mem implements Streamable, Serializable {
+
+        long heapCommitted;
+        long heapUsed;
+        long nonHeapCommitted;
+        long nonHeapUsed;
+
+        Mem() {
+        }
+
+        public static Mem readMem(StreamInput in) throws IOException {
+            Mem mem = new Mem();
+            mem.readFrom(in);
+            return mem;
+        }
+
+        @Override public void readFrom(StreamInput in) throws IOException {
+            heapCommitted = in.readVLong();
+            heapUsed = in.readVLong();
+            nonHeapCommitted = in.readVLong();
+            nonHeapUsed = in.readVLong();
+        }
+
+        @Override public void writeTo(StreamOutput out) throws IOException {
+            out.writeVLong(heapCommitted);
+            out.writeVLong(heapUsed);
+            out.writeVLong(nonHeapCommitted);
+            out.writeVLong(nonHeapUsed);
+        }
+
+        public SizeValue heapCommitted() {
+            return new SizeValue(heapCommitted);
+        }
+
+        public SizeValue getHeapCommitted() {
+            return heapCommitted();
+        }
+
+        public SizeValue heapUsed() {
+            return new SizeValue(heapUsed);
+        }
+
+        public SizeValue getHeapUsed() {
+            return heapUsed();
+        }
+
+        public SizeValue nonHeapCommitted() {
+            return new SizeValue(nonHeapCommitted);
+        }
+
+        public SizeValue getNonHeapCommitted() {
+            return nonHeapCommitted();
+        }
+
+        public SizeValue nonHeapUsed() {
+            return new SizeValue(nonHeapUsed);
+        }
+
+        public SizeValue getNonHeapUsed() {
+            return nonHeapUsed();
+        }
     }
 }