diff --git a/client/client.go b/client/client.go
index 41573b764..983f0f6d8 100644
--- a/client/client.go
+++ b/client/client.go
@@ -72,10 +72,6 @@ const (
 	// consulSyncInterval is the interval at which the client syncs with consul
 	// to remove services and checks which are no longer valid
 	consulSyncInterval = 15 * time.Second
-
-	// hostStatsCollectorIntv is the interval on which we collect host resource
-	// usage stats
-	hostStatsCollectorIntv = 1 * time.Second
 )
 
 // DefaultConfig returns the default configuration
@@ -142,7 +138,7 @@ func NewClient(cfg *config.Config) (*Client, error) {
 	// Create a logger
 	logger := log.New(cfg.LogOutput, "", log.LstdFlags)
 
-	resourceUsage, err := stats.NewRingBuff(60)
+	resourceUsage, err := stats.NewRingBuff(cfg.StatsDataPoints)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -1284,7 +1280,7 @@ func (c *Client) syncConsul() {
 
 // collectHostStats collects host resource usage stats periodically
 func (c *Client) collectHostStats() {
-	next := time.NewTimer(hostStatsCollectorIntv)
+	next := time.NewTimer(c.config.StatsCollectionInterval)
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-next.C:
@@ -1296,7 +1292,7 @@ func (c *Client) collectHostStats() {
 			c.resourceUsageLock.RLock()
 			c.resourceUsage.Enqueue(ru)
 			c.resourceUsageLock.RUnlock()
-			next.Reset(1 * time.Second)
+			next.Reset(c.config.StatsCollectionInterval)
 		case <-c.shutdownCh:
 			next.Stop()
 			return
diff --git a/client/config/config.go b/client/config/config.go
index e3e54547c..4d606ba24 100644
--- a/client/config/config.go
+++ b/client/config/config.go
@@ -112,6 +112,14 @@ type Config struct {
 
 	// ConsulConfig is the configuration to connect with Consul Agent
 	ConsulConfig *consul.ConsulConfig
+
+	// StatsDataPoints is the number of resource usage data points the Nomad
+	// client keeps in memory
+	StatsDataPoints int
+
+	// StatsCollectionInterval is the interval at which the Nomad client
+	// collects resource usage stats
+	StatsCollectionInterval time.Duration
 }
 
 func (c *Config) Copy() *Config {
diff --git a/client/task_runner.go b/client/task_runner.go
index c030cb9eb..5ecae660e 100644
--- a/client/task_runner.go
+++ b/client/task_runner.go
@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@ const (
 	// killFailureLimit is how many times we will attempt to kill a task before
 	// giving up and potentially leaking resources.
 	killFailureLimit = 5
-
-	// statsCollectionIntv is the time interval at which the task runner
-	// collects resource usage statistics from the driver
-	statsCollectionIntv = 1 * time.Second
 )
 
 // TaskStatsReporter exposes APIs to query resource usage of a Task
@@ -100,7 +96,7 @@ func NewTaskRunner(logger *log.Logger, config *config.Config,
 	}
 	restartTracker := newRestartTracker(tg.RestartPolicy, alloc.Job.Type)
 
-	resourceUsage, err := stats.NewRingBuff(60)
+	resourceUsage, err := stats.NewRingBuff(config.StatsDataPoints)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Printf("[ERR] client: can't create resource usage buffer: %v", err)
 		return nil
@@ -454,14 +450,14 @@ func (r *TaskRunner) startTask() error {
 	r.handleLock.Lock()
 	r.handle = handle
 	r.handleLock.Unlock()
-	go r.monitorResourceUsage()
+	go r.collectResourceUsageStats()
 	return nil
 }
 
-// monitorUsage starts collecting resource usage stats of a Task
-func (r *TaskRunner) monitorResourceUsage() {
+// collectResourceUsageStats starts collecting resource usage stats of a Task
+func (r *TaskRunner) collectResourceUsageStats() {
 	for {
-		next := time.NewTimer(statsCollectionIntv)
+		next := time.NewTimer(r.config.StatsCollectionInterval)
 		select {
 		case <-next.C:
 			ru, err := r.handle.Stats()
@@ -471,7 +467,7 @@ func (r *TaskRunner) monitorResourceUsage() {
 			r.resourceUsageLock.Lock()
 			r.resourceUsage.Enqueue(ru)
 			r.resourceUsageLock.Unlock()
-			next.Reset(statsCollectionIntv)
+			next.Reset(r.config.StatsCollectionInterval)
 		case <-r.handle.WaitCh():
 			next.Stop()
 			return
diff --git a/command/agent/agent.go b/command/agent/agent.go
index d3c1d7cd1..c7e623d83 100644
--- a/command/agent/agent.go
+++ b/command/agent/agent.go
@@ -274,6 +274,9 @@ func (a *Agent) clientConfig() (*clientconfig.Config, error) {
 
 	conf.ConsulConfig = a.consulConfig
 
+	conf.StatsDataPoints = a.config.Client.StatsConfig.DataPoints
+	conf.StatsCollectionInterval = a.config.Client.StatsConfig.collectionInterval
+
 	return conf, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/command/agent/command.go b/command/agent/command.go
index d414808fc..b9f5d1eeb 100644
--- a/command/agent/command.go
+++ b/command/agent/command.go
@@ -188,6 +188,14 @@ func (c *Command) readConfig() *Config {
 	}
 	config.Server.retryInterval = dur
 
+	// Parse the stats collection interval
+	dur, err = time.ParseDuration(config.Client.StatsConfig.CollectionInterval)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error parsing stats collection interval: %s", err))
+		return nil
+	}
+	config.Client.StatsConfig.collectionInterval = dur
+
 	// Check that the server is running in at least one mode.
 	if !(config.Server.Enabled || config.Client.Enabled) {
 		c.Ui.Error("Must specify either server, client or dev mode for the agent.")
diff --git a/command/agent/config-test-fixtures/basic.hcl b/command/agent/config-test-fixtures/basic.hcl
index b62bc0804..38c22ec78 100644
--- a/command/agent/config-test-fixtures/basic.hcl
+++ b/command/agent/config-test-fixtures/basic.hcl
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ client {
 	client_min_port = 1000
 	client_max_port = 2000
     max_kill_timeout = "10s"
+    stats {
+        data_points = 35
+        collection_interval = "5s"
+    }
 }
 server {
 	enabled = true
diff --git a/command/agent/config.go b/command/agent/config.go
index ee99d32e6..41b6d4121 100644
--- a/command/agent/config.go
+++ b/command/agent/config.go
@@ -179,6 +179,17 @@ type ConsulConfig struct {
 	ClientAutoJoin bool `mapstructure:"client_auto_join"`
 }
 
+// StatsConfig determines behavior of resource usage stats collections
+type StatsConfig struct {
+
+	// DataPoints is the number of data points Nomad client stores in-memory
+	DataPoints int `mapstructure:"data_points"`
+
+	// CollectionInterval is the interval of resource usage stats collection
+	CollectionInterval string        `mapstructure:"collection_interval"`
+	collectionInterval time.Duration `mapstructure:"_"`
+}
+
 // ClientConfig is configuration specific to the client mode
 type ClientConfig struct {
 	// Enabled controls if we are a client
@@ -226,6 +237,10 @@ type ClientConfig struct {
 	// be used to target a certain utilization or to prevent Nomad from using a
 	// particular set of ports.
 	Reserved *Resources `mapstructure:"reserved"`
+
+	// StatsConfig determines behavior of resource usage stats collection in
+	// Nomad client
+	StatsConfig *StatsConfig `mapstructure:"stats"`
 }
 
 // ServerConfig is configuration specific to the server mode
@@ -435,6 +450,10 @@ func DefaultConfig() *Config {
 			ClientMinPort:  14000,
 			ClientMaxPort:  14512,
 			Reserved:       &Resources{},
+			StatsConfig: &StatsConfig{
+				DataPoints:         60,
+				CollectionInterval: "1s",
+			},
 		},
 		Server: &ServerConfig{
 			Enabled:          false,
@@ -680,6 +699,9 @@ func (a *ClientConfig) Merge(b *ClientConfig) *ClientConfig {
 	if b.Reserved != nil {
 		result.Reserved = result.Reserved.Merge(b.Reserved)
 	}
+	if b.StatsConfig != nil {
+		result.StatsConfig = result.StatsConfig.Merge(b.StatsConfig)
+	}
 
 	// Add the servers
 	result.Servers = append(result.Servers, b.Servers...)
@@ -855,6 +877,18 @@ func (r *Resources) Merge(b *Resources) *Resources {
 	return &result
 }
 
+func (s *StatsConfig) Merge(b *StatsConfig) *StatsConfig {
+	result := *s
+	if b.DataPoints != 0 {
+		result.DataPoints = b.DataPoints
+	}
+	if b.CollectionInterval != "" {
+		result.CollectionInterval = b.CollectionInterval
+		result.collectionInterval = b.collectionInterval
+	}
+	return &result
+}
+
 // LoadConfig loads the configuration at the given path, regardless if
 // its a file or directory.
 func LoadConfig(path string) (*Config, error) {
diff --git a/command/agent/config_parse.go b/command/agent/config_parse.go
index 089493cc3..4ecbab431 100644
--- a/command/agent/config_parse.go
+++ b/command/agent/config_parse.go
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ func parseClient(result **ClientConfig, list *ast.ObjectList) error {
 		"client_max_port",
 		"client_min_port",
 		"reserved",
+		"stats",
 	}
 	if err := checkHCLKeys(listVal, valid); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -332,6 +333,7 @@ func parseClient(result **ClientConfig, list *ast.ObjectList) error {
 	delete(m, "options")
 	delete(m, "meta")
 	delete(m, "reserved")
+	delete(m, "stats")
 
 	var config ClientConfig
 	if err := mapstructure.WeakDecode(m, &config); err != nil {
@@ -373,10 +375,55 @@ func parseClient(result **ClientConfig, list *ast.ObjectList) error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Parse stats config
+	if o := listVal.Filter("stats"); len(o.Items) > 0 {
+		if err := parseStats(&config.StatsConfig, o); err != nil {
+			return multierror.Prefix(err, "stats ->")
+		}
+	}
+
 	*result = &config
 	return nil
 }
 
+func parseStats(result **StatsConfig, list *ast.ObjectList) error {
+	list = list.Elem()
+	if len(list.Items) > 1 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("only one 'stats' block allowed")
+	}
+
+	// Get our stats object
+	obj := list.Items[0]
+
+	var listVal *ast.ObjectList
+	if ot, ok := obj.Val.(*ast.ObjectType); ok {
+		listVal = ot.List
+	} else {
+		return fmt.Errorf("client value: should be an object")
+	}
+
+	// check for invalid keys
+	valid := []string{
+		"data_points",
+		"collection_interval",
+	}
+	if err := checkHCLKeys(listVal, valid); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	var m map[string]interface{}
+	if err := hcl.DecodeObject(&m, listVal); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	var stats StatsConfig
+	if err := mapstructure.WeakDecode(m, &stats); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	*result = &stats
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func parseReserved(result **Resources, list *ast.ObjectList) error {
 	list = list.Elem()
 	if len(list.Items) > 1 {
diff --git a/command/agent/config_parse_test.go b/command/agent/config_parse_test.go
index 7b9f3d5b6..6012ba881 100644
--- a/command/agent/config_parse_test.go
+++ b/command/agent/config_parse_test.go
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ func TestConfig_Parse(t *testing.T) {
 						ReservedPorts:       "1,100,10-12",
 						ParsedReservedPorts: []int{1, 10, 11, 12, 100},
 					},
+					StatsConfig: &StatsConfig{
+						DataPoints:         35,
+						CollectionInterval: "5s",
+					},
 				},
 				Server: &ServerConfig{
 					Enabled:           true,