diff --git a/glances/__init__.py b/glances/__init__.py
index 1f270d509ea06ae3a76febbad922275e134584a0..40002a77c4e015abd1b836ef83064f91d3a844ef 100644
--- a/glances/__init__.py
+++ b/glances/__init__.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ def start(config, args):
 
     # Start the main loop
     logger.debug("Glances started in {} seconds".format(start_duration.get()))
-    if args.stdout_issue:
+    if args.stdout_issue or args.stdout_fields:
         # Serve once for issue/test mode
         mode.serve_issue()
     else:
diff --git a/glances/main.py b/glances/main.py
index 88b27038a8466467123e8f29703c27725db2eec6..d7ba181e89ebb269d534371416e2dde782c61bd5 100644
--- a/glances/main.py
+++ b/glances/main.py
@@ -230,6 +230,8 @@ Examples of use:
                             dest='stdout_csv', help='display stats to stdout, csv format (comma separated list of plugins/plugins.attribute)')
         parser.add_argument('--issue', default=None, action='store_true',
                             dest='stdout_issue', help='test all plugins and exit (please copy/paste the output if you open an issue)')
+        parser.add_argument('--fields', '--api-doc', default=None, action='store_true',
+                            dest='stdout_fields', help='display fields descriptions')
         if not WINDOWS:
             parser.add_argument('--hide-kernel-threads', action='store_true', default=False,
                                 dest='no_kernel_threads', help='hide kernel threads in process list (not available on Windows)')
diff --git a/glances/plugins/glances_cpu.py b/glances/plugins/glances_cpu.py
index 1e582dc3e142f3a9ac2475ba2f5eb415e8731a66..781f89b31e26008556f4063a142d120526ff5167 100644
--- a/glances/plugins/glances_cpu.py
+++ b/glances/plugins/glances_cpu.py
@@ -29,6 +29,47 @@ from glances.plugins.glances_plugin import GlancesPlugin
 
 import psutil
 
+# Fields description
+# {'total': 19.7, 'user': 3.4, 'nice': 0.0, 'system': 2.6, 'idle': 93.0, 'iowait': 0.1, 'irq': 0.0, 'softirq': 0.8, 'steal': 0.0, 'guest': 0.0, 'guest_nice': 0.0, 'time_since_update': 2.1306779384613037, 'cpucore': 4, 'ctx_switches': 11636, 'interrupts': 4463, 'soft_interrupts': 3227, 'syscalls': 0}
+fields_description = {
+    'total': {'description': 'Sum of all CPU percentages (except idle).',
+              'unit': 'percent'},
+    'system': {'description': 'percent time spent in kernel space. System CPU time is the \
+time spent running code in the Operating System kernel.',
+               'unit': 'percent'},
+    'user': {'description': 'CPU percent time spent in user space. \
+User CPU time is the time spent on the processor running your program\'s code (or code in libraries).',
+             'unit': 'percent'},
+    'iowait': {'description': '*(Linux)*: percent time spent by the CPU waiting for I/O \
+operations to complete.',
+               'unit': 'percent'},
+    'idle': {'description': 'percent of CPU used by any program. Every program or task \
+that runs on a computer system occupies a certain amount of processing \
+time on the CPU. If the CPU has completed all tasks it is idle.',
+             'unit': 'percent'},
+    'irq': {'description': '*(Linux and BSD)*: percent time spent servicing/handling \
+hardware/software interrupts. Time servicing interrupts (hardware + \
+software).',
+            'unit': 'percent'},
+    'nice': {'description': '*(Unix)*: percent time occupied by user level processes with \
+a positive nice value. The time the CPU has spent running users\' \
+processes that have been *niced*.',
+             'unit': 'percent'},
+    'steal': {'description': '*(Linux)*: percentage of time a virtual CPU waits for a real \
+CPU while the hypervisor is servicing another virtual processor.',
+              'unit': 'percent'},
+    'ctx_sw': {'description': 'number of context switches (voluntary + involuntary) per \
+second. A context switch is a procedure that a computer\'s CPU (central \
+processing unit) follows to change from one task (or process) to \
+another while ensuring that the tasks do not conflict.',
+               'unit': 'percent'},
+    'inter': {'description': 'number of interrupts per second.',
+              'unit': 'percent'},
+    'sw_int': {'description': 'number of software interrupts per second. Always set to \
+0 on Windows and SunOS.',
+               'unit': 'percent'},
+}
+
 # SNMP OID
 # percentage of user CPU time: .1.3.6.1.4.1.2021.11.9.0
 # percentages of system CPU time: .1.3.6.1.4.1.2021.11.10.0
@@ -64,7 +105,8 @@ class Plugin(GlancesPlugin):
         """Init the CPU plugin."""
         super(Plugin, self).__init__(args=args,
                                      config=config,
-                                     items_history_list=items_history_list)
+                                     items_history_list=items_history_list,
+                                     fields_description=fields_description)
 
         # We want to display the stat in the curse interface
         self.display_curse = True
diff --git a/glances/plugins/glances_plugin.py b/glances/plugins/glances_plugin.py
index 73cc7fd92e713fe09e7bc984e09c58a83b8137be..48bc9375b6beb38855866d778cc06e4cca4335ec 100644
--- a/glances/plugins/glances_plugin.py
+++ b/glances/plugins/glances_plugin.py
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ class GlancesPlugin(object):
                  args=None,
                  config=None,
                  items_history_list=None,
-                 stats_init_value={}):
+                 stats_init_value={},
+                 fields_description=None):
         """Init the plugin of plugins class.
 
         All Glances' plugins should inherit from this class. Most of the
@@ -107,6 +108,9 @@ class GlancesPlugin(object):
         # Set the initial refresh time to display stats the first time
         self.refresh_timer = Timer(0)
 
+        # Init stats description
+        self.fields_description = fields_description
+
         # Init the stats
         self.stats_init_value = stats_init_value
         self.stats = None
diff --git a/glances/standalone.py b/glances/standalone.py
index d6a07f2f35610d7de62e8ae69d48a8cc9b7207da..f95d79ffda1b7a5b7782ac0e03491db958fcf666 100644
--- a/glances/standalone.py
+++ b/glances/standalone.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ from glances.outputs.glances_curses import GlancesCursesStandalone
 from glances.outputs.glances_stdout import GlancesStdout
 from glances.outputs.glances_stdout_csv import GlancesStdoutCsv
 from glances.outputs.glances_stdout_issue import GlancesStdoutIssue
+from glances.outputs.glances_stdout_fields import GlancesStdoutFieldsDescription
 from glances.outdated import Outdated
 from glances.timer import Counter
 
@@ -87,6 +88,10 @@ class GlancesStandalone(object):
             logger.info("Issue mode is ON")
             # Init screen
             self.screen = GlancesStdoutIssue(config=config, args=args)
+        elif args.stdout_fields:
+            logger.info("Fields descriptions mode is ON")
+            # Init screen
+            self.screen = GlancesStdoutFieldsDescription(config=config, args=args)
         elif args.stdout:
             logger.info("Stdout mode is ON, following stats will be displayed: {}".format(args.stdout))
             # Init screen