diff --git a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/cache/IndexCache.java b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/cache/IndexCache.java
index cc97c21153d72..8866c8498664d 100644
--- a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/cache/IndexCache.java
+++ b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/cache/IndexCache.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import org.elasticsearch.common.component.CloseableComponent;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.inject.Inject;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Settings;
+import org.elasticsearch.common.unit.TimeValue;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.AbstractIndexComponent;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.Index;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.cache.bloom.BloomCache;
@@ -52,8 +53,13 @@ public class IndexCache extends AbstractIndexComponent implements CloseableCompo
 
     private final BloomCache bloomCache;
 
+    private final TimeValue refreshInterval;
+
     private ClusterService clusterService;
 
+    private long latestCacheStatsTimestamp = -1;
+    private CacheStats latestCacheStats;
+
     @Inject public IndexCache(Index index, @IndexSettings Settings indexSettings, FilterCache filterCache, FieldDataCache fieldDataCache,
                               QueryParserCache queryParserCache, IdCache idCache, BloomCache bloomCache) {
         super(index, indexSettings);
@@ -62,6 +68,10 @@ public class IndexCache extends AbstractIndexComponent implements CloseableCompo
         this.queryParserCache = queryParserCache;
         this.idCache = idCache;
         this.bloomCache = bloomCache;
+
+        this.refreshInterval = componentSettings.getAsTime("stats.refresh_interval", TimeValue.timeValueSeconds(1));
+
+        logger.debug("Using stats.refresh_interval [{}]", refreshInterval);
     }
 
     @Inject(optional = true)
@@ -72,9 +82,14 @@ public void setClusterService(@Nullable ClusterService clusterService) {
         }
     }
 
-    public CacheStats stats() {
-        FilterCache.EntriesStats filterEntriesStats = filterCache.entriesStats();
-        return new CacheStats(fieldDataCache.evictions(), filterCache.evictions(), fieldDataCache.sizeInBytes(), filterEntriesStats.sizeInBytes, filterEntriesStats.count, bloomCache.sizeInBytes());
+    public synchronized CacheStats stats() {
+        long timestamp = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        if ((timestamp - latestCacheStatsTimestamp) > refreshInterval.millis()) {
+            FilterCache.EntriesStats filterEntriesStats = filterCache.entriesStats();
+            latestCacheStats = new CacheStats(fieldDataCache.evictions(), filterCache.evictions(), fieldDataCache.sizeInBytes(), filterEntriesStats.sizeInBytes, filterEntriesStats.count, bloomCache.sizeInBytes());
+            latestCacheStatsTimestamp = timestamp;
+        }
+        return latestCacheStats;
     }
 
     public FilterCache filter() {
diff --git a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/jvm/JvmService.java b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/jvm/JvmService.java
index 81a7e5f448bd2..944ef8e572f9f 100644
--- a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/jvm/JvmService.java
+++ b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/jvm/JvmService.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import org.elasticsearch.common.component.AbstractComponent;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.inject.Inject;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Settings;
+import org.elasticsearch.common.unit.TimeValue;
 
 /**
  * @author kimchy (shay.banon)
@@ -30,16 +31,28 @@ public class JvmService extends AbstractComponent {
 
     private final JvmInfo jvmInfo;
 
+    private final TimeValue refreshInterval;
+
+    private JvmStats jvmStats;
+
     @Inject public JvmService(Settings settings) {
         super(settings);
         this.jvmInfo = JvmInfo.jvmInfo();
+        this.jvmStats = JvmStats.jvmStats();
+
+        this.refreshInterval = componentSettings.getAsTime("refresh_interval", TimeValue.timeValueSeconds(1));
+
+        logger.debug("Using refresh_interval [{}]", refreshInterval);
     }
 
     public JvmInfo info() {
         return this.jvmInfo;
     }
 
-    public JvmStats stats() {
-        return JvmStats.jvmStats();
+    public synchronized JvmStats stats() {
+        if ((System.currentTimeMillis() - jvmStats.timestamp()) > refreshInterval.millis()) {
+            jvmStats = JvmStats.jvmStats();
+        }
+        return jvmStats;
     }
 }
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 20cbf1414d5da..03390192d345b 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
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class OsService extends AbstractComponent {
         super(settings);
         this.probe = probe;
 
-        this.refreshInterval = componentSettings.getAsTime("refresh_interval", TimeValue.timeValueSeconds(5));
+        this.refreshInterval = componentSettings.getAsTime("refresh_interval", TimeValue.timeValueSeconds(1));
 
         this.info = probe.osInfo();
         this.info.refreshInterval = refreshInterval.millis();
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 d85e5d73fa7b2..d10a9631d93f4 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
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class ProcessService extends AbstractComponent {
         super(settings);
         this.probe = probe;
 
-        this.refreshInterval = componentSettings.getAsTime("refresh_interval", TimeValue.timeValueSeconds(5));
+        this.refreshInterval = componentSettings.getAsTime("refresh_interval", TimeValue.timeValueSeconds(1));
 
         this.info = probe.processInfo();
         this.info.refreshInterval = refreshInterval.millis();