diff --git a/dashboard/src/components/SystemMetrics.vue b/dashboard/src/components/SystemMetrics.vue
index 1c2e588ad..b4e2fbf15 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/components/SystemMetrics.vue
+++ b/dashboard/src/components/SystemMetrics.vue
@@ -66,7 +66,14 @@ async function onPeriodChange() {
 
   if (period.value.hours === 0) return await liveRefresh();
 
-  const [error, metrics] = await systemModel.getMetrics({ fromSecs: period.value.hours * 60 * 60, intervalSecs: period.value.intervalSecs });
+  const options = {
+    fromSecs: period.value.hours * 60 * 60,
+    intervalSecs: period.value.intervalSecs,
+    system: true,
+    appIds: [],
+    serviceIds: []
+  };
+  const [error, metrics] = await systemModel.getMetrics(options);
   if (error) return console.error(error);
 
   cpuGraphItem.value.setData(metrics.system.cpu);
diff --git a/dashboard/src/models/SystemModel.js b/dashboard/src/models/SystemModel.js
index 356fe0420..6c41de1f8 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/models/SystemModel.js
+++ b/dashboard/src/models/SystemModel.js
@@ -86,7 +86,15 @@ function create() {
     async getMetrics(options) {
       let error, result;
       try {
-        result = await fetcher.get(`${API_ORIGIN}/api/v1/system/metrics`, { fromSecs: options.fromSecs, intervalSecs: options.intervalSecs, access_token: accessToken });
+        const query = [
+          ['fromSecs', options.fromSecs],
+          ['intervalSecs', options.intervalSecs],
+          ['system', String(!!options.system)],
+          ...options.appIds.map(id => ['appId', id]), // multiple appId=xx
+          ...options.serviceIds.map(id => ['serviceId', id]), // multiple serviceId=xx
+          ['access_token', accessToken]
+        ];
+        result = await fetcher.get(`${API_ORIGIN}/api/v1/system/metrics`, query);
       } catch (e) {
         error = e;
       }
diff --git a/src/metrics.js b/src/metrics.js
index a291d9959..376bf154c 100644
--- a/src/metrics.js
+++ b/src/metrics.js
@@ -364,23 +364,19 @@ async function readSystemFromGraphite(options) {
 async function getSystem(options) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof options, 'object');
 
-    const systemStats = await readSystemFromGraphite(options);
+    const result = {};
 
-    const appStats = {};
-    for (const app of await apps.list()) {
-        appStats[app.id] = await getContainer(app.id, options);
+    if (options.system) result.system = await readSystemFromGraphite(options);
+
+    for (const appId of options.appIds) {
+        result[appId] = await getContainer(appId, options);
     }
 
-    const serviceStats = {};
-    for (const serviceId of await services.listServices()) {
-        serviceStats[serviceId] = await getContainer(serviceId, options);
+    for (const serviceId of options.serviceIds) {
+        result[serviceId] = await getContainer(serviceId, options);
     }
 
-    return {
-        system: systemStats, // { cpu, memory, swap, block{Read,Write}{Rate,Total}, network{Read,Write}{Rate,Total}
-        apps: appStats,
-        services: serviceStats,
-    };
+    return result;
 }
 
 async function getSystemStream(options) {
diff --git a/src/routes/system.js b/src/routes/system.js
index bbf3582dd..63e08a0b3 100644
--- a/src/routes/system.js
+++ b/src/routes/system.js
@@ -125,7 +125,11 @@ async function getMetrics(req, res, next) {
     const fromSecs = parseInt(req.query.fromSecs, 10);
     const intervalSecs = parseInt(req.query.intervalSecs, 10);
     const noNullPoints = !!req.query.noNullPoints;
-    const [error, result] = await safe(metrics.getSystem({ fromSecs, intervalSecs, noNullPoints }));
+    const system = req.query.system === 'true';
+    const appIds = 'appId' in req.query ? (Array.isArray(req.query.appId) ? req.query.appId : [ req.query.appId ]) : [];
+    const serviceIds = 'serviceId' in req.query ? (Array.isArray(req.query.serviceId) ? req.query.serviceId : [ req.query.serviceId ]) : [];
+
+    const [error, result] = await safe(metrics.getSystem({ fromSecs, intervalSecs, noNullPoints, system, appIds, serviceIds }));
     if (error) return next(new HttpError(500, error));
 
     next(new HttpSuccess(200, result));