diff --git a/src/core_plugins/status_page/public/status_page.js b/src/core_plugins/status_page/public/status_page.js
index 05c0ad1b1b226..77fdd34c73eac 100644
--- a/src/core_plugins/status_page/public/status_page.js
+++ b/src/core_plugins/status_page/public/status_page.js
@@ -27,7 +27,35 @@ const chrome = require('ui/chrome')
       }
 
       const data = resp.data;
-      ui.metrics = data.metrics;
+      const metrics = data.metrics;
+      const v6Timestamp = _.get(metrics, 'last_updated');
+      if (v6Timestamp) {
+        const timestamp = new Date(v6Timestamp).getTime();
+        ui.metrics = {
+          heapTotal: [
+            [timestamp, _.get(metrics, 'process.mem.heap_max_in_bytes')]
+          ],
+          heapUsed: [
+            [timestamp, _.get(metrics, 'process.mem.heap_used_in_bytes')]
+          ],
+          load: [[timestamp, [
+            _.get(metrics, 'os.cpu.load_average.1m'),
+            _.get(metrics, 'os.cpu.load_average.5m'),
+            _.get(metrics, 'os.cpu.load_average.15m')
+          ]]],
+          responseTimeAvg: [
+            [timestamp, _.get(metrics, 'response_times.avg_in_millis')]
+          ],
+          responseTimeMax: [
+            [timestamp, _.get(metrics, 'response_times.max_in_millis')]
+          ],
+          requestsPerSecond: [
+            [timestamp, _.get(metrics, 'requests.total') * 1000 / _.get(metrics, 'collection_interval_in_millis')]
+          ]
+        };
+      } else {
+        ui.metrics = data.metrics;
+      }
       ui.name = data.name;
 
       ui.statuses = data.status.statuses;
diff --git a/src/core_plugins/status_page/public/status_page.less b/src/core_plugins/status_page/public/status_page.less
index d82736de72784..7b391d5477157 100644
--- a/src/core_plugins/status_page/public/status_page.less
+++ b/src/core_plugins/status_page/public/status_page.less
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
     border: 0;
 
     .content {
+      display: block;
       text-align: right;
       padding: 15px;
       padding-right: 20px;
diff --git a/src/server/config/schema.js b/src/server/config/schema.js
index cc6bcc18cc979..a3a407211f3e2 100644
--- a/src/server/config/schema.js
+++ b/src/server/config/schema.js
@@ -148,7 +148,8 @@ module.exports = () => Joi.object({
   }).default(),
 
   status: Joi.object({
-    allowAnonymous: Joi.boolean().default(false)
+    allowAnonymous: Joi.boolean().default(false),
+    v6ApiFormat: Joi.boolean().default(false)
   }).default(),
   tilemap: Joi.object({
     manifestServiceUrl: Joi.string().default('https://tiles.elastic.co/v2/manifest'),
diff --git a/src/server/status/__tests__/metrics.js b/src/server/status/__tests__/metrics.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..67d5167e3cfb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server/status/__tests__/metrics.js
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import _ from 'lodash';
+import expect from 'expect.js';
+
+import { getMetrics } from '../metrics';
+
+describe('Metrics', function () {
+  const mockOps = {
+    'requests': { '5603': { 'total': 22, 'disconnects': 0, 'statusCodes': { '200': 22 } } },
+    'responseTimes': { '5603': { 'avg': 1.8636363636363635, 'max': 4 } },
+    'sockets': {
+      'http': { 'total': 0 },
+      'https': { 'total': 0 }
+    },
+    'osload': [2.20751953125, 2.02294921875, 1.89794921875],
+    'osmem': { 'total': 17179869184, 'free': 102318080 },
+    'osup': 1008991,
+    'psup': 7.168,
+    'psmem': { 'rss': 193716224, 'heapTotal': 168194048, 'heapUsed': 130553400 },
+    'concurrents': { '5603': 0 },
+    'psdelay': 1.6091690063476562,
+    'host': '123'
+  };
+  const config = {
+    ops: {
+      interval: 5000
+    },
+    server: {
+      port: 5603
+    }
+  };
+
+  let metrics;
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    metrics = getMetrics({
+      event: _.cloneDeep(mockOps),
+      config: {
+        get: path => _.get(config, path)
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should snake case the request object', () => {
+    expect(metrics.requests.status_codes).not.to.be(undefined);
+    expect(metrics.requests.statusCodes).to.be(undefined);
+  });
+
+  it('should provide defined metrics', () => {
+    (function checkMetrics(currentMetric) {
+      _.forOwn(currentMetric, value => {
+        if (typeof value === 'object') return checkMetrics(value);
+        expect(currentMetric).not.to.be(undefined);
+      });
+
+    }(metrics));
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/server/status/index.js b/src/server/status/index.js
index 90dea44ce5378..beebaf649f2c0 100644
--- a/src/server/status/index.js
+++ b/src/server/status/index.js
@@ -7,15 +7,31 @@ export default function (kbnServer, server, config) {
   kbnServer.status = new ServerStatus(kbnServer.server);
 
   if (server.plugins['even-better']) {
-    kbnServer.mixin(require('./metrics'));
+    kbnServer.mixin(require('./metrics').collectMetrics);
   }
 
   const wrapAuth = wrapAuthConfig(config.get('status.allowAnonymous'));
-
+  const matchSnapshot = /-SNAPSHOT$/;
   server.route(wrapAuth({
     method: 'GET',
     path: '/api/status',
     handler: function (request, reply) {
+      const v6Format = config.get('status.v6ApiFormat');
+      if (v6Format) {
+        return reply({
+          name: config.get('server.name'),
+          uuid: config.get('server.uuid'),
+          version: {
+            number: config.get('pkg.version').replace(matchSnapshot, ''),
+            build_hash: config.get('pkg.buildSha'),
+            build_number: config.get('pkg.buildNum'),
+            build_snapshot: matchSnapshot.test(config.get('pkg.version'))
+          },
+          status: kbnServer.status.toJSON(),
+          metrics: kbnServer.metrics
+        });
+      }
+
       return reply({
         name: config.get('server.name'),
         version: config.get('pkg.version'),
@@ -23,7 +39,7 @@ export default function (kbnServer, server, config) {
         buildSha: config.get('pkg.buildSha'),
         uuid: config.get('server.uuid'),
         status: kbnServer.status.toJSON(),
-        metrics: kbnServer.metrics
+        metrics: kbnServer.legacyMetrics
       });
     }
   }));
diff --git a/src/server/status/metrics.js b/src/server/status/metrics.js
index d00a8eb540d04..4d75ff82b242a 100644
--- a/src/server/status/metrics.js
+++ b/src/server/status/metrics.js
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 import _ from 'lodash';
 import Samples from './samples';
-module.exports = function (kbnServer, server, config) {
-  let lastReport = Date.now();
+import { keysToSnakeCaseShallow } from '../../utils/case_conversion';
 
-  kbnServer.metrics = new Samples(12);
+export function collectMetrics(kbnServer, server, config) {
+  let lastReport = Date.now();
+  kbnServer.legacyMetrics = new Samples(12);
 
   server.plugins['even-better'].monitor.on('ops', function (event) {
+    kbnServer.metrics = getMetrics({ event, config });
+
     const now = Date.now();
     const secSinceLast = (now - lastReport) / 1000;
     lastReport = now;
@@ -14,7 +17,7 @@ module.exports = function (kbnServer, server, config) {
     const requests = _.get(event, ['requests', port, 'total'], 0);
     const requestsPerSecond = requests / secSinceLast;
 
-    kbnServer.metrics.add({
+    kbnServer.legacyMetrics.add({
       heapTotal: _.get(event, 'psmem.heapTotal'),
       heapUsed: _.get(event, 'psmem.heapUsed'),
       load: event.osload,
@@ -24,4 +27,35 @@ module.exports = function (kbnServer, server, config) {
     });
 
   });
-};
+}
+
+export function getMetrics({ event, config }) {
+  const port = config.get('server.port');
+  const timestamp = new Date().toISOString();
+  return {
+    last_updated: timestamp,
+    collection_interval_in_millis: config.get('ops.interval'),
+    uptime_in_millis: process.uptime() * 1000,
+    process: {
+      mem: {
+        heap_max_in_bytes: _.get(event, 'psmem.heapTotal'),
+        heap_used_in_bytes:  _.get(event, 'psmem.heapUsed')
+      }
+    },
+    os: {
+      cpu: {
+        load_average: {
+          '1m': _.get(event, 'osload.0'),
+          '5m': _.get(event, 'osload.1'),
+          '15m': _.get(event, 'osload.2')
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    response_times: {
+      avg_in_millis:  _.get(event, ['responseTimes', port, 'avg']),
+      max_in_millis: _.get(event, ['responseTimes', port, 'max'])
+    },
+    requests:  keysToSnakeCaseShallow(_.get(event, ['requests', port])),
+    concurrent_connections: _.get(event, ['concurrents', port])
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/ui/public/ingest/ingest.js b/src/ui/public/ingest/ingest.js
index 6b523d41c6c74..9fe0c43b9d099 100644
--- a/src/ui/public/ingest/ingest.js
+++ b/src/ui/public/ingest/ingest.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import RefreshKibanaIndexProvider from 'plugins/kibana/management/sections/indices/_refresh_kibana_index';
-import { keysToCamelCaseShallow, keysToSnakeCaseShallow } from '../../../core_plugins/kibana/common/lib/case_conversion';
+import { keysToCamelCaseShallow, keysToSnakeCaseShallow } from '../../../utils/case_conversion';
 import _ from 'lodash';
 import angular from 'angular';
 import chrome from 'ui/chrome';
diff --git a/src/core_plugins/kibana/common/lib/__tests__/case_conversion.js b/src/utils/__tests__/case_conversion.js
similarity index 100%
rename from src/core_plugins/kibana/common/lib/__tests__/case_conversion.js
rename to src/utils/__tests__/case_conversion.js
diff --git a/src/core_plugins/kibana/common/lib/case_conversion.js b/src/utils/case_conversion.js
similarity index 100%
rename from src/core_plugins/kibana/common/lib/case_conversion.js
rename to src/utils/case_conversion.js