diff --git a/docker/collectd/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/collectd/Dockerfile.j2
index e298a5ccfa..8ca33a8f6f 100644
--- a/docker/collectd/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/docker/collectd/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ LABEL maintainer="{{ maintainer }}" name="{{ image_name }}" build-date="{{ build
         'collectd-rdt',
         'collectd-turbostat'
       ] %}
+
+    {% if distro_python_version.startswith('3') %}
+      {% set collectd_packages = collectd_packages + [
+            'collectd-pmu'
+      ] %}
+    {% endif %}
   {% endif %}
 
   {% if base_arch != 's390x' %}