diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add-l3-cache-bb9e64e9a9337d6d.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add-l3-cache-bb9e64e9a9337d6d.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..40dd9258
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/add-l3-cache-bb9e64e9a9337d6d.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Add cpu_l3_cache meter in polling yaml for cache monitoring feature to
+    work out of the box.
diff --git a/templates/polling.yaml.erb b/templates/polling.yaml.erb
index e84c36f9..f2a7bd14 100644
--- a/templates/polling.yaml.erb
+++ b/templates/polling.yaml.erb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ sources:
       interval: <%= @polling_interval %>
       meters:
         - cpu
+        - cpu_l3_cache
         - memory.usage
         - network.incoming.bytes
         - network.incoming.packets