diff --git a/gms/application_state.cc b/gms/application_state.cc
index fd32e829b6..63811b7ee8 100644
--- a/gms/application_state.cc
+++ b/gms/application_state.cc
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ static const std::map<application_state, sstring> application_state_names = {
     {application_state::HOST_ID,                "HOST_ID"},
     {application_state::TOKENS,                 "TOKENS"},
     {application_state::SUPPORTED_FEATURES,     "SUPPORTED_FEATURES"},
+    {application_state::CACHE_HITRATES,         "CACHE_HITRATES"},
 };
 
 std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const application_state& m) {
diff --git a/gms/application_state.hh b/gms/application_state.hh
index 0da5a06062..54006a8b5c 100644
--- a/gms/application_state.hh
+++ b/gms/application_state.hh
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ enum class application_state {
     HOST_ID,
     TOKENS,
     SUPPORTED_FEATURES,
+    CACHE_HITRATES,
     // pad to allow adding new states to existing cluster
-    X2,
     X3,
     X4,
     X5,
diff --git a/gms/versioned_value.hh b/gms/versioned_value.hh
index e402ce8a12..d4cfb0b898 100644
--- a/gms/versioned_value.hh
+++ b/gms/versioned_value.hh
@@ -242,6 +242,11 @@ public:
         versioned_value supported_features(const sstring& features) {
             return versioned_value(features);
         }
+
+        versioned_value cache_hitrates(const sstring& hitrates) {
+            return versioned_value(hitrates);
+        }
+
     };
 }; // class versioned_value
 
diff --git a/service/misc_services.cc b/service/misc_services.cc
index 228a980156..9e449fd2af 100644
--- a/service/misc_services.cc
+++ b/service/misc_services.cc
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
 #include "load_broadcaster.hh"
 #include "cache_hitrate_calculator.hh"
 #include "db/system_keyspace.hh"
+#include "gms/application_state.hh"
+#include "service/storage_service.hh"
 
 namespace service {
 
@@ -140,6 +142,7 @@ future<lowres_clock::duration> cache_hitrate_calculator::recalculate_hitrates()
         _diff = 0;
         // set calculated rates on all shards
         return _db.invoke_on_all([this, rates = std::move(rates), cpuid = engine().cpu_id()] (database& db) {
+            sstring gstate;
             for (auto& cf : db.get_column_families() | boost::adaptors::filtered(non_system_filter)) {
                 stat s = rates.at(cf.first);
                 float rate = 0;
@@ -149,9 +152,16 @@ future<lowres_clock::duration> cache_hitrate_calculator::recalculate_hitrates()
                 if (engine().cpu_id() == cpuid) {
                     // calculate max difference between old rate and new one for all cfs
                     _diff = std::max(_diff, std::abs(float(cf.second->get_global_cache_hit_rate()) - rate));
+                    gstate += sprint("%s.%s:%f;", cf.second->schema()->ks_name(), cf.second->schema()->cf_name(), rate);
                 }
                 cf.second->set_global_cache_hit_rate(cache_temperature(rate));
             }
+            if (gstate.size()) {
+                auto& g = gms::get_local_gossiper();
+                auto& ss = get_local_storage_service();
+                return g.add_local_application_state(gms::application_state::CACHE_HITRATES, ss.value_factory.cache_hitrates(std::move(gstate)));
+            }
+            return make_ready_future<>();
         });
     }).then([this] {
         // if max difference during this round is big schedule next recalculate earlier
diff --git a/service/storage_service.cc b/service/storage_service.cc
index 9e7c6d6c1c..3c107d7447 100644
--- a/service/storage_service.cc
+++ b/service/storage_service.cc
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ void storage_service::prepare_to_join(std::vector<inet_address> loaded_endpoints
     app_states.emplace(gms::application_state::RPC_ADDRESS, value_factory.rpcaddress(broadcast_rpc_address));
     app_states.emplace(gms::application_state::RELEASE_VERSION, value_factory.release_version());
     app_states.emplace(gms::application_state::SUPPORTED_FEATURES, value_factory.supported_features(features));
+    app_states.emplace(gms::application_state::CACHE_HITRATES, value_factory.cache_hitrates(""));
     slogger.info("Starting up server gossip");
 
     auto& gossiper = gms::get_local_gossiper();