diff --git a/usr.bin/vmstat/vmstat.8 b/usr.bin/vmstat/vmstat.8
index d8109787c5e8..81a590673294 100644
--- a/usr.bin/vmstat/vmstat.8
+++ b/usr.bin/vmstat/vmstat.8
@@ -209,6 +209,9 @@ seconds between each display.
 If no repeat
 .Ar wait
 interval is specified, the default is 1 second.
+The
+.Nm
+command will accept and honor a non-integer number of seconds.
 .It Fl z
 Report on memory used by the kernel zone allocator,
 .Xr uma 9 ,
diff --git a/usr.bin/vmstat/vmstat.c b/usr.bin/vmstat/vmstat.c
index cf4b73a07c26..4105a36ab1c7 100644
--- a/usr.bin/vmstat/vmstat.c
+++ b/usr.bin/vmstat/vmstat.c
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <sys/resource.h>
 #include <sys/sysctl.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
 #include <sys/vmmeter.h>
 #include <sys/pcpu.h>
 
@@ -181,6 +182,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	int c, todo;
 	unsigned int interval;
+	float f;
 	int reps;
 	char *memf, *nlistf;
 	char errbuf[_POSIX2_LINE_MAX];
@@ -243,7 +245,9 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 #endif
 			break;
 		case 'w':
-			interval = atoi(optarg);
+			/* Convert to milliseconds. */
+			f = atof(optarg);
+			interval = f * 1000;
 			break;
 		case 'z':
 			todo |= ZMEMSTAT;
@@ -298,7 +302,8 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 #define	BACKWARD_COMPATIBILITY
 #ifdef	BACKWARD_COMPATIBILITY
 	if (*argv) {
-		interval = atoi(*argv);
+		f = atof(*argv);
+		interval = f * 1000;
 		if (*++argv)
 			reps = atoi(*argv);
 	}
@@ -308,7 +313,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		if (!reps)
 			reps = -1;
 	} else if (reps)
-		interval = 1;
+		interval = 1 * 1000;
 
 	if (todo & FORKSTAT)
 		doforkst();
@@ -652,9 +657,11 @@ dovmstat(unsigned int interval, int reps)
 	size_t size;
 	int ncpus, maxid;
 	u_long cpumask;
+	int rate_adj;
 
 	uptime = getuptime();
 	halfuptime = uptime / 2;
+	rate_adj = 1;
 
 	/*
 	 * If the user stops the program (control-Z) and then resumes it,
@@ -766,7 +773,7 @@ dovmstat(unsigned int interval, int reps)
 		(void)printf("%2d %1d %1d",
 		    total.t_rq - 1, total.t_dw + total.t_pw, total.t_sw);
 #define vmstat_pgtok(a) ((a) * (sum.v_page_size >> 10))
-#define	rate(x)	(((x) + halfuptime) / uptime)	/* round */
+#define	rate(x)	(((x) * rate_adj + halfuptime) / uptime)	/* round */
 		if (hflag) {
 			printf(" ");
 			prthuman(total.t_avm * (u_int64_t)sum.v_page_size, 7);
@@ -806,15 +813,16 @@ dovmstat(unsigned int interval, int reps)
 			break;
 		osum = sum;
 		uptime = interval;
+		rate_adj = 1000;
 		/*
 		 * We round upward to avoid losing low-frequency events
-		 * (i.e., >= 1 per interval but < 1 per second).
+		 * (i.e., >= 1 per interval but < 1 per millisecond).
 		 */
 		if (interval != 1)
 			halfuptime = (uptime + 1) / 2;
 		else
 			halfuptime = 0;
-		(void)sleep(interval);
+		(void)usleep(interval * 1000);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/usr.sbin/iostat/iostat.8 b/usr.sbin/iostat/iostat.8
index e7ceb628fb1b..595220966216 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/iostat/iostat.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/iostat/iostat.8
@@ -239,6 +239,9 @@ seconds between each display.
 If no repeat
 .Ar count
 is specified, the default is infinity.
+The
+.Nm
+command will accept and honor a non-integer number of seconds.
 .It Fl x
 Show extended disk statistics.
 Each disk is displayed on a line of its own with all available statistics.
diff --git a/usr.sbin/iostat/iostat.c b/usr.sbin/iostat/iostat.c
index 9831f842ed34..dfa5ebc38aec 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/iostat/iostat.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/iostat/iostat.c
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	long select_generation;
 	char **specified_devices;
 	devstat_select_mode select_mode;
+	float f;
 	int havelast = 0;
 
 	matches = NULL;
@@ -239,9 +240,10 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 				break;
 			case 'w':
 				wflag++;
-				waittime = atoi(optarg);
+				f = atof(optarg);
+				waittime = f * 1000;
 				if (waittime < 1)
-					errx(1, "wait time is < 1");
+					errx(1, "wait time is < 1ms");
 				break;
 			case 'x':
 				xflag++;
@@ -378,12 +380,13 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	 * Look for the traditional wait time and count arguments.
 	 */
 	if (*argv) {
-		waittime = atoi(*argv);
+		f = atof(*argv);
+		waittime = f * 1000;
 
 		/* Let the user know he goofed, but keep going anyway */
 		if (wflag != 0)
 			warnx("discarding previous wait interval, using"
-			      " %d instead", waittime);
+			      " %g instead", waittime / 1000.0);
 		wflag++;
 
 		if (*++argv) {
@@ -401,7 +404,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	 * to an interval of 1 second.
 	 */
 	if ((wflag == 0) && (cflag > 0))
-		waittime = 1;
+		waittime = 1 * 1000;
 
 	/*
 	 * If the user specified a wait time, but not a count, we want to
@@ -602,7 +605,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		if (count >= 0 && --count <= 0)
 			break;
 
-		sleep(waittime);
+		usleep(waittime * 1000);
 		havelast = 1;
 	}