diff --git a/etc/telegraf.conf b/etc/telegraf.conf
index 549a73066..a68b8c0fc 100644
--- a/etc/telegraf.conf
+++ b/etc/telegraf.conf
@@ -6671,6 +6671,15 @@
 #     sub_tables=[".1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.13", "bytes_recv", "bytes_send"]
 
 
+# # Gather indicators from established connections, using iproute2's `ss` command.
+# [[inputs.socketstat]]
+#   ## ss can display information about tcp, udp, raw, unix, packet, dccp and sctp sockets
+#   ## List of protocol types to collect
+#   # protocols = [ "tcp", "udp" ]
+#   ## The default timeout of 1s for ss execution can be overridden here:
+#   # timeout = "1s"
+
+
 # # Read stats from one or more Solr servers or cores
 # [[inputs.solr]]
 #   ## specify a list of one or more Solr servers