diff --git a/etc/telegraf.conf b/etc/telegraf.conf
index 481db0e43..b9e1f5a41 100644
--- a/etc/telegraf.conf
+++ b/etc/telegraf.conf
@@ -6798,6 +6798,12 @@
 #   ## SNMP version; can be 1, 2, or 3.
 #   # version = 2
 #
+#   ## Unconnected UDP socket
+#   ## When true, SNMP reponses are accepted from any address not just
+#   ## the requested address. This can be useful when gathering from
+#   ## redundant/failover systems.
+#   # unconnected_udp_socket = false
+#
 #   ## Path to mib files
 #   ## Used by the gosmi translator.
 #   ## To add paths when translating with netsnmp, use the MIBDIRS environment variable
diff --git a/etc/telegraf_windows.conf b/etc/telegraf_windows.conf
index ceaf472b5..1d8f81265 100644
--- a/etc/telegraf_windows.conf
+++ b/etc/telegraf_windows.conf
@@ -6630,6 +6630,12 @@
 #   ## SNMP version; can be 1, 2, or 3.
 #   # version = 2
 #
+#   ## Unconnected UDP socket
+#   ## When true, SNMP reponses are accepted from any address not just
+#   ## the requested address. This can be useful when gathering from
+#   ## redundant/failover systems.
+#   # unconnected_udp_socket = false
+#
 #   ## Path to mib files
 #   ## Used by the gosmi translator.
 #   ## To add paths when translating with netsnmp, use the MIBDIRS environment variable