diff --git a/plugins/inputs/dns_query/dns_query.go b/plugins/inputs/dns_query/dns_query.go
index a8f872ac9..08782f783 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/dns_query/dns_query.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/dns_query/dns_query.go
@@ -158,14 +158,22 @@ func (d *DNSQuery) query(domain string, server string) (map[string]interface{},
 	// Fill out custom fields for specific record types
 	for _, record := range r.Answer {
 		switch x := record.(type) {
+		case *dns.A:
+			fields["name"] = x.Hdr.Name
+		case *dns.AAAA:
+			fields["name"] = x.Hdr.Name
+		case *dns.CNAME:
+			fields["name"] = x.Hdr.Name
 		case *dns.MX:
+			fields["name"] = x.Hdr.Name
 			fields["preference"] = x.Preference
 		case *dns.SOA:
-			fields["serial"] = x.Serial
-			fields["refresh"] = x.Refresh
-			fields["retry"] = x.Retry
 			fields["expire"] = x.Expire
 			fields["minttl"] = x.Minttl
+			fields["name"] = x.Hdr.Name
+			fields["refresh"] = x.Refresh
+			fields["retry"] = x.Retry
+			fields["serial"] = x.Serial
 		}
 	}