diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e9c8d73c8..2927f8b82 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/lint v0.0.0-20200302205851-738671d3881b // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200301022130-244492dfa37a
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20200107190931-bf48bf16ab8d
-	golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20200317015054-43a5402ce75a // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20200317015054-43a5402ce75a
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200212091648-12a6c2dcc1e4
 	golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200317043434-63da46f3035e // indirect
 	golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/wgctrl v0.0.0-20200205215550-e35592f146e4
diff --git a/plugins/processors/all/all.go b/plugins/processors/all/all.go
index ad8d8616c..307fe540b 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/all/all.go
+++ b/plugins/processors/all/all.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	_ "github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/processors/printer"
 	_ "github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/processors/regex"
 	_ "github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/processors/rename"
+	_ "github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/processors/reverse_dns"
 	_ "github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/processors/s2geo"
 	_ "github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/processors/starlark"
 	_ "github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/processors/strings"
diff --git a/plugins/processors/reverse_dns/README.md b/plugins/processors/reverse_dns/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b95174ad2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/processors/reverse_dns/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+# Reverse DNS Processor Plugin
+
+The `reverse_dns` processor does a reverse-dns lookup on tags (or fields) with
+IPs in them.
+
+### Configuration:
+
+```toml
+[[processors.reverse_dns]]
+  ## For optimal performance, you may want to limit which metrics are passed to this
+  ## processor. eg:
+  ## namepass = ["my_metric_*"]
+
+  ## cache_ttl is how long the dns entries should stay cached for.
+  ## generally longer is better, but if you expect a large number of diverse lookups
+  ## you'll want to consider memory use.
+  cache_ttl = "24h"
+
+  ## lookup_timeout is how long should you wait for a single dns request to repsond.
+  ## this is also the maximum acceptable latency for a metric travelling through
+  ## the reverse_dns processor. After lookup_timeout is exceeded, a metric will
+  ## be passed on unaltered.
+  ## multiple simultaneous resolution requests for the same IP will only make a
+  ## single rDNS request, and they will all wait for the answer for this long.
+  lookup_timeout = "3s"
+
+  ## max_parallel_lookups is the maximum number of dns requests to be in flight
+  ## at the same time. Requesting hitting cached values do not count against this
+  ## total, and neither do mulptiple requests for the same IP.
+  ## It's probably best to keep this number fairly low.
+  max_parallel_lookups = 10
+
+  ## ordered controls whether or not the metrics need to stay in the same order
+  ## this plugin received them in. If false, this plugin will change the order
+  ## with requests hitting cached results moving through immediately and not
+  ## waiting on slower lookups. This may cause issues for you if you are
+  ## depending on the order of metrics staying the same. If so, set this to true.
+  ## keeping the metrics ordered may be slightly slower.
+  ordered = false
+
+  [[processors.reverse_dns.lookup]]
+    ## get the ip from the field "source_ip", and put the result in the field "source_name"
+    field = "source_ip"
+    dest = "source_name"
+
+  [[processors.reverse_dns.lookup]]
+    ## get the ip from the tag "destination_ip", and put the result in the tag
+    ## "destination_name".
+    tag = "destination_ip"
+    dest = "destination_name"
+
+    ## If you would prefer destination_name to be a field instead, you can use a
+    ## processors.converter after this one, specifying the order attribute.
+```
+
+
+
+### Example processing:
+
+example config:
+
+```toml
+[[processors.reverse_dns]]
+  [[processors.reverse_dns.lookup]]
+    tag = "ip"
+    dest = "domain"
+```
+
+```diff
+- ping,ip=8.8.8.8 elapsed=300i 1502489900000000000
++ ping,ip=8.8.8.8,domain=dns.google. elapsed=300i 1502489900000000000
+```
diff --git a/plugins/processors/reverse_dns/parallel/ordered.go b/plugins/processors/reverse_dns/parallel/ordered.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..763df2db6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/processors/reverse_dns/parallel/ordered.go
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+package parallel
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf"
+)
+
+type Ordered struct {
+	wg sync.WaitGroup
+	fn func(telegraf.Metric) []telegraf.Metric
+
+	// queue of jobs coming in. Workers pick jobs off this queue for processing
+	workerQueue chan job
+
+	// queue of ordered metrics going out
+	queue chan futureMetric
+}
+
+func NewOrdered(
+	acc telegraf.Accumulator,
+	fn func(telegraf.Metric) []telegraf.Metric,
+	orderedQueueSize int,
+	workerCount int,
+) *Ordered {
+	p := &Ordered{
+		fn:          fn,
+		workerQueue: make(chan job, workerCount),
+		queue:       make(chan futureMetric, orderedQueueSize),
+	}
+	p.startWorkers(workerCount)
+	p.wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		p.readQueue(acc)
+		p.wg.Done()
+	}()
+	return p
+}
+
+func (p *Ordered) Enqueue(metric telegraf.Metric) {
+	future := make(futureMetric)
+	p.queue <- future
+
+	// write the future to the worker pool. Order doesn't matter now because the
+	// outgoing p.queue will enforce order regardless of the order the jobs are
+	// completed in
+	p.workerQueue <- job{
+		future: future,
+		metric: metric,
+	}
+}
+
+func (p *Ordered) readQueue(acc telegraf.Accumulator) {
+	// wait for the response from each worker in order
+	for mCh := range p.queue {
+		// allow each worker to write out multiple metrics
+		for metrics := range mCh {
+			for _, m := range metrics {
+				acc.AddMetric(m)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (p *Ordered) startWorkers(count int) {
+	p.wg.Add(count)
+	for i := 0; i < count; i++ {
+		go func() {
+			for job := range p.workerQueue {
+				job.future <- p.fn(job.metric)
+				close(job.future)
+			}
+			p.wg.Done()
+		}()
+	}
+}
+
+func (p *Ordered) Stop() {
+	close(p.queue)
+	close(p.workerQueue)
+	p.wg.Wait()
+}
+
+type futureMetric chan []telegraf.Metric
+
+type job struct {
+	future futureMetric
+	metric telegraf.Metric
+}
diff --git a/plugins/processors/reverse_dns/parallel/parallel.go b/plugins/processors/reverse_dns/parallel/parallel.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3ad04c72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/processors/reverse_dns/parallel/parallel.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package parallel
+
+import "github.com/influxdata/telegraf"
+
+type Parallel interface {
+	Enqueue(telegraf.Metric)
+	Stop()
+}
diff --git a/plugins/processors/reverse_dns/parallel/parallel_test.go b/plugins/processors/reverse_dns/parallel/parallel_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0d2839a24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/processors/reverse_dns/parallel/parallel_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+package parallel_test
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf"
+	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/metric"
+	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/processors/reverse_dns/parallel"
+	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/testutil"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestOrderedJobsStayOrdered(t *testing.T) {
+	acc := &testutil.Accumulator{}
+
+	p := parallel.NewOrdered(acc, jobFunc, 10000, 10)
+	now := time.Now()
+	for i := 0; i < 20000; i++ {
+		m, err := metric.New("test",
+			map[string]string{},
+			map[string]interface{}{
+				"val": i,
+			},
+			now,
+		)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		now = now.Add(1)
+		p.Enqueue(m)
+	}
+	p.Stop()
+
+	i := 0
+	require.Len(t, acc.Metrics, 20000, fmt.Sprintf("expected 20k metrics but got %d", len(acc.GetTelegrafMetrics())))
+	for _, m := range acc.GetTelegrafMetrics() {
+		v, ok := m.GetField("val")
+		require.True(t, ok)
+		require.EqualValues(t, i, v)
+		i++
+	}
+}
+
+func TestUnorderedJobsDontDropAnyJobs(t *testing.T) {
+	acc := &testutil.Accumulator{}
+
+	p := parallel.NewUnordered(acc, jobFunc, 10)
+
+	now := time.Now()
+
+	expectedTotal := 0
+	for i := 0; i < 20000; i++ {
+		expectedTotal += i
+		m, err := metric.New("test",
+			map[string]string{},
+			map[string]interface{}{
+				"val": i,
+			},
+			now,
+		)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		now = now.Add(1)
+		p.Enqueue(m)
+	}
+	p.Stop()
+
+	actualTotal := int64(0)
+	require.Len(t, acc.Metrics, 20000, fmt.Sprintf("expected 20k metrics but got %d", len(acc.GetTelegrafMetrics())))
+	for _, m := range acc.GetTelegrafMetrics() {
+		v, ok := m.GetField("val")
+		require.True(t, ok)
+		actualTotal += v.(int64)
+	}
+	require.EqualValues(t, expectedTotal, actualTotal)
+}
+
+func BenchmarkOrdered(b *testing.B) {
+	acc := &testutil.Accumulator{}
+
+	p := parallel.NewOrdered(acc, jobFunc, 10000, 10)
+
+	m, _ := metric.New("test",
+		map[string]string{},
+		map[string]interface{}{
+			"val": 1,
+		},
+		time.Now(),
+	)
+
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		p.Enqueue(m)
+	}
+	p.Stop()
+}
+
+func BenchmarkUnordered(b *testing.B) {
+	acc := &testutil.Accumulator{}
+
+	p := parallel.NewUnordered(acc, jobFunc, 10)
+
+	m, _ := metric.New("test",
+		map[string]string{},
+		map[string]interface{}{
+			"val": 1,
+		},
+		time.Now(),
+	)
+
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		p.Enqueue(m)
+	}
+	p.Stop()
+}
+
+func jobFunc(m telegraf.Metric) []telegraf.Metric {
+	return []telegraf.Metric{m}
+}
diff --git a/plugins/processors/reverse_dns/parallel/unordered.go b/plugins/processors/reverse_dns/parallel/unordered.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eef6e1f7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/processors/reverse_dns/parallel/unordered.go
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package parallel
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf"
+)
+
+type Unordered struct {
+	wg      sync.WaitGroup
+	acc     telegraf.Accumulator
+	fn      func(telegraf.Metric) []telegraf.Metric
+	inQueue chan telegraf.Metric
+}
+
+func NewUnordered(
+	acc telegraf.Accumulator,
+	fn func(telegraf.Metric) []telegraf.Metric,
+	workerCount int,
+) *Unordered {
+	p := &Unordered{
+		acc:     acc,
+		inQueue: make(chan telegraf.Metric, workerCount),
+		fn:      fn,
+	}
+
+	// start workers
+	p.wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		p.startWorkers(workerCount)
+		p.wg.Done()
+	}()
+
+	return p
+}
+
+func (p *Unordered) startWorkers(count int) {
+	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
+	wg.Add(count)
+	for i := 0; i < count; i++ {
+		go func() {
+			for metric := range p.inQueue {
+				for _, m := range p.fn(metric) {
+					p.acc.AddMetric(m)
+				}
+			}
+			wg.Done()
+		}()
+	}
+	wg.Wait()
+}
+
+func (p *Unordered) Stop() {
+	close(p.inQueue)
+	p.wg.Wait()
+}
+
+func (p *Unordered) Enqueue(m telegraf.Metric) {
+	p.inQueue <- m
+}
diff --git a/plugins/processors/reverse_dns/rdnscache.go b/plugins/processors/reverse_dns/rdnscache.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1d86b5385
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/processors/reverse_dns/rdnscache.go
@@ -0,0 +1,319 @@
+package reverse_dns
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"net"
+	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"time"
+
+	"golang.org/x/sync/semaphore"
+)
+
+const defaultMaxWorkers = 10
+
+var (
+	ErrTimeout = errors.New("request timed out")
+)
+
+// AnyResolver is for the net.Resolver
+type AnyResolver interface {
+	LookupAddr(ctx context.Context, addr string) (names []string, err error)
+}
+
+// ReverseDNSCache is safe to use across multiple goroutines.
+// if multiple goroutines request the same IP at the same time, one of the
+// requests will trigger the lookup and the rest will wait for its response.
+type ReverseDNSCache struct {
+	Resolver AnyResolver
+	stats    RDNSCacheStats
+
+	// settings
+	ttl           time.Duration
+	lookupTimeout time.Duration
+	maxWorkers    int
+
+	// internal
+	rwLock              sync.RWMutex
+	sem                 *semaphore.Weighted
+	cancelCleanupWorker context.CancelFunc
+
+	cache map[string]*dnslookup
+
+	// keep an ordered list of what needs to be worked on and what is due to expire.
+	// We can use this list for both with a job position marker, and by popping items
+	// off the list as they expire. This avoids iterating over the whole map to find
+	// things to do.
+	// As a bonus, we only have to read the first item to know if anything in the
+	// map has expired.
+	// must lock to get access to this.
+	expireList     []*dnslookup
+	expireListLock sync.Mutex
+}
+
+type RDNSCacheStats struct {
+	CacheHit          uint64
+	CacheMiss         uint64
+	CacheExpire       uint64
+	RequestsAbandoned uint64
+	RequestsFilled    uint64
+}
+
+func NewReverseDNSCache(ttl, lookupTimeout time.Duration, workerPoolSize int) *ReverseDNSCache {
+	if workerPoolSize <= 0 {
+		workerPoolSize = defaultMaxWorkers
+	}
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	d := &ReverseDNSCache{
+		ttl:                 ttl,
+		lookupTimeout:       lookupTimeout,
+		cache:               map[string]*dnslookup{},
+		expireList:          []*dnslookup{},
+		maxWorkers:          workerPoolSize,
+		sem:                 semaphore.NewWeighted(int64(workerPoolSize)),
+		cancelCleanupWorker: cancel,
+		Resolver:            net.DefaultResolver,
+	}
+	d.startCleanupWorker(ctx)
+	return d
+}
+
+// dnslookup represents a lookup request/response. It may or may not be answered yet.
+// interested parties register themselves with existing requests or create new ones
+// to get their dns query answered. Answers will be pushed out to callbacks.
+type dnslookup struct {
+	ip        string // keep a copy for the expireList.
+	domains   []string
+	expiresAt time.Time
+	completed bool
+	callbacks []callbackChannelType
+}
+
+type lookupResult struct {
+	domains []string
+	err     error
+}
+
+type callbackChannelType chan lookupResult
+
+// Lookup takes a string representing a parseable ipv4 or ipv6 IP, and blocks
+// until it has resolved to 0-n results, or until its lookup timeout has elapsed.
+// if the lookup timeout elapses, it returns an empty slice.
+func (d *ReverseDNSCache) Lookup(ip string) ([]string, error) {
+	if len(ip) == 0 {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	return d.lookup(ip)
+}
+
+func (d *ReverseDNSCache) lookup(ip string) ([]string, error) {
+	// check if the value is cached
+	d.rwLock.RLock()
+	result, found := d.lockedGetFromCache(ip)
+	if found && result.completed && result.expiresAt.After(time.Now()) {
+		defer d.rwLock.RUnlock()
+		atomic.AddUint64(&d.stats.CacheHit, 1)
+		// cache is valid
+		return result.domains, nil
+	}
+	d.rwLock.RUnlock()
+
+	// if it's not cached, kick off a lookup job and subscribe to the result.
+	lookupChan := d.subscribeTo(ip)
+	timer := time.NewTimer(d.lookupTimeout)
+	defer timer.Stop()
+
+	// timer is still necessary even if doLookup respects timeout due to worker
+	// pool starvation.
+	select {
+	case result := <-lookupChan:
+		return result.domains, result.err
+	case <-timer.C:
+		return nil, ErrTimeout
+	}
+}
+
+func (d *ReverseDNSCache) subscribeTo(ip string) callbackChannelType {
+	callback := make(callbackChannelType, 1)
+
+	d.rwLock.Lock()
+	defer d.rwLock.Unlock()
+
+	// confirm it's still not in the cache. This needs to be done under an active lock.
+	result, found := d.lockedGetFromCache(ip)
+	if found {
+		atomic.AddUint64(&d.stats.CacheHit, 1)
+		// has the request been answered since we last checked?
+		if result.completed {
+			// we can return the answer with the channel.
+			callback <- lookupResult{domains: result.domains}
+			return callback
+		}
+		// there's a request but it hasn't been answered yet;
+		// add yourself to the subscribers and return that.
+		result.callbacks = append(result.callbacks, callback)
+		d.lockedSaveToCache(result)
+		return callback
+	}
+
+	atomic.AddUint64(&d.stats.CacheMiss, 1)
+
+	// otherwise we need to register the request
+	l := &dnslookup{
+		ip:        ip,
+		expiresAt: time.Now().Add(d.ttl),
+		callbacks: []callbackChannelType{callback},
+	}
+
+	d.lockedSaveToCache(l)
+	go d.doLookup(l.ip)
+	return callback
+}
+
+// lockedGetFromCache fetches from the correct internal ip cache.
+// you MUST first do a read or write lock before calling it, and keep locks around
+// the dnslookup that is returned until you clone it.
+func (d *ReverseDNSCache) lockedGetFromCache(ip string) (lookup *dnslookup, found bool) {
+	lookup, found = d.cache[ip]
+	if found && lookup.expiresAt.Before(time.Now()) {
+		return nil, false
+	}
+	return lookup, found
+}
+
+// lockedSaveToCache stores a lookup in the correct internal ip cache.
+// you MUST first do a write lock before calling it.
+func (d *ReverseDNSCache) lockedSaveToCache(lookup *dnslookup) {
+	if lookup.expiresAt.Before(time.Now()) {
+		return // don't cache.
+	}
+	d.cache[lookup.ip] = lookup
+}
+
+func (d *ReverseDNSCache) startCleanupWorker(ctx context.Context) {
+	go func() {
+		cleanupTick := time.NewTicker(10 * time.Second)
+		for {
+			select {
+			case <-cleanupTick.C:
+				d.cleanup()
+			case <-ctx.Done():
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+}
+
+func (d *ReverseDNSCache) doLookup(ip string) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), d.lookupTimeout)
+	defer cancel()
+	if err := d.sem.Acquire(ctx, 1); err != nil {
+		// lookup timeout
+		d.abandonLookup(ip, ErrTimeout)
+		return
+	}
+	defer d.sem.Release(1)
+
+	names, err := d.Resolver.LookupAddr(ctx, ip)
+	if err != nil {
+		d.abandonLookup(ip, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	d.rwLock.Lock()
+	lookup, found := d.lockedGetFromCache(ip)
+	if !found {
+		d.rwLock.Unlock()
+		return
+	}
+
+	lookup.domains = names
+	lookup.completed = true
+	lookup.expiresAt = time.Now().Add(d.ttl) // extend the ttl now that we have a reply.
+	callbacks := lookup.callbacks
+	lookup.callbacks = nil
+
+	d.lockedSaveToCache(lookup)
+	d.rwLock.Unlock()
+
+	d.expireListLock.Lock()
+	// add it to the expireList.
+	d.expireList = append(d.expireList, lookup)
+	d.expireListLock.Unlock()
+
+	atomic.AddUint64(&d.stats.RequestsFilled, uint64(len(callbacks)))
+	for _, cb := range callbacks {
+		cb <- lookupResult{domains: names}
+		close(cb)
+	}
+}
+
+func (d *ReverseDNSCache) abandonLookup(ip string, err error) {
+	d.rwLock.Lock()
+	lookup, found := d.lockedGetFromCache(ip)
+	if !found {
+		d.rwLock.Unlock()
+		return
+	}
+
+	callbacks := lookup.callbacks
+	delete(d.cache, lookup.ip)
+	d.rwLock.Unlock()
+	// resolve the remaining callbacks to free the resources.
+	atomic.AddUint64(&d.stats.RequestsAbandoned, uint64(len(callbacks)))
+	for _, cb := range callbacks {
+		cb <- lookupResult{err: err}
+		close(cb)
+	}
+}
+
+func (d *ReverseDNSCache) cleanup() {
+	now := time.Now()
+	d.expireListLock.Lock()
+	if len(d.expireList) == 0 {
+		d.expireListLock.Unlock()
+		return
+	}
+	ipsToDelete := []string{}
+	for i := 0; i < len(d.expireList); i++ {
+		if d.expireList[i].expiresAt.After(now) {
+			break // done. Nothing after this point is expired.
+		}
+		ipsToDelete = append(ipsToDelete, d.expireList[i].ip)
+	}
+	if len(ipsToDelete) == 0 {
+		d.expireListLock.Unlock()
+		return
+	}
+	d.expireList = d.expireList[len(ipsToDelete):]
+	d.expireListLock.Unlock()
+
+	atomic.AddUint64(&d.stats.CacheExpire, uint64(len(ipsToDelete)))
+
+	d.rwLock.Lock()
+	defer d.rwLock.Unlock()
+	for _, ip := range ipsToDelete {
+		delete(d.cache, ip)
+	}
+}
+
+// blockAllWorkers is a test function that eats up all the worker pool space to
+// make sure workers are done running and there's no room to acquire a new worker.
+func (d *ReverseDNSCache) blockAllWorkers() {
+	d.sem.Acquire(context.Background(), int64(d.maxWorkers))
+}
+
+func (d *ReverseDNSCache) Stats() RDNSCacheStats {
+	stats := RDNSCacheStats{}
+	stats.CacheHit = atomic.LoadUint64(&d.stats.CacheHit)
+	stats.CacheMiss = atomic.LoadUint64(&d.stats.CacheMiss)
+	stats.CacheExpire = atomic.LoadUint64(&d.stats.CacheExpire)
+	stats.RequestsAbandoned = atomic.LoadUint64(&d.stats.RequestsAbandoned)
+	stats.RequestsFilled = atomic.LoadUint64(&d.stats.RequestsFilled)
+	return stats
+}
+
+func (d *ReverseDNSCache) Stop() {
+	d.cancelCleanupWorker()
+}
diff --git a/plugins/processors/reverse_dns/rdnscache_test.go b/plugins/processors/reverse_dns/rdnscache_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e8466c27f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/processors/reverse_dns/rdnscache_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+package reverse_dns
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestSimpleReverseDNSLookup(t *testing.T) {
+	d := NewReverseDNSCache(60*time.Second, 1*time.Second, -1)
+	defer d.Stop()
+
+	d.Resolver = &localResolver{}
+	answer, err := d.Lookup("127.0.0.1")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, []string{"localhost"}, answer)
+	d.blockAllWorkers()
+
+	// do another request with no workers available.
+	// it should read from cache instantly.
+	answer, err = d.Lookup("127.0.0.1")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, []string{"localhost"}, answer)
+
+	require.Len(t, d.cache, 1)
+	require.Len(t, d.expireList, 1)
+	d.cleanup()
+	require.Len(t, d.expireList, 1) // ttl hasn't hit yet.
+
+	stats := d.Stats()
+
+	require.EqualValues(t, 0, stats.CacheExpire)
+	require.EqualValues(t, 1, stats.CacheMiss)
+	require.EqualValues(t, 1, stats.CacheHit)
+	require.EqualValues(t, 1, stats.RequestsFilled)
+	require.EqualValues(t, 0, stats.RequestsAbandoned)
+}
+
+func TestParallelReverseDNSLookup(t *testing.T) {
+	d := NewReverseDNSCache(1*time.Second, 1*time.Second, -1)
+	defer d.Stop()
+
+	d.Resolver = &localResolver{}
+	var answer1 []string
+	var answer2 []string
+	wg := &sync.WaitGroup{}
+	wg.Add(2)
+	go func() {
+		answer, err := d.Lookup("127.0.0.1")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		answer1 = answer
+		wg.Done()
+	}()
+	go func() {
+		answer, err := d.Lookup("127.0.0.1")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		answer2 = answer
+		wg.Done()
+	}()
+
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	t.Log(answer1)
+	t.Log(answer2)
+
+	require.Equal(t, []string{"localhost"}, answer1)
+	require.Equal(t, []string{"localhost"}, answer2)
+
+	require.Len(t, d.cache, 1)
+
+	stats := d.Stats()
+
+	require.EqualValues(t, 1, stats.CacheMiss)
+	require.EqualValues(t, 1, stats.CacheHit)
+}
+
+func TestUnavailableDNSServerRespectsTimeout(t *testing.T) {
+	d := NewReverseDNSCache(0, 1, -1)
+	defer d.Stop()
+
+	d.Resolver = &timeoutResolver{}
+
+	result, err := d.Lookup("192.153.33.3")
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, ErrTimeout, err)
+
+	require.Nil(t, result)
+}
+
+func TestCleanupHappens(t *testing.T) {
+	ttl := 100 * time.Millisecond
+	d := NewReverseDNSCache(ttl, 1*time.Second, -1)
+	defer d.Stop()
+
+	d.Resolver = &localResolver{}
+	_, err := d.Lookup("127.0.0.1")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	require.Len(t, d.cache, 1)
+
+	time.Sleep(ttl) // wait for cache entry to expire.
+	d.cleanup()
+	require.Len(t, d.expireList, 0)
+
+	stats := d.Stats()
+
+	require.EqualValues(t, 1, stats.CacheExpire)
+	require.EqualValues(t, 1, stats.CacheMiss)
+	require.EqualValues(t, 0, stats.CacheHit)
+}
+
+func TestLookupTimeout(t *testing.T) {
+	d := NewReverseDNSCache(10*time.Second, 10*time.Second, -1)
+	defer d.Stop()
+
+	d.Resolver = &timeoutResolver{}
+	_, err := d.Lookup("127.0.0.1")
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	require.EqualValues(t, 1, d.Stats().RequestsAbandoned)
+}
+
+type timeoutResolver struct{}
+
+func (r *timeoutResolver) LookupAddr(ctx context.Context, addr string) (names []string, err error) {
+	return nil, errors.New("timeout")
+}
+
+type localResolver struct{}
+
+func (r *localResolver) LookupAddr(ctx context.Context, addr string) (names []string, err error) {
+	return []string{"localhost"}, nil
+}
diff --git a/plugins/processors/reverse_dns/reversedns.go b/plugins/processors/reverse_dns/reversedns.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bef79a01c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/processors/reverse_dns/reversedns.go
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+package reverse_dns
+
+import (
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf"
+	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/config"
+	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/processors"
+	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/processors/reverse_dns/parallel"
+)
+
+const sampleConfig = `
+  ## For optimal performance, you may want to limit which metrics are passed to this
+  ## processor. eg:
+  ## namepass = ["my_metric_*"]
+
+  ## cache_ttl is how long the dns entries should stay cached for.
+  ## generally longer is better, but if you expect a large number of diverse lookups
+  ## you'll want to consider memory use.
+  cache_ttl = "24h"
+
+  ## lookup_timeout is how long should you wait for a single dns request to repsond.
+  ## this is also the maximum acceptable latency for a metric travelling through
+  ## the reverse_dns processor. After lookup_timeout is exceeded, a metric will
+  ## be passed on unaltered.
+  ## multiple simultaneous resolution requests for the same IP will only make a
+  ## single rDNS request, and they will all wait for the answer for this long.
+  lookup_timeout = "3s"
+
+  ## max_parallel_lookups is the maximum number of dns requests to be in flight
+  ## at the same time. Requesting hitting cached values do not count against this
+  ## total, and neither do mulptiple requests for the same IP.
+  ## It's probably best to keep this number fairly low.
+  max_parallel_lookups = 10
+
+  ## ordered controls whether or not the metrics need to stay in the same order
+  ## this plugin received them in. If false, this plugin will change the order
+  ## with requests hitting cached results moving through immediately and not
+  ## waiting on slower lookups. This may cause issues for you if you are
+  ## depending on the order of metrics staying the same. If so, set this to true.
+  ## keeping the metrics ordered may be slightly slower.
+  ordered = false
+
+  [[processors.reverse_dns.lookup]]
+    ## get the ip from the field "source_ip", and put the result in the field "source_name"
+    field = "source_ip"
+    dest = "source_name"
+
+  [[processors.reverse_dns.lookup]]
+    ## get the ip from the tag "destination_ip", and put the result in the tag
+    ## "destination_name".
+    tag = "destination_ip"
+    dest = "destination_name"
+
+    ## If you would prefer destination_name to be a field instead, you can use a
+    ## processors.converter after this one, specifying the order attribute.
+`
+
+type lookupEntry struct {
+	Tag   string `toml:"tag"`
+	Field string `toml:"field"`
+	Dest  string `toml:"dest"`
+}
+
+type ReverseDNS struct {
+	reverseDNSCache *ReverseDNSCache
+	acc             telegraf.Accumulator
+	parallel        parallel.Parallel
+
+	Lookups            []lookupEntry   `toml:"lookup"`
+	CacheTTL           config.Duration `toml:"cache_ttl"`
+	LookupTimeout      config.Duration `toml:"lookup_timeout"`
+	MaxParallelLookups int             `toml:"max_parallel_lookups"`
+	Ordered            bool            `toml:"ordered"`
+	Log                telegraf.Logger `toml:"-"`
+}
+
+func (r *ReverseDNS) SampleConfig() string {
+	return sampleConfig
+}
+
+func (r *ReverseDNS) Description() string {
+	return "ReverseDNS does a reverse lookup on IP addresses to retrieve the DNS name"
+}
+
+func (r *ReverseDNS) Start(acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
+	r.acc = acc
+	r.reverseDNSCache = NewReverseDNSCache(
+		time.Duration(r.CacheTTL),
+		time.Duration(r.LookupTimeout),
+		r.MaxParallelLookups, // max parallel reverse-dns lookups
+	)
+	if r.Ordered {
+		r.parallel = parallel.NewOrdered(acc, r.asyncAdd, 10000, r.MaxParallelLookups)
+	} else {
+		r.parallel = parallel.NewUnordered(acc, r.asyncAdd, r.MaxParallelLookups)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (r *ReverseDNS) Stop() error {
+	r.parallel.Stop()
+	r.reverseDNSCache.Stop()
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (r *ReverseDNS) Add(metric telegraf.Metric, acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
+	r.parallel.Enqueue(metric)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (r *ReverseDNS) asyncAdd(metric telegraf.Metric) []telegraf.Metric {
+	for _, lookup := range r.Lookups {
+		if len(lookup.Field) > 0 {
+			if ipField, ok := metric.GetField(lookup.Field); ok {
+				if ip, ok := ipField.(string); ok {
+					result, err := r.reverseDNSCache.Lookup(ip)
+					if err != nil {
+						r.Log.Errorf("lookup error: %v", err)
+						continue
+					}
+					if len(result) > 0 {
+						metric.AddField(lookup.Dest, result[0])
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		if len(lookup.Tag) > 0 {
+			if ipTag, ok := metric.GetTag(lookup.Tag); ok {
+				result, err := r.reverseDNSCache.Lookup(ipTag)
+				if err != nil {
+					r.Log.Errorf("lookup error: %v", err)
+					continue
+				}
+				if len(result) > 0 {
+					metric.AddTag(lookup.Dest, result[0])
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return []telegraf.Metric{metric}
+}
+
+func init() {
+	processors.AddStreaming("reverse_dns", func() telegraf.StreamingProcessor {
+		return newReverseDNS()
+	})
+}
+
+func newReverseDNS() *ReverseDNS {
+	return &ReverseDNS{
+		CacheTTL:           config.Duration(24 * time.Hour),
+		LookupTimeout:      config.Duration(1 * time.Minute),
+		MaxParallelLookups: 10,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/plugins/processors/reverse_dns/reversedns_test.go b/plugins/processors/reverse_dns/reversedns_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d4b78ce8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/processors/reverse_dns/reversedns_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+package reverse_dns
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/config"
+	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/metric"
+	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/testutil"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestSimpleReverseLookup(t *testing.T) {
+	now := time.Now()
+	m, _ := metric.New("name", map[string]string{
+		"dest_ip": "8.8.8.8",
+	}, map[string]interface{}{
+		"source_ip": "127.0.0.1",
+	}, now)
+
+	dns := newReverseDNS()
+	dns.Lookups = []lookupEntry{
+		{
+			Field: "source_ip",
+			Dest:  "source_name",
+		},
+		{
+			Tag:  "dest_ip",
+			Dest: "dest_name",
+		},
+	}
+	acc := &testutil.Accumulator{}
+	dns.Start(acc)
+	dns.Add(m, acc)
+	dns.Stop()
+	// should be processed now.
+
+	require.Len(t, acc.GetTelegrafMetrics(), 1)
+	processedMetric := acc.GetTelegrafMetrics()[0]
+	f, ok := processedMetric.GetField("source_name")
+	require.True(t, ok)
+	require.EqualValues(t, "localhost", f)
+
+	tag, ok := processedMetric.GetTag("dest_name")
+	require.True(t, ok)
+	require.EqualValues(t, "dns.google.", tag)
+}
+
+func TestLoadingConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	c := config.NewConfig()
+	err := c.LoadConfigData([]byte("[[processors.reverse_dns]]\n" + sampleConfig))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	require.Len(t, c.Processors, 1)
+}