diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8c8109bce..a98e4ea7e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 v9.2.1
 	github.com/riemann/riemann-go-client v0.5.1-0.20211206220514-f58f10cdce16
 	github.com/robbiet480/go.nut v0.0.0-20220219091450-bd8f121e1fa1
-	github.com/robinson/gos7 v0.0.0-20231031082500-fb5a72fd499e
+	github.com/robinson/gos7 v0.0.0-20240315073918-1f14519e4846
 	github.com/safchain/ethtool v0.3.0
 	github.com/santhosh-tekuri/jsonschema/v5 v5.3.1
 	github.com/sensu/sensu-go/api/core/v2 v2.16.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 070bbb70e..269ac36e0 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -2071,8 +2071,8 @@ github.com/robertkrimen/otto v0.0.0-20191219234010-c382bd3c16ff h1:+6NUiITWwE5q1
 github.com/robertkrimen/otto v0.0.0-20191219234010-c382bd3c16ff/go.mod h1:xvqspoSXJTIpemEonrMDFq6XzwHYYgToXWj5eRX1OtY=
 github.com/robfig/cron/v3 v3.0.1 h1:WdRxkvbJztn8LMz/QEvLN5sBU+xKpSqwwUO1Pjr4qDs=
 github.com/robfig/cron/v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:eQICP3HwyT7UooqI/z+Ov+PtYAWygg1TEWWzGIFLtro=
-github.com/robinson/gos7 v0.0.0-20231031082500-fb5a72fd499e h1:Ofp6C2iX58K698sGpIXZFp3furntNlhIjeyLkcrAiek=
-github.com/robinson/gos7 v0.0.0-20231031082500-fb5a72fd499e/go.mod h1:AMHIeh1KJ7Xa2RVOMHdv9jXKrpw0D4EWGGQMHLb2doc=
+github.com/robinson/gos7 v0.0.0-20240315073918-1f14519e4846 h1:CnAbtX0j07ZVR/TnD5V6ypFTrASJlfr+fc4OY2da9eg=
+github.com/robinson/gos7 v0.0.0-20240315073918-1f14519e4846/go.mod h1:AMHIeh1KJ7Xa2RVOMHdv9jXKrpw0D4EWGGQMHLb2doc=
 github.com/rogpeppe/fastuuid v0.0.0-20150106093220-6724a57986af/go.mod h1:XWv6SoW27p1b0cqNHllgS5HIMJraePCO15w5zCzIWYg=
 github.com/rogpeppe/fastuuid v1.1.0/go.mod h1:jVj6XXZzXRy/MSR5jhDC/2q6DgLz+nrA6LYCDYWNEvQ=
 github.com/rogpeppe/fastuuid v1.2.0/go.mod h1:jVj6XXZzXRy/MSR5jhDC/2q6DgLz+nrA6LYCDYWNEvQ=
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/s7comm/README.md b/plugins/inputs/s7comm/README.md
index b29c3b907..0c3fc43bc 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/s7comm/README.md
+++ b/plugins/inputs/s7comm/README.md
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ See the [CONFIGURATION.md][CONFIGURATION.md] for more details.
   rack = 0
   slot = 0
 
+  ## Connection or drive type of S7 protocol
+  ## Available options are "PD" (programming  device), "OP" (operator panel) or "basic" (S7 basic communication).
+  # connection_type = "PD"
+
   ## Max count of fields to be bundled in one batch-request. (PDU size)
   # pdu_size = 20
 
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/s7comm/s7comm.go b/plugins/inputs/s7comm/s7comm.go
index 28f917556..bb40e33f9 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/s7comm/s7comm.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/s7comm/s7comm.go
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ var (
 		// see https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/document/36479/date_and_time-format-for-s7-?dti=0&lc=en-DE
 		"DT": 0x0F, // Date and time (7 byte)
 	}
+
+	connectionTypeMap = map[string]int{
+		"PD":    1,
+		"OP":    2,
+		"basic": 3,
+	}
 )
 
 type metricFieldDefinition struct {
@@ -84,6 +90,7 @@ type S7comm struct {
 	Server          string             `toml:"server"`
 	Rack            int                `toml:"rack"`
 	Slot            int                `toml:"slot"`
+	ConnectionType  string             `toml:"connection_type"`
 	BatchMaxSize    int                `toml:"pdu_size"`
 	Timeout         config.Duration    `toml:"timeout"`
 	DebugConnection bool               `toml:"debug_connection"`
@@ -113,6 +120,12 @@ func (s *S7comm) Init() error {
 	if s.Slot < 0 {
 		return errors.New("'slot' has to be specified")
 	}
+	if s.ConnectionType == "" {
+		s.ConnectionType = "PD"
+	}
+	if _, found := connectionTypeMap[s.ConnectionType]; !found {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid 'connection_type' %q", s.ConnectionType)
+	}
 	if len(s.Configs) == 0 {
 		return errors.New("no metric defined")
 	}
@@ -127,7 +140,7 @@ func (s *S7comm) Init() error {
 	}
 
 	// Create handler for the connection
-	s.handler = gos7.NewTCPClientHandler(s.Server, s.Rack, s.Slot)
+	s.handler = gos7.NewTCPClientHandlerWithConnectType(s.Server, s.Rack, s.Slot, connectionTypeMap[s.ConnectionType])
 	s.handler.Timeout = time.Duration(s.Timeout)
 	if s.DebugConnection {
 		s.handler.Logger = log.New(os.Stderr, "D! [inputs.s7comm]", log.LstdFlags)
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/s7comm/sample.conf b/plugins/inputs/s7comm/sample.conf
index 42d3eb0bd..1d5eb4929 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/s7comm/sample.conf
+++ b/plugins/inputs/s7comm/sample.conf
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
   rack = 0
   slot = 0
 
+  ## Connection or drive type of S7 protocol
+  ## Available options are "PD" (programming  device), "OP" (operator panel) or "basic" (S7 basic communication).
+  # connection_type = "PD"
+
   ## Max count of fields to be bundled in one batch-request. (PDU size)
   # pdu_size = 20