diff --git a/plugins/processors/split/split_test.go b/plugins/processors/split/split_test.go
index de95be811..698eedd5b 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/split/split_test.go
+++ b/plugins/processors/split/split_test.go
@@ -3,14 +3,18 @@ package split
 import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"sync"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf"
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/config"
+	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/metric"
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/parsers/influx"
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/processors"
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/testutil"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 func TestCases(t *testing.T) {
@@ -65,3 +69,87 @@ func TestCases(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestTrackingMetrics(t *testing.T) {
+	type testcase struct {
+		name         string
+		dropOriginal bool
+		input        []telegraf.Metric
+		expected     []telegraf.Metric
+	}
+	testcases := []testcase{
+		{
+			name:         "keep all",
+			dropOriginal: false,
+			input: []telegraf.Metric{
+				metric.New("foo", map[string]string{}, map[string]interface{}{"value": 42}, time.Unix(0, 0)),
+				metric.New("bar", map[string]string{}, map[string]interface{}{"value": 99}, time.Unix(0, 0)),
+				metric.New("baz", map[string]string{}, map[string]interface{}{"value": 1}, time.Unix(0, 0)),
+			},
+			expected: []telegraf.Metric{
+				metric.New("foo", map[string]string{}, map[string]interface{}{"value": 42}, time.Unix(0, 0)),
+				metric.New("bar", map[string]string{}, map[string]interface{}{"value": 99}, time.Unix(0, 0)),
+				metric.New("baz", map[string]string{}, map[string]interface{}{"value": 1}, time.Unix(0, 0)),
+				metric.New("new", map[string]string{}, map[string]interface{}{"value": 42}, time.Unix(0, 0)),
+				metric.New("new", map[string]string{}, map[string]interface{}{"value": 99}, time.Unix(0, 0)),
+				metric.New("new", map[string]string{}, map[string]interface{}{"value": 1}, time.Unix(0, 0)),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "drop original",
+			dropOriginal: true,
+			input: []telegraf.Metric{
+				metric.New("foo", map[string]string{}, map[string]interface{}{"value": 42}, time.Unix(0, 0)),
+				metric.New("bar", map[string]string{}, map[string]interface{}{"value": 99}, time.Unix(0, 0)),
+				metric.New("baz", map[string]string{}, map[string]interface{}{"value": 1}, time.Unix(0, 0)),
+			},
+			expected: []telegraf.Metric{
+				metric.New("new", map[string]string{}, map[string]interface{}{"value": 42}, time.Unix(0, 0)),
+				metric.New("new", map[string]string{}, map[string]interface{}{"value": 99}, time.Unix(0, 0)),
+				metric.New("new", map[string]string{}, map[string]interface{}{"value": 1}, time.Unix(0, 0)),
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range testcases {
+		var mu sync.Mutex
+		delivered := make([]telegraf.DeliveryInfo, 0, len(tc.input))
+		notify := func(di telegraf.DeliveryInfo) {
+			mu.Lock()
+			defer mu.Unlock()
+			delivered = append(delivered, di)
+		}
+
+		input := make([]telegraf.Metric, 0, len(tc.input))
+		for _, m := range tc.input {
+			tm, _ := metric.WithTracking(m, notify)
+			input = append(input, tm)
+		}
+
+		plugin := &Split{
+			DropOriginal: tc.dropOriginal,
+			Templates: []template{
+				{
+					Name:   "new",
+					Fields: []string{"value"},
+				},
+			},
+		}
+		require.NoError(t, plugin.Init())
+
+		// Process expected metrics and compare with resulting metrics
+		actual := plugin.Apply(input...)
+		testutil.RequireMetricsEqual(t, tc.expected, actual, testutil.SortMetrics())
+
+		// Simulate output acknowledging delivery
+		for _, m := range actual {
+			m.Accept()
+		}
+
+		// Check delivery
+		require.Eventuallyf(t, func() bool {
+			mu.Lock()
+			defer mu.Unlock()
+			return len(tc.input) == len(delivered)
+		}, time.Second, 100*time.Millisecond, "%d delivered but %d expected", len(delivered), len(tc.input))
+	}
+}