diff --git a/plugins/inputs/procstat/procstat.go b/plugins/inputs/procstat/procstat.go
index ce29a0846..7b2ffba26 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/procstat/procstat.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/procstat/procstat.go
@@ -154,9 +154,10 @@ func (p *Procstat) Gather(acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	tags := make(map[string]string)
 	p.procs = newProcs
-
 	for _, proc := range p.procs {
+		tags = proc.Tags()
 		p.addMetric(proc, acc, now)
 	}
 
@@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ func (p *Procstat) Gather(acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
 		"running":     len(p.procs),
 		"result_code": 0,
 	}
-	tags := make(map[string]string)
+
 	tags["pid_finder"] = p.PidFinder
 	tags["result"] = "success"
 	acc.AddFields("procstat_lookup", fields, tags, now)