diff --git a/migrations/all/inputs_sflow.go b/migrations/all/inputs_sflow.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9fff96df4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/all/inputs_sflow.go
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+//go:build !custom || (migrations && (inputs || inputs.sflow))
+
+package all
+
+import _ "github.com/influxdata/telegraf/migrations/inputs_sflow" // register migration
diff --git a/migrations/inputs_sflow/migration.go b/migrations/inputs_sflow/migration.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..87c87fad7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/inputs_sflow/migration.go
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+package inputs_sflow
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/influxdata/toml"
+	"github.com/influxdata/toml/ast"
+
+	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/migrations"
+	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/migrations/common"
+)
+
+const msg = `
+    Replacement 'inputs.netflow' will output a different metric format.
+	Please adapt your queries!
+`
+
+// Define "old" data structure
+type sflow struct {
+	ServiceAddress string `toml:"service_address"`
+	ReadBufferSize string `toml:"read_buffer_size"`
+	common.InputOptions
+}
+
+// Migration function
+func migrate(tbl *ast.Table) ([]byte, string, error) {
+	// Decode the old data structure
+	var old sflow
+	if err := toml.UnmarshalTable(tbl, &old); err != nil {
+		return nil, "", err
+	}
+
+	// Fill common options
+	plugin := make(map[string]interface{})
+	old.InputOptions.Migrate()
+	general, err := toml.Marshal(old.InputOptions)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("marshalling general options failed: %w", err)
+	}
+	if err := toml.Unmarshal(general, &plugin); err != nil {
+		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("re-unmarshalling general options failed: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Use a map for the new plugin and fill in the data
+	plugin["service_address"] = old.ServiceAddress
+	if old.ReadBufferSize != "" {
+		plugin["read_buffer_size"] = old.ReadBufferSize
+	}
+
+	// Create the corresponding metric configurations
+	cfg := migrations.CreateTOMLStruct("inputs", "netflow")
+	cfg.Add("inputs", "netflow", plugin)
+
+	// Marshal the new configuration
+	buf, err := toml.Marshal(cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, "", err
+	}
+	buf = append(buf, []byte("\n")...)
+
+	// Create the new content to output
+	return buf, msg, nil
+}
+
+// Register the migration function for the plugin type
+func init() {
+	migrations.AddPluginMigration("inputs.sflow", migrate)
+}
diff --git a/migrations/inputs_sflow/migration_test.go b/migrations/inputs_sflow/migration_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cf6cd286a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/inputs_sflow/migration_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+package inputs_sflow_test
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/config"
+	_ "github.com/influxdata/telegraf/migrations/inputs_sflow" // register migration
+	_ "github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/inputs/netflow"  // register plugin
+	_ "github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/inputs/sflow"    // register plugin
+)
+
+func TestCases(t *testing.T) {
+	// Get all directories in testdata
+	folders, err := os.ReadDir("testcases")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	for _, f := range folders {
+		// Only handle folders
+		if !f.IsDir() {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		t.Run(f.Name(), func(t *testing.T) {
+			testcasePath := filepath.Join("testcases", f.Name())
+			inputFile := filepath.Join(testcasePath, "telegraf.conf")
+			expectedFile := filepath.Join(testcasePath, "expected.conf")
+
+			// Read the expected output
+			expected := config.NewConfig()
+			require.NoError(t, expected.LoadConfig(expectedFile))
+			require.NotEmpty(t, expected.Inputs)
+
+			// Read the input data
+			input, remote, err := config.LoadConfigFile(inputFile)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.False(t, remote)
+			require.NotEmpty(t, input)
+
+			// Migrate
+			output, n, err := config.ApplyMigrations(input)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.NotEmpty(t, output)
+			require.GreaterOrEqual(t, n, uint64(1))
+			actual := config.NewConfig()
+			require.NoError(t, actual.LoadConfigData(output))
+
+			// Test the output
+			require.Len(t, actual.Inputs, len(expected.Inputs))
+			actualIDs := make([]string, 0, len(expected.Inputs))
+			expectedIDs := make([]string, 0, len(expected.Inputs))
+			for i := range actual.Inputs {
+				actualIDs = append(actualIDs, actual.Inputs[i].ID())
+				expectedIDs = append(expectedIDs, expected.Inputs[i].ID())
+			}
+			require.ElementsMatchf(t, expectedIDs, actualIDs, "generated config: %s", string(output))
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/migrations/inputs_sflow/testcases/filters/expected.conf b/migrations/inputs_sflow/testcases/filters/expected.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2a508cf1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/inputs_sflow/testcases/filters/expected.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[[inputs.netflow]]
+service_address = "udp://:6343"
+read_buffer_size = "32KiB"
+fieldinclude = ["a"]
+name_override = "foo"
+[inputs.netflow.tags]
+foo = "bar"
diff --git a/migrations/inputs_sflow/testcases/filters/telegraf.conf b/migrations/inputs_sflow/testcases/filters/telegraf.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a90801dad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/inputs_sflow/testcases/filters/telegraf.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[[inputs.sflow]]
+  service_address = "udp://:6343"
+  read_buffer_size = "32KiB"
+
+  name_override = "foo"
+  fieldpass = ["a"]
+  [inputs.sflow.tags]
+    foo = "bar"
diff --git a/migrations/inputs_sflow/testcases/minimal/expected.conf b/migrations/inputs_sflow/testcases/minimal/expected.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..adc01300a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/inputs_sflow/testcases/minimal/expected.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[[inputs.netflow]]
+service_address = "udp://:6343"
diff --git a/migrations/inputs_sflow/testcases/minimal/telegraf.conf b/migrations/inputs_sflow/testcases/minimal/telegraf.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8935fa3f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/inputs_sflow/testcases/minimal/telegraf.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# SFlow V5 Protocol Listener
+[[inputs.sflow]]
+  ## Address to listen for sFlow packets.
+  ##   example: service_address = "udp://:6343"
+  ##            service_address = "udp4://:6343"
+  ##            service_address = "udp6://:6343"
+  service_address = "udp://:6343"
+
+  ## Set the size of the operating system's receive buffer.
+  ##   example: read_buffer_size = "64KiB"
+  # read_buffer_size = ""
diff --git a/migrations/inputs_sflow/testcases/read_buffer_size/expected.conf b/migrations/inputs_sflow/testcases/read_buffer_size/expected.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..04612793b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/inputs_sflow/testcases/read_buffer_size/expected.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[[inputs.netflow]]
+service_address = "udp://:6343"
+read_buffer_size = "32KiB"
diff --git a/migrations/inputs_sflow/testcases/read_buffer_size/telegraf.conf b/migrations/inputs_sflow/testcases/read_buffer_size/telegraf.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb5d58ab8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/inputs_sflow/testcases/read_buffer_size/telegraf.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# SFlow V5 Protocol Listener
+[[inputs.sflow]]
+  ## Address to listen for sFlow packets.
+  ##   example: service_address = "udp://:6343"
+  ##            service_address = "udp4://:6343"
+  ##            service_address = "udp6://:6343"
+  service_address = "udp://:6343"
+
+  ## Set the size of the operating system's receive buffer.
+  ##   example: read_buffer_size = "64KiB"
+  read_buffer_size = "32KiB"
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/deprecations.go b/plugins/inputs/deprecations.go
index 7556659a2..d546ff4d3 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/deprecations.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/deprecations.go
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ var Deprecations = map[string]telegraf.DeprecationInfo{
 		Since:  "1.15.0",
 		Notice: "use 'inputs.tail' with 'grok' data format instead",
 	},
+	"sflow": {
+		Since:  "1.31.0",
+		Notice: "use 'inputs.netflow' instead",
+	},
 	"snmp_legacy": {
 		Since:     "1.0.0",
 		RemovalIn: "1.30.0",