diff --git a/etc/telegraf.conf b/etc/telegraf.conf
index f0133a5a8..923802f5f 100644
--- a/etc/telegraf.conf
+++ b/etc/telegraf.conf
@@ -1174,6 +1174,12 @@
 #   ## Use TLS but skip chain & host verification
 #   # insecure_skip_verify = false
 #
+#   ## Optional SOCKS5 proxy to use when connecting to brokers
+#   # socks5_enabled = true
+#   # socks5_address = "127.0.0.1:1080"
+#   # socks5_username = "alice"
+#   # socks5_password = "pass123"
+#
 #   ## Optional SASL Config
 #   # sasl_username = "kafka"
 #   # sasl_password = "secret"
diff --git a/etc/telegraf_windows.conf b/etc/telegraf_windows.conf
index 73214cc2f..643d97024 100644
--- a/etc/telegraf_windows.conf
+++ b/etc/telegraf_windows.conf
@@ -1174,6 +1174,12 @@
 #   ## Use TLS but skip chain & host verification
 #   # insecure_skip_verify = false
 #
+#   ## Optional SOCKS5 proxy to use when connecting to brokers
+#   # socks5_enabled = true
+#   # socks5_address = "127.0.0.1:1080"
+#   # socks5_username = "alice"
+#   # socks5_password = "pass123"
+#
 #   ## Optional SASL Config
 #   # sasl_username = "kafka"
 #   # sasl_password = "secret"