diff --git a/plugins/inputs/sqlserver/azuresqlqueries.go b/plugins/inputs/sqlserver/azuresqlqueries.go
index 06782ecba..3ea95b956 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/sqlserver/azuresqlqueries.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/sqlserver/azuresqlqueries.go
@@ -677,6 +677,7 @@ SELECT TOP 1
 	,cast(([reserved_storage_mb] - [storage_space_used_mb]) as bigint) AS [available_storage_mb]
 	,(SELECT DATEDIFF(MINUTE,[sqlserver_start_time],GETDATE()) from sys.dm_os_sys_info) as [uptime]
 	,SERVERPROPERTY('ProductVersion') AS [sql_version]
+	,LEFT(@@VERSION,CHARINDEX(' - ',@@VERSION)) AS [sql_version_desc]
 	,[db_online]
 	,[db_restoring]
 	,[db_recovering]
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/sqlserver/sqlserverqueries.go b/plugins/inputs/sqlserver/sqlserverqueries.go
index d41398603..495319323 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/sqlserver/sqlserverqueries.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/sqlserver/sqlserverqueries.go
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ SELECT
 	,CAST(SERVERPROPERTY(''EngineEdition'') AS int) AS [engine_edition]
 	,DATEDIFF(MINUTE,si.[sqlserver_start_time],GETDATE()) AS [uptime]
 	,SERVERPROPERTY(''ProductVersion'') AS [sql_version]
+	,LEFT(@@VERSION,CHARINDEX(' - ',@@VERSION)) AS [sql_version_desc]
 	,dbs.[db_online]
 	,dbs.[db_restoring]
 	,dbs.[db_recovering]