diff --git a/plugins/inputs/procstat/README.md b/plugins/inputs/procstat/README.md
index 96777b797..425b15f5b 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/procstat/README.md
+++ b/plugins/inputs/procstat/README.md
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ the `win_perf_counters` input plugin as a more mature alternative.
     - num_threads (int)
     - pid (int)
     - ppid (int)
+    - status (string)
     - read_bytes (int, *telegraf* may need to be ran as **root**)
     - read_count (int, *telegraf* may need to be ran as **root**)
     - realtime_priority (int)
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/procstat/process.go b/plugins/inputs/procstat/process.go
index 37da0b507..543d36c4f 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/procstat/process.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/procstat/process.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ type Process interface {
 	Username() (string, error)
 	CreateTime() (int64, error)
 	Ppid() (int32, error)
+	Status() ([]string, error)
 }
 
 type PIDFinder interface {
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/procstat/procstat.go b/plugins/inputs/procstat/procstat.go
index 2aad8ba25..fef649504 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/procstat/procstat.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/procstat/procstat.go
@@ -284,6 +284,11 @@ func (p *Procstat) addMetric(proc Process, acc telegraf.Accumulator, t time.Time
 		fields[prefix+"ppid"] = ppid
 	}
 
+	status, err := proc.Status()
+	if err == nil {
+		fields[prefix+"status"] = status[0]
+	}
+
 	acc.AddFields("procstat", fields, proc.Tags(), t)
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/procstat/procstat_test.go b/plugins/inputs/procstat/procstat_test.go
index 24beed1e2..0b35d3d1f 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/procstat/procstat_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/procstat/procstat_test.go
@@ -169,6 +169,10 @@ func (p *testProc) Ppid() (int32, error) {
 	return 0, nil
 }
 
+func (p *testProc) Status() ([]string, error) {
+	return []string{"running"}, nil
+}
+
 var pid = PID(42)
 var exe = "foo"