diff --git a/plugins/inputs/jenkins/README.md b/plugins/inputs/jenkins/README.md
index 80d6de0be..55dd4bb6b 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/jenkins/README.md
+++ b/plugins/inputs/jenkins/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ This plugin does not require a plugin on jenkins and it makes use of Jenkins API
 
 ```toml
 [[inputs.jenkins]]
-  ## The Jenkins URL
+  ## The Jenkins URL in the format "schema://host:port"
   url = "http://my-jenkins-instance:8080"
   # username = "admin"
   # password = "admin"
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ This plugin does not require a plugin on jenkins and it makes use of Jenkins API
     - temp_path
     - node_name
     - status ("online", "offline")
+    - source
   - fields:
     - disk_available
     - temp_available
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ This plugin does not require a plugin on jenkins and it makes use of Jenkins API
     - name
     - parents
     - result
+    - source
   - fields:
     - duration
     - result_code (0 = SUCCESS, 1 = FAILURE, 2 = NOT_BUILD, 3 = UNSTABLE, 4 = ABORTED)
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/jenkins/jenkins.go b/plugins/inputs/jenkins/jenkins.go
index c80463589..528d99c77 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/jenkins/jenkins.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/jenkins/jenkins.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ type Jenkins struct {
 }
 
 const sampleConfig = `
-  ## The Jenkins URL
+  ## The Jenkins URL in the format "schema://host:port"
   url = "http://my-jenkins-instance:8080"
   # username = "admin"
   # password = "admin"
@@ -190,6 +191,13 @@ func (j *Jenkins) gatherNodeData(n node, acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
 		tags["status"] = "offline"
 	}
 
+	u, err := url.Parse(j.URL)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	tags["source"] = u.Hostname()
+	tags["port"] = u.Port()
+
 	fields := make(map[string]interface{})
 	fields["num_executors"] = n.NumExecutors
 
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/jenkins/jenkins_test.go b/plugins/inputs/jenkins/jenkins_test.go
index b8c713de0..dcbb5a46d 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/jenkins/jenkins_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/jenkins/jenkins_test.go
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ func TestGatherNodeData(t *testing.T) {
 							"status":    "online",
 							"disk_path": "/path/1",
 							"temp_path": "/path/2",
+							"source":    "127.0.0.1",
 						},
 						Fields: map[string]interface{}{
 							"response_time":    int64(10032),