diff --git a/etc/telegraf.conf b/etc/telegraf.conf
index cf2a0d933..03427e913 100644
--- a/etc/telegraf.conf
+++ b/etc/telegraf.conf
@@ -4772,9 +4772,12 @@
 #    "/interfaces",
 #   ]
 #
-#   ## x509 Certificate to use with TLS connection. If it is not provided, an insecure
-#   ## channel will be opened with server
-#   ssl_cert = "/etc/telegraf/cert.pem"
+#   ## Optional TLS Config
+#   tls_ca = "/etc/telegraf/ca.pem"
+#   tls_cert = "/etc/telegraf/cert.pem"
+#   tls_key = "/etc/telegraf/key.pem"
+#   ## Use TLS but skip chain & host verification
+#   insecure_skip_verify = false
 #
 #   ## Delay between retry attempts of failed RPC calls or streams. Defaults to 1000ms.
 #   ## Failed streams/calls will not be retried if 0 is provided
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/jti_openconfig_telemetry/README.md b/plugins/inputs/jti_openconfig_telemetry/README.md
index 7c30aaa8d..c0cdf0168 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/jti_openconfig_telemetry/README.md
+++ b/plugins/inputs/jti_openconfig_telemetry/README.md
@@ -41,9 +41,12 @@ This plugin reads Juniper Networks implementation of OpenConfig telemetry data f
    "/interfaces",
   ]
 
-  ## x509 Certificate to use with TLS connection. If it is not provided, an insecure
-  ## channel will be opened with server
-  ssl_cert = "/etc/telegraf/cert.pem"
+  ## Optional TLS Config
+  # tls_ca = "/etc/telegraf/ca.pem"
+  # tls_cert = "/etc/telegraf/cert.pem"
+  # tls_key = "/etc/telegraf/key.pem"
+  ## Use TLS but skip chain & host verification
+  # insecure_skip_verify = false
 
   ## Delay between retry attempts of failed RPC calls or streams. Defaults to 1000ms.
   ## Failed streams/calls will not be retried if 0 is provided
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/jti_openconfig_telemetry/openconfig_telemetry.go b/plugins/inputs/jti_openconfig_telemetry/openconfig_telemetry.go
index b721c4943..536383732 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/jti_openconfig_telemetry/openconfig_telemetry.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/jti_openconfig_telemetry/openconfig_telemetry.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package jti_openconfig_telemetry
 
 import (
+	"crypto/tls"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"net"
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf"
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/internal"
+	internaltls "github.com/influxdata/telegraf/internal/tls"
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/inputs"
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/inputs/jti_openconfig_telemetry/auth"
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/inputs/jti_openconfig_telemetry/oc"
@@ -28,13 +30,17 @@ type OpenConfigTelemetry struct {
 	Password        string
 	ClientID        string            `toml:"client_id"`
 	SampleFrequency internal.Duration `toml:"sample_frequency"`
-	SSLCert         string            `toml:"ssl_cert"`
 	StrAsTags       bool              `toml:"str_as_tags"`
 	RetryDelay      internal.Duration `toml:"retry_delay"`
 
-	sensorsConfig   []sensorConfig
+	sensorsConfig []sensorConfig
+
+	// GRPC settings
 	grpcClientConns []*grpc.ClientConn
-	wg              *sync.WaitGroup
+	EnableTLS       bool `toml:"enable_tls"`
+	internaltls.ClientConfig
+
+	wg *sync.WaitGroup
 }
 
 var (
@@ -74,10 +80,13 @@ var (
    "/interfaces",
   ]
 
-  ## x509 Certificate to use with TLS connection. If it is not provided, an insecure 
-  ## channel will be opened with server
-  ssl_cert = "/etc/telegraf/cert.pem"
-
+  ## Optional TLS Config
+  # tls_ca = "/etc/telegraf/ca.pem"
+  # tls_cert = "/etc/telegraf/cert.pem"
+  # tls_key = "/etc/telegraf/key.pem"
+  ## Use TLS but skip chain & host verification
+  # insecure_skip_verify = false
+  
   ## Delay between retry attempts of failed RPC calls or streams. Defaults to 1000ms.
   ## Failed streams/calls will not be retried if 0 is provided
   retry_delay = "1000ms"
@@ -343,21 +352,27 @@ func (m *OpenConfigTelemetry) collectData(ctx context.Context,
 }
 
 func (m *OpenConfigTelemetry) Start(acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
+
+	var tlscfg *tls.Config
+	var opts []grpc.DialOption
+	var err error
+
 	// Build sensors config
 	if m.splitSensorConfig() == 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("E! No valid sensor configuration available")
 	}
 
-	// If SSL certificate is provided, use transport credentials
-	var err error
-	var transportCredentials credentials.TransportCredentials
-	if m.SSLCert != "" {
-		transportCredentials, err = credentials.NewClientTLSFromFile(m.SSLCert, "")
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("E! Failed to read certificate: %v", err)
+	// Parse TLS config
+	if m.EnableTLS {
+		if tlscfg, err = m.ClientConfig.TLSConfig(); err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
+	}
+
+	if tlscfg != nil {
+		opts = append(opts, grpc.WithTransportCredentials(credentials.NewTLS(tlscfg)))
 	} else {
-		transportCredentials = nil
+		opts = append(opts, grpc.WithInsecure())
 	}
 
 	// Connect to given list of servers and start collecting data
@@ -373,12 +388,7 @@ func (m *OpenConfigTelemetry) Start(acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		// If a certificate is provided, open a secure channel. Else open insecure one
-		if transportCredentials != nil {
-			grpcClientConn, err = grpc.Dial(server, grpc.WithTransportCredentials(transportCredentials))
-		} else {
-			grpcClientConn, err = grpc.Dial(server, grpc.WithInsecure())
-		}
+		grpcClientConn, err = grpc.Dial(server, opts...)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Printf("E! Failed to connect to %s: %v", server, err)
 		} else {