diff --git a/plugins/inputs/elasticsearch/README.md b/plugins/inputs/elasticsearch/README.md
index 9cf9b9b09..f3999dc30 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/elasticsearch/README.md
+++ b/plugins/inputs/elasticsearch/README.md
@@ -23,8 +23,14 @@ or [cluster-stats](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/curre
   ## Set cluster_health to true when you want to also obtain cluster health stats
   cluster_health = false
 
-  ## Set cluster_stats to true when you want to obtain cluster stats from the 
-  ## Master node. 
+  ## Adjust cluster_health_level when you want to also obtain detailed health stats
+  ## The options are
+  ##  - indices (default)
+  ##  - cluster
+  # cluster_health_level = "indices"
+
+  ## Set cluster_stats to true when you want to also obtain cluster stats from the
+  ## Master node.
   cluster_stats = false
 
   ## Optional SSL Config
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.go b/plugins/inputs/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.go
index 5bf3d1c63..589d0fe3e 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.go
@@ -3,17 +3,16 @@ package elasticsearch
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"net/http"
-	"regexp"
-	"sync"
-	"time"
-
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf"
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/internal"
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/inputs"
 	jsonparser "github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/parsers/json"
 	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+	"regexp"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
 )
 
 // mask for masking username/password from error messages
@@ -94,6 +93,12 @@ const sampleConfig = `
   ## Set cluster_health to true when you want to also obtain cluster health stats
   cluster_health = false
 
+  ## Adjust cluster_health_level when you want to also obtain detailed health stats
+  ## The options are
+  ##  - indices (default)
+  ##  - cluster
+  # cluster_health_level = "indices"
+
   ## Set cluster_stats to true when you want to also obtain cluster stats from the
   ## Master node.
   cluster_stats = false
@@ -113,6 +118,7 @@ type Elasticsearch struct {
 	Servers                 []string
 	HttpTimeout             internal.Duration
 	ClusterHealth           bool
+	ClusterHealthLevel      string
 	ClusterStats            bool
 	SSLCA                   string `toml:"ssl_ca"`   // Path to CA file
 	SSLCert                 string `toml:"ssl_cert"` // Path to host cert file
@@ -126,7 +132,8 @@ type Elasticsearch struct {
 // NewElasticsearch return a new instance of Elasticsearch
 func NewElasticsearch() *Elasticsearch {
 	return &Elasticsearch{
-		HttpTimeout: internal.Duration{Duration: time.Second * 5},
+		HttpTimeout:        internal.Duration{Duration: time.Second * 5},
+		ClusterHealthLevel: "indices",
 	}
 }
 
@@ -182,7 +189,10 @@ func (e *Elasticsearch) Gather(acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
 			}
 
 			if e.ClusterHealth {
-				url = s + "/_cluster/health?level=indices"
+				url = s + "/_cluster/health"
+				if e.ClusterHealthLevel != "" {
+					url = url + "?level=" + e.ClusterHealthLevel
+				}
 				if err := e.gatherClusterHealth(url, acc); err != nil {
 					acc.AddError(fmt.Errorf(mask.ReplaceAllString(err.Error(), "http(s)://XXX:XXX@")))
 					return
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/elasticsearch/elasticsearch_test.go b/plugins/inputs/elasticsearch/elasticsearch_test.go
index f057cfd8b..41b578c79 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/elasticsearch/elasticsearch_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/elasticsearch/elasticsearch_test.go
@@ -93,10 +93,11 @@ func TestGatherNodeStats(t *testing.T) {
 	checkNodeStatsResult(t, &acc)
 }
 
-func TestGatherClusterHealth(t *testing.T) {
+func TestGatherClusterHealthEmptyClusterHealth(t *testing.T) {
 	es := newElasticsearchWithClient()
 	es.Servers = []string{"http://example.com:9200"}
 	es.ClusterHealth = true
+	es.ClusterHealthLevel = ""
 	es.client.Transport = newTransportMock(http.StatusOK, clusterHealthResponse)
 
 	var acc testutil.Accumulator
@@ -104,6 +105,56 @@ func TestGatherClusterHealth(t *testing.T) {
 
 	checkIsMaster(es, false, t)
 
+	acc.AssertContainsTaggedFields(t, "elasticsearch_cluster_health",
+		clusterHealthExpected,
+		map[string]string{"name": "elasticsearch_telegraf"})
+
+	acc.AssertDoesNotContainsTaggedFields(t, "elasticsearch_indices",
+		v1IndexExpected,
+		map[string]string{"index": "v1"})
+
+	acc.AssertDoesNotContainsTaggedFields(t, "elasticsearch_indices",
+		v2IndexExpected,
+		map[string]string{"index": "v2"})
+}
+
+func TestGatherClusterHealthSpecificClusterHealth(t *testing.T) {
+	es := newElasticsearchWithClient()
+	es.Servers = []string{"http://example.com:9200"}
+	es.ClusterHealth = true
+	es.ClusterHealthLevel = "cluster"
+	es.client.Transport = newTransportMock(http.StatusOK, clusterHealthResponse)
+
+	var acc testutil.Accumulator
+	require.NoError(t, es.gatherClusterHealth("junk", &acc))
+
+	checkIsMaster(es, false, t)
+
+	acc.AssertContainsTaggedFields(t, "elasticsearch_cluster_health",
+		clusterHealthExpected,
+		map[string]string{"name": "elasticsearch_telegraf"})
+
+	acc.AssertDoesNotContainsTaggedFields(t, "elasticsearch_indices",
+		v1IndexExpected,
+		map[string]string{"index": "v1"})
+
+	acc.AssertDoesNotContainsTaggedFields(t, "elasticsearch_indices",
+		v2IndexExpected,
+		map[string]string{"index": "v2"})
+}
+
+func TestGatherClusterHealthAlsoIndicesHealth(t *testing.T) {
+	es := newElasticsearchWithClient()
+	es.Servers = []string{"http://example.com:9200"}
+	es.ClusterHealth = true
+	es.ClusterHealthLevel = "indices"
+	es.client.Transport = newTransportMock(http.StatusOK, clusterHealthResponseWithIndices)
+
+	var acc testutil.Accumulator
+	require.NoError(t, es.gatherClusterHealth("junk", &acc))
+
+	checkIsMaster(es, false, t)
+
 	acc.AssertContainsTaggedFields(t, "elasticsearch_cluster_health",
 		clusterHealthExpected,
 		map[string]string{"name": "elasticsearch_telegraf"})
@@ -185,7 +236,6 @@ func TestGatherClusterStatsNonMaster(t *testing.T) {
 	// ensure flag is clear so Cluster Stats would not be done
 	checkIsMaster(es, false, t)
 	checkNodeStatsResult(t, &acc)
-
 }
 
 func newElasticsearchWithClient() *Elasticsearch {
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/elasticsearch/testdata_test.go b/plugins/inputs/elasticsearch/testdata_test.go
index 19ebb3bfb..d43a3f9c5 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/elasticsearch/testdata_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/elasticsearch/testdata_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,21 @@
 package elasticsearch
 
 const clusterHealthResponse = `
+{
+   "cluster_name": "elasticsearch_telegraf",
+   "status": "green",
+   "timed_out": false,
+   "number_of_nodes": 3,
+   "number_of_data_nodes": 3,
+   "active_primary_shards": 5,
+   "active_shards": 15,
+   "relocating_shards": 0,
+   "initializing_shards": 0,
+   "unassigned_shards": 0
+}
+`
+
+const clusterHealthResponseWithIndices = `
 {
    "cluster_name": "elasticsearch_telegraf",
    "status": "green",