diff --git a/plugins/inputs/consul/README.md b/plugins/inputs/consul/README.md
index a2685e2bf..01a39cbf7 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/consul/README.md
+++ b/plugins/inputs/consul/README.md
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ to query the data. It will not report the [telemetry](https://www.consul.io/docs
 Tags:
 - node: on which node check/service is registered on
 - service_name: name of the service (this is the service name not the service ID)
+- check_id
 
 Fields:
-- check_id
 - check_name
 - service_id
 - status
@@ -41,6 +41,6 @@ Fields:
 ```
 $ telegraf --config ./telegraf.conf -input-filter consul -test
 * Plugin: consul, Collection 1
-> consul_health_checks,host=wolfpit,node=consul-server-node check_id="serfHealth",check_name="Serf Health Status",service_id="",status="passing" 1464698464486439902
-> consul_health_checks,host=wolfpit,node=consul-server-node,service_name=www.example.com check_id="service:www-example-com.test01",check_name="Service 'www.example.com' check",service_id="www-example-com.test01",status="critical" 1464698464486519036
+> consul_health_checks,host=wolfpit,node=consul-server-node,check_id="serfHealth" check_name="Serf Health Status",service_id="",status="passing" 1464698464486439902
+> consul_health_checks,host=wolfpit,node=consul-server-node,service_name=www.example.com,check_id="service:www-example-com.test01" check_name="Service 'www.example.com' check",service_id="www-example-com.test01",status="critical" 1464698464486519036
 ```
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/consul/consul.go b/plugins/inputs/consul/consul.go
index eaeae73c1..4c28f4d12 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/consul/consul.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/consul/consul.go
@@ -95,13 +95,13 @@ func (c *Consul) GatherHealthCheck(acc telegraf.Accumulator, checks []*api.Healt
 		record := make(map[string]interface{})
 		tags := make(map[string]string)
 
-		record["check_id"] = check.CheckID
 		record["check_name"] = check.Name
 		record["service_id"] = check.ServiceID
 		record["status"] = check.Status
 
 		tags["node"] = check.Node
 		tags["service_name"] = check.ServiceName
+		tags["check_id"] = check.CheckID
 
 		acc.AddFields("consul_health_checks", record, tags)
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/consul/consul_test.go b/plugins/inputs/consul/consul_test.go
index 772ccba91..f970d4449 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/consul/consul_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/consul/consul_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ var sampleChecks = []*api.HealthCheck{
 
 func TestGatherHealtCheck(t *testing.T) {
 	expectedFields := map[string]interface{}{
-		"check_id":   "foo.health123",
 		"check_name": "foo.health",
 		"status":     "passing",
 		"service_id": "foo.123",
@@ -31,6 +30,7 @@ func TestGatherHealtCheck(t *testing.T) {
 	expectedTags := map[string]string{
 		"node":         "localhost",
 		"service_name": "foo",
+		"check_id":     "foo.health123",
 	}
 
 	var acc testutil.Accumulator