diff --git a/plugins/inputs/all/all.go b/plugins/inputs/all/all.go
index 45d3f8d17..3e1f959fa 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/all/all.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/all/all.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ import (
 	_ "github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/inputs/ecs"
 	_ "github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/inputs/elasticsearch"
 	_ "github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/inputs/ethtool"
-	_ "github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/inputs/eventhub"
+	_ "github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/inputs/eventhub_consumer"
 	_ "github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/inputs/exec"
 	_ "github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/inputs/execd"
 	_ "github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/inputs/fail2ban"
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/eventhub/README.md b/plugins/inputs/eventhub_consumer/README.md
similarity index 98%
rename from plugins/inputs/eventhub/README.md
rename to plugins/inputs/eventhub_consumer/README.md
index f9b01d4b3..ae0907ca1 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/eventhub/README.md
+++ b/plugins/inputs/eventhub_consumer/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ This plugin provides a consumer for use with Azure Event Hubs and Azure IoT Hub.
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml
-[[inputs.eventhub]]
+[[inputs.eventhub_consumer]]
   ## The default behavior is to create a new Event Hub client from environment variables.
   ## This requires one of the following sets of environment variables to be set:
   ##
@@ -95,4 +95,4 @@ The main focus for development of this plugin is Azure IoT hub:
 - Authentication with [AAD TokenProvider environment variables](https://github.com/Azure/azure-event-hubs-go#aad-tokenprovider-environment-variables)
 
 ## Not implemented:
-- [Event Processor Host](https://github.com/Azure/azure-event-hubs-go#event-processor-host) (should only be needed when using multiple Telegraf instances consuming the same partition)
\ No newline at end of file
+- [Event Processor Host](https://github.com/Azure/azure-event-hubs-go#event-processor-host) (should only be needed when using multiple Telegraf instances consuming the same partition)
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/eventhub/eventhub.go b/plugins/inputs/eventhub_consumer/eventhub_consumer.go
similarity index 99%
rename from plugins/inputs/eventhub/eventhub.go
rename to plugins/inputs/eventhub_consumer/eventhub_consumer.go
index dbdaeb0ab..d5e2be115 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/eventhub/eventhub.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/eventhub_consumer/eventhub_consumer.go
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ func (e *EventHub) Stop() {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	inputs.Add("eventhub", func() telegraf.Input {
+	inputs.Add("eventhub_consumer", func() telegraf.Input {
 		return &EventHub{}
 	})
 }