diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d864c5385..bee34acd4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ For documentation on the latest development code see the [documentation index][d
 * [socket_listener](./plugins/inputs/socket_listener)
 * [solr](./plugins/inputs/solr)
 * [sql server](./plugins/inputs/sqlserver) (microsoft)
-* [stackdriver](./plugins/inputs/stackdriver)
+* [stackdriver](./plugins/inputs/stackdriver) (Google Cloud Monitoring)
 * [statsd](./plugins/inputs/statsd)
 * [suricata](./plugins/inputs/suricata)
 * [swap](./plugins/inputs/swap)
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ For documentation on the latest development code see the [documentation index][d
 * [riemann](./plugins/outputs/riemann)
 * [riemann_legacy](./plugins/outputs/riemann_legacy)
 * [socket_writer](./plugins/outputs/socket_writer)
-* [stackdriver](./plugins/outputs/stackdriver)
+* [stackdriver](./plugins/outputs/stackdriver) (Google Cloud Monitoring)
 * [syslog](./plugins/outputs/syslog)
 * [tcp](./plugins/outputs/socket_writer)
 * [udp](./plugins/outputs/socket_writer)
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/stackdriver/README.md b/plugins/inputs/stackdriver/README.md
index f2ec1471b..6469b259b 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/stackdriver/README.md
+++ b/plugins/inputs/stackdriver/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-# Stackdriver Input Plugin
+# Stackdriver Google Cloud Monitoring Input Plugin
 
-Stackdriver gathers metrics from the [Stackdriver Monitoring API][stackdriver].
+Query data from Google Cloud Monitoring (formerly Stackdriver) using the
+[Cloud Monitoring API v3][stackdriver].
 
 This plugin accesses APIs which are [chargeable][pricing]; you might incur
 costs.
diff --git a/plugins/outputs/stackdriver/README.md b/plugins/outputs/stackdriver/README.md
index cdf0a1591..142d1efa0 100644
--- a/plugins/outputs/stackdriver/README.md
+++ b/plugins/outputs/stackdriver/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
-# Stackdriver Output Plugin
+# Stackdriver Google Cloud Monitoring Output Plugin
 
-This plugin writes to the [Google Cloud Stackdriver API](https://cloud.google.com/monitoring/api/v3/)
-and requires [authentication](https://cloud.google.com/docs/authentication/getting-started) with Google Cloud using either a service account or user credentials. See the [Stackdriver documentation](https://cloud.google.com/stackdriver/pricing#stackdriver_monitoring_services) for details on pricing.
+This plugin writes to the [Google Cloud Monitoring API][stackdriver] (formerly
+Stackdriver) and requires [authentication][] with Google Cloud using either a
+service account or user credentials
+
+This plugin accesses APIs which are [chargeable][pricing]; you might incur
+costs.
 
 Requires `project` to specify where Stackdriver metrics will be delivered to.
 
@@ -47,3 +51,6 @@ aggregated before then can be written.  Consider using the [basicstats][]
 aggregator to do this.
 
 [basicstats]: /plugins/aggregators/basicstats/README.md
+[stackdriver]: https://cloud.google.com/monitoring/api/v3/
+[authentication]: https://cloud.google.com/docs/authentication/getting-started
+[pricing]: https://cloud.google.com/stackdriver/pricing#stackdriver_monitoring_services