diff --git a/etc/telegraf.conf b/etc/telegraf.conf
index 4831f934b..c636efe56 100644
--- a/etc/telegraf.conf
+++ b/etc/telegraf.conf
@@ -84,9 +84,7 @@
 
 # Configuration for influxdb server to send metrics to
 [[outputs.influxdb]]
-  ## The HTTP or UDP URL for your InfluxDB instance.  Each item should be
-  ## of the form:
-  ##   scheme "://" host [ ":" port]
+  ## The full HTTP or UDP URL for your InfluxDB instance.
   ##
   ## Multiple urls can be specified as part of the same cluster,
   ## this means that only ONE of the urls will be written to each interval.
diff --git a/plugins/outputs/influxdb/README.md b/plugins/outputs/influxdb/README.md
index c6ddf3586..35f896523 100644
--- a/plugins/outputs/influxdb/README.md
+++ b/plugins/outputs/influxdb/README.md
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@ This plugin writes to [InfluxDB](https://www.influxdb.com) via HTTP or UDP.
 ```toml
 # Configuration for influxdb server to send metrics to
 [[outputs.influxdb]]
-  ## The HTTP or UDP URL for your InfluxDB instance.  Each item should be
-  ## of the form:
-  ##   scheme "://" host [ ":" port]
+  ## The full HTTP or UDP URL for your InfluxDB instance.
   ##
   ## Multiple urls can be specified as part of the same cluster,
   ## this means that only ONE of the urls will be written to each interval.
diff --git a/plugins/outputs/influxdb/client/http.go b/plugins/outputs/influxdb/client/http.go
index d8c1951f5..8f0a6ac24 100644
--- a/plugins/outputs/influxdb/client/http.go
+++ b/plugins/outputs/influxdb/client/http.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
+	"path"
 	"time"
 )
 
@@ -305,8 +306,11 @@ func writeURL(u *url.URL, wp WriteParams) string {
 	}
 
 	u.RawQuery = params.Encode()
-	u.Path = "write"
-	return u.String()
+	p := u.Path
+	u.Path = path.Join(p, "write")
+	s := u.String()
+	u.Path = p
+	return s
 }
 
 func queryURL(u *url.URL, command string) string {
@@ -314,6 +318,9 @@ func queryURL(u *url.URL, command string) string {
 	params.Set("q", command)
 
 	u.RawQuery = params.Encode()
-	u.Path = "query"
-	return u.String()
+	p := u.Path
+	u.Path = path.Join(p, "query")
+	s := u.String()
+	u.Path = p
+	return s
 }
diff --git a/plugins/outputs/influxdb/client/http_test.go b/plugins/outputs/influxdb/client/http_test.go
index d094078ea..ba08918af 100644
--- a/plugins/outputs/influxdb/client/http_test.go
+++ b/plugins/outputs/influxdb/client/http_test.go
@@ -373,3 +373,39 @@ func TestGzipCompression(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert.Equal(t, []byte(influxLine), uncompressed.Bytes())
 }
+
+func TestHTTPClient_PathPrefix(t *testing.T) {
+	prefix := "/some/random/prefix"
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		switch r.URL.Path {
+		case prefix + "/write":
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
+			w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		case prefix + "/query":
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+			w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+			fmt.Fprintln(w, `{"results":[{}]}`)
+		default:
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
+			msg := fmt.Sprintf("Path not found: %s", r.URL.Path)
+			fmt.Fprintln(w, msg)
+		}
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+
+	config := HTTPConfig{
+		URL: ts.URL + prefix,
+	}
+	wp := WriteParams{
+		Database: "test",
+	}
+	client, err := NewHTTP(config, wp)
+	defer client.Close()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	err = client.Query("CREATE DATABASE test")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	_, err = client.Write([]byte("cpu value=99\n"))
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	_, err = client.WriteStream(bytes.NewReader([]byte("cpu value=99\n")), 13)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+}
diff --git a/plugins/outputs/influxdb/influxdb.go b/plugins/outputs/influxdb/influxdb.go
index 5780cb72c..ac5faf455 100644
--- a/plugins/outputs/influxdb/influxdb.go
+++ b/plugins/outputs/influxdb/influxdb.go
@@ -53,9 +53,7 @@ type InfluxDB struct {
 }
 
 var sampleConfig = `
-  ## The HTTP or UDP URL for your InfluxDB instance.  Each item should be
-  ## of the form:
-  ##   scheme "://" host [ ":" port]
+  ## The full HTTP or UDP URL for your InfluxDB instance.
   ##
   ## Multiple urls can be specified as part of the same cluster,
   ## this means that only ONE of the urls will be written to each interval.