diff --git a/plugins/inputs/ipmi_sensor/ipmi.go b/plugins/inputs/ipmi_sensor/ipmi.go
index e4832cc65..2ec51525b 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/ipmi_sensor/ipmi.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/ipmi_sensor/ipmi.go
@@ -150,9 +150,19 @@ func parseV1(acc telegraf.Accumulator, hostname string, cmdOut []byte, measured_
 			fields["status"] = 0
 		}
 
-		if strings.Index(ipmiFields["description"], " ") > 0 {
+		description := ipmiFields["description"]
+
+		// handle hex description field
+		if strings.HasPrefix(description, "0x") {
+			descriptionInt, err := strconv.ParseInt(description, 0, 64)
+			if err != nil {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			fields["value"] = float64(descriptionInt)
+		} else if strings.Index(description, " ") > 0 {
 			// split middle column into value and unit
-			valunit := strings.SplitN(ipmiFields["description"], " ", 2)
+			valunit := strings.SplitN(description, " ", 2)
 			var err error
 			fields["value"], err = aToFloat(valunit[0])
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/ipmi_sensor/ipmi_test.go b/plugins/inputs/ipmi_sensor/ipmi_test.go
index a66cabfeb..9d448435d 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/ipmi_sensor/ipmi_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/ipmi_sensor/ipmi_test.go
@@ -610,3 +610,111 @@ Power Supply 1   | 03h | ok  | 10.1 | 110 Watts, Presence detected
 		extractFieldsFromRegex(re_v2_parse_line, tests[i])
 	}
 }
+
+func Test_parseV1(t *testing.T) {
+	type args struct {
+		hostname   string
+		cmdOut     []byte
+		measuredAt time.Time
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		name       string
+		args       args
+		wantFields map[string]interface{}
+		wantErr    bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "Test correct V1 parsing with hex code",
+			args: args{
+				hostname:   "host",
+				measuredAt: time.Now(),
+				cmdOut:     []byte("PS1 Status       | 0x02              | ok"),
+			},
+			wantFields: map[string]interface{}{"value": float64(2), "status": 1},
+			wantErr:    false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Test correct V1 parsing with value with unit",
+			args: args{
+				hostname:   "host",
+				measuredAt: time.Now(),
+				cmdOut:     []byte("Avg Power        | 210 Watts         | ok"),
+			},
+			wantFields: map[string]interface{}{"value": float64(210), "status": 1},
+			wantErr:    false,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			var acc testutil.Accumulator
+
+			if err := parseV1(&acc, tt.args.hostname, tt.args.cmdOut, tt.args.measuredAt); (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+				t.Errorf("parseV1() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+			}
+
+			acc.AssertContainsFields(t, "ipmi_sensor", tt.wantFields)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func Test_parseV2(t *testing.T) {
+	type args struct {
+		hostname   string
+		cmdOut     []byte
+		measuredAt time.Time
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		name       string
+		args       args
+		wantFields map[string]interface{}
+		wantTags   map[string]string
+		wantErr    bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "Test correct V2 parsing with analog value with unit",
+			args: args{
+				hostname:   "host",
+				cmdOut:     []byte("Power Supply 1   | 03h | ok  | 10.1 | 110 Watts, Presence detected"),
+				measuredAt: time.Now(),
+			},
+			wantFields: map[string]interface{}{"value": float64(110)},
+			wantTags: map[string]string{
+				"name":        "power_supply_1",
+				"status_code": "ok",
+				"server":      "host",
+				"entity_id":   "10.1",
+				"unit":        "watts",
+				"status_desc": "presence_detected",
+			},
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Test correct V2 parsing without analog value",
+			args: args{
+				hostname:   "host",
+				cmdOut:     []byte("Intrusion        | 73h | ok  |  7.1 |"),
+				measuredAt: time.Now(),
+			},
+			wantFields: map[string]interface{}{"value": float64(0)},
+			wantTags: map[string]string{
+				"name":        "intrusion",
+				"status_code": "ok",
+				"server":      "host",
+				"entity_id":   "7.1",
+				"status_desc": "ok",
+			},
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		var acc testutil.Accumulator
+
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if err := parseV2(&acc, tt.args.hostname, tt.args.cmdOut, tt.args.measuredAt); (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+				t.Errorf("parseV2() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+			}
+		})
+
+		acc.AssertContainsTaggedFields(t, "ipmi_sensor", tt.wantFields, tt.wantTags)
+	}
+}