diff --git a/plugins/outputs/influxdb/influxdb.go b/plugins/outputs/influxdb/influxdb.go
index 7183977b7..3d32b3f5c 100644
--- a/plugins/outputs/influxdb/influxdb.go
+++ b/plugins/outputs/influxdb/influxdb.go
@@ -244,8 +244,10 @@ type Downsampling struct {
 	Aggrations Aggregation
 }
 
+// Aggregation maps the field names to aggregation function for them
 type Aggregation map[string]string
 
+// Add appends metrics to the metrics that will be aggregated
 func (d *Downsampling) Add(metrics ...telegraf.Metric) error {
 	d.Lock()
 	d.Metrics = append(d.Metrics, metrics...)
@@ -253,6 +255,8 @@ func (d *Downsampling) Add(metrics ...telegraf.Metric) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// Run starts the downsampler
+// it runs periodically
 func (d *Downsampling) Run() {
 	for {
 		select {
@@ -265,9 +269,57 @@ func (d *Downsampling) Run() {
 
 // Aggregate calculates the mean value of fields by given time
 func (d *Downsampling) Aggregate() []telegraf.Metric {
+
 	return nil
 }
 
+// Sum calcuate the sum values of given fields
+func (d *Downsampling) Sum(fields ...string) (telegraf.Metric, error) {
+	var (
+		sumMetric telegraf.Metric
+		sums      = make(map[string]interface{})
+	)
+
+	for _, field := range fields {
+		sums[field] = 0
+	}
+
+	d.RLock()
+	for _, metric := range d.Metrics {
+		for _, fieldName := range fields {
+			value, ok := metric.Fields()[fieldName]
+			if !ok {
+				continue
+			}
+			oldVal := sums[fieldName]
+			switch value := value.(type) {
+			case int:
+				sums[fieldName] = oldVal.(int) + value
+			case int32:
+				sums[fieldName] = oldVal.(int32) + value
+			case int64:
+				sums[fieldName] = oldVal.(int) + int(value)
+			case float32:
+				sums[fieldName] = oldVal.(float32) + value
+			case float64:
+				sums[fieldName] = oldVal.(float64) + value
+			default:
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	d.RUnlock()
+
+	sumMetric, err := telegraf.NewMetric(
+		d.Name,
+		map[string]string{},
+		sums,
+		time.Now(),
+	)
+	return sumMetric, err
+}
+
+// Mean calculates the mean values of given fields
 func (d *Downsampling) Mean(fields ...string) (telegraf.Metric, error) {
 	var (
 		aggrMetric telegraf.Metric
diff --git a/plugins/outputs/influxdb/influxdb_test.go b/plugins/outputs/influxdb/influxdb_test.go
index d1f1acb56..52e0dfe7a 100644
--- a/plugins/outputs/influxdb/influxdb_test.go
+++ b/plugins/outputs/influxdb/influxdb_test.go
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ func TestDownsampling_mean(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		time.Now(),
 	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	metricB, err := telegraf.NewMetric(
 		"sven",
@@ -80,3 +81,42 @@ func TestDownsampling_mean(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, int64(100), aggr.Fields()["intelligence"])
 	require.Equal(t, int64(0), aggr.Fields()["power"])
 }
+
+func TestDownsamling_sum(t *testing.T) {
+	ds := &Downsampling{}
+	metricA, err := telegraf.NewMetric(
+		"earthshaker",
+		map[string]string{},
+		map[string]interface{}{
+			"damage":       "high",
+			"agility":      12,
+			"strength":     120,
+			"intelligence": 60,
+		},
+		time.Now(),
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	metricB, err := telegraf.NewMetric(
+		"sven",
+		map[string]string{},
+		map[string]interface{}{
+			"strength":     80,
+			"intelligence": 140,
+		},
+		time.Now(),
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = ds.Add(metricA)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = ds.Add(metricB)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	aggr, err := ds.Sum("strength", "intelligence", "power")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, int64(200), aggr.Fields()["strength"])
+	require.Equal(t, int64(200), aggr.Fields()["intelligence"])
+	require.Equal(t, int64(0), aggr.Fields()["power"])
+}