diff --git a/plugins/inputs/ping/ping.go b/plugins/inputs/ping/ping.go
index 089248efe..32264eec7 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/ping/ping.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/ping/ping.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func (p *Ping) Gather(acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
 					strings.TrimSpace(out) + ", " + err.Error())
 			}
 			tags := map[string]string{"url": u}
-			trans, rec, avg, err := processPingOutput(out)
+			trans, rec, avg, stddev, err := processPingOutput(out)
 			if err != nil {
 				// fatal error
 				errorChannel <- err
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ func (p *Ping) Gather(acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
 			if avg > 0 {
 				fields["average_response_ms"] = avg
 			}
+			if stddev > 0 {
+				fields["standard_deviation_ms"] = stddev
+			}
 			acc.AddFields("ping", fields, tags)
 		}(url)
 	}
@@ -166,9 +169,9 @@ func (p *Ping) args(url string) []string {
 //     round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 34.843/43.508/52.172/8.664 ms
 //
 // It returns (<transmitted packets>, <received packets>, <average response>)
-func processPingOutput(out string) (int, int, float64, error) {
+func processPingOutput(out string) (int, int, float64, float64, error) {
 	var trans, recv int
-	var avg float64
+	var avg, stddev float64
 	// Set this error to nil if we find a 'transmitted' line
 	err := errors.New("Fatal error processing ping output")
 	lines := strings.Split(out, "\n")
@@ -180,22 +183,23 @@ func processPingOutput(out string) (int, int, float64, error) {
 			// Transmitted packets
 			trans, err = strconv.Atoi(strings.Split(stats[0], " ")[0])
 			if err != nil {
-				return trans, recv, avg, err
+				return trans, recv, avg, stddev, err
 			}
 			// Received packets
 			recv, err = strconv.Atoi(strings.Split(stats[1], " ")[0])
 			if err != nil {
-				return trans, recv, avg, err
+				return trans, recv, avg, stddev, err
 			}
 		} else if strings.Contains(line, "min/avg/max") {
-			stats := strings.Split(line, " = ")[1]
+			stats := strings.Split(line, " ")[3]
 			avg, err = strconv.ParseFloat(strings.Split(stats, "/")[1], 64)
+			stddev, err = strconv.ParseFloat(strings.Split(stats, "/")[3], 64)
 			if err != nil {
-				return trans, recv, avg, err
+				return trans, recv, avg, stddev, err
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	return trans, recv, avg, err
+	return trans, recv, avg, stddev, err
 }
 
 func init() {
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/ping/ping_test.go b/plugins/inputs/ping/ping_test.go
index b5d0d16e7..a7a6931f5 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/ping/ping_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/ping/ping_test.go
@@ -48,23 +48,25 @@ ping: -i interval too short: Operation not permitted
 
 // Test that ping command output is processed properly
 func TestProcessPingOutput(t *testing.T) {
-	trans, rec, avg, err := processPingOutput(bsdPingOutput)
+	trans, rec, avg, stddev, err := processPingOutput(bsdPingOutput)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, 5, trans, "5 packets were transmitted")
 	assert.Equal(t, 5, rec, "5 packets were transmitted")
 	assert.InDelta(t, 20.224, avg, 0.001)
+	assert.InDelta(t, 4.076, stddev, 0.001)
 
-	trans, rec, avg, err = processPingOutput(linuxPingOutput)
+	trans, rec, avg, stddev, err = processPingOutput(linuxPingOutput)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, 5, trans, "5 packets were transmitted")
 	assert.Equal(t, 5, rec, "5 packets were transmitted")
 	assert.InDelta(t, 43.628, avg, 0.001)
+	assert.InDelta(t, 5.325, stddev, 0.001)
 }
 
 // Test that processPingOutput returns an error when 'ping' fails to run, such
 // as when an invalid argument is provided
 func TestErrorProcessPingOutput(t *testing.T) {
-	_, _, _, err := processPingOutput(fatalPingOutput)
+	_, _, _, _, err := processPingOutput(fatalPingOutput)
 	assert.Error(t, err, "Error was expected from processPingOutput")
 }
 
@@ -145,10 +147,11 @@ func TestPingGather(t *testing.T) {
 	p.Gather(&acc)
 	tags := map[string]string{"url": "www.google.com"}
 	fields := map[string]interface{}{
-		"packets_transmitted": 5,
-		"packets_received":    5,
-		"percent_packet_loss": 0.0,
-		"average_response_ms": 43.628,
+		"packets_transmitted":   5,
+		"packets_received":      5,
+		"percent_packet_loss":   0.0,
+		"average_response_ms":   43.628,
+		"standard_deviation_ms": 5.325,
 	}
 	acc.AssertContainsTaggedFields(t, "ping", fields, tags)
 
@@ -182,10 +185,11 @@ func TestLossyPingGather(t *testing.T) {
 	p.Gather(&acc)
 	tags := map[string]string{"url": "www.google.com"}
 	fields := map[string]interface{}{
-		"packets_transmitted": 5,
-		"packets_received":    3,
-		"percent_packet_loss": 40.0,
-		"average_response_ms": 44.033,
+		"packets_transmitted":   5,
+		"packets_received":      3,
+		"percent_packet_loss":   40.0,
+		"average_response_ms":   44.033,
+		"standard_deviation_ms": 5.325,
 	}
 	acc.AssertContainsTaggedFields(t, "ping", fields, tags)
 }