diff --git a/plugins/inputs/rabbitmq/README.md b/plugins/inputs/rabbitmq/README.md
index 0e119b25e..1bdd553de 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/rabbitmq/README.md
+++ b/plugins/inputs/rabbitmq/README.md
@@ -173,7 +173,9 @@ For additional details reference the [RabbitMQ Management HTTP Stats][management
     - messages_ready (int, count)
     - messages_redeliver (int, count)
     - messages_redeliver_rate (float, messages per second)
-    - messages_unack (integer, count)
+    - messages_unack (int, count)
+    - slave_nodes (int, count)
+    - synchronised_slave_nodes (int, count)
 
 + rabbitmq_exchange
   - tags:
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.go b/plugins/inputs/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.go
index d27c522bf..68652ca36 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.go
@@ -121,17 +121,19 @@ type QueueTotals struct {
 
 // Queue ...
 type Queue struct {
-	QueueTotals         // just to not repeat the same code
-	MessageStats        `json:"message_stats"`
-	Memory              int64
-	Consumers           int64
-	ConsumerUtilisation float64 `json:"consumer_utilisation"`
-	Name                string
-	Node                string
-	Vhost               string
-	Durable             bool
-	AutoDelete          bool   `json:"auto_delete"`
-	IdleSince           string `json:"idle_since"`
+	QueueTotals            // just to not repeat the same code
+	MessageStats           `json:"message_stats"`
+	Memory                 int64
+	Consumers              int64
+	ConsumerUtilisation    float64 `json:"consumer_utilisation"`
+	Name                   string
+	Node                   string
+	Vhost                  string
+	Durable                bool
+	AutoDelete             bool     `json:"auto_delete"`
+	IdleSince              string   `json:"idle_since"`
+	SlaveNodes             []string `json:"slave_nodes"`
+	SynchronisedSlaveNodes []string `json:"synchronised_slave_nodes"`
 }
 
 // Node ...
@@ -585,10 +587,12 @@ func gatherQueues(r *RabbitMQ, acc telegraf.Accumulator) {
 			"rabbitmq_queue",
 			map[string]interface{}{
 				// common information
-				"consumers":            queue.Consumers,
-				"consumer_utilisation": queue.ConsumerUtilisation,
-				"idle_since":           queue.IdleSince,
-				"memory":               queue.Memory,
+				"consumers":                queue.Consumers,
+				"consumer_utilisation":     queue.ConsumerUtilisation,
+				"idle_since":               queue.IdleSince,
+				"slave_nodes":              len(queue.SlaveNodes),
+				"synchronised_slave_nodes": len(queue.SynchronisedSlaveNodes),
+				"memory":                   queue.Memory,
 				// messages information
 				"message_bytes":             queue.MessageBytes,
 				"message_bytes_ready":       queue.MessageBytesReady,
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/rabbitmq/rabbitmq_test.go b/plugins/inputs/rabbitmq/rabbitmq_test.go
index 0991dd0c0..c207706c9 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/rabbitmq/rabbitmq_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/rabbitmq/rabbitmq_test.go
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ func TestRabbitMQGeneratesMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 		"messages_redeliver":        33,
 		"messages_redeliver_rate":   2.5,
 		"idle_since":                "2015-11-01 8:22:14",
+		"slave_nodes":               1,
+		"synchronised_slave_nodes":  1,
 	}
 	compareMetrics(t, queuesMetrics, acc, "rabbitmq_queue")
 
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/rabbitmq/testdata/queues.json b/plugins/inputs/rabbitmq/testdata/queues.json
index 356e1a466..294f78872 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/rabbitmq/testdata/queues.json
+++ b/plugins/inputs/rabbitmq/testdata/queues.json
@@ -109,6 +109,12 @@
     "exclusive_consumer_tag": null,
     "effective_policy_definition": [],
     "operator_policy": null,
-    "policy": null
+    "policy": null,
+    "slave_nodes":[
+      "rabbit@ip-10-1-2-118"
+    ],
+    "synchronised_slave_nodes":[
+      "rabbit@ip-10-1-2-118"
+    ]
   }
 ]
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