diff --git a/etc/telegraf_windows.conf b/etc/telegraf_windows.conf
index 4825d715a..ca0357ef3 100644
--- a/etc/telegraf_windows.conf
+++ b/etc/telegraf_windows.conf
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@
     Counters = [
       "Context Switches/sec",
       "System Calls/sec",
+      "Processor Queue Length",
     ]
     Instances = ["------"]
     Measurement = "win_system"
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/win_perf_counters/README.md b/plugins/inputs/win_perf_counters/README.md
index fe35d97f9..06d9f1b9d 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/win_perf_counters/README.md
+++ b/plugins/inputs/win_perf_counters/README.md
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ if any of the combinations of ObjectName/Instances/Counters are invalid.
 
   [[inputs.win_perf_counters.object]]
     ObjectName = "System"
-    Counters = ["Context Switches/sec","System Calls/sec"]
+    Counters = ["Context Switches/sec","System Calls/sec", "Processor Queue Length"]
     Instances = ["------"]
     Measurement = "win_system"
     #IncludeTotal=false #Set to true to include _Total instance when querying for all (*).