diff --git a/plugins/inputs/redis/README.md b/plugins/inputs/redis/README.md
index 38d80b591f0df..207a4475095a7 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/redis/README.md
+++ b/plugins/inputs/redis/README.md
@@ -126,6 +126,16 @@ Additionally the plugin also calculates the hit/miss ratio (keyspace\_hitrate) a
     - usec(int, mircoseconds)
     - usec_per_call(float, microseconds)
 
+- redis_replication
+  - tags:
+    - replication_role
+    - replica_ip
+    - replica_port
+    - state (either "online", "wait_bgsave", or "send_bulk")
+
+  - fields:
+    - lag(int, number)
+    - offset(int, number)
 
 ### Tags:
 
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/redis/redis.go b/plugins/inputs/redis/redis.go
index e89aabb4019c5..715b553c93d26 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/redis/redis.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/redis/redis.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"log"
 	"net/url"
+	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@ func (r *RedisClient) BaseTags() map[string]string {
 	return tags
 }
 
+var replicationSlaveMetricPrefix = regexp.MustCompile(`^slave\d+`)
+
 var sampleConfig = `
   ## specify servers via a url matching:
   ##  [protocol://][:password]@address[:port]
@@ -253,6 +256,12 @@ func gatherInfoOutput(
 				gatherCommandstateLine(name, kline, acc, tags)
 				continue
 			}
+			if section == "Replication" && replicationSlaveMetricPrefix.MatchString(name) {
+				kline := strings.TrimSpace(parts[1])
+				gatherReplicationLine(name, kline, acc, tags)
+				continue
+			}
+
 			metric = name
 		}
 
@@ -374,6 +383,50 @@ func gatherCommandstateLine(
 	acc.AddFields("redis_cmdstat", fields, tags)
 }
 
+// Parse the special Replication line
+// Example:
+//     slave0:ip=127.0.0.1,port=7379,state=online,offset=4556468,lag=0
+// This line will only be visible when a node has a replica attached.
+func gatherReplicationLine(
+	name string,
+	line string,
+	acc telegraf.Accumulator,
+	global_tags map[string]string,
+) {
+	fields := make(map[string]interface{})
+	tags := make(map[string]string)
+	for k, v := range global_tags {
+		tags[k] = v
+	}
+
+	tags["replica_id"] = strings.TrimLeft(name, "slave")
+	tags["replication_role"] = "slave"
+
+	parts := strings.Split(line, ",")
+	for _, part := range parts {
+		kv := strings.Split(part, "=")
+		if len(kv) != 2 {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		switch kv[0] {
+		case "ip":
+			tags["replica_ip"] = kv[1]
+		case "port":
+			tags["replica_port"] = kv[1]
+		case "state":
+			tags[kv[0]] = kv[1]
+		default:
+			ival, err := strconv.ParseInt(kv[1], 10, 64)
+			if err == nil {
+				fields[kv[0]] = ival
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	acc.AddFields("redis_replication", fields, tags)
+}
+
 func init() {
 	inputs.Add("redis", func() telegraf.Input {
 		return &Redis{}
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/redis/redis_test.go b/plugins/inputs/redis/redis_test.go
index b1c3ca3d397cc..e684225af42db 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/redis/redis_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/redis/redis_test.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func TestRedis_ParseMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 		"pubsub_channels":                int64(0),
 		"pubsub_patterns":                int64(0),
 		"latest_fork_usec":               int64(0),
-		"connected_slaves":               int64(0),
+		"connected_slaves":               int64(2),
 		"master_repl_offset":             int64(0),
 		"repl_backlog_active":            int64(0),
 		"repl_backlog_size":              int64(1048576),
@@ -134,6 +134,36 @@ func TestRedis_ParseMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 		"usec_per_call": float64(990.0),
 	}
 	acc.AssertContainsTaggedFields(t, "redis_cmdstat", cmdstatCommandFields, cmdstatCommandTags)
+
+	replicationTags := map[string]string{
+		"host":             "redis.net",
+		"replication_role": "slave",
+		"replica_id":       "0",
+		"replica_ip":       "127.0.0.1",
+		"replica_port":     "7379",
+		"state":            "online",
+	}
+	replicationFields := map[string]interface{}{
+		"lag":    int64(0),
+		"offset": int64(4556468),
+	}
+
+	acc.AssertContainsTaggedFields(t, "redis_replication", replicationFields, replicationTags)
+
+	replicationTags = map[string]string{
+		"host":             "redis.net",
+		"replication_role": "slave",
+		"replica_id":       "1",
+		"replica_ip":       "127.0.0.1",
+		"replica_port":     "8379",
+		"state":            "send_bulk",
+	}
+	replicationFields = map[string]interface{}{
+		"lag":    int64(1),
+		"offset": int64(0),
+	}
+
+	acc.AssertContainsTaggedFields(t, "redis_replication", replicationFields, replicationTags)
 }
 
 const testOutput = `# Server
@@ -209,7 +239,9 @@ latest_fork_usec:0
 
 # Replication
 role:master
-connected_slaves:0
+connected_slaves:2
+slave0:ip=127.0.0.1,port=7379,state=online,offset=4556468,lag=0
+slave1:ip=127.0.0.1,port=8379,state=send_bulk,offset=0,lag=1
 master_replid:8c4d7b768b26826825ceb20ff4a2c7c54616350b
 master_replid2:0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
 master_repl_offset:0