diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 53e6725347515..324fce91499b9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ Currently implemented sources:
 * [exec](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/tree/master/plugins/inputs/exec) (generic executable plugin, support JSON, influx, graphite and nagios)
 * [filestat](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/tree/master/plugins/inputs/filestat)
 * [haproxy](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/tree/master/plugins/inputs/haproxy)
+* [hddtemp](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/tree/master/plugins/inputs/hddtemp)
 * [http_response](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/tree/master/plugins/inputs/http_response)
 * [httpjson](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/tree/master/plugins/inputs/httpjson) (generic JSON-emitting http service plugin)
 * [influxdb](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/tree/master/plugins/inputs/influxdb)
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/all/all.go b/plugins/inputs/all/all.go
index 529a13baedb91..ddb7d40397382 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/all/all.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/all/all.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	_ "github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/inputs/filestat"
 	_ "github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/inputs/graylog"
 	_ "github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/inputs/haproxy"
+	_ "github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/inputs/hddtemp"
 	_ "github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/inputs/http_response"
 	_ "github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/inputs/httpjson"
 	_ "github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/inputs/influxdb"
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/hddtemp/hddtemp.go b/plugins/inputs/hddtemp/hddtemp.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..82cc17c3db26a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/inputs/hddtemp/hddtemp.go
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+// +build linux,hddtemp
+
+package hddtemp
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"io"
+	"net"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf"
+	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/inputs"
+)
+
+const defaultAddress = "127.0.0.1:7634"
+
+type HDDTemp struct {
+	Address string
+	Devices []string
+}
+
+func (_ *HDDTemp) Description() string {
+	return "Monitor disks' temperatures using hddtemp"
+}
+
+var hddtempSampleConfig = `
+  ## By default, telegraf gathers temps data from all disks detected by the
+  ## hddtemp.
+  ##
+  ## Only collect temps from the selected disks.
+  ##
+  ## A * as the device name will return the temperature values of all disks.
+  ##
+  # address = "127.0.0.1:7634"
+  # devices = ["sda", "*"]
+`
+
+func (_ *HDDTemp) SampleConfig() string {
+	return hddtempSampleConfig
+}
+
+func (h *HDDTemp) Gather(acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
+	var (
+		err    error
+		conn   net.Conn
+		buffer bytes.Buffer
+	)
+
+	if conn, err = net.Dial("tcp", h.Address); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if _, err = io.Copy(&buffer, conn); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	fields := strings.Split(buffer.String(), "|")
+
+	for index := 0; index < len(fields)/5; index++ {
+		offset := index * 5
+		device := fields[offset+1]
+		device = device[strings.LastIndex(device, "/")+1:]
+
+		for _, chosenDevice := range h.Devices {
+			if chosenDevice == "*" || chosenDevice == device {
+				tags := map[string]string{
+					"device": device,
+					"model":  fields[offset+2],
+					"unit":   fields[offset+4],
+					"status": "",
+				}
+
+				temperatureField := fields[offset+3]
+				value, err := strconv.ParseFloat(temperatureField, 64)
+
+				if err != nil {
+					value = 0.0
+					tags["status"] = temperatureField
+				}
+
+				fields := map[string]interface{}{
+					device: value,
+				}
+
+				acc.AddFields("hddtemp", fields, tags)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func init() {
+	inputs.Add("hddtemp", func() telegraf.Input {
+		return &HDDTemp{
+			Address: defaultAddress,
+			Devices: []string{"*"},
+		}
+	})
+}
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/hddtemp/hddtemp_nocompile.go b/plugins/inputs/hddtemp/hddtemp_nocompile.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d79cb5b306c4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/inputs/hddtemp/hddtemp_nocompile.go
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// +build !linux !hddtemp
+
+package hddtemp