diff --git a/plugins/inputs/mysql/mysql.go b/plugins/inputs/mysql/mysql.go
index 915d95879ae85..7af577ac184e1 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/mysql/mysql.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/mysql/mysql.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	_ "embed"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -947,7 +948,7 @@ func (m *Mysql) gatherUserStatisticsStatuses(db *sql.DB, servtag string, acc tel
 		return err
 	}
 
-	read, err := getColSlice(len(cols))
+	read, err := getColSlice(rows)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -995,7 +996,13 @@ func columnsToLower(s []string, e error) ([]string, error) {
 }
 
 // getColSlice returns an in interface slice that can be used in the row.Scan().
-func getColSlice(l int) ([]interface{}, error) {
+func getColSlice(rows *sql.Rows) ([]interface{}, error) {
+	columnTypes, err := rows.ColumnTypes()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	l := len(columnTypes)
+
 	// list of all possible column names
 	var (
 		user                     string
@@ -1111,30 +1118,26 @@ func getColSlice(l int) ([]interface{}, error) {
 			&emptyQueries,
 		}, nil
 	case 22: // percona
-		return []interface{}{
-			&user,
-			&totalConnections,
-			&concurrentConnections,
-			&connectedTime,
-			&busyTime,
-			&cpuTime,
-			&bytesReceived,
-			&bytesSent,
-			&binlogBytesWritten,
-			&rowsFetched,
-			&rowsUpdated,
-			&tableRowsRead,
-			&selectCommands,
-			&updateCommands,
-			&otherCommands,
-			&commitTransactions,
-			&rollbackTransactions,
-			&deniedConnections,
-			&lostConnections,
-			&accessDenied,
-			&emptyQueries,
-			&totalSslConnections,
-		}, nil
+		cols := make([]interface{}, 0, 22)
+		for i, ct := range columnTypes {
+			// The first column is the user and has to be a string
+			if i == 0 {
+				cols = append(cols, new(string))
+				continue
+			}
+
+			// Percona 8 has some special fields that are float instead of ints
+			// see: https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/issues/7360
+			switch ct.ScanType().Kind() {
+			case reflect.Float32, reflect.Float64:
+				cols = append(cols, new(float64))
+			default:
+				// Keep old type for backward compatibility
+				cols = append(cols, new(int64))
+			}
+		}
+
+		return cols, nil
 	}
 
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("not Supported - %d columns", l)
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/mysql/mysql_test.go b/plugins/inputs/mysql/mysql_test.go
index 1bad6bea7bfd0..087bc4be76137 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/mysql/mysql_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/mysql/mysql_test.go
@@ -104,6 +104,43 @@ func TestMysqlMultipleInstancesIntegration(t *testing.T) {
 	require.False(t, acc2.HasMeasurement("mysql_variables"))
 }
 
+func TestPercona8Integration(t *testing.T) {
+	if testing.Short() {
+		t.Skip("Skipping integration test in short mode")
+	}
+
+	container := testutil.Container{
+		Image: "percona:8",
+		Env: map[string]string{
+			"MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD": "secret",
+		},
+		Cmd:          []string{"--userstat=ON"},
+		ExposedPorts: []string{servicePort},
+		WaitingFor: wait.ForAll(
+			wait.ForLog("/usr/sbin/mysqld: ready for connections").WithOccurrence(2),
+			wait.ForListeningPort(nat.Port(servicePort)),
+		),
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, container.Start(), "failed to start container")
+	defer container.Terminate()
+
+	dsn := fmt.Sprintf("root:secret@tcp(%s:%s)/", container.Address, container.Ports[servicePort])
+	s := config.NewSecret([]byte(dsn))
+	plugin := &Mysql{
+		Servers:              []*config.Secret{&s},
+		GatherUserStatistics: true,
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, plugin.Init())
+
+	var acc testutil.Accumulator
+	require.NoError(t, plugin.Gather(&acc))
+	require.Empty(t, acc.Errors)
+	require.True(t, acc.HasMeasurement("mysql_user_stats"))
+	require.True(t, acc.HasFloatField("mysql_user_stats", "connected_time"))
+	require.True(t, acc.HasFloatField("mysql_user_stats", "cpu_time"))
+	require.True(t, acc.HasFloatField("mysql_user_stats", "busy_time"))
+}
+
 func TestMysqlGetDSNTag(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		input  string