diff --git a/etc/telegraf.conf b/etc/telegraf.conf
index 44b07306d6e90..d2d2352013e12 100644
--- a/etc/telegraf.conf
+++ b/etc/telegraf.conf
@@ -4899,6 +4899,7 @@
 #   # tls_ca = "/path/to/cafile"
 #   # tls_cert = "/path/to/certfile"
 #   # tls_key = "/path/to/keyfile"
+#   # tls_server_name = "kubernetes.example.com"
 #   ## Use TLS but skip chain & host verification
 #   # insecure_skip_verify = false
 
diff --git a/etc/telegraf_windows.conf b/etc/telegraf_windows.conf
index 7426c564ad7ea..0467414573214 100644
--- a/etc/telegraf_windows.conf
+++ b/etc/telegraf_windows.conf
@@ -4796,6 +4796,7 @@
 #   # tls_ca = "/path/to/cafile"
 #   # tls_cert = "/path/to/certfile"
 #   # tls_key = "/path/to/keyfile"
+#   # tls_server_name = "kubernetes.example.com"
 #   ## Use TLS but skip chain & host verification
 #   # insecure_skip_verify = false