diff --git a/roles/telegraf/templates/telegraf.conf.j2 b/roles/telegraf/templates/telegraf.conf.j2
index d40b70bcaf20deecaaa26e05aaeeea5e32323dad..59d87c9c95cda9cffde5ddf7eb55587257b61b59 100644
--- a/roles/telegraf/templates/telegraf.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/telegraf/templates/telegraf.conf.j2
@@ -126,6 +126,12 @@
   regular_only = false
   interval = "60s"
 
+# Collect statistics about itself
+[[inputs.internal]]
+ ## If true, collect telegraf memory stats.
+ # collect_memstats = true
+  interval = "60s"
+
 # Read metrics about memory usage
 [[inputs.mem]]
   # no configuration