diff --git a/influxdb/files/collectd_influxdb.conf b/influxdb/files/collectd_influxdb.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c909863
--- /dev/null
+++ b/influxdb/files/collectd_influxdb.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+Import "influxdb"
+
+<Module "influxdb">
+    Address "{{ plugin.address }}"
+    Port "{{ plugin.port }}"
+    Username "{{ plugin.username }}"
+    Password "{{ plugin.password }}"
+</Module>
diff --git a/influxdb/meta/collectd.yml b/influxdb/meta/collectd.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c09ea48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/influxdb/meta/collectd.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{%- if pillar.influxdb.server is defined %}
+{%- from "influxdb/map.jinja" import server with context %}
+
+{%- if server.admin.get('user', {}).get('enabled', False) and server.http.enabled %}
+local_plugin:
+  influxdb:
+    plugin: python
+    template: influxdb/files/collectd_influxdb.conf
+    address: {{ server.http.bind.address|replace('0.0.0.0', '127.0.0.1') }}
+    port: {{ server.http.bind.port }}
+    username: {{ server.admin.user.name }}
+    password: {{ server.admin.user.password  }}
+  collectd_processes:
+    process:
+      influxd: {}
+{%- endif %}
+{%- endif %}
diff --git a/metadata/service/support.yml b/metadata/service/support.yml
index 9b52193..2594e43 100644
--- a/metadata/service/support.yml
+++ b/metadata/service/support.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   influxdb:
     _support:
       collectd:
-        enabled: false
+        enabled: true
       heka:
         enabled: false
       sensu: