diff --git a/logstash-core/lib/logstash/plugins/builtin/pipeline/input.rb b/logstash-core/lib/logstash/plugins/builtin/pipeline/input.rb
index 25dec93a5..1cc885beb 100644
--- a/logstash-core/lib/logstash/plugins/builtin/pipeline/input.rb
+++ b/logstash-core/lib/logstash/plugins/builtin/pipeline/input.rb
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ module ::LogStash; module Plugins; module Builtin; module Pipeline; class Input
     if !listen_successful
       raise ::LogStash::ConfigurationError, "Internal input at '#{@address}' already bound! Addresses must be globally unique across pipelines."
     end
+    # add address to the plugin stats
+    metric.gauge(:address, address)
+
   end
 
   def run(queue)
diff --git a/logstash-core/lib/logstash/plugins/builtin/pipeline/output.rb b/logstash-core/lib/logstash/plugins/builtin/pipeline/output.rb
index 05835f8e2..07107cb60 100644
--- a/logstash-core/lib/logstash/plugins/builtin/pipeline/output.rb
+++ b/logstash-core/lib/logstash/plugins/builtin/pipeline/output.rb
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ module ::LogStash; module Plugins; module Builtin; module Pipeline; class Output
 
   def register
     @pipeline_bus = execution_context.agent.pipeline_bus
+    # add list of pipelines to send to the plugin metrics
+    metric.gauge(:send_to, send_to)
     pipeline_bus.registerSender(self, @send_to)
   end
 
diff --git a/logstash-core/spec/logstash/plugins/builtin/pipeline_input_output_spec.rb b/logstash-core/spec/logstash/plugins/builtin/pipeline_input_output_spec.rb
index f1184842d..5e130b9db 100644
--- a/logstash-core/spec/logstash/plugins/builtin/pipeline_input_output_spec.rb
+++ b/logstash-core/spec/logstash/plugins/builtin/pipeline_input_output_spec.rb
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ describe ::LogStash::Plugins::Builtin::Pipeline do
   let(:input) { ::LogStash::Plugins::Builtin::Pipeline::Input.new(input_options) }
   let(:output) { ::LogStash::Plugins::Builtin::Pipeline::Output.new(output_options) }
   let(:inputs) { [input] }
+  let(:metric) {
+    LogStash::Instrument::NamespacedMetric.new(
+        LogStash::Instrument::Metric.new(LogStash::Instrument::Collector.new), [:filter]
+    )
+  }
 
   let(:event) { ::LogStash::Event.new("foo" => "bar") }
 
@@ -39,8 +44,10 @@ describe ::LogStash::Plugins::Builtin::Pipeline do
     allow(agent).to receive(:pipeline_bus).and_return(pipeline_bus)
     inputs.each do |i|
       allow(i).to receive(:execution_context).and_return(execution_context)
+      i.metric = metric
     end
     allow(output).to receive(:execution_context).and_return(execution_context)
+    output.metric = metric
   end
 
   def wait_input_running(input_plugin)
@@ -92,6 +99,20 @@ describe ::LogStash::Plugins::Builtin::Pipeline do
           event.set("baz", "bot")
           expect(subject.to_hash_with_metadata).not_to match(event.to_hash_with_metadata)
         end
+
+        it 'should add `address` to the plugin metrics' do
+          event_metrics = input.metric.collector.snapshot_metric.metric_store.get_with_path(
+              "filter"
+          )[:filter]
+          expect(event_metrics[:address].value).to eq(address)
+        end
+        it 'should add `send_to` to the plugin metrics' do
+          event_metrics = output.metric.collector.snapshot_metric.metric_store.get_with_path(
+              "filter"
+          )[:filter]
+          expect(event_metrics[:send_to].value).to eq([address])
+        end
+
       end
       
       after(:each) do
@@ -140,9 +161,10 @@ describe ::LogStash::Plugins::Builtin::Pipeline do
   describe "one output to multiple inputs" do
     describe "with all plugins up" do
       let(:other_address) { "other" }
+      let(:send_addresses) { [address, other_address]}
       let(:other_input_options) { { "address" => other_address } }
       let(:other_input) { ::LogStash::Plugins::Builtin::Pipeline::Input.new(other_input_options) }
-      let(:output_options) { { "send_to" => [address, other_address] } }
+      let(:output_options) { { "send_to" => send_addresses } }
       let(:inputs) { [input, other_input] }
       let(:queues) { [Queue.new, Queue.new] }
       let(:inputs_queues) { Hash[inputs.zip(queues)] }
@@ -162,6 +184,13 @@ describe ::LogStash::Plugins::Builtin::Pipeline do
         end
       end
 
+      it 'should add multiple `send_to` addresses to the plugin metrics' do
+        event_metrics = output.metric.collector.snapshot_metric.metric_store.get_with_path(
+            "filter"
+        )[:filter]
+        expect(event_metrics[:send_to].value).to eq(send_addresses)
+      end
+
       describe "sending a message" do
         before(:each) do
           output.multi_receive([event])