diff --git a/utils/collectd/files/collectd.uci b/utils/collectd/files/collectd.uci
index 73e2c2ab5..fa472c985 100644
--- a/utils/collectd/files/collectd.uci
+++ b/utils/collectd/files/collectd.uci
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ config globals 'globals'
 #	option Interval '30'
 #	option ReadThreads '2'
 
+#config plugin 'apcups'
+#	option enable '0'
+#	option Host 'localhost'
+#	option Port '3551'
+
 #config plugin 'conntrack'
 #	option enable '0'
 
diff --git a/utils/collectd/files/usr/share/collectd/plugin/apcups.json b/utils/collectd/files/usr/share/collectd/plugin/apcups.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..15a31df9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/collectd/files/usr/share/collectd/plugin/apcups.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+	"string": [
+		"Host",
+		"Port"
+	]
+}