diff --git a/net-mgmt/telegraf/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Telegraf/forms/input.xml b/net-mgmt/telegraf/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Telegraf/forms/input.xml
index 7f318d9c2..9cd77699f 100644
--- a/net-mgmt/telegraf/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Telegraf/forms/input.xml
+++ b/net-mgmt/telegraf/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Telegraf/forms/input.xml
@@ -91,6 +91,12 @@
         <type>checkbox</type>
         <help>Ping Hosts using IPv4 and measure the metrics.</help>
     </field>
+    <field>
+        <id>input.ping_count</id>
+        <label>Ping Count (IPv4)</label>
+        <type>text</type>
+        <help>Number of ping packets to send per interval. Corresponds to the "-c" option of the ping command.</help>
+    </field>
     <field>
         <id>input.ping_hosts</id>
         <label>Ping Hosts (IPv4)</label>
@@ -105,6 +111,12 @@
         <type>checkbox</type>
         <help>Ping Hosts using IPv6 and measure the metrics.</help>
     </field>
+    <field>
+        <id>input.ping6_count</id>
+        <label>Ping Count (IPv6)</label>
+        <type>text</type>
+        <help>Number of ping packets to send per interval. Corresponds to the "-c" option of the ping command.</help>
+    </field>
     <field>
         <id>input.ping6_hosts</id>
         <label>Ping Hosts (IPv6)</label>
diff --git a/net-mgmt/telegraf/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Telegraf/Input.xml b/net-mgmt/telegraf/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Telegraf/Input.xml
index 3e4f6e85d..0c7b08334 100644
--- a/net-mgmt/telegraf/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Telegraf/Input.xml
+++ b/net-mgmt/telegraf/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Telegraf/Input.xml
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@
             <default>0</default>
             <Required>N</Required>
         </ping>
+        <ping_count type="IntegerField">
+            <Required>N</Required>
+        </ping_count>
         <ping_hosts type="CSVListField">
             <Required>N</Required>
         </ping_hosts>
@@ -70,6 +73,9 @@
             <default>0</default>
             <Required>N</Required>
         </ping6>
+        <ping6_count type="IntegerField">
+            <Required>N</Required>
+        </ping6_count>
         <ping6_hosts type="CSVListField">
             <Required>N</Required>
         </ping6_hosts>
diff --git a/net-mgmt/telegraf/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Telegraf/telegraf.conf b/net-mgmt/telegraf/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Telegraf/telegraf.conf
index 51050038f..7314590c7 100644
--- a/net-mgmt/telegraf/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Telegraf/telegraf.conf
+++ b/net-mgmt/telegraf/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Telegraf/telegraf.conf
@@ -234,6 +234,9 @@
 {%   if helpers.exists('OPNsense.telegraf.input.ping_hosts') and OPNsense.telegraf.input.ping_hosts != '' %}
   urls = [{{ "'" + ("','".join(OPNsense.telegraf.input.ping_hosts.split(','))) + "'" }}]
 {%   endif %}
+{%   if helpers.exists('OPNsense.telegraf.input.ping_count') and OPNsense.telegraf.input.ping_count != '' %}
+  count = {{ OPNsense.telegraf.input.ping_count }}
+{%   endif %}
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if helpers.exists('OPNsense.telegraf.input.ping6') and OPNsense.telegraf.input.ping6 == '1' %}
@@ -243,6 +246,9 @@
 {%   if helpers.exists('OPNsense.telegraf.input.ping6_hosts') and OPNsense.telegraf.input.ping6_hosts != '' %}
   urls = [{{ "'" + ("','".join(OPNsense.telegraf.input.ping6_hosts.split(','))) + "'" }}]
 {%   endif %}
+{%   if helpers.exists('OPNsense.telegraf.input.ping6_count') and OPNsense.telegraf.input.ping6_count != '' %}
+  count = {{ OPNsense.telegraf.input.ping6_count }}
+{%   endif %}
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if helpers.exists('OPNsense.telegraf.input.haproxy') and OPNsense.telegraf.input.haproxy == '1' %}