diff --git a/plugins/common/socket/datagram.go b/plugins/common/socket/datagram.go
index 42f87417c1997..4c39c63367929 100644
--- a/plugins/common/socket/datagram.go
+++ b/plugins/common/socket/datagram.go
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/alitto/pond"
+	"golang.org/x/net/ipv4"
+	"golang.org/x/net/ipv6"
 
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf"
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/config"
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 
 type packetListener struct {
 	AllowedSources       []net.IP
+	MulticastSource      string
 	Encoding             string
 	MaxDecompressionSize int64
 	SocketMode           string
@@ -36,9 +39,17 @@ type packetListener struct {
 	parsePool *pond.WorkerPool
 }
 
-func newPacketListener(encoding string, maxDecompressionSize config.Size, maxWorkers int, allowedSources []net.IP, logger telegraf.Logger) *packetListener {
+func newPacketListener(
+	encoding string,
+	maxDecompressionSize config.Size,
+	maxWorkers int,
+	allowedSources []net.IP,
+	multicastSource string,
+	logger telegraf.Logger,
+) *packetListener {
 	return &packetListener{
 		AllowedSources:       allowedSources,
+		MulticastSource:      multicastSource,
 		Encoding:             encoding,
 		Log:                  logger,
 		MaxDecompressionSize: int64(maxDecompressionSize),
@@ -202,8 +213,16 @@ func (l *packetListener) setupUDP(u *url.URL, ifname string, bufferSize int) err
 				return fmt.Errorf("resolving address of %q failed: %w", ifname, err)
 			}
 		}
-		conn, err = net.ListenMulticastUDP(u.Scheme, iface, addr)
+
+		if l.MulticastSource != "" {
+			conn, err = listenSSM(u.Scheme, iface, addr, l.MulticastSource)
+		} else {
+			conn, err = net.ListenMulticastUDP(u.Scheme, iface, addr)
+		}
 		if err != nil {
+			if conn != nil {
+				conn.Close()
+			}
 			return fmt.Errorf("listening (udp multicast) failed: %w", err)
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -280,3 +299,40 @@ func (l *packetListener) close() error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func listenSSM(network string, ifi *net.Interface, gaddr *net.UDPAddr, sourceAddr string) (*net.UDPConn, error) {
+	src := &net.UDPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP(sourceAddr)}
+	if src.IP == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid multicast_source address %q", sourceAddr)
+	}
+
+	if network == "udp" {
+		if gaddr.IP.To4() != nil {
+			network = "udp4"
+		} else {
+			network = "udp6"
+		}
+	}
+
+	conn, err := net.ListenUDP(network, gaddr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("creating UDP socket failed: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	switch network {
+	case "udp4":
+		p := ipv4.NewPacketConn(conn)
+		if err := p.JoinSourceSpecificGroup(ifi, gaddr, src); err != nil {
+			return conn, fmt.Errorf("joining SSM group (IGMPv3) failed: %w", err)
+		}
+	case "udp6":
+		p := ipv6.NewPacketConn(conn)
+		if err := p.JoinSourceSpecificGroup(ifi, gaddr, src); err != nil {
+			return conn, fmt.Errorf("joining SSM group (MLDv2) failed: %w", err)
+		}
+	default:
+		return conn, fmt.Errorf("ssm support failure for network %q, use udp4 or udp6", network)
+	}
+
+	return conn, nil
+}
diff --git a/plugins/common/socket/socket.conf b/plugins/common/socket/socket.conf
index 52d872da44384..d60913af2a33d 100644
--- a/plugins/common/socket/socket.conf
+++ b/plugins/common/socket/socket.conf
@@ -38,4 +38,7 @@
 
   ## List of allowed source IP addresses for incoming packets/messages.
   ## If not specified or empty, all sources are allowed.
-  # allowed_sources = []
\ No newline at end of file
+  # allowed_sources = []
+
+  ## Source IP for Source-Specific Multicast (SSM / IGMPv3)
+  # multicast_source = ""
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/common/socket/socket.go b/plugins/common/socket/socket.go
index c0518c43f87e4..26e2ae6609fcc 100644
--- a/plugins/common/socket/socket.go
+++ b/plugins/common/socket/socket.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	MaxDecompressionSize config.Size      `toml:"max_decompression_size"`
 	MaxParallelParsers   int              `toml:"max_parallel_parsers"`
 	AllowedSources       []net.IP         `toml:"allowed_sources"`
+	MulticastSource      string           `toml:"multicast_source"`
 	common_tls.ServerConfig
 }
 
@@ -125,19 +126,19 @@ func (s *Socket) Setup() error {
 		}
 		s.listener = l
 	case "udp", "udp4", "udp6":
-		l := newPacketListener(s.ContentEncoding, s.MaxDecompressionSize, s.MaxParallelParsers, s.AllowedSources, s.log)
+		l := newPacketListener(s.ContentEncoding, s.MaxDecompressionSize, s.MaxParallelParsers, s.AllowedSources, s.MulticastSource, s.log)
 		if err := l.setupUDP(s.url, s.interfaceName, int(s.ReadBufferSize)); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		s.listener = l
 	case "ip", "ip4", "ip6":
-		l := newPacketListener(s.ContentEncoding, s.MaxDecompressionSize, s.MaxParallelParsers, s.AllowedSources, s.log)
+		l := newPacketListener(s.ContentEncoding, s.MaxDecompressionSize, s.MaxParallelParsers, s.AllowedSources, s.MulticastSource, s.log)
 		if err := l.setupIP(s.url); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		s.listener = l
 	case "unixgram":
-		l := newPacketListener(s.ContentEncoding, s.MaxDecompressionSize, s.MaxParallelParsers, s.AllowedSources, s.log)
+		l := newPacketListener(s.ContentEncoding, s.MaxDecompressionSize, s.MaxParallelParsers, s.AllowedSources, s.MulticastSource, s.log)
 		if err := l.setupUnixgram(s.url, s.SocketMode, int(s.ReadBufferSize)); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/socket_listener/README.md b/plugins/inputs/socket_listener/README.md
index 0255977c1f24a..5b28a9bd902af 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/socket_listener/README.md
+++ b/plugins/inputs/socket_listener/README.md
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ plugin ordering. See [CONFIGURATION.md][CONFIGURATION.md] for more details.
   ## If not specified or empty, all sources are allowed.
   # allowed_sources = []
 
+  ## Source IP for Source-Specific Multicast (SSM / IGMPv3)
+  # multicast_source = ""
+
   ## Message splitting strategy and corresponding settings for stream sockets
   ## (tcp, tcp4, tcp6, unix or unixpacket). The setting is ignored for packet
   ## listeners such as udp.
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/socket_listener/sample.conf b/plugins/inputs/socket_listener/sample.conf
index ee326ed20be00..415577af8ea1a 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/socket_listener/sample.conf
+++ b/plugins/inputs/socket_listener/sample.conf
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@
   ## If not specified or empty, all sources are allowed.
   # allowed_sources = []
 
+  ## Source IP for Source-Specific Multicast (SSM / IGMPv3)
+  # multicast_source = ""
+
   ## Message splitting strategy and corresponding settings for stream sockets
   ## (tcp, tcp4, tcp6, unix or unixpacket). The setting is ignored for packet
   ## listeners such as udp.
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/syslog/README.md b/plugins/inputs/syslog/README.md
index af2fc26a364c5..98d8100b4d84d 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/syslog/README.md
+++ b/plugins/inputs/syslog/README.md
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ plugin ordering. See [CONFIGURATION.md][CONFIGURATION.md] for more details.
   ## If not specified or empty, all sources are allowed.
   # allowed_sources = []
 
+  ## Source IP for Source-Specific Multicast (SSM / IGMPv3)
+  # multicast_source = ""
+
   ## Framing technique used for messages transport
   ## Available settings are:
   ##   octet-counting  -- see RFC5425#section-4.3.1 and RFC6587#section-3.4.1
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/syslog/sample.conf b/plugins/inputs/syslog/sample.conf
index c60d886e12c92..cde4ec0c6f1d6 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/syslog/sample.conf
+++ b/plugins/inputs/syslog/sample.conf
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@
   ## If not specified or empty, all sources are allowed.
   # allowed_sources = []
 
+  ## Source IP for Source-Specific Multicast (SSM / IGMPv3)
+  # multicast_source = ""
+
   ## Framing technique used for messages transport
   ## Available settings are:
   ##   octet-counting  -- see RFC5425#section-4.3.1 and RFC6587#section-3.4.1