diff --git a/plugins/inputs/mock_Plugin.go b/plugins/inputs/mock_Plugin.go
index 4dec121bc7b6f..7270954dc5f8d 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/mock_Plugin.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/mock_Plugin.go
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import (
 // MockPlugin struct should be named the same as the Plugin
 type MockPlugin struct {
 	mock.Mock
+
+	constructedVariable string
 }
 
 // Description will appear directly above the plugin definition in the config file
@@ -21,6 +23,12 @@ func (m *MockPlugin) SampleConfig() string {
 	return `  sampleVar = 'foo'`
 }
 
+// Init can be implemented to do one-time processing stuff like initializing variables
+func (m *MockPlugin) Init() error {
+	m.constructedVariable = "I'm initialized now."
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Gather defines what data the plugin will gather.
 func (m *MockPlugin) Gather(_a0 telegraf.Accumulator) error {
 	ret := m.Called(_a0)