diff --git a/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc b/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
index 28dae652a99..04b85e01986 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ https://github.com/elastic/beats/compare/v7.0.0-alpha2...master[Check the HEAD d
 - Add Powershell module. Support for event ID's: `400`, `403`, `600`, `800`, `4103`, `4014`, `4105`, `4106`. {issue}16262[16262] {pull}18526[18526]
 - Fix Powershell processing of downgraded engine events. {pull}18966[18966]
 - Fix unprefixed fields in `fields.yml` for Powershell module {issue}18984[18984]
+- Use ECS 1.7 ingress/egress instead of inbound/outbound network.direction in sysmon. {pull}22997[22997]
 
 *Functionbeat*
 
diff --git a/x-pack/winlogbeat/module/sysmon/config/winlogbeat-sysmon.js b/x-pack/winlogbeat/module/sysmon/config/winlogbeat-sysmon.js
index 98a881fa81d..892e71fd010 100644
--- a/x-pack/winlogbeat/module/sysmon/config/winlogbeat-sysmon.js
+++ b/x-pack/winlogbeat/module/sysmon/config/winlogbeat-sysmon.js
@@ -357,10 +357,10 @@ var sysmon = (function () {
     var addNetworkDirection = function (evt) {
         switch (evt.Get("winlog.event_data.Initiated")) {
             case "true":
-                evt.Put("network.direction", "outbound");
+                evt.Put("network.direction", "egress");
                 break;
             case "false":
-                evt.Put("network.direction", "inbound");
+                evt.Put("network.direction", "ingress");
                 break;
         }
         evt.Delete("winlog.event_data.Initiated");
diff --git a/x-pack/winlogbeat/module/sysmon/test/testdata/sysmon-9.01.evtx.golden.json b/x-pack/winlogbeat/module/sysmon/test/testdata/sysmon-9.01.evtx.golden.json
index aacbd4d5d67..e769127c16a 100644
--- a/x-pack/winlogbeat/module/sysmon/test/testdata/sysmon-9.01.evtx.golden.json
+++ b/x-pack/winlogbeat/module/sysmon/test/testdata/sysmon-9.01.evtx.golden.json
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@
     },
     "network": {
       "community_id": "1:EQDBfI6vAylArTBQHY8kNmaweOA=",
-      "direction": "outbound",
+      "direction": "egress",
       "protocol": "domain",
       "transport": "udp",
       "type": "ipv6"
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@
     },
     "network": {
       "community_id": "1:TXczQujzvcGYSvZ/CKEBu1p2riE=",
-      "direction": "inbound",
+      "direction": "ingress",
       "protocol": "domain",
       "transport": "udp",
       "type": "ipv4"
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@
     },
     "network": {
       "community_id": "1:W2ZbP8nXMY+YAGYw2h/3Sa8Gu/w=",
-      "direction": "outbound",
+      "direction": "egress",
       "protocol": "https",
       "transport": "tcp",
       "type": "ipv4"
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@
     },
     "network": {
       "community_id": "1:5MsyqYltV9KkhIFGPWiByzQqHDo=",
-      "direction": "outbound",
+      "direction": "egress",
       "protocol": "https",
       "transport": "tcp",
       "type": "ipv4"
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@
     },
     "network": {
       "community_id": "1:0p51df9oGzNph3fcneX2H8jXsag=",
-      "direction": "outbound",
+      "direction": "egress",
       "protocol": "netbios-ns",
       "transport": "udp",
       "type": "ipv4"
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@
     },
     "network": {
       "community_id": "1:0p51df9oGzNph3fcneX2H8jXsag=",
-      "direction": "inbound",
+      "direction": "ingress",
       "protocol": "netbios-ns",
       "transport": "udp",
       "type": "ipv4"
@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@
     },
     "network": {
       "community_id": "1:4DSgubObvMEI9IKNWPDqltrux+k=",
-      "direction": "outbound",
+      "direction": "egress",
       "protocol": "llmnr",
       "transport": "udp",
       "type": "ipv6"
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@
     },
     "network": {
       "community_id": "1:sejGGvgk92xTvKdzlFitndKqdWw=",
-      "direction": "outbound",
+      "direction": "egress",
       "protocol": "llmnr",
       "transport": "udp",
       "type": "ipv6"
@@ -1089,7 +1089,7 @@
     },
     "network": {
       "community_id": "1:yP71IXofOTWmF1LG760//yXa4Rk=",
-      "direction": "outbound",
+      "direction": "egress",
       "protocol": "netbios-ns",
       "transport": "udp",
       "type": "ipv4"
@@ -1166,7 +1166,7 @@
     },
     "network": {
       "community_id": "1:yP71IXofOTWmF1LG760//yXa4Rk=",
-      "direction": "inbound",
+      "direction": "ingress",
       "protocol": "netbios-ns",
       "transport": "udp",
       "type": "ipv4"
@@ -1243,7 +1243,7 @@
     },
     "network": {
       "community_id": "1:Zt/ImHlMNf4MciHXlRDkivgw2jY=",
-      "direction": "outbound",
+      "direction": "egress",
       "protocol": "llmnr",
       "transport": "udp",
       "type": "ipv6"
@@ -1317,7 +1317,7 @@
     },
     "network": {
       "community_id": "1:SHkoHfPFDYWai8qQBwIiRxvCPZw=",
-      "direction": "outbound",
+      "direction": "egress",
       "protocol": "llmnr",
       "transport": "udp",
       "type": "ipv6"
@@ -1391,7 +1391,7 @@
     },
     "network": {
       "community_id": "1:DI+g4BImhWaUwPmLEjdMMQVYPLs=",
-      "direction": "outbound",
+      "direction": "egress",
       "protocol": "netbios-ns",
       "transport": "udp",
       "type": "ipv4"
@@ -1469,7 +1469,7 @@
     },
     "network": {
       "community_id": "1:okFVyky/zOY2Q0BATy37YsbiveA=",
-      "direction": "outbound",
+      "direction": "egress",
       "protocol": "netbios-ns",
       "transport": "udp",
       "type": "ipv4"
@@ -1547,7 +1547,7 @@
     },
     "network": {
       "community_id": "1:ZHyFuF2PjubLSbAh4zRQIZHOZK8=",
-      "direction": "outbound",
+      "direction": "egress",
       "protocol": "netbios-ns",
       "transport": "udp",
       "type": "ipv4"
@@ -1625,7 +1625,7 @@
     },
     "network": {
       "community_id": "1:r3C/WjbATNIislTQ0M+ySzwnuiw=",
-      "direction": "outbound",
+      "direction": "egress",
       "protocol": "netbios-ns",
       "transport": "udp",
       "type": "ipv4"
@@ -2152,4 +2152,4 @@
       "version": 4
     }
   }
-]
\ No newline at end of file
+]