diff --git a/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc b/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
index 59b2424a752d..6bacd956f740 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ https://github.com/elastic/beats/compare/v7.0.0-alpha2...master[Check the HEAD d
 
 *Filebeat*
 
+- Set `ecs: true` in user_agent processors when loading pipelines with Filebeat 7.0.x into Elasticsearch 6.7.x. {issue}10655[10655] {pull}10875[10875]
+
 *Heartbeat*
 
 - Remove monitor generator script that was rarely used. {pull}9648[9648]
diff --git a/filebeat/fileset/pipelines.go b/filebeat/fileset/pipelines.go
index 0c1983ef3fc9..0f21dc4a026d 100644
--- a/filebeat/fileset/pipelines.go
+++ b/filebeat/fileset/pipelines.go
@@ -121,6 +121,12 @@ func loadPipeline(esClient PipelineLoader, pipelineID string, content map[string
 			return nil
 		}
 	}
+
+	err := setECSProcessors(esClient.GetVersion(), pipelineID, content)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to adapt pipeline for ECS compatibility: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	body, err := esClient.LoadJSON(path, content)
 	if err != nil {
 		return interpretError(err, body)
@@ -129,6 +135,40 @@ func loadPipeline(esClient PipelineLoader, pipelineID string, content map[string
 	return nil
 }
 
+// setECSProcessors sets required ECS options in processors when filebeat version is >= 7.0.0
+// and ES is 6.7.X to ease migration to ECS.
+func setECSProcessors(esVersion common.Version, pipelineID string, content map[string]interface{}) error {
+	ecsVersion := common.MustNewVersion("7.0.0")
+	if !esVersion.LessThan(ecsVersion) {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	p, ok := content["processors"]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil
+	}
+	processors, ok := p.([]interface{})
+	if !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("'processors' in pipeline '%s' expected to be a list, found %T", pipelineID, p)
+	}
+
+	minUserAgentVersion := common.MustNewVersion("6.7.0")
+	for _, p := range processors {
+		processor, ok := p.(map[string]interface{})
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		if options, ok := processor["user_agent"].(map[string]interface{}); ok {
+			if esVersion.LessThan(minUserAgentVersion) {
+				return fmt.Errorf("user_agent processor requires option 'ecs: true', but Elasticsearch %v does not support this option (Elasticsearch %v or newer is required)", esVersion, minUserAgentVersion)
+			}
+			logp.Debug("modules", "Setting 'ecs: true' option in user_agent processor for field '%v' in pipeline '%s'", options["field"], pipelineID)
+			options["ecs"] = true
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func deletePipeline(esClient PipelineLoader, pipelineID string) error {
 	path := makeIngestPipelinePath(pipelineID)
 	_, _, err := esClient.Request("DELETE", path, "", nil, nil)
diff --git a/filebeat/fileset/pipelines_test.go b/filebeat/fileset/pipelines_test.go
index 194df5e9f149..a9758df894a2 100644
--- a/filebeat/fileset/pipelines_test.go
+++ b/filebeat/fileset/pipelines_test.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 
+	"github.com/elastic/beats/libbeat/common"
 	"github.com/elastic/beats/libbeat/outputs/elasticsearch"
 )
 
@@ -103,3 +104,112 @@ func TestLoadPipelinesWithMultiPipelineFileset(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestSetEcsProcessors(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name          string
+		esVersion     *common.Version
+		content       map[string]interface{}
+		expected      map[string]interface{}
+		isErrExpected bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:      "ES < 6.7.0",
+			esVersion: common.MustNewVersion("6.6.0"),
+			content: map[string]interface{}{
+				"processors": []interface{}{
+					map[string]interface{}{
+						"user_agent": map[string]interface{}{
+							"field": "foo.http_user_agent",
+						},
+					},
+				}},
+			isErrExpected: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "ES == 6.7.0",
+			esVersion: common.MustNewVersion("6.7.0"),
+			content: map[string]interface{}{
+				"processors": []interface{}{
+					map[string]interface{}{
+						"rename": map[string]interface{}{
+							"field":        "foo.src_ip",
+							"target_field": "source.ip",
+						},
+					},
+					map[string]interface{}{
+						"user_agent": map[string]interface{}{
+							"field": "foo.http_user_agent",
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			expected: map[string]interface{}{
+				"processors": []interface{}{
+					map[string]interface{}{
+						"rename": map[string]interface{}{
+							"field":        "foo.src_ip",
+							"target_field": "source.ip",
+						},
+					},
+					map[string]interface{}{
+						"user_agent": map[string]interface{}{
+							"field": "foo.http_user_agent",
+							"ecs":   true,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			isErrExpected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "ES >= 7.0.0",
+			esVersion: common.MustNewVersion("7.0.0"),
+			content: map[string]interface{}{
+				"processors": []interface{}{
+					map[string]interface{}{
+						"rename": map[string]interface{}{
+							"field":        "foo.src_ip",
+							"target_field": "source.ip",
+						},
+					},
+					map[string]interface{}{
+						"user_agent": map[string]interface{}{
+							"field": "foo.http_user_agent",
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			expected: map[string]interface{}{
+				"processors": []interface{}{
+					map[string]interface{}{
+						"rename": map[string]interface{}{
+							"field":        "foo.src_ip",
+							"target_field": "source.ip",
+						},
+					},
+					map[string]interface{}{
+						"user_agent": map[string]interface{}{
+							"field": "foo.http_user_agent",
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			isErrExpected: false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range cases {
+		test := test
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+			err := setECSProcessors(*test.esVersion, "foo-pipeline", test.content)
+			if test.isErrExpected {
+				assert.Error(t, err)
+			} else {
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
+				assert.Equal(t, test.expected, test.content)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}