diff --git a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
index 7471a427fc35..93eb82d93b5c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ https://github.com/elastic/beats/compare/v7.0.0-alpha1...master[Check the HEAD d
 - The `elasticsearch/node` metricset now reports the Elasticsearch cluster UUID. {pull}8771[8771]
 - Add service.type field to Metricbeat. {pull}8965[8965]
 - Support GET requests in Jolokia module. {issue}8566[8566] {pull}9226[9226]
+- Add freebsd support for the uptime metricset. {pull}9413[9413]
 - Add `host.os.name` field to add_host_metadata processor. {issue}8948[8948] {pull}9405[9405]
 
 *Packetbeat*
diff --git a/metricbeat/module/system/uptime/_meta/docs.asciidoc b/metricbeat/module/system/uptime/_meta/docs.asciidoc
index 62e72e1f6ff4..42b31cba900d 100644
--- a/metricbeat/module/system/uptime/_meta/docs.asciidoc
+++ b/metricbeat/module/system/uptime/_meta/docs.asciidoc
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ This metricset is available on:
 - Linux
 - macOS
 - OpenBSD
+- FreeBSD
 - Windows
 
 [float]
diff --git a/metricbeat/module/system/uptime/metricset.go b/metricbeat/module/system/uptime/metricset.go
index 2c442547d7f0..4f44f0ffda82 100644
--- a/metricbeat/module/system/uptime/metricset.go
+++ b/metricbeat/module/system/uptime/metricset.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 // specific language governing permissions and limitations
 // under the License.
 
-// +build darwin linux openbsd windows
+// +build darwin linux openbsd windows freebsd,cgo
 
 package uptime
 
diff --git a/metricbeat/module/system/uptime/metricset_test.go b/metricbeat/module/system/uptime/metricset_test.go
index 8078e14556db..41df0687ee5f 100644
--- a/metricbeat/module/system/uptime/metricset_test.go
+++ b/metricbeat/module/system/uptime/metricset_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 // specific language governing permissions and limitations
 // under the License.
 
-// +build darwin linux openbsd windows
+// +build darwin linux openbsd windows freebsd,cgo
 
 package uptime