diff --git a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
index 84abfc0d25db..edad6ec64b41 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ https://github.com/elastic/beats/compare/v5.1.1...master[Check the HEAD diff]
 *Filebeat*
 - Add enabled config option to prospectors. {pull}3157[3157]
 - Add target option for decoded_json_field. {pull}3169[3169]
+- Add the `pipeline` config option at the prospector level, for configuring the Ingest Node pipeline ID. {pull}3433[3433]
 
 *Winlogbeat*
 
diff --git a/filebeat/_meta/beat.full.yml b/filebeat/_meta/beat.full.yml
index 7de2e6522201..fc9c0f19741a 100644
--- a/filebeat/_meta/beat.full.yml
+++ b/filebeat/_meta/beat.full.yml
@@ -143,6 +143,10 @@ filebeat.prospectors:
   # this can mean that the first entries of a new file are skipped.
   #tail_files: false
 
+  # The Ingest Node pipeline ID associated with this prospector. If this is set, it
+  # overwrites the pipeline option from the Elasticsearch output.
+  #pipeline:
+
   # Experimental: If symlinks is enabled, symlinks are opened and harvested. The harvester is openening the
   # original for harvesting but will report the symlink name as source.
   #symlinks: false
diff --git a/filebeat/docs/reference/configuration/filebeat-options.asciidoc b/filebeat/docs/reference/configuration/filebeat-options.asciidoc
index 599697728f23..5bb509c49ff2 100644
--- a/filebeat/docs/reference/configuration/filebeat-options.asciidoc
+++ b/filebeat/docs/reference/configuration/filebeat-options.asciidoc
@@ -405,6 +405,14 @@ This option applies to files that Filebeat has not already processed. If you ran
 
 NOTE: You can use this setting to avoid indexing old log lines when you run Filebeat on a set of log files for the first time. After the first run, we recommend disabling this option, or you risk losing lines during file rotation.
 
+===== pipeline
+
+The Ingest Node pipeline ID to set for the events generated by this prospector.
+
+NOTE: The pipeline ID can also be configured in the Elasticsearch output, but this
+  option usually results in simpler configuration files. If the pipeline is configured both
+  in the prospector and in the output, the option from the prospector is the one used.
+
 ===== symlinks
 
 experimental[]
diff --git a/filebeat/filebeat.full.yml b/filebeat/filebeat.full.yml
index 4fec95ecadf1..bd2e0ce5e574 100644
--- a/filebeat/filebeat.full.yml
+++ b/filebeat/filebeat.full.yml
@@ -143,6 +143,10 @@ filebeat.prospectors:
   # this can mean that the first entries of a new file are skipped.
   #tail_files: false
 
+  # The Ingest Node pipeline ID associated with this prospector. If this is set, it
+  # overwrites the pipeline option from the Elasticsearch output.
+  #pipeline:
+
   # Experimental: If symlinks is enabled, symlinks are opened and harvested. The harvester is openening the
   # original for harvesting but will report the symlink name as source.
   #symlinks: false
diff --git a/filebeat/harvester/config.go b/filebeat/harvester/config.go
index e5fcded5292a..d1baaf9a6385 100644
--- a/filebeat/harvester/config.go
+++ b/filebeat/harvester/config.go
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ type harvesterConfig struct {
 	MaxBytes             int                     `config:"max_bytes" validate:"min=0,nonzero"`
 	Multiline            *reader.MultilineConfig `config:"multiline"`
 	JSON                 *reader.JSONConfig      `config:"json"`
+	Pipeline             string                  `config:"pipeline"`
 }
 
 func (config *harvesterConfig) Validate() error {
diff --git a/filebeat/harvester/log.go b/filebeat/harvester/log.go
index afbd0a6bd896..a47bf67809c8 100644
--- a/filebeat/harvester/log.go
+++ b/filebeat/harvester/log.go
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ func (h *Harvester) Harvest(r reader.Reader) {
 			event.InputType = h.config.InputType
 			event.DocumentType = h.config.DocumentType
 			event.JSONConfig = h.config.JSON
+			event.Pipeline = h.config.Pipeline
 		}
 
 		// Always send event to update state, also if lines was skipped
diff --git a/filebeat/input/event.go b/filebeat/input/event.go
index 415de417842c..3d9a88526002 100644
--- a/filebeat/input/event.go
+++ b/filebeat/input/event.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ type Event struct {
 	JSONConfig   *reader.JSONConfig
 	State        file.State
 	Data         common.MapStr // Use in readers to add data to the event
+	Pipeline     string
 }
 
 func NewEvent(state file.State) *Event {
@@ -58,6 +59,17 @@ func (e *Event) ToMapStr() common.MapStr {
 	return event
 }
 
+// Metadata creates a common.MapStr containing the metadata to
+// be associated with the event.
+func (e *Event) Metadata() common.MapStr {
+	if e.Pipeline != "" {
+		return common.MapStr{
+			"pipeline": e.Pipeline,
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // HasData returns true if the event itself contains data
 // Events without data are only state updates
 func (e *Event) HasData() bool {
diff --git a/filebeat/publisher/async.go b/filebeat/publisher/async.go
index 93ed5e5ceb17..38ef9af77baa 100644
--- a/filebeat/publisher/async.go
+++ b/filebeat/publisher/async.go
@@ -84,10 +84,12 @@ func (p *asyncLogPublisher) Start() {
 					flag:   0,
 					events: events,
 				}
+				dataEvents, meta := getDataEvents(events)
 				p.client.PublishEvents(
-					getDataEvents(events),
+					dataEvents,
 					publisher.Signal(batch),
-					publisher.Guaranteed)
+					publisher.Guaranteed,
+					publisher.MetadataBatch(meta))
 
 				p.active.append(batch)
 			case <-ticker.C:
diff --git a/filebeat/publisher/publisher.go b/filebeat/publisher/publisher.go
index 07bbf5fefb98..914208b9679d 100644
--- a/filebeat/publisher/publisher.go
+++ b/filebeat/publisher/publisher.go
@@ -45,12 +45,15 @@ var (
 )
 
 // getDataEvents returns all events which contain data (not only state updates)
-func getDataEvents(events []*input.Event) []common.MapStr {
-	dataEvents := make([]common.MapStr, 0, len(events))
+// together with their associated metadata
+func getDataEvents(events []*input.Event) (dataEvents []common.MapStr, meta []common.MapStr) {
+	dataEvents = make([]common.MapStr, 0, len(events))
+	meta = make([]common.MapStr, 0, len(events))
 	for _, event := range events {
 		if event.HasData() {
 			dataEvents = append(dataEvents, event.ToMapStr())
+			meta = append(meta, event.Metadata())
 		}
 	}
-	return dataEvents
+	return dataEvents, meta
 }
diff --git a/filebeat/publisher/sync.go b/filebeat/publisher/sync.go
index 9aba6f925c1b..5b4885959dc8 100644
--- a/filebeat/publisher/sync.go
+++ b/filebeat/publisher/sync.go
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ func (p *syncLogPublisher) Publish() error {
 	case events = <-p.in:
 	}
 
-	ok := p.client.PublishEvents(getDataEvents(events), publisher.Sync, publisher.Guaranteed)
+	dataEvents, meta := getDataEvents(events)
+	ok := p.client.PublishEvents(dataEvents, publisher.Sync, publisher.Guaranteed,
+		publisher.MetadataBatch(meta))
 	if !ok {
 		// PublishEvents will only returns false, if p.client has been closed.
 		return sigPublisherStop
diff --git a/filebeat/tests/system/config/filebeat.yml.j2 b/filebeat/tests/system/config/filebeat.yml.j2
index c3cc5aa22207..6cbe77641923 100644
--- a/filebeat/tests/system/config/filebeat.yml.j2
+++ b/filebeat/tests/system/config/filebeat.yml.j2
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ filebeat.prospectors:
   clean_removed: {{clean_removed}}
   harvester_limit: {{harvester_limit | default(0) }}
   symlinks: {{symlinks}}
+  pipeline: {{pipeline}}
 
   {% if fields %}
   fields:
@@ -132,11 +133,18 @@ processors:
 # Configure what outputs to use when sending the data collected by the beat.
 # Multiple outputs may be used.
 
-#------------------------------- File output ----------------------------------
-{%- if logstash %}
+{%- if elasticsearch %}
+#------------------------------- Elasticsearch output ----------------------------
+output.elasticsearch:
+  hosts: ["{{ elasticsearch.host }}"]
+  pipeline: {{elasticsearch.pipeline}}
+  index: {{elasticsearch.index}}
+{%- elif logstash %}
+#------------------------------- Logstash output ---------------------------------
 output.logstash:
   hosts: ["{{ logstash.host }}"]
 {%- else %}
+#------------------------------- File output ----------------------------------
 output.file:
   path: {{ output_file_path|default(beat.working_dir + "/output") }}
   filename: "{{ output_file_filename|default("filebeat") }}"
diff --git a/filebeat/tests/system/test_modules.py b/filebeat/tests/system/test_modules.py
index 845b6dff02cd..2f439a6418a9 100644
--- a/filebeat/tests/system/test_modules.py
+++ b/filebeat/tests/system/test_modules.py
@@ -110,3 +110,65 @@ def run_on_file(self, module, fileset, test_file, cfgfile):
                     if not found:
                         raise Exception("The following expected object was" +
                                         " not found: {}".format(obj))
+
+    @unittest.skipIf(not INTEGRATION_TESTS or
+                     os.getenv("TESTING_ENVIRONMENT") == "2x",
+                     "integration test not available on 2.x")
+    def test_prospector_pipeline_config(self):
+        """
+        Tests that the pipeline configured in the prospector overwrites
+        the one from the output.
+        """
+        self.init()
+        index_name = "filebeat-test-prospector"
+        try:
+            self.es.indices.delete(index=index_name)
+        except:
+            pass
+        self.wait_until(lambda: not self.es.indices.exists(index_name))
+
+        self.render_config_template(
+            path=os.path.abspath(self.working_dir) + "/log/*",
+            elasticsearch=dict(
+                host=self.elasticsearch_url,
+                pipeline="estest",
+                index=index_name),
+            pipeline="test",
+        )
+
+        os.mkdir(self.working_dir + "/log/")
+        testfile = self.working_dir + "/log/test.log"
+        with open(testfile, 'a') as file:
+            file.write("Hello World1\n")
+
+        # put pipeline
+        self.es.transport.perform_request("PUT", "/_ingest/pipeline/test",
+                                          body={
+                                              "processors": [{
+                                                  "set": {
+                                                      "field": "x-pipeline",
+                                                      "value": "test-pipeline",
+                                                  }
+                                              }]})
+
+        filebeat = self.start_beat()
+
+        # Wait until the event is in ES
+        self.wait_until(lambda: self.es.indices.exists(index_name))
+
+        def search_objects():
+            try:
+                self.es.indices.refresh(index=index_name)
+                res = self.es.search(index=index_name,
+                                     body={"query": {"match_all": {}}})
+                return [o["_source"] for o in res["hits"]["hits"]]
+            except:
+                return []
+
+        self.wait_until(lambda: len(search_objects()) > 0, max_timeout=20)
+        filebeat.check_kill_and_wait()
+
+        objects = search_objects()
+        assert len(objects) == 1
+        o = objects[0]
+        assert o["x-pipeline"] == "test-pipeline"
diff --git a/libbeat/publisher/client.go b/libbeat/publisher/client.go
index 246151a96a1b..2001f74b790b 100644
--- a/libbeat/publisher/client.go
+++ b/libbeat/publisher/client.go
@@ -238,5 +238,5 @@ func MakeContext(opts []ClientOption) ([]common.MapStr, Context) {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	return nil, ctx
+	return meta, ctx
 }