diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c6e79c83..a9cdf09f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ### Changes
 
 * [BUGFIX]
-* [CHANGE]
+* [CHANGE] Add TCPSynRetrans to netstat default filter #1143
 * [ENHANCEMENT] Add Infiniband counters #1120
 * [FEATURE]
 
diff --git a/collector/netstat_linux.go b/collector/netstat_linux.go
index b9584deb..e0812a70 100644
--- a/collector/netstat_linux.go
+++ b/collector/netstat_linux.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 var (
-	netStatFields = kingpin.Flag("collector.netstat.fields", "Regexp of fields to return for netstat collector.").Default("^(.*_(InErrors|InErrs)|Ip_Forwarding|Ip(6|Ext)_(InOctets|OutOctets)|Icmp6?_(InMsgs|OutMsgs)|TcpExt_(Listen.*|Syncookies.*)|Tcp_(ActiveOpens|PassiveOpens|RetransSegs|CurrEstab)|Udp6?_(InDatagrams|OutDatagrams|NoPorts))$").String()
+	netStatFields = kingpin.Flag("collector.netstat.fields", "Regexp of fields to return for netstat collector.").Default("^(.*_(InErrors|InErrs)|Ip_Forwarding|Ip(6|Ext)_(InOctets|OutOctets)|Icmp6?_(InMsgs|OutMsgs)|TcpExt_(Listen.*|Syncookies.*|TCPSynRetrans)|Tcp_(ActiveOpens|PassiveOpens|RetransSegs|CurrEstab)|Udp6?_(InDatagrams|OutDatagrams|NoPorts))$").String()
 )
 
 type netStatCollector struct {