diff --git a/plugins/outputs/sql/README.md b/plugins/outputs/sql/README.md
index 0fc1f7528ba46..78bf5309185f4 100644
--- a/plugins/outputs/sql/README.md
+++ b/plugins/outputs/sql/README.md
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ See the [CONFIGURATION.md][CONFIGURATION.md] for more details.
   ##  {TABLE} - table name as a quoted identifier
   ##  {TABLELITERAL} - table name as a quoted string literal
   ##  {COLUMNS} - column definitions (list of quoted identifiers and types)
+  ##  {TAG_COLUMN_NAMES} - tag column definitions (list of quoted identifiers)
   # table_template = "CREATE TABLE {TABLE}({COLUMNS})"
 
   ## Table existence check template
diff --git a/plugins/outputs/sql/sample.conf b/plugins/outputs/sql/sample.conf
index f193d2b2e2dbf..c88bf8730baad 100644
--- a/plugins/outputs/sql/sample.conf
+++ b/plugins/outputs/sql/sample.conf
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
   ##  {TABLE} - table name as a quoted identifier
   ##  {TABLELITERAL} - table name as a quoted string literal
   ##  {COLUMNS} - column definitions (list of quoted identifiers and types)
+  ##  {TAG_COLUMN_NAMES} - tag column definitions (list of quoted identifiers)
   # table_template = "CREATE TABLE {TABLE}({COLUMNS})"
 
   ## Table existence check template
diff --git a/plugins/outputs/sql/sql.go b/plugins/outputs/sql/sql.go
index d6b88641bc7dc..8d1fc65bb6fda 100644
--- a/plugins/outputs/sql/sql.go
+++ b/plugins/outputs/sql/sql.go
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ func (p *SQL) deriveDatatype(value interface{}) string {
 
 func (p *SQL) generateCreateTable(metric telegraf.Metric) string {
 	columns := make([]string, 0, len(metric.TagList())+len(metric.FieldList())+1)
+	tagColumnNames := make([]string, 0, len(metric.TagList()))
 
 	if p.TimestampColumn != "" {
 		columns = append(columns, fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", quoteIdent(p.TimestampColumn), p.Convert.Timestamp))
@@ -160,6 +161,7 @@ func (p *SQL) generateCreateTable(metric telegraf.Metric) string {
 
 	for _, tag := range metric.TagList() {
 		columns = append(columns, fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", quoteIdent(tag.Key), p.Convert.Text))
+		tagColumnNames = append(tagColumnNames, quoteIdent(tag.Key))
 	}
 
 	var datatype string
@@ -172,6 +174,7 @@ func (p *SQL) generateCreateTable(metric telegraf.Metric) string {
 	query = strings.ReplaceAll(query, "{TABLE}", quoteIdent(metric.Name()))
 	query = strings.ReplaceAll(query, "{TABLELITERAL}", quoteStr(metric.Name()))
 	query = strings.ReplaceAll(query, "{COLUMNS}", strings.Join(columns, ","))
+	query = strings.ReplaceAll(query, "{TAG_COLUMN_NAMES}", strings.Join(tagColumnNames, ","))
 
 	return query
 }
@@ -274,13 +277,24 @@ func (p *SQL) Write(metrics []telegraf.Metric) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (p *SQL) Init() error {
+	if p.TableTemplate == "" {
+		if p.Driver == "clickhouse" {
+			p.TableTemplate = "CREATE TABLE {TABLE}({COLUMNS}) ORDER BY ({TAG_COLUMN_NAMES}, " + p.TimestampColumn + ")"
+		} else {
+			p.TableTemplate = "CREATE TABLE {TABLE}({COLUMNS})"
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func init() {
 	outputs.Add("sql", func() telegraf.Output { return newSQL() })
 }
 
 func newSQL() *SQL {
 	return &SQL{
-		TableTemplate:       "CREATE TABLE {TABLE}({COLUMNS})",
 		TableExistsTemplate: "SELECT 1 FROM {TABLE} LIMIT 1",
 		TimestampColumn:     "timestamp",
 		Convert: ConvertStruct{
diff --git a/plugins/outputs/sql/sql_test.go b/plugins/outputs/sql/sql_test.go
index 89d4d68980882..4c6acc903dbef 100644
--- a/plugins/outputs/sql/sql_test.go
+++ b/plugins/outputs/sql/sql_test.go
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ func TestMysqlIntegration(t *testing.T) {
 	p.Driver = "mysql"
 	p.DataSourceName = address
 	p.InitSQL = "SET sql_mode='ANSI_QUOTES';"
+	require.NoError(t, p.Init())
 
 	require.NoError(t, p.Connect())
 	require.NoError(t, p.Write(
@@ -287,6 +288,7 @@ func TestPostgresIntegration(t *testing.T) {
 	p.Convert.Real = "double precision"
 	p.Convert.Unsigned = "bigint"
 	p.Convert.ConversionStyle = "literal"
+	require.NoError(t, p.Init())
 
 	require.NoError(t, p.Connect())
 	defer p.Close()
@@ -372,7 +374,6 @@ func TestClickHouseIntegration(t *testing.T) {
 	p.Log = testutil.Logger{}
 	p.Driver = "clickhouse"
 	p.DataSourceName = address
-	p.TableTemplate = "CREATE TABLE {TABLE}({COLUMNS}) ENGINE MergeTree() ORDER by timestamp"
 	p.Convert.Integer = "Int64"
 	p.Convert.Text = "String"
 	p.Convert.Timestamp = "DateTime"
@@ -380,6 +381,7 @@ func TestClickHouseIntegration(t *testing.T) {
 	p.Convert.Unsigned = "UInt64"
 	p.Convert.Bool = "UInt8"
 	p.Convert.ConversionStyle = "literal"
+	require.NoError(t, p.Init())
 
 	require.NoError(t, p.Connect())
 	require.NoError(t, p.Write(testMetrics))
diff --git a/plugins/outputs/sql/sqlite_test.go b/plugins/outputs/sql/sqlite_test.go
index 08ae62c4ac976..051525ad6ec79 100644
--- a/plugins/outputs/sql/sqlite_test.go
+++ b/plugins/outputs/sql/sqlite_test.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ func TestSqlite(t *testing.T) {
 	p.Log = testutil.Logger{}
 	p.Driver = "sqlite"
 	p.DataSourceName = address
+	require.NoError(t, p.Init())
 
 	require.NoError(t, p.Connect())
 	defer p.Close()