diff --git a/filebeat/input/redis/harvester.go b/filebeat/input/redis/harvester.go
index 67854bc04b1..b250ea13193 100644
--- a/filebeat/input/redis/harvester.go
+++ b/filebeat/input/redis/harvester.go
@@ -72,6 +72,33 @@ func NewHarvester(conn rd.Conn) (*Harvester, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
+// Expected response
+//
+// 1) "master"
+// 2) (integer) 100
+// 3) 1) 1) "10.0.0.2"
+//       2) "6379"
+//       3) "100"
+//    2) 1) "10.0.0.3"
+//       2) "6379"
+//       3) "100"
+//
+// OR
+//
+// 1) "slave"
+// 2) "10.0.0.1"
+// 3) (integer) 6379
+// 4) "connected"
+// 5) (integer) 100
+
+func (h *Harvester) parseReplicationRole(reply []interface{}) (string, error) {
+	role, ok := reply[0].([]byte)
+	if !ok {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("unexpected type for role response: %T", reply[0])
+	}
+	return string(role), nil
+}
+
 // Run starts a new redis harvester
 func (h *Harvester) Run() error {
 	defer h.conn.Close()
@@ -108,10 +135,14 @@ func (h *Harvester) Run() error {
 	}
 
 	// Read reply from ROLE
-	role, err := h.conn.Receive()
+	roleReply, err := rd.Values(h.conn.Receive())
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error receiving replication role: %w", err)
 	}
+	role, err := h.parseReplicationRole(roleReply)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error parsing replication role: %w", err)
+	}
 
 	for _, item := range logs {
 		// Stopping here means some of the slowlog events are lost!
diff --git a/filebeat/input/redis/redis_integration_test.go b/filebeat/input/redis/redis_integration_test.go
index 1dbf7757b66..f47ddc4ff84 100644
--- a/filebeat/input/redis/redis_integration_test.go
+++ b/filebeat/input/redis/redis_integration_test.go
@@ -141,6 +141,10 @@ func TestInput(t *testing.T) {
 		val, err := event.GetValue("message")
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.Equal(t, message, val)
+		val, err = event.GetValue("redis")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		role := val.(mapstr.M)["slowlog"].(mapstr.M)["role"]
+		require.Equal(t, "master", role)
 	case <-time.After(30 * time.Second):
 		t.Fatal("Timeout waiting for event")
 	}