diff --git a/plugins/filter_multiline/ml.c b/plugins/filter_multiline/ml.c
index 4c5130a1b74..41559296d05 100644
--- a/plugins/filter_multiline/ml.c
+++ b/plugins/filter_multiline/ml.c
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
  *  limitations under the License.
  */
 
+#include <fluent-bit/flb_input.h>
+#include <fluent-bit/flb_plugin.h>
+#include <fluent-bit/flb_processor.h>
 #include <fluent-bit/flb_filter_plugin.h>
 #include <fluent-bit/flb_utils.h>
 #include <fluent-bit/flb_time.h>
@@ -148,6 +151,36 @@ static int multiline_load_parsers(struct ml_ctx *ctx)
     return 0;
 }
 
+static int ingest_inline(struct ml_ctx *ctx,
+                         flb_sds_t out_tag,
+                         const void *buf, size_t buf_size)
+{
+    struct flb_input_instance *input_instance;
+    struct flb_processor_unit *processor_unit;
+    struct flb_processor      *processor;
+    int                        result;
+    if (ctx->ins->parent_processor != NULL) {
+        processor_unit = (struct flb_processor_unit *) \
+                            ctx->ins->parent_processor;
+        processor = (struct flb_processor *) processor_unit->parent;
+        input_instance = (struct flb_input_instance *) processor->data;
+
+        if (processor->source_plugin_type == FLB_PLUGIN_INPUT) {
+            result = flb_input_log_append_skip_processor_stages(
+                        input_instance,
+                        processor_unit->stage + 1,
+                        out_tag, flb_sds_len(out_tag),
+                        buf, buf_size);
+
+            if (result == 0) {
+                return FLB_TRUE;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return FLB_FALSE;
+}
+
 static int flush_callback(struct flb_ml_parser *parser,
                           struct flb_ml_stream *mst,
                           void *data, char *buf_data, size_t buf_size)
@@ -175,8 +208,14 @@ static int flush_callback(struct flb_ml_parser *parser,
 
         /* Emit record with original tag */
         flb_plg_trace(ctx->ins, "emitting from %s to %s", stream->input_name, stream->tag);
-        ret = in_emitter_add_record(stream->tag, flb_sds_len(stream->tag), buf_data, buf_size,
+        ret = ingest_inline(ctx, stream->tag, buf_data, buf_size);
+        if (!ret) {
+            ret = in_emitter_add_record(stream->tag, flb_sds_len(stream->tag), buf_data, buf_size,
                                     ctx->ins_emitter, ctx->i_ins);
+        }
+        else {
+            ret = 0;
+        }
 
         return ret;
     }
@@ -525,11 +564,19 @@ static void partial_timer_cb(struct flb_config *config, void *data)
             packer->log_encoder.output_length > 0) {
 
             flb_plg_trace(ctx->ins, "emitting from %s to %s", packer->input_name, packer->tag);
-            ret = in_emitter_add_record(packer->tag, flb_sds_len(packer->tag),
+
+            ret = ingest_inline(ctx, packer->tag, packer->log_encoder.output_buffer,
+                            packer->log_encoder.output_length);
+            if (!ret) {
+                ret = in_emitter_add_record(packer->tag, flb_sds_len(packer->tag),
                                         packer->log_encoder.output_buffer,
                                         packer->log_encoder.output_length,
                                         ctx->ins_emitter,
                                         ctx->i_ins);
+            }
+            else {
+                ret = 0;
+            }
             if (ret < 0) {
                 /* this shouldn't happen in normal execution */
                 flb_plg_warn(ctx->ins,