diff --git a/lib/perfdata/influxdbwriter.cpp b/lib/perfdata/influxdbwriter.cpp
index 0a7f506fd..191748c56 100644
--- a/lib/perfdata/influxdbwriter.cpp
+++ b/lib/perfdata/influxdbwriter.cpp
@@ -541,3 +541,7 @@ void InfluxdbWriter::ValidateServiceTemplate(const Dictionary::Ptr& value, const
 	}
 }
 
+void InfluxdbWriter::ValidateSocketTimeout(int, const ValidationUtils&)
+{
+	Log(LogWarning, "InfluxdbWriter", "'socket_timeout' option has no effect and will be removed in Icinga 2 v2.8");
+}
diff --git a/lib/perfdata/influxdbwriter.hpp b/lib/perfdata/influxdbwriter.hpp
index e0a149c3a..2d455c1f8 100644
--- a/lib/perfdata/influxdbwriter.hpp
+++ b/lib/perfdata/influxdbwriter.hpp
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ public:
 
 	virtual void ValidateHostTemplate(const Dictionary::Ptr& value, const ValidationUtils& utils) override;
 	virtual void ValidateServiceTemplate(const Dictionary::Ptr& value, const ValidationUtils& utils) override;
+	virtual void ValidateSocketTimeout(int value, const ValidationUtils& utils) override;
 
 protected:
 	virtual void OnConfigLoaded(void) override;
diff --git a/lib/perfdata/influxdbwriter.ti b/lib/perfdata/influxdbwriter.ti
index a2bf19248..94188471f 100644
--- a/lib/perfdata/influxdbwriter.ti
+++ b/lib/perfdata/influxdbwriter.ti
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ class InfluxdbWriter : ConfigObject
 	[config] int flush_threshold {
 		default {{{ return 1024; }}}
 	};
+	[config] int socket_timeout {
+		default {{{ return 5; }}}
+	};
 };
 
 validator InfluxdbWriter {