diff --git a/plugins/in_tail/tail.c b/plugins/in_tail/tail.c
index 4af656f4eb3..1b1be49f196 100644
--- a/plugins/in_tail/tail.c
+++ b/plugins/in_tail/tail.c
@@ -611,6 +611,14 @@ static struct flb_config_map config_map[] = {
      FLB_CONFIG_MAP_INT, "progress_check_interval_nsec", "0",
      0, FLB_TRUE, offsetof(struct flb_tail_config, progress_check_interval_nsec),
     },
+    {
+     FLB_CONFIG_MAP_TIME, "stat.read_interval_sec", "0s",
+     0, FLB_TRUE, offsetof(struct flb_tail_config, read_interval_sec),
+    },
+    {
+     FLB_CONFIG_MAP_INT, "stat.read_interval_nsec", "250000000",
+     0, FLB_TRUE, offsetof(struct flb_tail_config, read_interval_nsec),
+    },
     {
      FLB_CONFIG_MAP_TIME, "rotate_wait", FLB_TAIL_ROTATE_WAIT,
      0, FLB_TRUE, offsetof(struct flb_tail_config, rotate_wait),
diff --git a/plugins/in_tail/tail_config.h b/plugins/in_tail/tail_config.h
index dc2f6480a08..9f2c714f96d 100644
--- a/plugins/in_tail/tail_config.h
+++ b/plugins/in_tail/tail_config.h
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ struct flb_tail_config {
     int progress_check_interval;      /* watcher interval             */
     int progress_check_interval_nsec; /* watcher interval             */
 
+    int read_interval_sec;      /* seconds to re-read file, only used by fs_stat */
+    int read_interval_nsec;     /* nanoseconds to re-read file, only used by fs_stat */
+
 #ifdef FLB_HAVE_INOTIFY
     int   inotify_watcher;     /* enable/disable inotify monitor */
 #endif
diff --git a/plugins/in_tail/tail_fs_stat.c b/plugins/in_tail/tail_fs_stat.c
index 1141af6856a..4f0792237e0 100644
--- a/plugins/in_tail/tail_fs_stat.c
+++ b/plugins/in_tail/tail_fs_stat.c
@@ -184,9 +184,11 @@ int flb_tail_fs_stat_init(struct flb_input_instance *in,
 
     flb_plg_debug(ctx->ins, "flb_tail_fs_stat_init() initializing stat tail input");
 
-    /* Set a manual timer to collect events every 0.250 seconds */
+    /* Set a manual timer to collect events managed by 'read_interval' property */
     ret = flb_input_set_collector_time(in, tail_fs_event,
-                                       0, 250000000, config);
+                                       ctx->read_interval_sec,
+                                       ctx->read_interval_nsec,
+                                       config);
     if (ret < 0) {
         return -1;
     }