diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index ae236ad..32e4ac3 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@
 option('libpldm-only', type: 'feature', description: 'Only build libpldm', value: 'disabled')
 option('oem-ibm-dma-maxsize', type: 'integer', description: 'OEM-IBM: max DMA size', value: 16773120) #16MB - 4K
 option('softoff', type: 'feature', description: 'Build soft power off application', value: 'enabled')
+option('softoff-timeout-seconds', type: 'integer', description: 'softoff: Time to wait for host to gracefully shutdown', value: 7200)