diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index e2798e8..017474b 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
 conf_data.set_quoted('FRU_JSONS_DIR', '/usr/share/pldm/fru')
 conf_data.set_quoted('HOST_JSONS_DIR', '/usr/share/pldm/host')
 conf_data.set_quoted('EVENTS_JSONS_DIR', '/usr/share/pldm/events')
+if get_option('softoff').enabled()
+  conf_data.set('SOFTOFF_TIMEOUT_SECONDS', get_option('softoff-timeout-seconds'))
+endif
 if get_option('oem-ibm').enabled()
   conf_data.set_quoted('FILE_TABLE_JSON', '/usr/share/pldm/fileTable.json')
   conf_data.set_quoted('LID_RUNNING_DIR', '/var/lib/phosphor-software-manager/hostfw/running')
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)