diff --git a/plugins/in_splunk/splunk.c b/plugins/in_splunk/splunk.c
index b10dfa8f00e..97065c8844a 100644
--- a/plugins/in_splunk/splunk.c
+++ b/plugins/in_splunk/splunk.c
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ static int in_splunk_init(struct flb_input_instance *ins,
     unsigned short int  port;
     int                 ret;
     struct flb_splunk    *ctx;
+    int                 http2_flags = 0;
 
     (void) data;
 
@@ -95,9 +96,13 @@ static int in_splunk_init(struct flb_input_instance *ins,
 
 
     if (ctx->enable_http2) {
-        ret = flb_http_server_init(&ctx->http_server, 
+        http2_flags = FLB_HTTP_SERVER_FLAG_AUTO_INFLATE;
+        if (ctx->auto_keepalive) {
+            http2_flags |= FLB_HTTP_SERVER_FLAG_KEEPALIVE;
+        }
+        ret = flb_http_server_init(&ctx->http_server,
                                     HTTP_PROTOCOL_AUTODETECT,
-                                    (FLB_HTTP_SERVER_FLAG_KEEPALIVE | FLB_HTTP_SERVER_FLAG_AUTO_INFLATE),
+                                    http2_flags,
                                     NULL,
                                     ins->host.listen,
                                     ins->host.port,
@@ -212,6 +217,12 @@ static struct flb_config_map config_map[] = {
      NULL
     },
 
+    {
+     FLB_CONFIG_MAP_BOOL, "keepalive", "Off",
+     0, FLB_TRUE, offsetof(struct flb_splunk, auto_keepalive),
+     "Enable keepalive automatically when enabled HTTP2"
+    },
+
     {
      FLB_CONFIG_MAP_SIZE, "buffer_max_size", HTTP_BUFFER_MAX_SIZE,
      0, FLB_TRUE, offsetof(struct flb_splunk, buffer_max_size),
diff --git a/plugins/in_splunk/splunk.h b/plugins/in_splunk/splunk.h
index e72905b5a80..4d1462455b7 100644
--- a/plugins/in_splunk/splunk.h
+++ b/plugins/in_splunk/splunk.h
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ struct flb_splunk {
     int enable_http2;
     struct flb_http_server http_server;
 
+    /* Auto Keepalive? */
+    int auto_keepalive;
+
     /* Legacy HTTP server */
     flb_sds_t success_headers_str;
     int collector_id;