diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/configuration/DogstatsdConfiguration.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/configuration/DogstatsdConfiguration.java
index b2d8e0d92..fc6a93bf8 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/configuration/DogstatsdConfiguration.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/configuration/DogstatsdConfiguration.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import io.micrometer.statsd.StatsdFlavor;
 import java.time.Duration;
 import javax.validation.constraints.NotBlank;
 import javax.validation.constraints.NotNull;
+import javax.validation.constraints.Positive;
 
 public class DogstatsdConfiguration implements StatsdConfig {
 
@@ -22,6 +23,10 @@ public class DogstatsdConfiguration implements StatsdConfig {
   @NotBlank
   private String environment;
 
+  @JsonProperty
+  @Positive
+  private int maxPacketLength = 8932;
+
   @Override
   public Duration step() {
     return step;
@@ -41,4 +46,9 @@ public class DogstatsdConfiguration implements StatsdConfig {
     // We have no Micrometer key/value pairs to report, so always return `null`
     return null;
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public int maxPacketLength() {
+    return maxPacketLength;
+  }
 }