diff --git a/monasca_persister/conf/influxdb.py b/monasca_persister/conf/influxdb.py
index f0fef3a0..1f3020e7 100644
--- a/monasca_persister/conf/influxdb.py
+++ b/monasca_persister/conf/influxdb.py
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ influxdb_opts = [
                help='Default retention period in hours for new '
                     'databases automatically created by the persister',
                default=0),
+    cfg.IntOpt('batch_size',
+               help='Maximum size of the batch to write to the database.',
+               default=10000),
     cfg.HostAddressOpt('ip_address',
                        help='Valid IP address or hostname '
                             'to InfluxDB instance'),
diff --git a/monasca_persister/repositories/influxdb/abstract_repository.py b/monasca_persister/repositories/influxdb/abstract_repository.py
index ccc69a66..90aace7e 100644
--- a/monasca_persister/repositories/influxdb/abstract_repository.py
+++ b/monasca_persister/repositories/influxdb/abstract_repository.py
@@ -52,9 +52,11 @@ class AbstractInfluxdbRepository(abstract_repository.AbstractRepository):
         # NOTE (brtknr): Loop twice to ensure database is created if missing.
         for retry in range(2):
             try:
+                batch_size = self.conf.influxdb.batch_size
                 self._influxdb_client.write_points(data_points, 'ms',
                                                    protocol='line',
-                                                   database=database)
+                                                   database=database,
+                                                   batch_size=batch_size)
                 break
             except influxdb.exceptions.InfluxDBClientError as ex:
                 # When a databse is not found, the returned exception resolves
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add_influxb_batch_size-01b7a476b6bd8a81.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add_influxb_batch_size-01b7a476b6bd8a81.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8eeb5133
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/add_influxb_batch_size-01b7a476b6bd8a81.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Configuration option `batch_size` for InfluxDB to control the maximum
+    size of batches written to the database. Default value set to 10 000 data
+    points.