diff --git a/fs/dlm/config.c b/fs/dlm/config.c
index 5a3d390..2909abf 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/config.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/config.c
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
 	unsigned int cl_scan_secs;
 	unsigned int cl_log_debug;
 	unsigned int cl_protocol;
+	unsigned int cl_timewarn_cs;
 };
 
 enum {
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@
 	CLUSTER_ATTR_SCAN_SECS,
 	CLUSTER_ATTR_LOG_DEBUG,
 	CLUSTER_ATTR_PROTOCOL,
+	CLUSTER_ATTR_TIMEWARN_CS,
 };
 
 struct cluster_attribute {
@@ -162,6 +164,7 @@
 CLUSTER_ATTR(scan_secs, 1);
 CLUSTER_ATTR(log_debug, 0);
 CLUSTER_ATTR(protocol, 0);
+CLUSTER_ATTR(timewarn_cs, 1);
 
 static struct configfs_attribute *cluster_attrs[] = {
 	[CLUSTER_ATTR_TCP_PORT] = &cluster_attr_tcp_port.attr,
@@ -174,6 +177,7 @@
 	[CLUSTER_ATTR_SCAN_SECS] = &cluster_attr_scan_secs.attr,
 	[CLUSTER_ATTR_LOG_DEBUG] = &cluster_attr_log_debug.attr,
 	[CLUSTER_ATTR_PROTOCOL] = &cluster_attr_protocol.attr,
+	[CLUSTER_ATTR_TIMEWARN_CS] = &cluster_attr_timewarn_cs.attr,
 	NULL,
 };
 
@@ -916,6 +920,7 @@
 #define DEFAULT_SCAN_SECS          5
 #define DEFAULT_LOG_DEBUG          0
 #define DEFAULT_PROTOCOL           0
+#define DEFAULT_TIMEWARN_CS      500 /* 5 sec = 500 centiseconds */
 
 struct dlm_config_info dlm_config = {
 	.ci_tcp_port = DEFAULT_TCP_PORT,
@@ -927,6 +932,7 @@
 	.ci_toss_secs = DEFAULT_TOSS_SECS,
 	.ci_scan_secs = DEFAULT_SCAN_SECS,
 	.ci_log_debug = DEFAULT_LOG_DEBUG,
-	.ci_protocol = DEFAULT_PROTOCOL
+	.ci_protocol = DEFAULT_PROTOCOL,
+	.ci_timewarn_cs = DEFAULT_TIMEWARN_CS
 };