diff --git a/server/include/path.h b/server/include/path.h
index 519832040..6838fa7ad 100644
--- a/server/include/path.h
+++ b/server/include/path.h
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ struct path
 	/** Send messages with a fixed rate over this path */
 	double rate;
 	
+	/** Maximum number of values per message for this path */
+	int msgsize;
 	/** Size of the history buffer in number of messages */
 	int poolsize;
 	/** A circular buffer of past messages */
diff --git a/server/src/cfg.c b/server/src/cfg.c
index 6d547379c..a0a59bfd1 100644
--- a/server/src/cfg.c
+++ b/server/src/cfg.c
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ int config_parse_path(config_setting_t *cfg,
 		p->rate = 0; /* disabled */
 	if (!config_setting_lookup_int(cfg, "poolsize", &p->poolsize))
 		p->poolsize = DEFAULT_POOLSIZE;
+	if (!config_setting_lookup_int(cfg, "msgsize", &p->msgsize))
+		p->msgsize = MAX_VALUES;
 
 	p->cfg = cfg;
 
diff --git a/server/src/path.c b/server/src/path.c
index d15393682..85a7f80a7 100644
--- a/server/src/path.c
+++ b/server/src/path.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ static void * path_run(void *arg)
 int path_start(struct path *p)
 { INDENT
 	char *buf = path_print(p);
-	info("Starting path: %s (poolsize = %u)", buf, p->poolsize);
+	info("Starting path: %s (poolsize = %u, msgsize = %u, #hooks = %zu)", buf, p->poolsize, p->msgsize, list_length(&p->hooks));
 	free(buf);
 
 	if (path_run_hook(p, HOOK_PATH_START))