diff --git a/conduwuit-example.toml b/conduwuit-example.toml
index f9da856d..9b6f6ce0 100644
--- a/conduwuit-example.toml
+++ b/conduwuit-example.toml
@@ -925,6 +925,13 @@
 #
 #rocksdb_checksums = true
 
+# Enables the "atomic flush" mode in rocksdb. This option is not intended
+# for users. It may be removed or ignored in future versions. Atomic flush
+# may be enabled by the paranoid to possibly improve database integrity at
+# the cost of performance.
+#
+#rocksdb_atomic_flush = false
+
 # Database repair mode (for RocksDB SST corruption).
 #
 # Use this option when the server reports corruption while running or
diff --git a/src/core/config/mod.rs b/src/core/config/mod.rs
index 9514f7a0..e66532ee 100644
--- a/src/core/config/mod.rs
+++ b/src/core/config/mod.rs
@@ -1089,6 +1089,13 @@ pub struct Config {
 	#[serde(default = "true_fn")]
 	pub rocksdb_checksums: bool,
 
+	/// Enables the "atomic flush" mode in rocksdb. This option is not intended
+	/// for users. It may be removed or ignored in future versions. Atomic flush
+	/// may be enabled by the paranoid to possibly improve database integrity at
+	/// the cost of performance.
+	#[serde(default)]
+	pub rocksdb_atomic_flush: bool,
+
 	/// Database repair mode (for RocksDB SST corruption).
 	///
 	/// Use this option when the server reports corruption while running or
diff --git a/src/database/engine/db_opts.rs b/src/database/engine/db_opts.rs
index 01847257..6abeb4b0 100644
--- a/src/database/engine/db_opts.rs
+++ b/src/database/engine/db_opts.rs
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ pub(crate) fn db_options(config: &Config, env: &Env, row_cache: &Cache) -> Resul
 	opts.set_max_file_opening_threads(0);
 
 	// IO
-	opts.set_atomic_flush(true);
 	opts.set_manual_wal_flush(true);
-	opts.set_enable_pipelined_write(false);
+	opts.set_atomic_flush(config.rocksdb_atomic_flush);
+	opts.set_enable_pipelined_write(!config.rocksdb_atomic_flush);
 	if config.rocksdb_direct_io {
 		opts.set_use_direct_reads(true);
 		opts.set_use_direct_io_for_flush_and_compaction(true);