diff --git a/examples/rocksdb_option_file_example.ini b/examples/rocksdb_option_file_example.ini
index bf5fb33044..dcbc9a308a 100644
--- a/examples/rocksdb_option_file_example.ini
+++ b/examples/rocksdb_option_file_example.ini
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@
   level0_stop_writes_trigger=20
   compression=kSnappyCompression
   level0_file_num_compaction_trigger=4
+  purge_redundant_kvs_while_flush=true
   max_write_buffer_size_to_maintain=0
   memtable_factory=SkipListFactory
   max_grandparent_overlap_factor=8
diff --git a/options/cf_options.cc b/options/cf_options.cc
index 604aa99eee..f7abb7874e 100644
--- a/options/cf_options.cc
+++ b/options/cf_options.cc
@@ -509,6 +509,9 @@ static std::unordered_map<std::string, OptionTypeInfo>
         {"compaction_measure_io_stats",
          {0, OptionType::kBoolean, OptionVerificationType::kDeprecated,
           OptionTypeFlags::kNone}},
+        {"purge_redundant_kvs_while_flush",
+         {0, OptionType::kBoolean, OptionVerificationType::kDeprecated,
+          OptionTypeFlags::kNone}},
         {"inplace_update_support",
          {offset_of(&ImmutableCFOptions::inplace_update_support),
           OptionType::kBoolean, OptionVerificationType::kNormal,
diff --git a/options/options_test.cc b/options/options_test.cc
index e547036ca1..95521f1f02 100644
--- a/options/options_test.cc
+++ b/options/options_test.cc
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ TEST_F(OptionsTest, GetOptionsFromMapTest) {
       {"inplace_update_support", "true"},
       {"report_bg_io_stats", "true"},
       {"compaction_measure_io_stats", "false"},
+      {"purge_redundant_kvs_while_flush", "false"},
       {"inplace_update_num_locks", "25"},
       {"memtable_prefix_bloom_size_ratio", "0.26"},
       {"memtable_whole_key_filtering", "true"},
@@ -2255,6 +2256,7 @@ TEST_F(OptionsOldApiTest, GetOptionsFromMapTest) {
       {"inplace_update_support", "true"},
       {"report_bg_io_stats", "true"},
       {"compaction_measure_io_stats", "false"},
+      {"purge_redundant_kvs_while_flush", "false"},
       {"inplace_update_num_locks", "25"},
       {"memtable_prefix_bloom_size_ratio", "0.26"},
       {"memtable_whole_key_filtering", "true"},