diff --git a/lib/fluent/plugin/in_tail.rb b/lib/fluent/plugin/in_tail.rb
index 8bbac620bd..9508b89454 100644
--- a/lib/fluent/plugin/in_tail.rb
+++ b/lib/fluent/plugin/in_tail.rb
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ def initialize
     config_param :open_on_every_update, :bool, default: false
     desc 'Limit the watching files that the modification time is within the specified time range (when use \'*\' in path).'
     config_param :limit_recently_modified, :time, default: nil
+    desc 'After read lines, switch IO operation to other file'
+    config_param :switch_io_after_read, :bool, default: false  # TODO: set true in fluentd v2
     desc 'Enable the option to skip the refresh of watching list on startup.'
     config_param :skip_refresh_on_startup, :bool, default: false
     desc 'Ignore repeated permission error logs'
@@ -272,7 +274,7 @@ def refresh_watchers
 
     def setup_watcher(path, pe)
       line_buffer_timer_flusher = (@multiline_mode && @multiline_flush_interval) ? TailWatcher::LineBufferTimerFlusher.new(log, @multiline_flush_interval, &method(:flush_buffer)) : nil
-      tw = TailWatcher.new(path, @rotate_wait, pe, log, @read_from_head, @enable_watch_timer, @enable_stat_watcher, @read_lines_limit, method(:update_watcher), line_buffer_timer_flusher, @from_encoding, @encoding, open_on_every_update, &method(:receive_lines))
+      tw = TailWatcher.new(path, @rotate_wait, pe, log, @read_from_head, @enable_watch_timer, @enable_stat_watcher, @read_lines_limit, method(:update_watcher), line_buffer_timer_flusher, @from_encoding, @encoding, open_on_every_update, @switch_io_after_read, &method(:receive_lines))
       tw.attach do |watcher|
         event_loop_attach(watcher.timer_trigger) if watcher.timer_trigger
         event_loop_attach(watcher.stat_trigger) if watcher.stat_trigger
@@ -483,7 +485,8 @@ def parse_multilines(lines, tail_watcher)
     end
 
     class TailWatcher
-      def initialize(path, rotate_wait, pe, log, read_from_head, enable_watch_timer, enable_stat_watcher, read_lines_limit, update_watcher, line_buffer_timer_flusher, from_encoding, encoding, open_on_every_update, &receive_lines)
+      # TODO: Use struct to reduce the number of argument
+      def initialize(path, rotate_wait, pe, log, read_from_head, enable_watch_timer, enable_stat_watcher, read_lines_limit, update_watcher, line_buffer_timer_flusher, from_encoding, encoding, open_on_every_update, switch_io_after_read, &receive_lines)
         @path = path
         @rotate_wait = rotate_wait
         @pe = pe || MemoryPositionEntry.new
@@ -505,10 +508,11 @@ def initialize(path, rotate_wait, pe, log, read_from_head, enable_watch_timer, e
         @from_encoding = from_encoding
         @encoding = encoding
         @open_on_every_update = open_on_every_update
+        @read_more = !switch_io_after_read
       end
 
       attr_reader :path
-      attr_reader :log, :pe, :read_lines_limit, :open_on_every_update
+      attr_reader :log, :pe, :read_lines_limit, :open_on_every_update, :read_more
       attr_reader :from_encoding, :encoding
       attr_reader :stat_trigger, :enable_watch_timer, :enable_stat_watcher
       attr_accessor :timer_trigger
@@ -738,7 +742,7 @@ def handle_notify
                     end
                     if @lines.size >= @watcher.read_lines_limit
                       # not to use too much memory in case the file is very large
-                      read_more = true
+                      read_more = @watcher.read_more
                       break
                     end
                   end
diff --git a/test/plugin/test_in_tail.rb b/test/plugin/test_in_tail.rb
index c37bc2092e..1389094644 100644
--- a/test/plugin/test_in_tail.rb
+++ b/test/plugin/test_in_tail.rb
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ def create_driver(conf = SINGLE_LINE_CONFIG, use_common_conf = true)
       assert_equal "#{TMP_DIR}/tail.pos", d.instance.pos_file
       assert_equal 1000, d.instance.read_lines_limit
       assert_equal false, d.instance.ignore_repeated_permission_error
+      assert_false d.instance.switch_io_after_read
     end
 
     data("empty" => config_element,
@@ -1061,7 +1062,7 @@ def test_z_refresh_watchers
     Timecop.freeze(2010, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) do
       flexstub(Fluent::Plugin::TailInput::TailWatcher) do |watcherclass|
         EX_PATHS.each do |path|
-          watcherclass.should_receive(:new).with(path, EX_ROTATE_WAIT, Fluent::Plugin::TailInput::FilePositionEntry, any, true, true, true, 1000, any, any, any, any, any, any).once.and_return do
+          watcherclass.should_receive(:new).with(path, EX_ROTATE_WAIT, Fluent::Plugin::TailInput::FilePositionEntry, any, true, true, true, 1000, any, any, any, any, any, any, any).once.and_return do
             flexmock('TailWatcher') { |watcher|
               watcher.should_receive(:attach).once
               watcher.should_receive(:unwatched=).zero_or_more_times
@@ -1079,7 +1080,7 @@ def test_z_refresh_watchers
 
     Timecop.freeze(2010, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6) do
       flexstub(Fluent::Plugin::TailInput::TailWatcher) do |watcherclass|
-        watcherclass.should_receive(:new).with('test/plugin/data/2010/01/20100102-030406.log', EX_ROTATE_WAIT, Fluent::Plugin::TailInput::FilePositionEntry, any, true, true, true, 1000, any, any, any, any, any, any).once.and_return do
+        watcherclass.should_receive(:new).with('test/plugin/data/2010/01/20100102-030406.log', EX_ROTATE_WAIT, Fluent::Plugin::TailInput::FilePositionEntry, any, true, true, true, 1000, any, any, any, any, any, any, any).once.and_return do
           flexmock('TailWatcher') do |watcher|
             watcher.should_receive(:attach).once
             watcher.should_receive(:unwatched=).zero_or_more_times