diff --git a/docker-compose/glances.conf b/docker-compose/glances.conf
index f07ff1c0..50066773 100644
--- a/docker-compose/glances.conf
+++ b/docker-compose/glances.conf
@@ -600,6 +600,7 @@ user=guest
 password=guest
 topic=glances
 topic_structure=per-metric
+callback_api_version=2
 
 [couchdb]
 # Configuration for the --export couchdb option
diff --git a/glances/exports/mqtt/__init__.py b/glances/exports/mqtt/__init__.py
index 9055fa6f..a9a9f6dd 100644
--- a/glances/exports/mqtt/__init__.py
+++ b/glances/exports/mqtt/__init__.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class Export(GlancesExport):
 
         # Load the MQTT configuration file
         self.export_enable = self.load_conf(
-            'mqtt', mandatories=['host', 'password'], options=['port', 'user', 'topic', 'tls', 'topic_structure']
+            'mqtt', mandatories=['host', 'password'], options=['port', 'user', 'topic', 'tls', 'topic_structure', 'callback_api_version']
         )
         if not self.export_enable:
             exit('Missing MQTT config')
@@ -61,11 +61,14 @@ class Export(GlancesExport):
             exit("MQTT client initialization failed")
 
     def init(self):
+        # Get the current callback api version
+        self.callback_api_version = int(self.callback_api_version) or 2
+
         """Init the connection to the MQTT server."""
         if not self.export_enable:
             return None
         try:
-            client = paho.Client(client_id='glances_' + self.hostname, clean_session=False)
+            client = paho.Client(self.callback_api_version, client_id='glances_' + self.hostname, clean_session=False)
             client.username_pw_set(username=self.user, password=self.password)
             if self.tls:
                 client.tls_set(certifi.where())