diff --git a/app/lib/plugin/configuration/DropdownField.java b/app/lib/plugin/configuration/DropdownField.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d182c60aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/lib/plugin/configuration/DropdownField.java
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright 2013 Lennart Koopmann <lennart@torch.sh>
+ *
+ * This file is part of Graylog2.
+ *
+ * Graylog2 is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Graylog2 is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with Graylog2.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+package lib.plugin.configuration;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
+/**
+ * @author Lennart Koopmann <lennart@torch.sh>
+ */
+public class DropdownField extends RequestedConfigurationField {
+
+    private final static String TYPE = "dropdown";
+
+    public DropdownField(Map.Entry<String, Map<String, Object>> c) {
+        super(TYPE, c);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getType() {
+        return TYPE;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String attributeToJSValidation(String attribute) {
+        throw new RuntimeException("This type does not have any validatable attributes.");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/models/api/responses/system/InputTypeSummaryResponse.java b/app/models/api/responses/system/InputTypeSummaryResponse.java
index aac312dca..0a61c2102 100644
--- a/app/models/api/responses/system/InputTypeSummaryResponse.java
+++ b/app/models/api/responses/system/InputTypeSummaryResponse.java
@@ -21,10 +21,7 @@
 
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
 import com.google.gson.annotations.SerializedName;
-import lib.plugin.configuration.BooleanField;
-import lib.plugin.configuration.NumberField;
-import lib.plugin.configuration.RequestedConfigurationField;
-import lib.plugin.configuration.TextField;
+import lib.plugin.configuration.*;
 import play.Logger;
 
 import java.util.List;
@@ -67,6 +64,8 @@ public List<RequestedConfigurationField> getRequestedConfiguration() {
                     case "boolean":
                         tmpBools.add(new BooleanField(c));
                         continue;
+                    case "dropdown":
+                        fields.add(new DropdownField(c));
                     default:
                         Logger.info("Unknown field type [" + fieldType + "].");
                 }
diff --git a/app/views/system/inputs/fields/dropdown_field.scala.html b/app/views/system/inputs/fields/dropdown_field.scala.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..826d16968
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/system/inputs/fields/dropdown_field.scala.html
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+@(field: lib.plugin.configuration.RequestedConfigurationField)
+
+<label>@field.getHumanName</label>
+<span class="help-block">@field.getDescription</span>
+
+<select name="configuration_@field.getTitle"
+        class="input-xlarge"
+        @if(!field.isOptional) {
+            required
+        }
+>
+
+</select>
+
+
+<!-- TODO:
+pre-selected field:
+@if(!field.getDefaultValue().toString().isEmpty()) {
+    field.getDefaultValue().toString)"
+}
+-->
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/views/system/inputs/fields/number_field.scala.html b/app/views/system/inputs/fields/number_field.scala.html
index 343ce5e4d..295c6a46d 100644
--- a/app/views/system/inputs/fields/number_field.scala.html
+++ b/app/views/system/inputs/fields/number_field.scala.html
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 @(field: lib.plugin.configuration.RequestedConfigurationField)
-@import lib.plugin.configuration.NumberField
 
 <label>@field.getHumanName</label>
 <span class="help-block">@field.getDescription</span>
diff --git a/app/views/system/inputs/manage.scala.html b/app/views/system/inputs/manage.scala.html
index d54b35bee..87cd7eaab 100644
--- a/app/views/system/inputs/manage.scala.html
+++ b/app/views/system/inputs/manage.scala.html
@@ -119,6 +119,10 @@ <h2>
                             @if(field.getType().equals("boolean")) {
                                 @views.html.system.inputs.fields.boolean_field(field)
                             }
+
+                            @if(field.getType().equals("dropdown")) {
+                                @views.html.system.inputs.fields.dropdown_field(field)
+                            }
                         }
                     </div>
                     <div class="modal-footer">