diff --git a/logstash-core/lib/logstash/environment.rb b/logstash-core/lib/logstash/environment.rb
index d49d3d9b6fa..d1c2966f624 100644
--- a/logstash-core/lib/logstash/environment.rb
+++ b/logstash-core/lib/logstash/environment.rb
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ def self.as_java_range(r)
            Setting::BooleanSetting.new("pipeline.reloadable", true),
            Setting::BooleanSetting.new("pipeline.plugin_classloaders", false),
            Setting::BooleanSetting.new("pipeline.separate_logs", false),
-   Setting::CoercibleString.new("pipeline.ordered", "auto", true, ["auto", "true", "false"]),
-   Setting::CoercibleString.new("pipeline.ecs_compatibility", "v8", true, %w(disabled v1 v8)),
+   Setting::CoercibleStringSetting.new("pipeline.ordered", "auto", true, ["auto", "true", "false"]),
+   Setting::CoercibleStringSetting.new("pipeline.ecs_compatibility", "v8", true, %w(disabled v1 v8)),
                     Setting.new("path.plugins", Array, []),
     Setting::NullableStringSetting.new("interactive", nil, false),
            Setting::BooleanSetting.new("config.debug", false),
diff --git a/logstash-core/lib/logstash/settings.rb b/logstash-core/lib/logstash/settings.rb
index c23455df930..b0020b89b46 100644
--- a/logstash-core/lib/logstash/settings.rb
+++ b/logstash-core/lib/logstash/settings.rb
@@ -499,28 +499,8 @@ def build_password_policies
         policies
       end
     end
-
-    # The CoercibleString allows user to enter any value which coerces to a String.
-    # For example for true/false booleans; if the possible_strings are ["foo", "true", "false"]
-    # then these options in the config file or command line will be all valid: "foo", true, false, "true", "false"
-    #
-    class CoercibleString < Coercible
-      def initialize(name, default = nil, strict = true, possible_strings = [], &validator_proc)
-        @possible_strings = possible_strings
-        super(name, Object, default, strict, &validator_proc)
-      end
-
-      def coerce(value)
-        value.to_s
-      end
-
-      def validate(value)
-        super(value)
-        unless @possible_strings.empty? || @possible_strings.include?(value)
-          raise ArgumentError.new("Invalid value \"#{value}\". Options are: #{@possible_strings.inspect}")
-        end
-      end
-    end
+    
+    java_import org.logstash.settings.CoercibleStringSetting
 
     class ExistingFilePath < Setting
       def initialize(name, default = nil, strict = true)
diff --git a/logstash-core/src/main/java/org/logstash/settings/CoercibleStringSetting.java b/logstash-core/src/main/java/org/logstash/settings/CoercibleStringSetting.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..25b3f42e359
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logstash-core/src/main/java/org/logstash/settings/CoercibleStringSetting.java
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one or more contributor
+ * license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ * ownership. Elasticsearch B.V. licenses this file to you under
+ * the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+ * not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.logstash.settings;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class CoercibleStringSetting extends Coercible<Object> {
+
+    private final List<String> possibleStrings;
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("this-escape")
+    public CoercibleStringSetting(String name, Object defaultValue, boolean strict, List<String> possibleStrings) {
+        // this super doesn't call validate, with strict false it permits to set
+        // possibleStrings field used in validate later.
+        super(name, defaultValue, false, noValidator());
+        this.possibleStrings = possibleStrings;
+
+        if (strict) {
+            String coercedDefault = coerce(defaultValue);
+            validate(coercedDefault);
+            this.defaultValue = coercedDefault;
+        } else {
+            this.defaultValue = defaultValue;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String coerce(Object value) {
+        if (value == null) {
+            return "";
+        }
+        return value.toString();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void validate(Object input) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+        super.validate(input);
+
+        staticValidate(input.toString(), possibleStrings, this.getName());
+    }
+
+    private static void staticValidate(String input, List<String> possibleStrings, String name) {
+        if (!possibleStrings.isEmpty() && !possibleStrings.contains(input)) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException(String.format("Invalid value \"%s\". Options are: %s", input, possibleStrings));
+        }
+    }
+
+
+}