diff --git a/pkg/config/database.go b/pkg/config/database.go
index e7f837396..5eddc5719 100644
--- a/pkg/config/database.go
+++ b/pkg/config/database.go
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package config
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"database/sql"
+	"database/sql/driver"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql"
 	icingadbDriver "github.com/icinga/icingadb/pkg/driver"
@@ -22,6 +24,8 @@ import (
 
 var registerDriverOnce sync.Once
 
+var errUnknownSysVar = &mysql.MySQLError{Number: 1193}
+
 // Database defines database client configuration.
 type Database struct {
 	Type       string           `yaml:"type" default:"mysql"`
@@ -82,7 +86,43 @@ func (d *Database) Open(logger *logging.Logger) (*icingadb.DB, error) {
 			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "can't open mysql database")
 		}
 
-		connector := &icingadbDriver.RetryConnector{Connector: c, SqlDriver: &mysql.MySQLDriver{}, Logger: logger}
+		wsrepSyncWait := int64(d.Options.WsrepSyncWait)
+
+		// setGaleraOpts tries SET SESSION wsrep_sync_wait.
+		//
+		// This ensures causality checks will take place before execution,
+		// ensuring that every statement is executed on a fully synced node.
+		// https://mariadb.com/kb/en/galera-cluster-system-variables/#wsrep_sync_wait
+		//
+		// It prevents running into foreign key errors while inserting into linked tables on different MySQL nodes.
+		// Error 1193 "Unknown system variable" is ignored to support MySQL single nodes.
+		var setGaleraOpts = func(ctx context.Context, conn driver.Conn) error {
+			const galeraOpts = "SET SESSION wsrep_sync_wait=?"
+
+			stmt, err := conn.(driver.ConnPrepareContext).PrepareContext(ctx, galeraOpts)
+			if err != nil {
+				err = errors.Wrap(err, "can't prepare "+galeraOpts)
+			} else {
+				_, err = stmt.(driver.StmtExecContext).ExecContext(ctx, []driver.NamedValue{{Value: wsrepSyncWait}})
+				if err != nil {
+					err = errors.Wrap(err, "can't execute "+galeraOpts)
+				}
+			}
+
+			if errors.Is(err, errUnknownSysVar) {
+				err = nil
+			}
+
+			if stmt != nil {
+				if errClose := stmt.Close(); errClose != nil && err == nil {
+					err = errors.Wrap(errClose, "can't close statement "+galeraOpts)
+				}
+			}
+
+			return err
+		}
+
+		connector := &icingadbDriver.RetryConnector{Connector: c, SqlDriver: &mysql.MySQLDriver{}, Logger: logger, InitConn: setGaleraOpts}
 		db = sqlx.NewDb(sql.OpenDB(connector), icingadbDriver.MySQL)
 	case "pgsql":
 		uri := &url.URL{