diff --git a/nsd/config/file.sls b/nsd/config/file.sls
index da1bc20..713210f 100644
--- a/nsd/config/file.sls
+++ b/nsd/config/file.sls
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 {#- Get the `tplroot` from `tpldir` #}
 {%- set tplroot = tpldir.split('/')[0] %}
 {%- set sls_package_install = tplroot ~ '.package.install' %}
+{%- from tplroot ~ "/macros.jinja" import config_file with context %}
 {%- from tplroot ~ "/map.jinja" import mapdata as nsd with context %}
 {%- from tplroot ~ "/libtofs.jinja" import files_switch with context %}
 
@@ -28,3 +29,12 @@ nsd-config-file-file-managed:
     - context:
         nsd: {{ nsd | json }}
     - check_cmd: nsd-checkconf
+
+{%- set config_data = nsd.get('config_data', {}) %}
+
+{%- if config_data | length > 0 %}
+
+{{    config_file('10-salt', 'pillar-configuration') }}
+
+{%- endif %}
+
diff --git a/nsd/files/default/pillar-configuration.conf.jinja b/nsd/files/default/pillar-configuration.conf.jinja
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f19ae7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nsd/files/default/pillar-configuration.conf.jinja
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{%- for category, config in nsd.get('config_data').items() %}
+{{ category }}:
+{%- for option, value in config.items() %}
+  {%- if value is string or value is number %}
+  {{ option }}: {{ value }}
+  {%- elif value is iterable %}
+  {%- for item in value %}
+  {{ option }}: {{ item }}
+  {%- endfor %}
+  {%- endif %}
+{%- endfor %}
+{%- endfor %}
diff --git a/pillar.example b/pillar.example
index f7ea0d1..77ffe8a 100644
--- a/pillar.example
+++ b/pillar.example
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ nsd:
   # config_include_glob: *.conf
 
   # Configuration is separated into several files which have their own templates
-  config_files:
-    10-server: local-nsd-for-unbound
-    # 90-generated-zones is reserved for zones generated by this formula
+  # config_files:
+  #   10-server: local-nsd-for-unbound
+  #   # 90-generated-zones is reserved for zones generated by this formula
+  #   # 10-salt is reserved for general configuration generated by this formula
 
   # If this section is present in your Pillar data,
   # nsd.conf.d/90-generated-zones will be created and managed.
@@ -31,6 +32,22 @@ nsd:
     # NSD's include-pattern directive may be a better way to share configuration
     # across zones than using YAML anchors.
 
+  # If this section is present in your Pillar data,
+  # nsd.conf.d/10-salt.conf will be created and managed
+  config_data:
+    server:
+      hide-version: 'yes'
+      ip-address: 127.0.0.1
+      # to use an option multiple times, make it a list:
+      # ip-address:
+      #   - 127.0.0.1
+      #   - 192.168.0.1
+      verbosity: 2
+      port: 53530
+    remote-control:
+      control-enable: 'yes'
+      control-interface: /run/nsd.sock
+
   tofs:
     # The files_switch key serves as a selector for alternative
     # directories under the formula files directory. See TOFS pattern
diff --git a/test/integration/default/files/_mapdata/debian-10.yaml b/test/integration/default/files/_mapdata/debian-10.yaml
index 638f05a..ef7eb79 100644
--- a/test/integration/default/files/_mapdata/debian-10.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/default/files/_mapdata/debian-10.yaml
@@ -7,8 +7,15 @@ values:
   added_in_pillar: pillar_value
   arch: amd64
   config: /etc/nsd/nsd.conf
-  config_files:
-   10-server: local-nsd-for-unbound
+  config_data:
+    remote-control:
+      control-enable: 'yes'
+      control-interface: /run/nsd.sock
+    server:
+      hide-version: 'yes'
+      ip-address: 127.0.0.1
+      port: 53530
+      verbosity: 2
   config_include_dir: "/etc/nsd/nsd.conf.d"
   config_include_glob: "*.conf"
   lookup:
diff --git a/test/integration/default/files/_mapdata/debian-9.yaml b/test/integration/default/files/_mapdata/debian-9.yaml
index f914738..494618e 100644
--- a/test/integration/default/files/_mapdata/debian-9.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/default/files/_mapdata/debian-9.yaml
@@ -7,8 +7,15 @@ values:
   added_in_pillar: pillar_value
   arch: amd64
   config: /etc/nsd/nsd.conf
-  config_files:
-   10-server: local-nsd-for-unbound
+  config_data:
+    remote-control:
+      control-enable: 'yes'
+      control-interface: /run/nsd.sock
+    server:
+      hide-version: 'yes'
+      ip-address: 127.0.0.1
+      port: 53530
+      verbosity: 2
   config_include_dir: "/etc/nsd/nsd.conf.d"
   config_include_glob: "*.conf"
   lookup:
diff --git a/test/integration/default/files/_mapdata/opensuse-15.yaml b/test/integration/default/files/_mapdata/opensuse-15.yaml
index 0a28fbd..fe626b3 100644
--- a/test/integration/default/files/_mapdata/opensuse-15.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/default/files/_mapdata/opensuse-15.yaml
@@ -7,8 +7,15 @@ values:
   added_in_pillar: pillar_value
   arch: amd64
   config: /etc/nsd/nsd.conf
-  config_files:
-   10-server: local-nsd-for-unbound
+  config_data:
+    remote-control:
+      control-enable: 'yes'
+      control-interface: /run/nsd.sock
+    server:
+      hide-version: 'yes'
+      ip-address: 127.0.0.1
+      port: 53530
+      verbosity: 2
   config_include_dir: "/etc/nsd/nsd.conf.d"
   config_include_glob: "*.conf"
   lookup:
diff --git a/test/integration/default/files/_mapdata/opensuse-tumbleweed.yaml b/test/integration/default/files/_mapdata/opensuse-tumbleweed.yaml
index 827e149..b11e55b 100644
--- a/test/integration/default/files/_mapdata/opensuse-tumbleweed.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/default/files/_mapdata/opensuse-tumbleweed.yaml
@@ -7,8 +7,15 @@ values:
   added_in_pillar: pillar_value
   arch: amd64
   config: /etc/nsd/nsd.conf
-  config_files:
-   10-server: local-nsd-for-unbound
+  config_data:
+    remote-control:
+      control-enable: 'yes'
+      control-interface: /run/nsd.sock
+    server:
+      hide-version: 'yes'
+      ip-address: 127.0.0.1
+      port: 53530
+      verbosity: 2
   config_include_dir: "/etc/nsd/nsd.conf.d"
   config_include_glob: "*.conf"
   lookup: