diff --git a/openssh/config.sls b/openssh/config.sls
index 2f3a29e..66c3625 100644
--- a/openssh/config.sls
+++ b/openssh/config.sls
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ sshd_config:
     - watch_in:
       - service: openssh
 
-{% for keyType in ['ecdsa', 'dsa', 'rsa'] %}
+{% for keyType in ['ecdsa', 'dsa', 'rsa', 'ed25519'] %}
 {% if salt['pillar.get']('openssh:generate_' ~ keyType ~ '_keys', False) %}
 ssh_generate_host_{{ keyType }}_key:
   cmd.run:
diff --git a/pillar.example b/pillar.example
index 70ec760..bf82fe9 100644
--- a/pillar.example
+++ b/pillar.example
@@ -78,3 +78,13 @@ openssh:
       -----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
     public_key: |
       ssh-rsa NOT_DEFINED
+
+  generate_ed25519_keys: False
+  provide_ed25519_keys: False
+  ed25519:
+    private_key: |
+      -----BEGIN OPENSSH PRIVATE KEY-----
+      NOT_DEFINED
+      -----END OPENSSH PRIVATE KEY-----
+    public_key: |
+      ssh-ed25519 NOT_DEFINED