diff --git a/salt/files/master.d/f_defaults.conf b/salt/files/master.d/f_defaults.conf
index 08ca3eb..3965fa8 100644
--- a/salt/files/master.d/f_defaults.conf
+++ b/salt/files/master.d/f_defaults.conf
@@ -1379,4 +1379,18 @@ consul_config:
   {%- for name, value in cfg_master['consul_config'].items() %}
   {{ name }}: {{ value }}
   {%- endfor %}
+{%- endif %}
+
+{% if 'mongo' in cfg_master -%}
+#####   mongodb connection settings  #####
+##########################################
+{%- for name, value in cfg_master['mongo'].items() %}
+mongo.{{ name }}: {{ value }}
+{%- endfor %}
+
+{% if 'alternative.mongo' in cfg_master -%}
+{%- for name, value in cfg_master['alternative.mongo'].items() %}
+alternative.mongo.{{ name }}: {{ value }}
+{%- endfor %}
+{% endif %}
 {%- endif %}
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diff --git a/salt/files/minion.d/f_defaults.conf b/salt/files/minion.d/f_defaults.conf
index 2d3ddfb..95d5865 100644
--- a/salt/files/minion.d/f_defaults.conf
+++ b/salt/files/minion.d/f_defaults.conf
@@ -990,4 +990,18 @@ ext_pillar:
 ############################################
 # Default match type for filtering events tags: startswith, endswith, find, regex, fnmatch
 #event_match_type: startswith
-{{ get_config('event_match_type', 'startswith') }}
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+{{ get_config('event_match_type', 'startswith') }}
+
+{% if 'mongo' in cfg_minion -%}
+#####   mongodb connection settings  #####
+##########################################
+{%- for name, value in cfg_minion['mongo'].items() %}
+mongo.{{ name }}: {{ value }}
+{%- endfor %}
+
+{% if 'alternative.mongo' in cfg_minion -%}
+{%- for name, value in cfg_minion['alternative.mongo'].items() %}
+alternative.mongo.{{ name }}: {{ value }}
+{%- endfor %}
+{% endif %}
+{%- endif %}
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