diff --git a/salt/kafka/defaults.yaml b/salt/kafka/defaults.yaml
index 1cf7b73f1..86d2f6e94 100644
--- a/salt/kafka/defaults.yaml
+++ b/salt/kafka/defaults.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ kafka:
       advertised_x_listeners:
       auto_x_create_x_topics_x_enable: true
       controller_x_quorum_x_voters:
+      default_x_replication_x_factor: 2
       inter_x_broker_x_listener_x_name: BROKER
       listeners: BROKER://0.0.0.0:9092
       listener_x_security_x_protocol_x_map: BROKER:SSL
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ kafka:
       node_x_id:
       num_x_io_x_threads: 8
       num_x_network_x_threads: 3
-      num_x_partitions: 1
+      num_x_partitions: 3
       num_x_recovery_x_threads_x_per_x_data_x_dir: 1
       offsets_x_topic_x_replication_x_factor: 1
       process_x_roles: broker
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ kafka:
       ssl_x_keystore_x_password: changeit
       ssl_x_truststore_x_location: /etc/pki/java/sos/cacerts
       ssl_x_truststore_x_password: changeit
-      transaction_x_state_x_log_x_min_x_isr: 1n
+      transaction_x_state_x_log_x_min_x_isr: 1
       transaction_x_state_x_log_x_replication_x_factor: 1
     client:
       security_x_protocol: SSL
diff --git a/salt/kafka/soc_kafka.yaml b/salt/kafka/soc_kafka.yaml
index 505469d6b..ba673fa68 100644
--- a/salt/kafka/soc_kafka.yaml
+++ b/salt/kafka/soc_kafka.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ kafka:
         title: auto.create.topics.enable
         forcedType: bool
         helpLink: kafka.html
+      default_x_replication_x_factor:
+        description: The default replication factor for automatically created topics.
+        title: default.replication.factor
+        forcedType: int
+        helpLink: kafka.html
       inter_x_broker_x_listener_x_name:
         description: The name of the listener used for inter-broker communication.
         title: inter.broker.listener.name