diff --git a/salt/soc/defaults.yaml b/salt/soc/defaults.yaml
index f33783507..b9cd3148d 100644
--- a/salt/soc/defaults.yaml
+++ b/salt/soc/defaults.yaml
@@ -1304,6 +1304,7 @@ soc:
       maxPacketCount: 5000
       htmlDir: html
       importUploadDir: /nsm/soc/uploads
+      forceUserOtp: false
       modules:
         cases: soc
         filedatastore:
diff --git a/salt/soc/soc_soc.yaml b/salt/soc/soc_soc.yaml
index b390c32c2..da0f5de99 100644
--- a/salt/soc/soc_soc.yaml
+++ b/salt/soc/soc_soc.yaml
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ soc:
         description: Maximum number of packets to show in the PCAP viewer. Larger values can cause more resource utilization on both the SOC server and the browser.
         global: True
         advanced: True
+      forceUserOtp:
+        title: Require TOTP
+        description: Require all users to enable Time-based One Time Passwords (MFA) upon login to SOC.
+        global: True
       modules:
         elastalertengine:
           additionalAlerters: