diff --git a/salt/soc/defaults.yaml b/salt/soc/defaults.yaml
index 0102dbd5e..ef0d59073 100644
--- a/salt/soc/defaults.yaml
+++ b/salt/soc/defaults.yaml
@@ -1518,6 +1518,7 @@ soc:
           anonymousCidr:
           apiKey:
         staticrbac:
+          defaultRole: ""
           roleFiles:
             - rbac/permissions
             - rbac/roles
diff --git a/salt/soc/soc_soc.yaml b/salt/soc/soc_soc.yaml
index 2086492ad..c735c0b6a 100644
--- a/salt/soc/soc_soc.yaml
+++ b/salt/soc/soc_soc.yaml
@@ -455,6 +455,11 @@ soc:
             global: True
             advanced: True
             forcedType: int
+        staticrbac:
+          defaultRole:
+            description: "Default role for new users that have not been assigned a role. When a role is specified, an attempt will be made to permanently assign the role to the user once the user accesses SOC. The role name must match exactly the name of an existing RBAC role. Standard system roles include: limited-auditor, limited-analyst, auditor, analyst, superuser"
+            global: True
+            advanced: False
         strelkaengine:
           aiRepoUrl:
             description: URL to the AI repository. This is used to pull in AI models for use in Strelka rules.