diff --git a/salt/elasticsearch/defaults.yaml b/salt/elasticsearch/defaults.yaml
index ce1bfb08d..480467129 100644
--- a/salt/elasticsearch/defaults.yaml
+++ b/salt/elasticsearch/defaults.yaml
@@ -117,6 +117,35 @@ elasticsearch:
               sort:
                 field: '@timestamp'
                 order: desc
+    so-detection:
+      index_sorting: false
+      index_template:
+        composed_of:
+        - detection-mappings
+        - detection-settings
+        index_patterns:
+        - so-detection*
+        priority: 500
+        template:
+          mappings:
+            date_detection: false
+            dynamic_templates:
+            - strings_as_keyword:
+                mapping:
+                  ignore_above: 1024
+                  type: keyword
+                match_mapping_type: string
+          settings:
+            index:
+              mapping:
+                total_fields:
+                  limit: 1500
+              number_of_replicas: 0
+              number_of_shards: 1
+              refresh_interval: 30s
+              sort:
+                field: '@timestamp'
+                order: desc
     so-common:
       close: 30
       delete: 365
@@ -8909,7 +8938,7 @@ elasticsearch:
             actions:
               set_priority:
                 priority: 50
-            min_age: 30d    
+            min_age: 30d
     so-logs-ti_otx_x_threat:
       index_sorting: false
       index_template:
diff --git a/salt/elasticsearch/templates/component/so/detection-mappings.json b/salt/elasticsearch/templates/component/so/detection-mappings.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..df53308f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/salt/elasticsearch/templates/component/so/detection-mappings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+{
+  "template": {
+    "mappings": {
+      "properties": {
+        "so_audit_doc_id": {
+          "ignore_above": 1024,
+          "type": "keyword"
+        },
+        "@timestamp": {
+          "type": "date"
+        },
+        "so_kind": {
+          "ignore_above": 1024,
+          "type": "keyword"
+        },
+        "so_operation": {
+          "ignore_above": 1024,
+          "type": "keyword"
+        },
+        "so_detection": {
+          "properties": {
+            "publicId": {
+              "type": "text"
+            },
+            "title": {
+              "type": "text"
+            },
+            "severity": {
+              "ignore_above": 1024,
+              "type": "keyword"
+            },
+            "author": {
+              "type": "text"
+            },
+            "description": {
+              "type": "text"
+            },
+            "content": {
+              "type": "text"
+            },
+            "isEnabled": {
+              "type": "boolean"
+            },
+            "isReporting": {
+              "type": "boolean"
+            },
+            "isCommunity": {
+              "type": "boolean"
+            },
+            "note": {
+              "type": "text"
+            },
+            "engine": {
+              "ignore_above": 1024,
+              "type": "keyword"
+            },
+            "overrides": {
+              "properties": {
+                "type": {
+                  "ignore_above": 1024,
+                  "type": "keyword"
+                },
+                "isEnabled": {
+                  "type": "boolean"
+                },
+                "createdAt": {
+                  "type": "date"
+                },
+                "updatedAt": {
+                  "type": "date"
+                },
+                "regex": {
+                  "type": "text"
+                },
+                "value": {
+                  "type": "text"
+                },
+                "thresholdType": {
+                  "ignore_above": 1024,
+                  "type": "keyword"
+                },
+                "track": {
+                  "ignore_above": 1024,
+                  "type": "keyword"
+                },
+                "ip": {
+                  "type": "text"
+                },
+                "count": {
+                  "type": "long"
+                },
+                "seconds": {
+                  "type": "long"
+                },
+                "customFilter": {
+                  "type": "text"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "_meta": {
+    "ecs_version": "1.12.2"
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/salt/elasticsearch/templates/component/so/detection-settings.json b/salt/elasticsearch/templates/component/so/detection-settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7b0947a4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/salt/elasticsearch/templates/component/so/detection-settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "template": {},
+  "version": 1,
+  "_meta": {
+    "description": "default settings for common Security Onion Detections indices"
+  }
+}
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