diff --git a/salt/docker/defaults.yaml b/salt/docker/defaults.yaml
index 2ceaecaa7..b1d3b4e44 100644
--- a/salt/docker/defaults.yaml
+++ b/salt/docker/defaults.yaml
@@ -180,6 +180,8 @@ docker:
       custom_bind_mounts: []
       extra_hosts: []
       extra_env: []
+      ulimits:
+        - memlock=524288000
     'so-zeek':
       final_octet: 99
       custom_bind_mounts: []
diff --git a/salt/docker/soc_docker.yaml b/salt/docker/soc_docker.yaml
index da078941a..08e0dccc5 100644
--- a/salt/docker/soc_docker.yaml
+++ b/salt/docker/soc_docker.yaml
@@ -63,5 +63,41 @@ docker:
     so-elastic-agent: *dockerOptions
     so-telegraf: *dockerOptions
     so-steno: *dockerOptions
-    so-suricata: *dockerOptions
+    so-suricata:
+      final_octet:
+        description: Last octet of the container IP address.
+        helpLink: docker.html
+        readonly: True
+        advanced: True
+        global: True
+      port_bindings:
+        description: List of port bindings for the container.
+        helpLink: docker.html
+        advanced: True
+        multiline: True
+        forcedType: "[]string"
+      custom_bind_mounts:
+        description: List of custom local volume bindings.
+        advanced: True
+        helpLink: docker.html
+        multiline: True
+        forcedType: "[]string"
+      extra_hosts:
+        description: List of additional host entries for the container.
+        advanced: True
+        helpLink: docker.html
+        multiline: True
+        forcedType: "[]string"
+      extra_env:
+        description: List of additional ENV entries for the container.
+        advanced: True
+        helpLink: docker.html
+        multiline: True
+        forcedType: "[]string"
+      ulimits:
+        description: Ulimits for the container, in bytes.
+        advanced: True
+        helpLink: docker.html
+        multiline: True
+        forcedType: "[]string"
     so-zeek: *dockerOptions
diff --git a/salt/suricata/enabled.sls b/salt/suricata/enabled.sls
index d35160527..8520187d0 100644
--- a/salt/suricata/enabled.sls
+++ b/salt/suricata/enabled.sls
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ so-suricata:
       - {{ XTRAENV }}
         {% endfor %}
       {% endif %}
+    {% if DOCKER.containers['so-suricata'].ulimits %}
+    - ulimits:
+    {%   for ULIMIT in DOCKER.containers['so-suricata'].ulimits %}
+      - {{ ULIMIT }}
+    {%   endfor %}
+    {% endif %}
     - binds:
       - /opt/so/conf/suricata/suricata.yaml:/etc/suricata/suricata.yaml:ro
       - /opt/so/conf/suricata/threshold.conf:/etc/suricata/threshold.conf:ro