diff --git a/salt/top.sls b/salt/top.sls
index e2d2ef8c5..fbf9e32ef 100644
--- a/salt/top.sls
+++ b/salt/top.sls
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ base:
 
   'os:CentOS':
     - match: grain
+    - yum
     - yum.packages
 
   '*':
diff --git a/salt/yum/etc/yum.conf.jinja b/salt/yum/etc/yum.conf.jinja
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..20ad0ce6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/salt/yum/etc/yum.conf.jinja
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+[main]
+cachedir=/var/cache/yum/$basearch/$releasever
+keepcache=0
+debuglevel=2
+logfile=/var/log/yum.log
+exactarch=1
+obsoletes=1
+gpgcheck=1
+plugins=1
+installonly_limit={{ salt['pillar.get']('yum:config:installonly_limit', 2) }}
+bugtracker_url=http://bugs.centos.org/set_project.php?project_id=23&ref=http://bugs.centos.org/bug_report_page.php?category=yum
+distroverpkg=centos-release
+
+{% if salt['pillar.get']('static:masterupdate', '0') %}
+proxy=http://{{ salt['pillar.get']('yum:config:proxy', salt['config.get']('master')) }}:3142
+{% endif %}%}
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diff --git a/salt/yum/init.sls b/salt/yum/init.sls
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c91de908e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/salt/yum/init.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+yumconf:
+  file.managed:
+    - name: /etc/yum.conf
+    - source: salt://yum/etc/yum.conf.jinja
+    - mode: 644
+    - template: jinja
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