diff --git a/salt/kibana/config.map.jinja b/salt/kibana/config.map.jinja
index 58f1fbf67..d595092de 100644
--- a/salt/kibana/config.map.jinja
+++ b/salt/kibana/config.map.jinja
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {% import_yaml 'kibana/defaults.yaml' as KIBANACONFIG with context %}
+{% set HIGHLANDER = salt['pillar.get']('global:highlander', False) %}
 
 {% if salt['pillar.get']('elasticsearch:auth:enabled', False) %}
   {% do KIBANACONFIG.kibana.config.elasticsearch.update({'username': salt['pillar.get']('elasticsearch:auth:users:so_elastic_user:user'), 'password': salt['pillar.get']('elasticsearch:auth:users:so_elastic_user:pass')}) %}
@@ -12,4 +13,8 @@
   {% do KIBANACONFIG.kibana.config.xpack.update({'reporting': {'encryptionKey': pillar['kibana']['secrets']['reporting']['encryptionKey']}}) %}
 {% endif %}
 
+{% if HIGHLANDER %}
+  {% do KIBANACONFIG.kibana.config.xpack.ml.update({'enabled': true}) %}
+{% endif %}
+
 {% set KIBANACONFIG = salt['pillar.get']('kibana:config', default=KIBANACONFIG.kibana.config, merge=True) %}