diff --git a/salt/soc/defaults.yaml b/salt/soc/defaults.yaml
index 97a24ead7..b97ba11e6 100644
--- a/salt/soc/defaults.yaml
+++ b/salt/soc/defaults.yaml
@@ -2147,6 +2147,7 @@ soc:
           eventFetchLimit: 500
           relativeTimeValue: 24
           relativeTimeUnit: 30
+          maxBulkEscalateEvents: 100
           mostRecentlyUsedLimit: 5
           ackEnabled: true
           escalateEnabled: true
diff --git a/salt/soc/soc_soc.yaml b/salt/soc/soc_soc.yaml
index a667d1f7a..ea651cb47 100644
--- a/salt/soc/soc_soc.yaml
+++ b/salt/soc/soc_soc.yaml
@@ -496,7 +496,11 @@ soc:
             global: True
             advanced: True
             forcedType: "[]{}"
-        alerts: *appSettings
+        alerts:
+          <<: *appSettings
+          maxBulkEscalateEvents:
+            description: Maximum number of events to escalate in a single bulk escalation.
+            global: True
         cases: *appSettings
         dashboards: *appSettings
         detections: