diff --git a/salt/elasticsearch/defaults.yaml b/salt/elasticsearch/defaults.yaml
index f2fa4d05b..c9f771a91 100644
--- a/salt/elasticsearch/defaults.yaml
+++ b/salt/elasticsearch/defaults.yaml
@@ -858,6 +858,7 @@ elasticsearch:
         composed_of:
         - agent-mappings
         - dtc-agent-mappings
+        - event-mappings
         - file-mappings
         - host-mappings
         - dtc-host-mappings