diff --git a/roles/elastic-stack/ansible-elasticsearch/templates/elasticsearch.yml.j2 b/roles/elastic-stack/ansible-elasticsearch/templates/elasticsearch.yml.j2
index 595dd58a..02b1872d 100644
--- a/roles/elastic-stack/ansible-elasticsearch/templates/elasticsearch.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/elastic-stack/ansible-elasticsearch/templates/elasticsearch.yml.j2
@@ -22,3 +22,9 @@ discovery.seed_hosts:
   - {{ item }}
 {% endfor %}
 {% endif %}
+
+# XPACK Security
+
+{% if elasticsearch_xpack_security %}
+xpack.security.enabled: true
+{% endif %}
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