diff --git a/sysutils/monit/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/monit.inc b/sysutils/monit/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/monit.inc
index 179f4ff6d..b8f1a5382 100644
--- a/sysutils/monit/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/monit.inc
+++ b/sysutils/monit/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/monit.inc
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <?php
+
 /*
     Copyright (C) 2017 EURO-LOG AG
     All rights reserved.
@@ -46,3 +47,20 @@ function monit_services()
     }
     return $services;
 }
+
+/**
+ *  sync configuration via xmlrpc
+ * @return array
+ */
+function monit_xmlrpc_sync()
+{
+    $result = array();
+
+    $result[] = array(
+        'description' => gettext('Monit System Monitoring'),
+        'section' => 'OPNsense.monit',
+        'id' => 'monit',
+    );
+
+    return $result;
+}