diff --git a/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Syslog/syslog-ng.conf b/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Syslog/syslog-ng.conf
index 1608b52d6..e0d786dbf 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Syslog/syslog-ng.conf
+++ b/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Syslog/syslog-ng.conf
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #
 options {
     keep_hostname(yes);
+    use_fqdn(yes);
     chain_hostnames(off);
     flush_lines(0);
     threaded(yes);