diff --git a/server/MaxScale_template.cnf b/server/MaxScale_template.cnf
index c322fec8f..6c980b03b 100644
--- a/server/MaxScale_template.cnf
+++ b/server/MaxScale_template.cnf
@@ -131,6 +131,24 @@ service=HTTPD Router
 protocol=HTTPD
 port=6444
 
+# Enable the maxadmin interface to MaxScale
+#
+# Listen on the default port of 6603 and restrict
+# to connections from localhost only.
+# Remove the address=localhost entry to enable
+# maxadmin connections from any host
+
+[CLI]
+type=service
+router=cli
+
+[CLI Listener]
+type=listener
+service=CLI
+protocol=maxscaled
+address=localhost
+port=6603
+
 # Definition of the servers
 
 [server1]