diff --git a/pkg/ceph/mon/config.go b/pkg/ceph/mon/config.go
index 8337642cb..d85887a21 100644
--- a/pkg/ceph/mon/config.go
+++ b/pkg/ceph/mon/config.go
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ type GlobalConfig struct {
 	ClusterNetwork           string `ini:"cluster network,omitempty"`
 	MonKeyValueDb            string `ini:"mon keyvaluedb"`
 	MonAllowPoolDelete       bool   `ini:"mon_allow_pool_delete"`
+	MaxPgsPerOsd             int    `ini:"mon_max_pg_per_osd"`
 	DebugLogDefaultLevel     int    `ini:"debug default"`
 	DebugLogRadosLevel       int    `ini:"debug rados"`
 	DebugLogMonLevel         int    `ini:"debug mon"`
@@ -281,6 +282,7 @@ func CreateDefaultCephConfig(context *clusterd.Context, cluster *ClusterInfo, ru
 			ClusterNetwork:         context.NetworkInfo.ClusterNetwork,
 			MonKeyValueDb:          "rocksdb",
 			MonAllowPoolDelete:     true,
+			MaxPgsPerOsd:           1000,
 			DebugLogDefaultLevel:   cephLogLevel,
 			DebugLogRadosLevel:     cephLogLevel,
 			DebugLogMonLevel:       cephLogLevel,