diff --git a/debian/additions/my.cnf b/debian/additions/my.cnf
index a27f8543f0b..962a65c89ae 100644
--- a/debian/additions/my.cnf
+++ b/debian/additions/my.cnf
@@ -151,7 +151,21 @@ innodb_flush_method	= O_DIRECT
 # ssl-cert=/etc/mysql/server-cert.pem
 # ssl-key=/etc/mysql/server-key.pem
 
-
+#
+# * Galera-related settings
+#
+[galera]
+# Mandatory settings
+#wsrep_provider=
+#wsrep_cluster_address=
+#wsrep_slave_threads=1
+#binlog_format=row
+#default_storage_engine=InnoDB
+#innodb_autoinc_lock_mode=2
+#query_cache_size=0
+#
+# Optional setting
+#innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit=2
 
 [mysqldump]
 quick
diff --git a/include/mysqld_default_groups.h b/include/mysqld_default_groups.h
index a2e94ddd854..30dfdae1338 100644
--- a/include/mysqld_default_groups.h
+++ b/include/mysqld_default_groups.h
@@ -5,4 +5,7 @@ const char *load_default_groups[]= {
 "mysqld", "server", MYSQL_BASE_VERSION,
 "mariadb", MARIADB_BASE_VERSION,
 "client-server",
+#ifdef WITH_WSREP
+"galera",
+#endif
 0, 0};
diff --git a/support-files/rpm/server.cnf b/support-files/rpm/server.cnf
index a197868d16c..850c8db7dd3 100644
--- a/support-files/rpm/server.cnf
+++ b/support-files/rpm/server.cnf
@@ -11,6 +11,22 @@
 # this is only for the mysqld standalone daemon
 [mysqld]
 
+#
+# * Galera-related settings
+#
+[galera]
+# Mandatory settings
+#wsrep_provider=
+#wsrep_cluster_address=
+#wsrep_slave_threads=1
+#binlog_format=row
+#default_storage_engine=InnoDB
+#innodb_autoinc_lock_mode=2
+#query_cache_size=0
+#
+# Optional setting
+#innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit=2
+
 # this is only for embedded server
 [embedded]