diff --git a/ceph-client/values.yaml b/ceph-client/values.yaml
index f330c2bd54..1a453e6186 100644
--- a/ceph-client/values.yaml
+++ b/ceph-client/values.yaml
@@ -307,12 +307,15 @@ ceph_mgr_enabled_modules:
   - restful
   - status
   - prometheus
+  - balancer
 
 # You can configure your mgr modules
 # below. Each module has its own set
 # of key/value. Refer to the doc
 # above for more info. For example:
-#ceph_mgr_modules_config:
+ceph_mgr_modules_config:
+  balancer:
+    active: 1
 #  prometheus:
 #    server_port: 9283
 #  dashboard: