diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2f0b17a2..c628ec3c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ The **patch** part changes incrementally at each release.
 ### Added
 
 * apache: new variable for mpm mode (+ updated default config accordingly)
+* evolinux-base: add default motd template
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/evolinux-base/templates/motd/motd.default.j2 b/evolinux-base/templates/motd/motd.default.j2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9f03958a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/evolinux-base/templates/motd/motd.default.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+This server has been installed with Evolix Ansible roles.
+https://gitea.evolix.org/evolix/ansible-roles
+
+---