diff --git a/service/prosody/container/config/prosody.cfg.lua b/service/prosody/container/config/prosody.cfg.lua
index e8a990b..af698d6 100644
--- a/service/prosody/container/config/prosody.cfg.lua
+++ b/service/prosody/container/config/prosody.cfg.lua
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ modules_enabled = {
     "mam"; -- Store messages in an archive and allow users to access it
     "smacks"; -- Stream management for resuming dropped connections.
     "csi_simple"; -- Enables simple traffic optimisation for clients that have reported themselves as inactive.
+    "privilege"; -- Allows components to have privileged access to the XMPP server.
 
     -- Push notifications
     "cloud_notify"; -- Support for push notifications.
diff --git a/service/prosody/service/component.cfg.lua.template b/service/prosody/service/component.cfg.lua.template
index cd90d67..ed06645 100644
--- a/service/prosody/service/component.cfg.lua.template
+++ b/service/prosody/service/component.cfg.lua.template
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 Component "${PROSODY_COMPONENT_NAME}"
   component_secret = "${PROSODY_COMPONENT_PASSWORD}"
+  modules_enabled = {"privilege"}