diff --git a/openssh/moduli.sls b/openssh/moduli.sls
index d871006..7e0bd3a 100644
--- a/openssh/moduli.sls
+++ b/openssh/moduli.sls
@@ -1,8 +1,19 @@
 {% from "openssh/map.jinja" import openssh with context %}
 
-{% if salt['pillar.get']('openssh:moduli', False) %}
+{% set moduli = salt['pillar.get']('openssh:moduli', False) -%}
+{% set moduli_source = salt['pillar.get']('openssh:moduli_source', False) -%}
+{% if moduli or moduli_source -%}
 ssh_moduli:
   file.managed:
     - name: {{ openssh.ssh_moduli }}
+    {% if moduli -%}
+    # Although we have the contents of the moduli in the variable 'moduli',
+    # inlining the variable here *will* cause problems. Using the '|' literal string indicator
+    # Necessitates using the '|indent' filter, and this is too complex.
+    # Rather, let salt read the pillar itself.
     - contents_pillar: openssh:moduli
+    {% elif moduli_source -%}
+    - source: {{ moduli_source }}
+    - source_hash: {{ moduli_source|trim }}.hash
+    {%- endif %}
 {% endif %}
diff --git a/pillar.example b/pillar.example
index 070a400..e22873a 100644
--- a/pillar.example
+++ b/pillar.example
@@ -155,13 +155,21 @@ openssh:
       - cname-to-minion.example.org
       - alias.example.org
 
-# specify DH parameters (see /etc/ssh/moduli)
+  # specify DH parameters (see /etc/ssh/moduli)
   moduli: |
     # Time Type Tests Tries Size Generator Modulus
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
     20120821045830 2 6 100 2047 2 DD2047CBDBB6F8E919BC63DE885B34D0FD6E3DB2887D8B46FE249886ACED6B46DFCD5553168185FD376122171CD8927E60120FA8D01F01D03E58281FEA9A1ABE97631C828E41815F34FDCDF787419FE13A3137649AA93D2584230DF5F24B5C00C88B7D7DE4367693428C730376F218A53E853B0851BAB7C53C15DA7839CBE1285DB63F6FA45C1BB59FE1C5BB918F0F8459D7EF60ACFF5C0FA0F3FCAD1C5F4CE4416D4F4B36B05CDCEBE4FB879E95847EFBC6449CD190248843BC7EDB145FBFC4EDBB1A3C959298F08F3BA2CFBE231BBE204BE6F906209D28BD4820AB3E7BE96C26AE8A809ADD8D1A5A0B008E9570FA4C4697E116B8119892C6042936814C2FFB
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
+  # ALTERNATIVELY, specify the location of the moduli file. Examples:
+  #moduli_source: http://some.server.somewhere/salt/moduli
+  #moduli_source: salt://files/ssh/moduli
+  # If moduli is specified, moduli_source will be ignored.
+  # Also, a proper hash file *must* be included in the same path. E.g.:
+  #     http://some.server.somewhere/salt/moduli.hash
+  #     salt://files/ssh/moduli.hash
+  # These will be automatically referenced to by the ssh_moduli state.
 
 # Required for openssh.known_hosts
 mine_functions: