diff --git a/salt/api.sls b/salt/api.sls
index 2cf9271..8576767 100644
--- a/salt/api.sls
+++ b/salt/api.sls
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ salt-api:
     - version: {{ salt_settings.version }}
   {%- endif %}
 {% endif %}
-  service.running:
-    - enable: True
+{% if salt_settings.api_service_details.state != 'ignore' %}
+  service.{{ salt_settings.api_service_details.state }}:
+    - enable: {{ salt_settings.api_service_details.enabled }}:
     - name: {{ salt_settings.api_service }}
     - require:
       - service: {{ salt_settings.master_service }}
@@ -21,3 +22,4 @@ salt-api:
       - pkg: salt-api
 {% endif %}
       - file: salt-master
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/salt/defaults.yaml b/salt/defaults.yaml
index e36a6c8..2621ad7 100644
--- a/salt/defaults.yaml
+++ b/salt/defaults.yaml
@@ -19,8 +19,23 @@ salt:
   master_config_use_TOFS: false
 
   minion_service: salt-minion
+  minion_service_details:
+    # special name 'ignore' will not output anything about the service
+    state: running
+    enabled: true
+
   master_service: salt-master
+  master_service_details:
+    # special name 'ignore' will not output anything about the service
+    state: running
+    enabled: true
+
   api_service: salt-api
+  api_service_details:
+    # special name 'ignore' will not output anything about the service
+    state: running
+    enabled: true
+
   syndic_service: salt-syndic
 
   salt_master: salt-master
diff --git a/salt/master.sls b/salt/master.sls
index ce08f7f..a6fdeac 100644
--- a/salt/master.sls
+++ b/salt/master.sls
@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@ salt-master:
   {%- if salt_settings.version is defined %}
     - version: {{ salt_settings.version }}
   {%- endif %}
+{% if salt_settings.master_service_details.state != 'ignore' %}
     - require_in:
       - service: salt-master
     - watch_in:
       - service: salt-master
+{% endif %}
 {% endif %}
   file.recurse:
     - name: {{ salt_settings.config_path }}/master.d
@@ -28,13 +30,14 @@ salt-master:
     {%- endif %}
     - clean: {{ salt_settings.clean_config_d_dir }}
     - exclude_pat: _*
-  service.running:
-    - enable: True
+{% if salt_settings.master_service_details.state != 'ignore' %}
+  service.{{ salt_settings.master_service_details.state }}:
+    - enable: {{ salt_settings.master_service_details.enabled }}
     - name: {{ salt_settings.master_service }}
     - watch:
       - file: salt-master
       - file: remove-old-master-conf-file
-
+{% endif %}
 {% if salt_settings.master_remove_config %}
 remove-default-master-conf-file:
   file.absent:
diff --git a/salt/minion.sls b/salt/minion.sls
index e61e072..e6981d3 100644
--- a/salt/minion.sls
+++ b/salt/minion.sls
@@ -41,8 +41,10 @@ salt-minion:
     - force: True
     - unless:
       - test -n "{{ salt_settings.version }}" && '/opt/salt/bin/salt-minion --version=.*{{ salt_settings.version }}.*'
+{% if salt_settings.minion_service_details.state != 'ignore' %}
     - require_in:
       - service: salt-minion
+{% endif %}
     - onchanges_in:
       - cmd: remove-macpackage-salt
   {%- elif grains.os != 'MacOS' and "workaround https://github.com/saltstack/salt/issues/49348" %}
@@ -51,8 +53,10 @@ salt-minion:
   {%- if salt_settings.version %}
     - version: {{ salt_settings.version }}
   {%- endif %}
+{% if salt_settings.minion_service_details.state != 'ignore' %}
     - require_in:
       - service: salt-minion
+{% endif %}
   {%- endif %}
 {% endif %}
   file.recurse:
@@ -71,11 +75,13 @@ salt-minion:
     {%- endif %}
     - clean: {{ salt_settings.clean_config_d_dir }}
     - exclude_pat: _*
-  service.running:
-    - enable: True
+{% if salt_settings.minion_service_details.state != 'ignore' %}
+  service.{{ salt_settings.minion_service_details.state }}:
+    - enable: {{ salt_settings.minion_service_details.enabled }}
     - name: {{ salt_settings.minion_service }}
     - require:
       - file: salt-minion
+{% endif %}
 {%- if not salt_settings.restart_via_at %}
   cmd.run:
   {%- if grains['saltversioninfo'] >= [ 2016, 3 ] %}