diff --git a/.changelog/8812.txt b/.changelog/8812.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0393c7166
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/8812.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+api: include the default value of raft settings in the output of /v1/agent/self
+```
diff --git a/agent/config/default.go b/agent/config/default.go
index d2c2a2e40..17e769c4a 100644
--- a/agent/config/default.go
+++ b/agent/config/default.go
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ func DefaultSource() Source {
 			filter_default = true
 			prefix_filter = []
 		}
+		raft_snapshot_threshold = ` + strconv.Itoa(int(cfg.RaftConfig.SnapshotThreshold)) + `
+		raft_snapshot_interval =  "` + cfg.RaftConfig.SnapshotInterval.String() + `"
+		raft_trailing_logs = ` + strconv.Itoa(int(cfg.RaftConfig.TrailingLogs)) + `
 
 	`,
 	}