diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index d403a7c..c8fcd2a 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     name:
       - mailman3
       - mailman3-web
+      - python3-mailman-hyperkitty
       - lynx # needed to convert html mail
       - python3-wheel
       - python3-pip
@@ -39,3 +40,12 @@
     mode: 0640
     owner: root
     group: www-data
+
+- name: copy mailman-hyperkitty config
+  notify: restart mailman
+  template:
+    src: mailman-hyperkitty.py.j2
+    dest: /etc/mailman3/mailman-hyperkitty.py
+    mode: 0640
+    owner: root
+    group: list
diff --git a/templates/mailman-hyperkitty.py.j2 b/templates/mailman-hyperkitty.py.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca3aa5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/mailman-hyperkitty.py.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# This is the mailman extension configuration file to enable HyperKitty as an
+# archiver. Remember to add the following lines in the mailman.cfg file:
+#
+# [archiver.hyperkitty]
+# class: mailman_hyperkitty.Archiver
+# enable: yes
+# configuration: /etc/mailman3/mailman-hyperkitty.cfg
+#
+
+[general]
+
+# This is your HyperKitty installation, preferably on the localhost. This
+# address will be used by Mailman to forward incoming emails to HyperKitty
+# for archiving. It does not need to be publicly available, in fact it's
+# better if it is not.
+base_url: http://localhost/mailman3/hyperkitty/
+
+# Shared API key, must be the identical to the value in HyperKitty's
+# settings.
+api_key: {{ mailman.archiver.key }}
diff --git a/templates/mailman.cfg.j2 b/templates/mailman.cfg.j2
index fbf2961..01e44c4 100644
--- a/templates/mailman.cfg.j2
+++ b/templates/mailman.cfg.j2
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ configuration: python:mailman.config.postfix
 #
 # If you don't want to use HyperKitty, please comment them out.
 
-#[archiver.hyperkitty]
+[archiver.hyperkitty]
 class: mailman_hyperkitty.Archiver
 enable: yes
 configuration: /etc/mailman3/mailman-hyperkitty.cfg