diff --git a/states/email/rspamd.sls b/states/email/rspamd.sls
index 015fc3d..c653b41 100644
--- a/states/email/rspamd.sls
+++ b/states/email/rspamd.sls
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ rspamd:
     - name: rspamd
     - fromrepo: bullseye
 
+redis_server:
+  pkg.installed:
+    - name: redis-server
+
 rspamd_conf:
   file.recurse:
     - name: /etc/rspamd/local.d
@@ -26,3 +30,10 @@ rspamd_service:
     - watch:
       - pkg: rspamd
       - file: /etc/rspamd/local.d
+
+redis_service:
+  service.running:
+    - name: redis-server
+    - enable: true
+    - watch:
+      - pkg: redis-server