diff --git a/metricbeat/docs/modules/haproxy.asciidoc b/metricbeat/docs/modules/haproxy.asciidoc
index 588b996e1e79..aa6aa7c9bc44 100644
--- a/metricbeat/docs/modules/haproxy.asciidoc
+++ b/metricbeat/docs/modules/haproxy.asciidoc
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ metricbeat.modules:
   metricsets: ["info", "stat"]
   period: 10s
   hosts: ["tcp://127.0.0.1:14567"]
+  username : "admin"
+  password : "admin"
   enabled: true
 ----
 
diff --git a/metricbeat/metricbeat.reference.yml b/metricbeat/metricbeat.reference.yml
index 20005b8069f0..0db4e3771e42 100644
--- a/metricbeat/metricbeat.reference.yml
+++ b/metricbeat/metricbeat.reference.yml
@@ -315,6 +315,8 @@ metricbeat.modules:
   metricsets: ["info", "stat"]
   period: 10s
   hosts: ["tcp://127.0.0.1:14567"]
+  username : "admin"
+  password : "admin"
   enabled: true
 
 #--------------------------------- HTTP Module ---------------------------------
diff --git a/metricbeat/module/haproxy/_meta/config.reference.yml b/metricbeat/module/haproxy/_meta/config.reference.yml
index bf45b4dc75ae..4f9d85b2dc75 100644
--- a/metricbeat/module/haproxy/_meta/config.reference.yml
+++ b/metricbeat/module/haproxy/_meta/config.reference.yml
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@
   metricsets: ["info", "stat"]
   period: 10s
   hosts: ["tcp://127.0.0.1:14567"]
+  username : "admin"
+  password : "admin"
   enabled: true
diff --git a/x-pack/metricbeat/metricbeat.reference.yml b/x-pack/metricbeat/metricbeat.reference.yml
index 9e5493db4097..9aa3ad33ee64 100644
--- a/x-pack/metricbeat/metricbeat.reference.yml
+++ b/x-pack/metricbeat/metricbeat.reference.yml
@@ -476,6 +476,8 @@ metricbeat.modules:
   metricsets: ["info", "stat"]
   period: 10s
   hosts: ["tcp://127.0.0.1:14567"]
+  username : "admin"
+  password : "admin"
   enabled: true
 
 #--------------------------------- HTTP Module ---------------------------------