diff --git a/salt/file/crypto/x509/boilerplate_certificate.py b/salt/file/crypto/x509/boilerplate_certificate.py
index e1eb2cc..2fbf44f 100644
--- a/salt/file/crypto/x509/boilerplate_certificate.py
+++ b/salt/file/crypto/x509/boilerplate_certificate.py
@@ -28,11 +28,13 @@
 self-signed CA certificate with a single child EE certificate, which seems to
 better match how PKIX and TLS are designed.
 
-The CA certificate and its key are immediately discarded, leaving the EE
-certificate and its key for use with TLS software that can be configured to
-trust an EE certificate directly. If this script ever needs to be used with TLS
-software that requires a CA to trust, it should be re-reviewed for that purpose,
-and it would probably need some security improvements:
+The CA certificate and its key are immediately discarded by default, leaving the
+EE certificate and its key for use with TLS software that can be configured to
+trust an EE certificate directly. The option to keep the CA certificate is
+designed for software that can pin EE certificates but still needs the CA
+certificate too. If this script ever needs to be used with TLS software that
+requires a CA to trust without EE certificate pinning, it should be re-reviewed
+for that purpose, and it would probably need some security improvements:
 
 The exposure surface of the CA's private key should be minimized to avoid an
 attacker surreptitiously creating new EE certs. mlockall(2) looks useful, though
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@
 import argparse
 from collections.abc import Sequence
 import pathlib
+import shutil
 import subprocess
 import tempfile
 import textwrap
@@ -69,6 +72,11 @@ def _args():
         required=True,
         help="DNS name for the EE certificate.",
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--ca-cert",
+        type=pathlib.Path,
+        help="Path to write the CA certificate to.",
+    )
     parser.add_argument(
         "--key",
         type=pathlib.Path,
@@ -183,6 +191,8 @@ def main() -> None:
             input=ca_private_key,
             check=True,
         )
+        if args.ca_cert is not None:
+            shutil.copyfile(tempdir.joinpath("ca-cert.pem"), args.ca_cert)
 
         subprocess.run(
             ("openssl", "genpkey", *genpkey_args, "-out", str(args.key)),
diff --git a/salt/file/crypto/x509/map.jinja b/salt/file/crypto/x509/map.jinja
index caa4bdf..08df7b3 100644
--- a/salt/file/crypto/x509/map.jinja
+++ b/salt/file/crypto/x509/map.jinja
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
     name,
     warning_on_change,
     dir_name=none,
-    group='root') %}
+    group='root',
+    keep_ca_cert=false) %}
 {% if dir_name is none %}
   {% set dir_name = name %}
 {% endif %}
@@ -36,6 +37,9 @@ boilerplate_certificate_{{ dir_name }}:
       &&
       {{ common.local_bin }}/boilerplate-certificate
       --name={{ name }}
+      {%- if keep_ca_cert %}
+      --ca-cert={{ common.local_etc }}/x509/{{ dir_name }}/cacert.pem
+      {%- endif %}
       --key={{ common.local_etc }}/x509/{{ dir_name }}/privkey.pem
       --cert={{ common.local_etc }}/x509/{{ dir_name }}/cert.pem
       --key-algorithm={{ crypto.openssl.strict_key_algorithm }}
@@ -43,12 +47,23 @@ boilerplate_certificate_{{ dir_name }}:
       --key-option={{ key_option }}
       {%- endfor %}
       --days={{ crypto.secret_validity_period_days }}
+      {%- if keep_ca_cert %}
+      &&
+      echo CA:
+      &&
+      cat {{ common.local_etc }}/x509/{{ dir_name }}/cacert.pem
+      {%- endif %}
+      &&
+      echo EE:
       &&
       openssl x509
       -in {{ common.local_etc }}/x509/{{ dir_name }}/cert.pem
       -{{ crypto.openssl.digest }}
       -fingerprint
   - creates:
+    {%- if keep_ca_cert %}
+    - {{ common.local_etc }}/x509/{{ dir_name }}/cacert.pem
+    {%- endif %}
     - {{ common.local_etc }}/x509/{{ dir_name }}/privkey.pem
     - {{ common.local_etc }}/x509/{{ dir_name }}/cert.pem
   - require:
@@ -59,6 +74,22 @@ boilerplate_certificate_{{ dir_name }}:
   - onchanges:
     - cmd: boilerplate_certificate_{{ dir_name }}
 
+{% if keep_ca_cert %}
+{{ common.local_etc }}/x509/{{ dir_name }}/cacert.pem:
+  file.exists:
+  - require:
+    - boilerplate_certificate_{{ dir_name }}
+{{ common.local_etc }}/x509/{{ dir_name }}/cacert.pem should be rotated:
+  file.accumulated:
+  - name: boilerplate certificates
+  - filename: {{ common.local_sbin }}/monitor-x509-validity-period
+  - text: {{ common.local_etc }}/x509/{{ dir_name }}/cacert.pem
+  - require:
+    - {{ common.local_etc }}/x509/{{ dir_name }}/cacert.pem
+  - require_in:
+    - file: {{ common.local_sbin }}/monitor-x509-validity-period
+{% endif %}
+
 {{ common.local_etc }}/x509/{{ dir_name }}/privkey.pem:
   file.managed:
   - create: false