diff --git a/usr.sbin/pkg/FreeBSD.conf.latest b/usr.sbin/pkg/FreeBSD.conf.latest
index ac1636386942..f4b80c02cffa 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pkg/FreeBSD.conf.latest
+++ b/usr.sbin/pkg/FreeBSD.conf.latest
@@ -1,23 +1,32 @@
 #
 # To disable a repository, instead of modifying or removing this file,
 # create a /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf file, e.g.:
 #
 #   mkdir -p /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos
 #   echo "FreeBSD-ports: { enabled: no }" > /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf
 #   echo "FreeBSD-ports-kmods: { enabled: no }" >> /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf
 #
+# Note that the FreeBSD-base repository is disabled by default.
+#
 
 FreeBSD-ports: {
   url: "pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/latest",
   mirror_type: "srv",
   signature_type: "fingerprints",
   fingerprints: "/usr/share/keys/pkg",
   enabled: yes
 }
 FreeBSD-ports-kmods: {
   url: "pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/kmods_latest",
   mirror_type: "srv",
   signature_type: "fingerprints",
   fingerprints: "/usr/share/keys/pkg",
   enabled: yes
 }
+FreeBSD-base: {
+  url: "pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/base_latest",
+  mirror_type: "srv",
+  signature_type: "fingerprints",
+  fingerprints: "/usr/share/keys/pkg",
+  enabled: no
+}
diff --git a/usr.sbin/pkg/FreeBSD.conf.quarterly b/usr.sbin/pkg/FreeBSD.conf.quarterly
index 4e26582c6981..117bbd49aeae 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pkg/FreeBSD.conf.quarterly
+++ b/usr.sbin/pkg/FreeBSD.conf.quarterly
@@ -1,23 +1,32 @@
 #
 # To disable a repository, instead of modifying or removing this file,
 # create a /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf file, e.g.:
 #
 #   mkdir -p /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos
 #   echo "FreeBSD-ports: { enabled: no }" > /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf
 #   echo "FreeBSD-ports-kmods: { enabled: no }" >> /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf
 #
+# Note that the FreeBSD-base repository is disabled by default.
+#
 
 FreeBSD-ports: {
   url: "pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/quarterly",
   mirror_type: "srv",
   signature_type: "fingerprints",
   fingerprints: "/usr/share/keys/pkg",
   enabled: yes
 }
 FreeBSD-ports-kmods: {
   url: "pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/kmods_quarterly",
   mirror_type: "srv",
   signature_type: "fingerprints",
   fingerprints: "/usr/share/keys/pkg",
   enabled: yes
 }
+FreeBSD-base: {
+  url: "pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/base_latest",
+  mirror_type: "srv",
+  signature_type: "fingerprints",
+  fingerprints: "/usr/share/keys/pkg",
+  enabled: no
+}
diff --git a/usr.sbin/pkg/FreeBSD.conf.quarterly-release b/usr.sbin/pkg/FreeBSD.conf.quarterly-release
index b4a78009f7d2..035d0ae976b9 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pkg/FreeBSD.conf.quarterly-release
+++ b/usr.sbin/pkg/FreeBSD.conf.quarterly-release
@@ -1,23 +1,32 @@
 #
 # To disable a repository, instead of modifying or removing this file,
 # create a /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf file, e.g.:
 #
 #   mkdir -p /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos
 #   echo "FreeBSD-ports: { enabled: no }" > /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf
 #   echo "FreeBSD-ports-kmods: { enabled: no }" >> /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf
 #
+# Note that the FreeBSD-base repository is disabled by default.
+#
 
 FreeBSD-ports: {
   url: "pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/quarterly",
   mirror_type: "srv",
   signature_type: "fingerprints",
   fingerprints: "/usr/share/keys/pkg",
   enabled: yes
 }
 FreeBSD-ports-kmods: {
   url: "pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/kmods_quarterly_${VERSION_MINOR}",
   mirror_type: "srv",
   signature_type: "fingerprints",
   fingerprints: "/usr/share/keys/pkg",
   enabled: yes
 }
+FreeBSD-base: {
+  url: "pkg+https://pkgbase.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/base_release_${VERSION_MINOR}",
+  mirror_type: "srv",
+  signature_type: "fingerprints",
+  fingerprints: "/usr/share/keys/pkgbase-${VERSION_MAJOR}",
+  enabled: no
+}