diff --git a/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc b/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
index eeaabe490a0..f1693a8b302 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ https://github.com/elastic/beats/compare/v7.0.0-alpha2...master[Check the HEAD d
 
 *Auditbeat*
 
+- Reference kubernetes manifests include configuration for auditd and enrichment with kubernetes metadata. {pull}17431[17431]
 - Reference kubernetes manifests mount data directory from the host, so data persist between executions in the same node. {pull}17429[17429]
 - Log to stderr when running using reference kubernetes manifests. {pull}17443[174443]
 
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/auditbeat-kubernetes.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/auditbeat-kubernetes.yaml
index b41e6576ad3..2efe8b6ab99 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/auditbeat-kubernetes.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/auditbeat-kubernetes.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,17 @@ data:
 
     processors:
       - add_cloud_metadata:
+      - add_process_metadata:
+          match_pids: ['process.pid']
+          include_fields: ['container.id']
+      - add_kubernetes_metadata:
+          host: ${NODE_NAME}
+          default_indexers.enabled: false
+          default_matchers.enabled: false
+          indexers:
+            - container:
+          matchers:
+            - fields.lookup_fields: ['container.id']
 
     cloud.id: ${ELASTIC_CLOUD_ID}
     cloud.auth: ${ELASTIC_CLOUD_AUTH}
@@ -50,6 +61,14 @@ data:
       max_file_size: 100 MiB
       hash_types: [sha1]
       recursive: true
+    - module: auditd
+      audit_rules: |
+        # Executions
+        -a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S execve,execveat -k exec
+
+        # Unauthorized access attempts
+        -a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S open,creat,truncate,ftruncate,openat,open_by_handle_at -F exit=-EACCES -k access
+        -a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S open,creat,truncate,ftruncate,openat,open_by_handle_at -F exit=-EPERM -k access
 ---
 # Deploy a auditbeat instance per node for node metrics retrieval
 apiVersion: apps/v1
@@ -71,6 +90,7 @@ spec:
       serviceAccountName: auditbeat
       terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 30
       hostNetwork: true
+      hostPID: true  # Required by auditd module
       dnsPolicy: ClusterFirstWithHostNet
       containers:
       - name: auditbeat
@@ -94,6 +114,12 @@ spec:
           value:
         securityContext:
           runAsUser: 0
+          capabilities:
+            add:
+              # Capabilities needed for auditd module
+              - 'AUDIT_READ'
+              - 'AUDIT_WRITE'
+              - 'AUDIT_CONTROL'
         resources:
           limits:
             memory: 200Mi
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/auditbeat/auditbeat-configmap.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/auditbeat/auditbeat-configmap.yaml
index d5589df00bf..7a17c80e5a7 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/auditbeat/auditbeat-configmap.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/auditbeat/auditbeat-configmap.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,17 @@ data:
 
     processors:
       - add_cloud_metadata:
+      - add_process_metadata:
+          match_pids: ['process.pid']
+          include_fields: ['container.id']
+      - add_kubernetes_metadata:
+          host: ${NODE_NAME}
+          default_indexers.enabled: false
+          default_matchers.enabled: false
+          indexers:
+            - container:
+          matchers:
+            - fields.lookup_fields: ['container.id']
 
     cloud.id: ${ELASTIC_CLOUD_ID}
     cloud.auth: ${ELASTIC_CLOUD_AUTH}
@@ -50,3 +61,11 @@ data:
       max_file_size: 100 MiB
       hash_types: [sha1]
       recursive: true
+    - module: auditd
+      audit_rules: |
+        # Executions
+        -a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S execve,execveat -k exec
+
+        # Unauthorized access attempts
+        -a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S open,creat,truncate,ftruncate,openat,open_by_handle_at -F exit=-EACCES -k access
+        -a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S open,creat,truncate,ftruncate,openat,open_by_handle_at -F exit=-EPERM -k access
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/auditbeat/auditbeat-daemonset.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/auditbeat/auditbeat-daemonset.yaml
index c041f6b96ea..5f669400f35 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/auditbeat/auditbeat-daemonset.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/auditbeat/auditbeat-daemonset.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ spec:
       serviceAccountName: auditbeat
       terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 30
       hostNetwork: true
+      hostPID: true  # Required by auditd module
       dnsPolicy: ClusterFirstWithHostNet
       containers:
       - name: auditbeat
@@ -41,6 +42,12 @@ spec:
           value:
         securityContext:
           runAsUser: 0
+          capabilities:
+            add:
+              # Capabilities needed for auditd module
+              - 'AUDIT_READ'
+              - 'AUDIT_WRITE'
+              - 'AUDIT_CONTROL'
         resources:
           limits:
             memory: 200Mi