diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 4177a46b..3ab4fe50 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ security_ntp_servers:
   - 2.pool.ntp.org
   - 3.pool.ntp.org
 # NTP server options.
-security_ntp_server_options: offline maxpoll 10 minpoll 8
+security_ntp_server_options: iburst
 # Configure Chrony to synchronize the hardware clock
 security_ntp_sync_rtc: false
 # Chrony limits access to clients that are on certain subnets.  Adjust the
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/chrony-ntp-server-defaults-7cd2e3a80723e0bd.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/chrony-ntp-server-defaults-7cd2e3a80723e0bd.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6d1028b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/chrony-ntp-server-defaults-7cd2e3a80723e0bd.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - Changed the default NTP server options in ``chrony.conf``. The ``offline``
+    option has been removed, ``minpoll``/``maxpoll`` have been removed in favour of
+    the upstream defaults, while the ``iburst`` option was added to speed up
+    initial time synchronization.