diff --git a/manglefs_containerd b/manglefs_containerd
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..ff5c5d36952
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manglefs_containerd
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+rootfs="${1}"
+
+mkdir -p "${rootfs}/usr/lib/systemd/system/multi-user.target.d"
+{ echo "[Unit]"; echo "Upholds=containerd.service"; } > "${rootfs}/usr/lib/systemd/system/multi-user.target.d/10-containerd-service.conf"