diff --git a/images/Dockerfile.kairos-ubuntu b/images/Dockerfile.kairos-ubuntu
index e807159f12..5086c8dda7 100644
--- a/images/Dockerfile.kairos-ubuntu
+++ b/images/Dockerfile.kairos-ubuntu
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ RUN  apt-get update \
     sudo \
     systemd \
     systemd-timesyncd \
+    systemd-containers \
     tar \
     ubuntu-advantage-tools \
     xz-utils \
diff --git a/images/Dockerfile.ubuntu b/images/Dockerfile.ubuntu
index 0525704f34..7c06bb2eed 100644
--- a/images/Dockerfile.ubuntu
+++ b/images/Dockerfile.ubuntu
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ RUN  apt-get update \
     sudo \
     systemd \
     systemd-timesyncd \
+    systemd-containers \
     tar \
     ubuntu-advantage-tools \
     xz-utils \