diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3fe8bbb275..a471fa5275 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ install: all
 	ln -sf ../lib/dracut/modules.d/30ignition/ignition $(DESTDIR)/usr/libexec/ignition-apply
 	ln -sf ../lib/dracut/modules.d/30ignition/ignition $(DESTDIR)/usr/libexec/ignition-rmcfg
 
+install-grub-for-bootupd:
+	install -D -t $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/bootupd/grub2-static/configs.d grub2/ignition.cfg
+
 .PHONY: vendor
 vendor:
 	@go mod vendor
diff --git a/grub2/ignition.cfg b/grub2/ignition.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9861bed4dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/grub2/ignition.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Determine if this is a first boot and set the ${ignition_firstboot} variable
+# which is used in the kernel command line.
+set ignition_firstboot=""
+if [ -f "/ignition.firstboot" ]; then
+    # Default networking parameters to be used with ignition.
+    set ignition_network_kcmdline=''
+
+    # Source in the `ignition.firstboot` file which could override the
+    # above $ignition_network_kcmdline with static networking config.
+    # This override feature is also by coreos-installer to persist static
+    # networking config provided during install to the first boot of the machine.
+    source "/ignition.firstboot"
+
+    set ignition_firstboot="ignition.firstboot ${ignition_network_kcmdline}"
+fi