diff --git a/overlays/wwinit/etc/issue.ww b/overlays/wwinit/etc/issue.ww
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..023722f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/overlays/wwinit/etc/issue.ww
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+Node: {{.Id}}
+Container: {{.Container}}
+ipmi: {{.IpmiIpaddr}}
+{{range $devname, $netdev := .NetDevs}}
+{{$devname}}: {{$netdev.Device}}
+{{$devname}}: {{$netdev.IpCIDR}}
+{{$devname}}: {{$netdev.Hwaddr}}
+{{end}}