diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 02de4550..ecbd249c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - Added support for a DNSSEARCH netdev tag in network configuration overlays. #1256
 - Added `WW_HISTFILE` to control shell history location during `wwctl image shell`. #1732
 - Added target help in Makefile. #1740
+- Added fstab mounts for `/home` and `/opt` to initial default profile. #1744
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/etc/nodes.conf b/etc/nodes.conf
index c799c866..c5b9487f 100644
--- a/etc/nodes.conf
+++ b/etc/nodes.conf
@@ -28,4 +28,14 @@ nodeprofiles:
     ipxe template: default
     ipmi:
       template: ipmitool.tmpl
+    resources:
+      fstab:
+        - spec: warewulf:/home
+          file: /home
+          vfstype: nfs
+          mntops: defaults,nofail
+        - spec: warewulf:/opt
+          file: /opt
+          vfstype: nfs
+          mntops: defaults,noauto,nofail,ro
 nodes: {}
diff --git a/internal/pkg/upgrade/node.go b/internal/pkg/upgrade/node.go
index 8ca0b287..99580db0 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/upgrade/node.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/upgrade/node.go
@@ -93,6 +93,25 @@ func (legacy *NodesYaml) Upgrade(addDefaults bool, replaceOverlays bool, warewul
 		if defaultProfile.Ipxe == "" {
 			defaultProfile.Ipxe = "default"
 		}
+		if _, ok := defaultProfile.Resources["fstab"]; !ok {
+			if defaultProfile.Resources == nil {
+				defaultProfile.Resources = make(map[string]node.Resource)
+			}
+			defaultProfile.Resources["fstab"] = []map[string]string{
+				{
+					"spec":    "warewulf:/home",
+					"file":    "/home",
+					"vfstype": "nfs",
+					"mntops":  "defaults,nofail",
+				},
+				{
+					"spec":    "warewulf:/opt",
+					"file":    "/opt",
+					"vfstype": "nfs",
+					"mntops":  "defaults,noauto,nofail,ro",
+				},
+			}
+		}
 	}
 	if warewulfconf != nil && warewulfconf.NFS != nil {
 		var fstab []map[string]string
@@ -339,11 +358,15 @@ type Profile struct {
 	SystemOverlay  interface{}            `yaml:"system overlay,omitempty"`
 	Tags           map[string]string      `yaml:"tags,omitempty"`
 	TagsDel        []string               `yaml:"tagsdel,omitempty"`
+	Resources      map[string]Resource    `yaml:"resources,omitempty"`
 }
 
+type Resource interface{}
+
 func (legacy *Profile) Upgrade(addDefaults bool, replaceOverlays bool) (upgraded *node.Profile) {
 	upgraded = new(node.Profile)
 	upgraded.Tags = make(map[string]string)
+	upgraded.Resources = make(map[string]node.Resource)
 	upgraded.Disks = make(map[string]*node.Disk)
 	upgraded.FileSystems = make(map[string]*node.FileSystem)
 	upgraded.Kernel = new(node.KernelConf)
@@ -491,6 +514,11 @@ func (legacy *Profile) Upgrade(addDefaults bool, replaceOverlays bool) (upgraded
 	for _, tag := range legacy.TagsDel {
 		delete(upgraded.Tags, tag)
 	}
+	if legacy.Resources != nil {
+		for key, value := range legacy.Resources {
+			upgraded.Resources[key] = value
+		}
+	}
 	return
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/pkg/upgrade/node_test.go b/internal/pkg/upgrade/node_test.go
index 1fb10c8c..7cb32a2a 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/upgrade/node_test.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/upgrade/node_test.go
@@ -552,6 +552,16 @@ nodeprofiles:
       - net.naming-scheme=v238
     init: /sbin/init
     root: initramfs
+    resources:
+      fstab:
+        - spec: warewulf:/home
+          file: /home
+          vfstype: nfs
+          mntops: defaults,nofail
+        - spec: warewulf:/opt
+          file: /opt
+          vfstype: nfs
+          mntops: defaults,noauto,nofail,ro
 nodes:
   n1:
     profiles:
@@ -579,6 +589,12 @@ nodeprofiles:
       - udev.netname
       - systemd.netname
       - NetworkManager
+    resources:
+      fstab:
+        - spec: warewulf:/scratch
+          file: /scratch
+          vfstype: nfs
+          mntops: defaults,nofail
   custom: {}
 nodes:
   n1:
@@ -616,6 +632,12 @@ nodeprofiles:
       - net.naming-scheme=v238
     init: /sbin/init
     root: initramfs
+    resources:
+      fstab:
+        - spec: warewulf:/scratch
+          file: /scratch
+          vfstype: nfs
+          mntops: defaults,nofail
 nodes:
   n1:
     profiles: