diff --git a/inventory-sample.yml b/inventory-sample.yml
index a33333a..f934b44 100644
--- a/inventory-sample.yml
+++ b/inventory-sample.yml
@@ -34,3 +34,7 @@ k3s_cluster:
       # This is now an inner yaml file. Maintain the indentation.
       # YAML here will be placed as the content of /etc/rancher/k3s/config.yaml
       # See https://docs.k3s.io/installation/configuration#configuration-file
+    # registries_config_yaml:  |
+      # Containerd can be configured to connect to private registries and use them to pull images as needed by the kubelet.
+      # YAML here will be placed as the content of /etc/rancher/k3s/registries.yaml
+      # See https://docs.k3s.io/installation/private-registry
diff --git a/roles/prereq/tasks/main.yml b/roles/prereq/tasks/main.yml
index 029ef61..ddb8637 100644
--- a/roles/prereq/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/prereq/tasks/main.yml
@@ -207,3 +207,17 @@
         dest: "/var/lib/rancher/k3s/server/manifests"
         mode: 0600
       loop: "{{ extra_manifests }}"
+
+- name: Setup optional private registry configuration
+  when: registries_config_yaml is defined
+  block:
+    - name: Make k3s config directory
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        path: "/etc/rancher/k3s"
+        mode: 0755
+        state: directory
+    - name: Copy config values
+      ansible.builtin.copy:
+        content: "{{ registries_config_yaml }}"
+        dest: "/etc/rancher/k3s/registries.yaml"
+        mode: 0644