diff --git a/live-build/ubuntu-wsl/hooks/00-enable-systemd.chroot b/live-build/ubuntu-wsl/hooks/00-enable-systemd.chroot
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..67f9d852
--- /dev/null
+++ b/live-build/ubuntu-wsl/hooks/00-enable-systemd.chroot
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/bash -eu
+# vi: ts=4 expandtab
+#
+#	Enable systemd by default on our WSL image
+#
+
+cat <<EOF >/etc/wsl.conf
+[boot]
+systemd=true
+EOF