diff --git a/src/cmdline.rs b/src/cmdline.rs
index 4a0a2f7b3..3c1d7fe28 100644
--- a/src/cmdline.rs
+++ b/src/cmdline.rs
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ pub struct InstallConfig {
     pub firstboot_kargs: Option<String>,
     pub insecure: bool,
     pub preserve_on_error: bool,
+    pub network_config: Option<String>,
 }
 
 pub struct DownloadConfig {
@@ -136,6 +137,22 @@ pub fn parse_args() -> Result<Config> {
                         .help("Additional kernel args for the first boot")
                         .takes_value(true),
                 )
+                .arg(
+                    Arg::with_name("copy-network")
+                        .short("n")
+                        .long("copy-network")
+                        .help("Copy network config from install environment"),
+                )
+                .arg(
+                    Arg::with_name("network-dir")
+                        .long("network-dir")
+                        .value_name("path")
+                        .default_value("/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/")
+                        .takes_value(true)
+                        .empty_values(false)
+                        .help("For use with -n.")
+                        .next_line_help(true), // so we can stay under 80 chars
+                )
                 // obscure options without short names
                 .arg(
                     Arg::with_name("insecure")
@@ -400,6 +417,15 @@ fn parse_install(matches: &ArgMatches) -> Result<Config> {
     // and report it to the user
     eprintln!("{}", location);
 
+    // If the user requested us to copy networking config by passing
+    // -n or --copy-network then copy networking config from the
+    // directory defined by --network-dir.
+    let network_config = if matches.is_present("copy-network") {
+        matches.value_of("network-dir").map(String::from)
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
+
     // build configuration
     Ok(Config::Install(InstallConfig {
         device,
@@ -409,6 +435,7 @@ fn parse_install(matches: &ArgMatches) -> Result<Config> {
         firstboot_kargs: matches.value_of("firstboot-kargs").map(String::from),
         insecure: matches.is_present("insecure"),
         preserve_on_error: matches.is_present("preserve-on-error"),
+        network_config,
     }))
 }
 
diff --git a/src/install.rs b/src/install.rs
index 6899402b2..d7d4de538 100644
--- a/src/install.rs
+++ b/src/install.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 use error_chain::{bail, ChainedError};
 use nix::mount;
-use std::fs::{create_dir_all, read_dir, File, OpenOptions};
+use std::fs::{copy as fscopy, create_dir_all, read_dir, File, OpenOptions};
 use std::io::{copy, Read, Seek, SeekFrom, Write};
 use std::os::unix::fs::FileTypeExt;
 use std::path::Path;
@@ -111,7 +111,11 @@ fn write_disk(
     udev_settle()?;
 
     // postprocess
-    if ignition.is_some() || config.firstboot_kargs.is_some() || config.platform.is_some() {
+    if ignition.is_some()
+        || config.firstboot_kargs.is_some()
+        || config.platform.is_some()
+        || config.network_config.is_some()
+    {
         let mount = mount_partition_by_label(&config.device, "boot", mount::MsFlags::empty())?;
         if let Some(ignition) = ignition {
             write_ignition(mount.mountpoint(), ignition)?;
@@ -122,6 +126,9 @@ fn write_disk(
         if let Some(platform) = config.platform.as_ref() {
             write_platform(mount.mountpoint(), platform)?;
         }
+        if let Some(network_config) = config.network_config.as_ref() {
+            copy_network_config(mount.mountpoint(), network_config)?;
+        }
     }
 
     Ok(())
@@ -233,6 +240,37 @@ fn write_platform(mountpoint: &Path, platform: &str) -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+/// Copy networking config if asked to do so
+fn copy_network_config(mountpoint: &Path, net_config_src: &str) -> Result<()> {
+    eprintln!("Copying networking configuration from {}", net_config_src);
+
+    // get the path to the destination directory
+    let net_config_dest = mountpoint.join("coreos-installer-network");
+
+    // make the directory if it doesn't exist
+    create_dir_all(&net_config_dest).chain_err(|| {
+        format!(
+            "creating destination networking config directory {}",
+            net_config_dest.display()
+        )
+    })?;
+
+    // copy files from source to destination directories
+    for entry in
+        read_dir(&net_config_src).chain_err(|| format!("reading directory {}", net_config_src))?
+    {
+        let entry = entry.chain_err(|| format!("reading directory {}", net_config_src))?;
+        let srcpath = entry.path();
+        let destpath = net_config_dest.join(entry.file_name());
+        if srcpath.is_file() {
+            eprintln!("Copying {} to installed system", srcpath.display());
+            fscopy(&srcpath, &destpath).chain_err(|| "Copying networking config")?;
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 /// Clear the partition table.  For use after a failure.
 fn clear_partition_table(dest: &mut File) -> Result<()> {
     eprintln!("Clearing partition table");