diff --git a/changelog/changes/2023-10-09-kubernetes-usr-libexec.md b/changelog/changes/2023-10-09-kubernetes-usr-libexec.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6c2d51a80f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/changes/2023-10-09-kubernetes-usr-libexec.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- To make Kubernetes work by default, `/usr/libexec/kubernetes/kubelet-plugins/volume/exec` is now a symlink to the writable folder `/var/kubernetes/kubelet-plugins/volume/exec` ([Flatcar#1193](https://github.com/flatcar/Flatcar/issues/1193))
diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/coreos-base/coreos-init/coreos-init-9999.ebuild b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/coreos-base/coreos-init/coreos-init-9999.ebuild
index c955c5152f..494caafa47 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/coreos-base/coreos-init/coreos-init-9999.ebuild
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/coreos-base/coreos-init/coreos-init-9999.ebuild
@@ -58,4 +58,9 @@ src_install() {
 	for compat in modules flatcar coreos ; do
 		dosym "../lib/${compat}" "/usr/lib64/${compat}"
 	done
+
+	# Create a symlink for Kubernetes to redirect writes from /usr/libexec/... to /var/kubernetes/...
+	# (The below keepdir will result in a tmpfiles entry in base_image_var.conf)
+	keepdir /var/kubernetes/kubelet-plugins/volume/exec
+	dosym /var/kubernetes/kubelet-plugins/volume/exec /usr/libexec/kubernetes/kubelet-plugins/volume/exec
 }