diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/coreos-base/coreos-base/coreos-base-0.ebuild b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/coreos-base/coreos-base/coreos-base-0.ebuild
index c748862d3f..4e2d244c19 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/coreos-base/coreos-base/coreos-base-0.ebuild
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/coreos-base/coreos-base/coreos-base-0.ebuild
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ src_install() {
 		# Make mount work in the way systemd prescribes
 		dosym /proc/mounts /etc/mtab
 
+		# Insert a cool motd ;)
+		insinto /etc
+		doins "${FILESDIR}"/motd
+
 		# Symlink /etc/localtime to something on the stateful partition, which we
 		# can then change around at runtime.
 		dosym /var/lib/timezone/localtime /etc/localtime || die
diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/coreos-base/coreos-base/files/motd b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/coreos-base/coreos-base/files/motd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c48fe1248c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/coreos-base/coreos-base/files/motd
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+ _______                  _______ ______
+(_______)                (_______) _____)
+ _       ___   ____ _____ _     ( (____
+| |     / _ \ / ___) ___ | |   | \____ \
+| |____| |_| | |   | ____| |___| |____) )
+ \______)___/|_|   |_____)\_____(______/
+