diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/rootfs.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/rootfs.bbclass
index a9233111..9024f006 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/rootfs.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/rootfs.bbclass
@@ -14,10 +14,20 @@ ROOTFS_DISTRO ?= "${DISTRO}"
 ROOTFS_USE_DRACUT ??= ""
 
 def initramfs_generator_cmdline(d):
-    rootfs_packages =  d.getVar('ROOTFS_PACKAGES') or ''
+    rootfs_packages = d.getVar('ROOTFS_PACKAGES') or ''
+
     if 'dracut' in rootfs_packages or bb.utils.to_boolean(d.getVar('ROOTFS_USE_DRACUT')):
-        return "dracut --force --kver \"$kernel_version\""
-    return "update-initramfs -u -v -k \"$kernel_version\""
+        return 'dracut --force --kver "$kernel_version"'
+
+    cmdline = 'update-initramfs -u -v -k "$kernel_version"'
+
+    cmdline += (
+        '; command -v ukify >/dev/null && [ -f /usr/lib/kernel/install.conf ] && '
+        'kernel-install add "$kernel_version" "/boot/${kernel##*/}" '
+        '"/boot/initrd.img-$kernel_version" || :'
+    )
+
+    return cmdline
 
 ROOTFS_PACKAGES ?= ""
 ROOTFS_VARDEPS ?= ""
@@ -627,6 +637,10 @@ python do_generate_initramfs_setscene () {
 }
 
 rootfs_generate_initramfs[progress] = "custom:rootfs_progress.InitrdProgressHandler"
+rootfs_generate_initramfs:prepend() {
+    export kernel
+}
+
 rootfs_generate_initramfs() {
     if [ -n "$(sudo find '${ROOTFSDIR}/boot' -type f -name 'vmlinu[xz]*')" ]; then
         for kernel in ${ROOTFSDIR}/boot/vmlinu[xz]-*; do