diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 944c447..b0d7715 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -30,11 +30,14 @@ RUN zypper -n install \
               jfsutils \
               kernel-kvmsmall \
               ldmtool \
+              libguestfs \
+              libguestfs-devel \
               mdadm \
               parted \
               qemu-tools \
               qemu-x86 \
               reiserfs \
+              supermin \
               xfsprogs \
               xorriso \
               zerofree && \
@@ -43,4 +46,12 @@ RUN zypper -n install \
 COPY entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
 RUN chmod +x entrypoint.sh
 
+# Make a "fixed appliance" for libguestfs.
+# Note: the resulting 'appliance/root' is a sparse file. Docker does not
+# preserve sparseness hence a compressed tarball is created.
+RUN LIBGUESTFS_BACKEND=direct \
+    LIBGUESTFS_DEBUG=1 \
+    libguestfs-make-fixed-appliance --xz && \
+    rm -rf /var/tmp/.guestfs-*
+
 ENTRYPOINT [ "/entrypoint.sh" ]
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index be4434b..7b27def 100644
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/bash -xe
 
-# KubeVirt will provide LIBGUESTFS_PATH via the pod environemnt. Unset it so the
-# default search paths are used.
-unset LIBGUESTFS_PATH
+#KubeVirt provides LIBGUESTFS_PATH via the pod environemnt.
+DIR=/usr/local/lib/guestfs
+LIBGUESTFS_VERSION=$(rpm -q --queryformat=%{version} libguestfs)
+LIBGUESTFS_APPLIANCE=/appliance-${LIBGUESTFS_VERSION}.tar.xz
+
+mkdir -p ${DIR}
+tar -Jxf ${LIBGUESTFS_APPLIANCE} -C ${DIR}
+touch ${DIR}/done
 
 /bin/bash
diff --git a/virt-libguestfs-tools-container.changes b/virt-libguestfs-tools-container.changes
index 8f7794b..1cd5004 100644
--- a/virt-libguestfs-tools-container.changes
+++ b/virt-libguestfs-tools-container.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jan  3 12:49:43 UTC 2022 - Vasily Ulyanov <vasily.ulyanov@suse.com>
+
+- Make a "fixed appliance" for libguestfs
+- Explicitly install libguestfs{,-devel} and supermin
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Aug  3 07:33:03 UTC 2021 - Vasily Ulyanov <vasily.ulyanov@suse.com>