diff --git a/pkg/controller/template/test_data/templates/aws/master/files/-etc-containers-registries.conf b/pkg/controller/template/test_data/templates/aws/master/files/-etc-containers-registries.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b981bb1015
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/controller/template/test_data/templates/aws/master/files/-etc-containers-registries.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+contents:
+  source: data:,%5Bregistries.search%5D%0Aregistries%20%3D%20%5B'registry.access.redhat.com'%2C%20'docker.io'%5D%0A
+  verification: {}
+filesystem: root
+mode: 420
+path: /etc/containers/registries.conf
diff --git a/pkg/controller/template/test_data/templates/aws/worker/files/-etc-containers-registries.conf b/pkg/controller/template/test_data/templates/aws/worker/files/-etc-containers-registries.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b981bb1015
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/controller/template/test_data/templates/aws/worker/files/-etc-containers-registries.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+contents:
+  source: data:,%5Bregistries.search%5D%0Aregistries%20%3D%20%5B'registry.access.redhat.com'%2C%20'docker.io'%5D%0A
+  verification: {}
+filesystem: root
+mode: 420
+path: /etc/containers/registries.conf
diff --git a/pkg/controller/template/test_data/templates/libvirt/master/files/-etc-containers-registries.conf b/pkg/controller/template/test_data/templates/libvirt/master/files/-etc-containers-registries.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b981bb1015
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/controller/template/test_data/templates/libvirt/master/files/-etc-containers-registries.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+contents:
+  source: data:,%5Bregistries.search%5D%0Aregistries%20%3D%20%5B'registry.access.redhat.com'%2C%20'docker.io'%5D%0A
+  verification: {}
+filesystem: root
+mode: 420
+path: /etc/containers/registries.conf
diff --git a/pkg/controller/template/test_data/templates/libvirt/worker/files/-etc-containers-registries.conf b/pkg/controller/template/test_data/templates/libvirt/worker/files/-etc-containers-registries.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b981bb1015
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/controller/template/test_data/templates/libvirt/worker/files/-etc-containers-registries.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+contents:
+  source: data:,%5Bregistries.search%5D%0Aregistries%20%3D%20%5B'registry.access.redhat.com'%2C%20'docker.io'%5D%0A
+  verification: {}
+filesystem: root
+mode: 420
+path: /etc/containers/registries.conf
diff --git a/templates/_base/master/files/container-registries.yaml b/templates/_base/master/files/container-registries.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bedba48cd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/_base/master/files/container-registries.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+filesystem: "root"
+mode: 0644
+path: "/etc/containers/registries.conf"
+contents:
+  inline: |
+    [registries.search]
+    registries = ['registry.access.redhat.com', 'docker.io']
diff --git a/templates/_base/worker/files/container-registry.yaml b/templates/_base/worker/files/container-registry.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bedba48cd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/_base/worker/files/container-registry.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+filesystem: "root"
+mode: 0644
+path: "/etc/containers/registries.conf"
+contents:
+  inline: |
+    [registries.search]
+    registries = ['registry.access.redhat.com', 'docker.io']