diff --git a/image/templates/files/project b/image/templates/files/project
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1602378
--- /dev/null
+++ b/image/templates/files/project
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+system:0::::
+user.root:1::::
+noproject:2::::
+default:3::::
+group.staff:10::::
+omicron:100:The Oxide Control Plane:::
diff --git a/image/templates/gimlet/ramdisk-02-trim.json b/image/templates/gimlet/ramdisk-02-trim.json
index 434d330..da2a645 100644
--- a/image/templates/gimlet/ramdisk-02-trim.json
+++ b/image/templates/gimlet/ramdisk-02-trim.json
@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@
             "file": "/etc/motd",
             "src": "motd",
             "owner": "root", "group": "sys", "mode": "0644" },
+        { "t": "ensure_file",
+            "file": "/etc/project",
+            "src": "project",
+            "owner": "root", "group": "sys", "mode": "0644" },
 
         { "t": "ensure_file",
             "file": "/etc/system.d/zfs:dbuf",