diff --git a/virtualizationservice/src/payload.rs b/virtualizationservice/src/payload.rs
index bc184ec..ac8eec7 100644
--- a/virtualizationservice/src/payload.rs
+++ b/virtualizationservice/src/payload.rs
@@ -296,6 +296,14 @@
         temporary_directory,
     )?);
 
+    vm_config.disks[1].partitions.push(Partition {
+        label: "vbmeta".to_owned(),
+        image: Some(open_parcel_file(
+            Path::new("/apex/com.android.virt/etc/fs/microdroid_vbmeta_bootconfig.img"),
+            false,
+        )?),
+        writable: false,
+    });
     let bootconfig_image = "/apex/com.android.virt/etc/microdroid_bootconfig.".to_owned()
         + match config.debugLevel {
             DebugLevel::NONE => "normal",