diff --git a/user/incus/files/envfile b/user/incus/files/envfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c3d9aee5ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/user/incus/files/envfile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# env vars for incus
diff --git a/user/incus/files/incus b/user/incus/files/incus
index 1b3a4f5fd0..712fdd5d6b 100644
--- a/user/incus/files/incus
+++ b/user/incus/files/incus
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 type = process
 command = /usr/bin/incusd --group _incus-admin --syslog
 depends-on = local.target
+env-file = /etc/default/incus
diff --git a/user/incus/files/tmpfiles.conf b/user/incus/files/tmpfiles.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e6147e251b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/user/incus/files/tmpfiles.conf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+C /etc/default/incus 0644 root root - /usr/share/incus/envfile
diff --git a/user/incus/template.py b/user/incus/template.py
index 606eb59367..beb9a34ebf 100644
--- a/user/incus/template.py
+++ b/user/incus/template.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 pkgname = "incus"
 pkgver = "6.7.0"
-pkgrel = 1
+pkgrel = 2
 build_style = "go"
 make_build_args = ["./cmd/..."]
 make_check_args = ["-skip", "TestConvertNetworkConfig", "./..."]
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ def post_install(self):
     self.install_service(self.files_path / "incus")
     self.install_service(self.files_path / "incus-user")
     self.install_sysusers(self.files_path / "sysusers.conf")
+    self.install_tmpfiles("^/tmpfiles.conf")
+    self.install_file("^/envfile", "usr/share/incus")
 
 
 @subpackage("incus-client")