diff --git a/zdev/dracut/95zdev/module-setup.sh b/zdev/dracut/95zdev/module-setup.sh
index 2bc9ce87..7dce1c15 100644
--- a/zdev/dracut/95zdev/module-setup.sh
+++ b/zdev/dracut/95zdev/module-setup.sh
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ install() {
     inst_hook cmdline 94 "$moddir/parse-dasd.sh"
     inst_multiple /lib/s390-tools/zdev-from-dasd_mod.dasd
 
+    inst_hook pre-pivot 95 "$moddir/retain-zdev.sh"
+
     # Rule to automatically enable devices when running in DPM
     inst_rules "81-dpm.rules"
 
diff --git a/zdev/dracut/95zdev/retain-zdev.sh b/zdev/dracut/95zdev/retain-zdev.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8d13d00f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zdev/dracut/95zdev/retain-zdev.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Copyright IBM Corp. 2023
+#
+# s390-tools is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the MIT license. See LICENSE for details.
+#
+# 95zdev/retain-zdev.sh
+#   Copy zdev persistent config from initrd to root-fs.
+#
+
+chzdev --export /run/zdev.initrd.config --all --type --persistent --quiet
+
+# Apart from debugging purposes, this is useful for distro installers,
+# which can import the early config into their own environment early
+# after starting:
+# chzdev --import /run/zdev.initrd.config --persistent --yes --no-root-update --force --verbose
+#
+# After that, distro installers can modify/add the device config based
+# on interactive or unattended installation choices using
+# chzdev --enable --active --persistent ...
+#
+# Finally, distro installers can likewise transfer the entire device config
+# to the installed system mounted under $SYSROOT:
+# chzdev --export /tmp/zdev.config --all --type --persistent --verbose
+# chzdev --import /tmp/zdev.config --persistent --yes --no-root-update --force --verbose --base "$SYSROOT"
diff --git a/zdev/dracut/Makefile b/zdev/dracut/Makefile
index e8410105..a3274a8a 100644
--- a/zdev/dracut/Makefile
+++ b/zdev/dracut/Makefile
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ install:
 		$(ZDEVDIR)/zdev-lib.sh \
 		$(ZDEVDIR)/parse-zfcp.sh \
 		$(ZDEVDIR)/parse-dasd.sh \
+		$(ZDEVDIR)/retain-zdev.sh \
 		$(DESTDIR)$(DRACUTMODDIR)/$(ZDEVDIR)/
 	$(INSTALL) -m 755 -d $(DESTDIR)$(DRACUTMODDIR)/$(ZDEVKDUMPDIR)
 	$(INSTALL) -m 755 $(ZDEVKDUMPDIR)/module-setup.sh \