diff --git a/misc/base_image_creation/ks_rhel6_template b/misc/base_image_creation/ks_rhel6_template
index 7e840c633..2fb668f2a 100644
--- a/misc/base_image_creation/ks_rhel6_template
+++ b/misc/base_image_creation/ks_rhel6_template
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ wget
 yum-utils
 avahi-tools
 avahi
+qemu-guest-agent
 %end
 
 %post --logfile /var/log/baseimage-postinstall.log
diff --git a/misc/base_image_creation/ks_rhel7_template b/misc/base_image_creation/ks_rhel7_template
index c1bcf97aa..ffcfe0772 100644
--- a/misc/base_image_creation/ks_rhel7_template
+++ b/misc/base_image_creation/ks_rhel7_template
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ repo --name="Red Hat Enterprise Linux"  --baseurl=OS_URL --cost=100
 wget
 yum-utils
 avahi
+qemu-guest-agent
 %end
 
 %post --logfile /var/log/baseimage-postinstall.log