diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/profile.yaml b/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/profile.yaml
index a582ad16..d0d79ec4 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/profile.yaml
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/profile.yaml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 label: %%DISTRO%% %%VERSION%% %%ARCH%% (Default Profile)
 kernelargs: quiet
+#installedargs: example # These arguments would be added to the installed system
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh
index 715d3757..7899a42a 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh
@@ -28,11 +28,19 @@ if [ "$rootpw" = null ]; then
 else
     echo "rootpw --iscrypted $rootpw" > /tmp/rootpw
 fi
+curl -f https://$mgr/confluent-public/os/$profile/profile.yaml > /tmp/instprofile.yaml
+blargs=$(grep ^installedargs: /tmp/instprofile.yaml | sed -e 's/#.*//' -e 's/%installedargs: //')
+if [ ! -z "$blargs" ]; then
+	blargs=' --append="'$blargs'"'
+fi
 grubpw=$(grep ^grubpassword /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg | awk '{print $2}')
 if [ "$grubpw" = "null" ]; then
     touch /tmp/grubpw
 else
-    echo "bootloader --iscrypted --password=$grubpw" > /tmp/grubpw
+    blargs=" --iscrypted --password=$grubpw $blargs"
+fi
+if [ ! -z "$blargs" ]; then
+    echo "bootloader $blargs" > /tmp/grubpw
 fi
 ssh-keygen -A
 for pubkey in /etc/ssh/ssh_host_*_key.pub; do
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/profile.yaml b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/profile.yaml
index a582ad16..265237a5 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/profile.yaml
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/profile.yaml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 label: %%DISTRO%% %%VERSION%% %%ARCH%% (Default Profile)
-kernelargs: quiet
+kernelargs: quiet  # These arguments are passed to the installer
+#installedargs: example # These arguments would be added to the installed system
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh
index 28413741..2c9f005b 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh
@@ -34,11 +34,19 @@ if [ "$rootpw" = null ]; then
 else
     echo "rootpw --iscrypted $rootpw" > /tmp/rootpw
 fi
+curl -f https://$mgr/confluent-public/os/$profile/profile.yaml > /tmp/instprofile.yaml
+blargs=$(grep ^installedargs: /tmp/instprofile.yaml | sed -e 's/#.*//' -e 's/%installedargs: //')
+if [ ! -z "$blargs" ]; then
+	blargs=' --append="'$blargs'"'
+fi
 grubpw=$(grep ^grubpassword /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg | awk '{print $2}')
 if [ "$grubpw" = "null" ]; then
     touch /tmp/grubpw
 else
-    echo "bootloader --iscrypted --password=$grubpw" > /tmp/grubpw
+    blargs=" --iscrypted --password=$grubpw $blargs"
+fi
+if [ ! -z "$blargs" ]; then
+    echo "bootloader $blargs" > /tmp/grubpw
 fi
 for pubkey in /etc/ssh/ssh_host*key.pub; do
     certfile=${pubkey/.pub/-cert.pub}
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/rhvh4/profiles/default/profile.yaml b/confluent_osdeploy/rhvh4/profiles/default/profile.yaml
index a582ad16..d0d79ec4 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/rhvh4/profiles/default/profile.yaml
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/rhvh4/profiles/default/profile.yaml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 label: %%DISTRO%% %%VERSION%% %%ARCH%% (Default Profile)
 kernelargs: quiet
+#installedargs: example # These arguments would be added to the installed system
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/rhvh4/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/rhvh4/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh
index ebda5efe..f6df01ef 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/rhvh4/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/rhvh4/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh
@@ -42,11 +42,19 @@ if [ "$rootpw" = null ]; then
 else
     echo "rootpw --iscrypted $rootpw" > /tmp/rootpw
 fi
+curl -f https://$mgr/confluent-public/os/$profile/profile.yaml > /tmp/instprofile.yaml
+blargs=$(grep ^installedargs: /tmp/instprofile.yaml | sed -e 's/#.*//' -e 's/%installedargs: //')
+if [ ! -z "$blargs" ]; then
+	blargs=' --append="'$blargs'"'
+fi
 grubpw=$(grep ^grubpassword /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg | awk '{print $2}')
 if [ "$grubpw" = "null" ]; then
     touch /tmp/grubpw
 else
-    echo "bootloader --iscrypted --password=$grubpw" > /tmp/grubpw
+    blargs=" --iscrypted --password=$grubpw $blargs"
+fi
+if [ ! -z "$blargs" ]; then
+    echo "bootloader $blargs" > /tmp/grubpw
 fi
 ssh-keygen -A
 for pubkey in /etc/ssh/ssh_host_*_key.pub; do