diff --git a/src/finit.c b/src/finit.c
index 77a8e48f..82e333f9 100644
--- a/src/finit.c
+++ b/src/finit.c
@@ -695,6 +695,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	cond_set_oneshot(plugin_hook_str(HOOK_BANNER));
 	cond_set_oneshot(plugin_hook_str(HOOK_ROOTFS_UP));
 
+	/* Some bootstrap tasks may need to know if we're in a container. */
+	if (in_container())
+		cond_set("int/container");
+
 	/*
 	 * Initialize .conf system and load static /etc/finit.conf then
 	 * tell the world what we used.