diff --git a/dracut/99emergency-timeout/ignition-virtio-dump.service b/dracut/99emergency-timeout/ignition-virtio-dump.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..31874cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dracut/99emergency-timeout/ignition-virtio-dump.service
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Ignition (virtio dump)
+Documentation=https://github.com/coreos/ignition
+ConditionPathExists=/etc/initrd-release
+DefaultDependencies=false
+After=basic.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+RemainAfterExit=yes
+EnvironmentFile=/run/ignition.env
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/virtio-dump
+
diff --git a/dracut/99emergency-timeout/module-setup.sh b/dracut/99emergency-timeout/module-setup.sh
index 26ac01a..d676a7f 100755
--- a/dracut/99emergency-timeout/module-setup.sh
+++ b/dracut/99emergency-timeout/module-setup.sh
@@ -2,10 +2,22 @@
 # -*- mode: shell-script; indent-tabs-mode: nil; sh-basic-offset: 4; -*-
 # ex: ts=8 sw=4 sts=4 et filetype=sh
 
+install_unit_wants() {
+    local unit="$1"; shift
+    local target="$1"; shift
+    local instantiated="${1:-$unit}"; shift
+    inst_simple "$moddir/$unit" "$systemdsystemunitdir/$unit"
+    mkdir -p "$initdir/$systemdsystemunitdir/$target.wants"
+    ln_r "../$unit" "$systemdsystemunitdir/$target.wants/$instantiated"
+}
+
 install() {
     inst_multiple \
         cut \
         date
 
     inst_hook emergency 99 "${moddir}/timeout.sh"
+
+    inst_script "$moddir/virtio-dump.sh" "/usr/bin/virtio-dump"
+    install_unit_wants ignition-virtio-dump.service emergency.target
 }
diff --git a/dracut/99emergency-timeout/virtio-dump.sh b/dracut/99emergency-timeout/virtio-dump.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..46a9a64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dracut/99emergency-timeout/virtio-dump.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+port=/dev/virtio-ports/com.coreos.ignition.journal
+if [ -e "${port}" ]; then
+    journalctl -o json > "${port}"
+    # And this signals end of stream
+    echo '{}' > "${port}"
+else
+    echo "Didn't find virtio port ${port}"
+fi