diff --git a/data/config/meson.build b/data/config/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a187df861
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/config/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+install_data(
+  'toolbox.conf',
+  install_dir: join_paths(get_option('sysconfdir'), 'containers'),
+)
diff --git a/data/config/toolbox.conf b/data/config/toolbox.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..67cbeaaca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/config/toolbox.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+[general]
+# Create a toolbox container for a different operating system distro than the
+# host. Cannot be used with 'image'.
+## distro = "fedora"
+
+# Create a toolbox container for a different operating system release than the
+# host. Cannot be used with 'image'.
+## release = "33"
+
+# Change the name of the image used to create the toolbox container. This is
+# useful for creating containers from custom-built images. Cannot be used with
+# 'distro' or 'release'.
+#
+# If the name does not contain a registry, the local image storage will be
+# consulted, and if it's not present there then it will be pulled from a
+# suitable remote registry.
+## image = "registry.fedoraproject.org/fedora-toolbox:34"
diff --git a/data/meson.build b/data/meson.build
index 246973095..18223ddcb 100644
--- a/data/meson.build
+++ b/data/meson.build
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+subdir('config')
 subdir('tmpfiles.d')