diff --git a/roles/edpm_prepare/tasks/kustomize_and_deploy.yml b/roles/edpm_prepare/tasks/kustomize_and_deploy.yml
index 3267e4dee..26cd0d831 100644
--- a/roles/edpm_prepare/tasks/kustomize_and_deploy.yml
+++ b/roles/edpm_prepare/tasks/kustomize_and_deploy.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
       (cifmw_update_containers_ansibleee_image_url is defined) or
       (cifmw_update_containers_openstack is defined and
       cifmw_update_containers_openstack | bool) or
+      (cifmw_update_containers_custom_images is defined and
+      cifmw_update_containers_custom_images is mapping) or
       (cifmw_update_containers_watcher is defined and
       cifmw_update_containers_watcher | bool))
   vars:
diff --git a/roles/update_containers/templates/update_containers.j2 b/roles/update_containers/templates/update_containers.j2
index ff71612ce..592434960 100644
--- a/roles/update_containers/templates/update_containers.j2
+++ b/roles/update_containers/templates/update_containers.j2
@@ -124,3 +124,8 @@ spec:
     watcherApplierImage: {{ cifmw_update_containers_registry }}/{{ cifmw_update_containers_org }}/{{ cifmw_update_containers_name_prefix }}-watcher-applier:{{ cifmw_update_containers_tag }}
     watcherDecisionEngineImage: {{ cifmw_update_containers_registry }}/{{ cifmw_update_containers_org }}/{{ cifmw_update_containers_name_prefix }}-watcher-decision-engine:{{ cifmw_update_containers_tag }}
 {% endif %}
+{% if cifmw_update_containers_custom_images is defined and cifmw_update_containers_custom_images is mapping %}
+{% for image_name, image_uri in cifmw_update_containers_custom_images.items() %}
+    {{ image_name }}: {{ image_uri }}
+{% endfor %}
+{% endif %}