diff --git a/osbuild/objectstore.py b/osbuild/objectstore.py
index 4a19ce9f..922d5eec 100644
--- a/osbuild/objectstore.py
+++ b/osbuild/objectstore.py
@@ -283,14 +283,22 @@ class HostTree:
         self._root = self.store.tempdir(prefix="host")
 
         root = self._root.name
-        # Create a bare bones root file system
-        # with just /usr mounted from the host
+        # Create a bare bones root file system. Starting with just
+        # /usr mounted from the host.
         usr = os.path.join(root, "usr")
         os.makedirs(usr)
+        # Also add in /etc/containers, which will allow us to access
+        # /etc/containers/policy.json and enable moving containers
+        # (skopeo): https://github.com/osbuild/osbuild/pull/1410
+        # If https://github.com/containers/image/issues/2157 ever gets
+        # fixed we can probably remove this bind mount.
+        etc_containers = os.path.join(root, "etc", "containers")
+        os.makedirs(etc_containers)
 
         # ensure / is read-only
         mount(root, root)
         mount("/usr", usr)
+        mount("/etc/containers", etc_containers)
 
     @property
     def tree(self) -> os.PathLike: