diff --git a/lib/src/install.rs b/lib/src/install.rs
index b9d6a653..384b2fa2 100644
--- a/lib/src/install.rs
+++ b/lib/src/install.rs
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ use crate::mount::Filesystem;
 use crate::task::Task;
 use crate::utils::sigpolicy_from_opts;
 
-/// The default "stateroot" or "osname"; see https://github.com/ostreedev/ostree/issues/2794
-const STATEROOT_DEFAULT: &str = "default";
 /// The toplevel boot directory
 const BOOT: &str = "boot";
 /// Directory for transient runtime state
@@ -158,6 +156,10 @@ pub(crate) struct InstallConfigOpts {
     #[clap(long)]
     #[serde(default)]
     pub(crate) generic_image: bool,
+
+    /// The stateroot name to use. Defaults to `default`.
+    #[clap(long, hide = true)]
+    pub(crate) stateroot: Option<String>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, clap::Parser, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
@@ -558,8 +560,12 @@ async fn initialize_ostree_root_from_self(
     // Another implementation: https://github.com/coreos/coreos-assembler/blob/3cd3307904593b3a131b81567b13a4d0b6fe7c90/src/create_disk.sh#L295
     crate::lsm::ensure_dir_labeled(rootfs_dir, "", Some("/".into()), 0o755.into(), sepolicy)?;
 
-    // TODO: make configurable?
-    let stateroot = STATEROOT_DEFAULT;
+    let stateroot = state
+        .config_opts
+        .stateroot
+        .as_deref()
+        .unwrap_or(ostree_ext::container::deploy::STATEROOT_DEFAULT);
+
     Task::new_and_run(
         "Initializing ostree layout",
         "ostree",