diff --git a/pkg/asset/machines/master.go b/pkg/asset/machines/master.go
index a3147b8f73e..798cb2e9edd 100644
--- a/pkg/asset/machines/master.go
+++ b/pkg/asset/machines/master.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/openshift/installer/pkg/asset/installconfig"
 	"github.com/openshift/installer/pkg/asset/machines/aws"
 	"github.com/openshift/installer/pkg/asset/machines/libvirt"
+	"github.com/openshift/installer/pkg/asset/machines/machineconfig"
 	"github.com/openshift/installer/pkg/asset/machines/openstack"
 	"github.com/openshift/installer/pkg/asset/rhcos"
 	awstypes "github.com/openshift/installer/pkg/types/aws"
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	nonetypes "github.com/openshift/installer/pkg/types/none"
 	openstacktypes "github.com/openshift/installer/pkg/types/openstack"
 	vspheretypes "github.com/openshift/installer/pkg/types/vsphere"
+	mcfgv1 "github.com/openshift/machine-config-operator/pkg/apis/machineconfiguration.openshift.io/v1"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/serializer"
@@ -33,17 +35,23 @@ import (
 
 // Master generates the machines for the `master` machine pool.
 type Master struct {
-	FileList []*asset.File
+	UserDataFile       *asset.File
+	MachineConfigFiles []*asset.File
+	MachineFiles       []*asset.File
 }
 
-var (
+const (
 	directory = "openshift"
 
-	// MasterMachineFileName is the format string for constucting the master Machine filenames.
-	MasterMachineFileName = "99_openshift-cluster-api_master-machines-%s.yaml"
+	// masterMachineFileName is the format string for constucting the master Machine filenames.
+	masterMachineFileName = "99_openshift-cluster-api_master-machines-%s.yaml"
+
+	// masterUserDataFileName is the filename used for the master user-data secret.
+	masterUserDataFileName = "99_openshift-cluster-api_master-user-data-secret.yaml"
+)
 
-	// MasterUserDataFileName is the filename used for the master user-data secret.
-	MasterUserDataFileName = "99_openshift-cluster-api_master-user-data-secret.yaml"
+var (
+	masterMachineFileNamePattern = fmt.Sprintf(masterMachineFileName, "*")
 
 	_ asset.WritableAsset = (*Master)(nil)
 )
@@ -82,10 +90,10 @@ func (m *Master) Generate(dependencies asset.Parents) error {
 	mign := &machine.Master{}
 	dependencies.Get(clusterID, installconfig, rhcosImage, mign)
 
-	var err error
-	machines := []machineapi.Machine{}
 	ic := installconfig.Config
 	pool := ic.ControlPlane
+	var err error
+	machines := []machineapi.Machine{}
 	switch ic.Platform.Name() {
 	case awstypes.Name:
 		mpool := defaultAWSMachinePoolPlatform()
@@ -138,17 +146,19 @@ func (m *Master) Generate(dependencies asset.Parents) error {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to create user-data secret for master machines")
 	}
 
-	m.FileList = []*asset.File{{
-		Filename: filepath.Join(directory, MasterUserDataFileName),
+	m.UserDataFile = &asset.File{
+		Filename: filepath.Join(directory, masterUserDataFileName),
 		Data:     data,
-	}}
+	}
 
-	count := len(machines)
-	if count == 0 {
-		return errors.New("at least one master machine must be configured")
+	machineConfigs := []*mcfgv1.MachineConfig{}
+	m.MachineConfigFiles, err = machineconfig.Manifests(machineConfigs, "master", directory)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to create MachineConfig manifests for master machines")
 	}
 
-	padFormat := fmt.Sprintf("%%0%dd", len(fmt.Sprintf("%d", count)))
+	m.MachineFiles = make([]*asset.File, len(machines))
+	padFormat := fmt.Sprintf("%%0%dd", len(fmt.Sprintf("%d", len(machines))))
 	for i, machine := range machines {
 		data, err := yaml.Marshal(machine)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -156,10 +166,10 @@ func (m *Master) Generate(dependencies asset.Parents) error {
 		}
 
 		padded := fmt.Sprintf(padFormat, i)
-		m.FileList = append(m.FileList, &asset.File{
-			Filename: filepath.Join(directory, fmt.Sprintf(MasterMachineFileName, padded)),
+		m.MachineFiles[i] = &asset.File{
+			Filename: filepath.Join(directory, fmt.Sprintf(masterMachineFileName, padded)),
 			Data:     data,
-		})
+		}
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -167,42 +177,49 @@ func (m *Master) Generate(dependencies asset.Parents) error {
 
 // Files returns the files generated by the asset.
 func (m *Master) Files() []*asset.File {
-	return m.FileList
+	files := make([]*asset.File, 0, 1+len(m.MachineConfigFiles)+len(m.MachineFiles))
+	if m.UserDataFile != nil {
+		files = append(files, m.UserDataFile)
+	}
+	files = append(files, m.MachineConfigFiles...)
+	files = append(files, m.MachineFiles...)
+	return files
 }
 
 // Load reads the asset files from disk.
 func (m *Master) Load(f asset.FileFetcher) (found bool, err error) {
-	file, err := f.FetchByName(filepath.Join(directory, MasterUserDataFileName))
+	file, err := f.FetchByName(filepath.Join(directory, masterUserDataFileName))
 	if err != nil {
 		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
 			return false, nil
 		}
 		return false, err
 	}
-	m.FileList = []*asset.File{file}
+	m.UserDataFile = file
 
-	fileList, err := f.FetchByPattern(filepath.Join(directory, fmt.Sprintf(MasterMachineFileName, "*")))
+	m.MachineConfigFiles, err = machineconfig.Load(f, "master", directory)
+	if err != nil {
+		return true, err
+	}
+
+	fileList, err := f.FetchByPattern(filepath.Join(directory, masterMachineFileNamePattern))
 	if err != nil {
 		return true, err
 	}
 
 	if len(fileList) == 0 {
-		return true, errors.Errorf("master machine manifests are required if you also provide %s", file.Filename)
+		return true, errors.Errorf("master machine manifests are required if you also provide %s", m.UserDataFile.Filename)
 	}
 
-	m.FileList = append(m.FileList, fileList...)
+	m.MachineFiles = fileList
 	return true, nil
 }
 
 // Machines returns master Machine manifest YAML.
 func (m *Master) Machines() [][]byte {
-	machines := [][]byte{}
-	userData := filepath.Join(directory, MasterUserDataFileName)
-	for _, file := range m.FileList {
-		if file.Filename == userData {
-			continue
-		}
-		machines = append(machines, file.Data)
+	machines := make([][]byte, len(m.MachineFiles))
+	for i, file := range m.MachineFiles {
+		machines[i] = file.Data
 	}
 	return machines
 }
@@ -220,9 +237,9 @@ func (m *Master) StructuredMachines() ([]machineapi.Machine, error) {
 	)
 
 	machines := []machineapi.Machine{}
-	for i, data := range m.Machines() {
+	for i, file := range m.MachineFiles {
 		machine := &machineapi.Machine{}
-		err := yaml.Unmarshal(data, &machine)
+		err := yaml.Unmarshal(file.Data, &machine)
 		if err != nil {
 			return machines, errors.Wrapf(err, "unmarshal master %d", i)
 		}
@@ -238,3 +255,23 @@ func (m *Master) StructuredMachines() ([]machineapi.Machine, error) {
 
 	return machines, nil
 }
+
+// IsMasterManifest tests whether a file is a manifest that belongs to the
+// Master Machines asset.
+func IsMasterManifest(file *asset.File) bool {
+	if filepath.Dir(file.Filename) != directory {
+		return false
+	}
+	filename := filepath.Base(file.Filename)
+	if filename == masterUserDataFileName {
+		return true
+	}
+	if machineconfig.IsManifest("master", filename) {
+		return true
+	}
+	if matched, err := filepath.Match(masterMachineFileNamePattern, filename); err != nil {
+		panic("bad format for master machine file name pattern")
+	} else {
+		return matched
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/asset/manifests/openshift.go b/pkg/asset/manifests/openshift.go
index 5e3db74e6e4..ee033052aee 100644
--- a/pkg/asset/manifests/openshift.go
+++ b/pkg/asset/manifests/openshift.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package manifests
 
 import (
 	"encoding/base64"
-	"fmt"
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/session"
@@ -154,18 +153,8 @@ func (o *Openshift) Load(f asset.FileFetcher) (bool, error) {
 		return false, err
 	}
 
-	masterMachinePattern := fmt.Sprintf(machines.MasterMachineFileName, "*")
 	for _, file := range fileList {
-		filename := filepath.Base(file.Filename)
-		if filename == machines.MasterUserDataFileName {
-			continue
-		}
-
-		matched, err := filepath.Match(masterMachinePattern, filename)
-		if err != nil {
-			return true, err
-		}
-		if matched {
+		if machines.IsMasterManifest(file) {
 			continue
 		}