diff --git a/example/vmop-image-repository-pvc.yaml b/example/vmop-image-repository-pvc.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5b47df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/vmop-image-repository-pvc.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
+apiVersion: v1
+metadata:
+  name: vmop-image-repository
+  namespace: qemu-vms
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: vmoperator
+spec:
+  storageClassName: rook-cephfs
+  volumeMode: Filesystem
+  accessModes:
+  - ReadWriteOnce
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      storage: 50Gi
diff --git a/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.manager/resources/org/jdrupes/vmoperator/manager/runnerPod.ftl.yaml b/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.manager/resources/org/jdrupes/vmoperator/manager/runnerPod.ftl.yaml
index d6f0b93..f05c0fb 100644
--- a/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.manager/resources/org/jdrupes/vmoperator/manager/runnerPod.ftl.yaml
+++ b/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.manager/resources/org/jdrupes/vmoperator/manager/runnerPod.ftl.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ spec:
       mountPath: /etc/opt/vmrunner
     - name: vm-data
       mountPath: /var/local/vm-data
+    - name: vmop-image-repository
+      mountPath: /var/local/vmop-image-repository
     volumeDevices:
     <#assign diskCounter = 0/>
     <#list cr.spec.vm.disks.asList() as disk>
@@ -65,6 +67,9 @@ spec:
   - name: vm-data
     persistentVolumeClaim:
       claimName: ${ cr.metadata.name.asString }-runner-data
+  - name: vmop-image-repository
+    persistentVolumeClaim:
+      claimName: vmop-image-repository
   <#assign diskCounter = 0/>
   <#list cr.spec.vm.disks.asList() as disk>
   <#if disk.volumeClaimTemplate.metadata??