diff --git a/share/templates.d/99-generic/runtime-install.tmpl b/share/templates.d/99-generic/runtime-install.tmpl
index 792cf700..a073fea7 100644
--- a/share/templates.d/99-generic/runtime-install.tmpl
+++ b/share/templates.d/99-generic/runtime-install.tmpl
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ installpkg libblockdev-lvm-dbus
 installpkg volume_key
 installpkg nss-tools
 
+## enable swap on zram
+installpkg zram-generator-defaults
+
 ## SELinux support
 installpkg selinux-policy-targeted audit