diff --git a/share/templates.d/99-generic/runtime-install.tmpl b/share/templates.d/99-generic/runtime-install.tmpl
index 7d8cace9..53255fb3 100644
--- a/share/templates.d/99-generic/runtime-install.tmpl
+++ b/share/templates.d/99-generic/runtime-install.tmpl
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ installpkg fpaste
 installpkg python3-pyatspi
 
 ## extra tools not required by anaconda
+installpkg nano nano-default-editor
 installpkg vim-minimal strace lsof dump xz less
 installpkg wget rsync bind-utils ftp mtr vconfig
 installpkg icfg spice-vdagent