diff --git a/fedora-live-base.ks b/fedora-live-base.ks
index 01a0451..4b69033 100644
--- a/fedora-live-base.ks
+++ b/fedora-live-base.ks
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ fi
 # add fedora user with no passwd
 action "Adding live user" useradd \$USERADDARGS -c "Live System User" liveuser
 passwd -d liveuser > /dev/null
+usermod -aG wheel liveuser > /dev/null
 
 # turn off firstboot for livecd boots
 systemctl --no-reload disable firstboot-text.service 2> /dev/null || :
diff --git a/fedora-live-mini.ks b/fedora-live-mini.ks
index 78ad323..20459e0 100644
--- a/fedora-live-mini.ks
+++ b/fedora-live-mini.ks
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ mount -t tmpfs vartmp /var/tmp
 # add fedora user with no passwd
 action "Adding live user" useradd \$USERADDARGS -c "Live System User" liveuser
 passwd -d liveuser > /dev/null
+usermod -aG wheel liveuser > /dev/null
 
 # turn off firstboot for livecd boots
 systemctl --no-reload disable firstboot-text.service 2> /dev/null || :