diff --git a/image-builder/Dockerfile.ubuntu_focal b/image-builder/Dockerfile.ubuntu_focal
index 0d4964a..86a91f8 100644
--- a/image-builder/Dockerfile.ubuntu_focal
+++ b/image-builder/Dockerfile.ubuntu_focal
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ ENV boot_src="/opt/grub"
 
 RUN apt-get update ;\
     apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends  \
+        dosfstools \
+        mtools \
         squashfs-tools \
         grub-common \
         grub2-common \
diff --git a/image-builder/Makefile b/image-builder/Makefile
index 012d9dc..648a992 100644
--- a/image-builder/Makefile
+++ b/image-builder/Makefile
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ PUSH_IMAGE	?= false
 DISTRO          ?= ubuntu_focal
 IMAGE           ?= ${DOCKER_REGISTRY}/${IMAGE_PREFIX}/${IMAGE_NAME}:${IMAGE_TAG}-${DISTRO}
 IMAGE_ALIAS	?= $(DOCKER_REGISTRY)-$(IMAGE_NAME)-$(IMAGE_TAG)-${DISTRO}-${IMAGE_TYPE}
-UEFI_BOOT	?=
+UEFI_BOOT	?= true
 PROXY           ?=
 NO_PROXY        ?= localhost,127.0.0.1
 
diff --git a/image-builder/assets/playbooks/roles/iso/tasks/iso.yaml b/image-builder/assets/playbooks/roles/iso/tasks/iso.yaml
index dfb5878..bcb6bce 100644
--- a/image-builder/assets/playbooks/roles/iso/tasks/iso.yaml
+++ b/image-builder/assets/playbooks/roles/iso/tasks/iso.yaml
@@ -13,17 +13,23 @@
   shell:
     cmd: |
         xorriso \
-            -as mkisofs \
-            -iso-level 3 \
-            -full-iso9660-filenames \
-            -volid "config-2" \
-            --grub2-boot-info \
-            --grub2-mbr /usr/lib/grub/i386-pc/boot_hybrid.img \
-            -eltorito-boot boot/grub/bios.img \
-            -no-emul-boot \
-            -boot-load-size 4 \
-            -boot-info-table \
-            --eltorito-catalog boot/grub/boot.cat \
-            -output {{ img_output_dir }}/{{ img_name }} \
-            -graft-points \
-            {{ root_image }}
+          -as mkisofs \
+          -iso-level 3 \
+          -full-iso9660-filenames \
+          -volid "config-2" \
+          -eltorito-boot boot/grub/bios.img \
+          -no-emul-boot \
+          -boot-load-size 4 \
+          -boot-info-table \
+          --eltorito-catalog boot/grub/boot.cat \
+          --grub2-boot-info \
+          --grub2-mbr /usr/lib/grub/i386-pc/boot_hybrid.img \
+          -eltorito-alt-boot \
+          -e EFI/efiboot.img \
+          -no-emul-boot \
+          -append_partition 2 0xef {{ root_image }}/boot/grub/efiboot.img \
+          -output {{ img_output_dir }}/{{ img_name }} \
+          -graft-points \
+              {{ root_image }} \
+              /boot/grub/bios.img={{ root_image }}/boot/grub/bios.img \
+              /EFI/efiboot.img={{ root_image }}/boot/grub/efiboot.img
diff --git a/image-builder/assets/playbooks/roles/livecdcontent/tasks/livecd.yaml b/image-builder/assets/playbooks/roles/livecdcontent/tasks/livecd.yaml
index 8cf4f57..d0b045f 100644
--- a/image-builder/assets/playbooks/roles/livecdcontent/tasks/livecd.yaml
+++ b/image-builder/assets/playbooks/roles/livecdcontent/tasks/livecd.yaml
@@ -35,7 +35,28 @@
   template:
       src: grub-livecd.cfg.j2
       dest: "{{ bootimg_builddir.path }}/grub.cfg"
-- name: "making standalone grub"
+
+- name: "making standalone grub - efi"
+  shell:
+    cmd: |
+        grub-mkstandalone \
+        --format=x86_64-efi \
+        --output="{{ bootimg_builddir.path }}/bootx64.efi" \
+        --locales="" \
+        --fonts="" \
+        boot/grub/grub.cfg="{{ bootimg_builddir.path }}/grub.cfg"
+
+- name: "setup efi filesystem"
+  shell:
+    cmd: |
+        set -e
+        cd {{ bootimg_builddir.path }}
+        dd if=/dev/zero of=efiboot.img bs=1M count=10
+        mkfs.vfat efiboot.img
+        LC_CTYPE=C mmd -i efiboot.img efi efi/boot
+        LC_CTYPE=C mcopy -i efiboot.img ./bootx64.efi ::efi/boot/
+
+- name: "making standalone grub - legacy"
   shell:
     cmd: |
         grub-mkstandalone \
@@ -47,7 +68,6 @@
           --fonts="" \
           boot/grub/grub.cfg="{{ bootimg_builddir.path }}/grub.cfg"
 
-
 - name: "ensuring directory {{ root_image }}/boot/grub exists"
   file:
       path: "{{ root_image }}/boot/grub"
@@ -55,5 +75,6 @@
       mode: '0755'
 - name: "assembling boot img"
   shell:
-    cmd: cat /usr/lib/grub/i386-pc/cdboot.img {{ bootimg_builddir.path }}/core.img > {{ root_image }}/boot/grub/bios.img
-
+    cmd: |
+        cat /usr/lib/grub/i386-pc/cdboot.img {{ bootimg_builddir.path }}/core.img > {{ root_image }}/boot/grub/bios.img
+        cp {{ bootimg_builddir.path }}/efiboot.img {{ root_image }}/boot/grub/
diff --git a/image-builder/tools/cut_image.sh b/image-builder/tools/cut_image.sh
index b21a3cc..9288170 100755
--- a/image-builder/tools/cut_image.sh
+++ b/image-builder/tools/cut_image.sh
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ if [[ $build_type = iso ]]; then
    --env NO_PROXY=$noproxy \
    ${image}
   disk1="--disk path=${workdir}/ephemeral.iso,device=cdrom"
+  uefi_boot_arg='--boot uefi'
 elif [[ $build_type == qcow ]]; then
   sudo -E modprobe nbd
   sudo -E docker run -t --rm \