diff --git a/files/99-reboot-required b/files/99-reboot-required
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8aa9c83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/99-reboot-required
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# /etc/update-motd.d/99-reboot-required
+
+if [ -f /run/reboot-required ]; then
+    RED_BOLD='\033[1;31m'
+    RESET='\033[0m'
+
+    printf '\n%b[!] REBOOT REQUIRED [!]%b\n' "$RED_BOLD" "$RESET"
+
+    if [ -r /run/reboot-required.pkgs ]; then
+        printf 'Packages requiring reboot:\n'
+        cat /run/reboot-required.pkgs
+    fi
+
+    printf '\n'
+fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 663f760..aea6864 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -28,3 +28,7 @@
 - name: base | set datetime
   import_tasks: datetime.yml
   tags: [ 'datetime', 'date', 'ntp' ]
+
+- name: base | configure motd
+  import_tasks: motd.yml
+  tags: [ 'motd' ]
diff --git a/tasks/motd.yml b/tasks/motd.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..619a777
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/motd.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+- name: motd | copy reboot required script
+  copy:
+    src: 99-reboot-required
+    dest: /etc/update-motd.d/99-reboot-required
+    mode: '0755'