diff --git a/subiquity/models/keyboard.py b/subiquity/models/keyboard.py
index 56c6c5bd..b569608b 100644
--- a/subiquity/models/keyboard.py
+++ b/subiquity/models/keyboard.py
@@ -101,6 +101,14 @@ class KeyboardModel:
                     'permissions': 0o644,
                     },
                 },
+            'curthooks_commands': {
+                # The below command must be run after updating
+                # etc/default/keyboard on the target so that the initramfs uses
+                # the keyboard mapping selected by the user.  See LP #1894009
+                '002-setupcon-save-only': [
+                    'curtin', 'in-target', '--', 'setupcon', '--save-only',
+                    ],
+                },
             }
 
     def setting_for_lang(self, lang):