diff --git a/iso/builder/config/hooks/normal/9011-toram-rsync.hook.chroot b/iso/builder/config/hooks/normal/9011-toram-rsync.hook.chroot
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..2771757
--- /dev/null
+++ b/iso/builder/config/hooks/normal/9011-toram-rsync.hook.chroot
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# 9011-toram-rsync.hook.chroot
+#
+# Adds rsync to the initramfs so that live-boot's toram code takes the
+# rsync --progress path instead of the silent "cp -a" fallback.
+#
+# live-boot's 9990-toram-todisk.sh already contains:
+#   if [ -x /bin/rsync ]; then
+#       rsync -a --progress ... 1>/dev/console
+#   else
+#       cp -a ...   # no output
+#   fi
+#
+# We install an initramfs-tools hook that calls copy_exec /usr/bin/rsync,
+# which copies the binary + all shared-library dependencies into the initrd.
+
+set -e
+
+HOOK_DIR="/etc/initramfs-tools/hooks"
+HOOK="${HOOK_DIR}/bee-rsync"
+
+mkdir -p "${HOOK_DIR}"
+
+cat > "${HOOK}" << 'EOF'
+#!/bin/sh
+# initramfs hook: include rsync for live-boot toram progress output
+PREREQ=""
+prereqs() { echo "$PREREQ"; }
+case "$1" in prereqs) prereqs; exit 0 ;; esac
+
+. /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hook-functions
+
+if [ -x /usr/bin/rsync ]; then
+    copy_exec /usr/bin/rsync /bin
+fi
+EOF
+
+chmod +x "${HOOK}"
+
+echo "9011-toram-rsync: installed initramfs hook at ${HOOK}"
+
+# Rebuild initramfs so the hook takes effect in the ISO's initrd.img
+KVER=$(ls /lib/modules | sort -V | tail -1)
+echo "9011-toram-rsync: rebuilding initramfs for kernel ${KVER}"
+update-initramfs -u -k "${KVER}"
+echo "9011-toram-rsync: done"
diff --git a/iso/builder/config/package-lists/bee.list.chroot b/iso/builder/config/package-lists/bee.list.chroot
index f30b79a..2de340a 100644
--- a/iso/builder/config/package-lists/bee.list.chroot
+++ b/iso/builder/config/package-lists/bee.list.chroot
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ dmidecode
 smartmontools
 nvme-cli
 pciutils
+rsync
 ipmitool
 util-linux
 e2fsprogs