diff --git a/presets/99-default-initrd.preset b/presets/99-default-initrd.preset
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..25b725b9a0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/presets/99-default-initrd.preset
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#  SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
+#
+#  This file is part of systemd.
+#
+#  systemd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+#  under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+#  (at your option) any later version.
+
+# We disable everything by default because:
+# - Every unnecessary service that is enabled slows down boot
+# - If the initrd is built out of packages there will be always be
+#   unnecessary services that are pulled in that aren't necessary to
+#   boot the system.
+disable *
diff --git a/presets/meson.build b/presets/meson.build
index cc852d7c172..4d16aadc519 100644
--- a/presets/meson.build
+++ b/presets/meson.build
@@ -10,3 +10,7 @@ install_data('90-systemd-user.preset',
 install_data('90-systemd-initrd.preset',
              install_dir : initrdpresetdir,
              rename : '90-systemd.preset')
+
+install_data('99-default-initrd.preset',
+             install_dir : initrdpresetdir,
+             rename : '99-default.preset')