diff --git a/src/k8s/pkg/k8sd/app/hooks_bootstrap.go b/src/k8s/pkg/k8sd/app/hooks_bootstrap.go
index 001dc2af0..41be0ccc7 100644
--- a/src/k8s/pkg/k8sd/app/hooks_bootstrap.go
+++ b/src/k8s/pkg/k8sd/app/hooks_bootstrap.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/canonical/k8s/pkg/k8sd/types"
 	snaputil "github.com/canonical/k8s/pkg/snap/util"
 	"github.com/canonical/k8s/pkg/utils"
+	"github.com/canonical/k8s/pkg/utils/experimental/snapdconfig"
 	"github.com/canonical/microcluster/state"
 )
 
@@ -334,6 +335,10 @@ func (a *App) onBootstrapControlPlane(s *state.State, bootstrapConfig apiv1.Boot
 		return fmt.Errorf("database transaction to update cluster configuration failed: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	if err := snapdconfig.SetSnapdFromK8sd(s.Context, cfg.ToUserFacing(), snap); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to set snapd configuration from k8sd: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	// Start services
 	if err := startControlPlaneServices(s.Context, snap, cfg.Datastore.GetType()); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to start services: %w", err)
diff --git a/src/k8s/pkg/k8sd/app/hooks_join.go b/src/k8s/pkg/k8sd/app/hooks_join.go
index 430a10d91..90e896c3c 100644
--- a/src/k8s/pkg/k8sd/app/hooks_join.go
+++ b/src/k8s/pkg/k8sd/app/hooks_join.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/canonical/k8s/pkg/k8sd/pki"
 	"github.com/canonical/k8s/pkg/k8sd/setup"
 	"github.com/canonical/k8s/pkg/utils"
+	"github.com/canonical/k8s/pkg/utils/experimental/snapdconfig"
 	"github.com/canonical/microcluster/state"
 )
 
@@ -144,6 +145,10 @@ func (a *App) onPostJoin(s *state.State, initConfig map[string]string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to configure services: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	if err := snapdconfig.SetSnapdFromK8sd(s.Context, cfg.ToUserFacing(), snap); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to set snapd configuration from k8sd: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	// Start services
 	if err := startControlPlaneServices(s.Context, snap, cfg.Datastore.GetType()); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to start services: %w", err)