diff --git a/pkg/asset/agent/common.go b/pkg/asset/agent/common.go
index 5a42406a08e..578a9432473 100644
--- a/pkg/asset/agent/common.go
+++ b/pkg/asset/agent/common.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
+	// ExternalPlatformNameOci is the name of the external platform for OCP.
 	ExternalPlatformNameOci = "oci"
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/asset/imagebased/configimage/clusterconfiguration.go b/pkg/asset/imagebased/configimage/clusterconfiguration.go
index 54f57ef86bc..b54581dbb94 100644
--- a/pkg/asset/imagebased/configimage/clusterconfiguration.go
+++ b/pkg/asset/imagebased/configimage/clusterconfiguration.go
@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@ func (cc *ClusterConfiguration) Generate(_ context.Context, dependencies asset.P
 	if installConfig.Config == nil || imageBasedConfig.Config == nil {
 		return cc.finish()
 	}
+	if imageBasedConfig.Config.ClusterID != "" {
+		clusterID.UUID = imageBasedConfig.Config.ClusterID
+	}
+	if imageBasedConfig.Config.InfraID != "" {
+		clusterID.InfraID = imageBasedConfig.Config.InfraID
+	}
 
 	cc.Config = &imagebased.SeedReconfiguration{
 		APIVersion:            imagebased.SeedReconfigurationVersion,
diff --git a/pkg/asset/imagebased/configimage/clusterconfiguration_test.go b/pkg/asset/imagebased/configimage/clusterconfiguration_test.go
index 4fa84bee18a..678721270d7 100644
--- a/pkg/asset/imagebased/configimage/clusterconfiguration_test.go
+++ b/pkg/asset/imagebased/configimage/clusterconfiguration_test.go
@@ -64,6 +64,22 @@ func TestClusterConfiguration_Generate(t *testing.T) {
 
 			expectedConfig: clusterConfiguration().build().Config,
 		},
+		{
+			name: "valid configuration with cluster and infra ID",
+			dependencies: []asset.Asset{
+				clusterID(),
+				kubeadminPassword(),
+				lbCertKey(),
+				localhostCertKey(),
+				serviceNetworkCertKey(),
+				adminKubeConfigCertKey(),
+				ingressCertKey(),
+				installConfig().build(),
+				imageBasedConfigWithSetClusterID("some-id", "some-infra-id"),
+			},
+
+			expectedConfig: clusterConfigurationWithProvidedIDs("some-id", "some-infra-id").build().Config,
+		},
 		{
 			name: "valid configuration with proxy",
 			dependencies: []asset.Asset{
@@ -340,6 +356,13 @@ func clusterConfiguration() *ClusterConfigurationBuilder {
 	return ccb
 }
 
+func clusterConfigurationWithProvidedIDs(clusterID string, infraID string) *ClusterConfigurationBuilder {
+	ccb := clusterConfiguration()
+	ccb.ClusterConfiguration.Config.ClusterID = clusterID
+	ccb.ClusterConfiguration.Config.InfraID = infraID
+	return ccb
+}
+
 func clusterID() *ClusterID {
 	return &ClusterID{
 		installconfig.ClusterID{
diff --git a/pkg/asset/imagebased/configimage/imagebased_config.go b/pkg/asset/imagebased/configimage/imagebased_config.go
index 5bcc2a1845d..bf8182317ae 100644
--- a/pkg/asset/imagebased/configimage/imagebased_config.go
+++ b/pkg/asset/imagebased/configimage/imagebased_config.go
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ func (i *ImageBasedConfig) validateImageBasedConfig() field.ErrorList {
 func (i *ImageBasedConfig) validateNetworkConfig() field.ErrorList {
 	var allErrs field.ErrorList
 
-	fmt.Sprintf("NetworkConfig: %s", i.Config.NetworkConfig)
 	// empty NetworkConfig is fine
 	if i.Config.NetworkConfig == nil || i.Config.NetworkConfig.String() == "" {
 		return nil
diff --git a/pkg/asset/imagebased/configimage/installconfig.go b/pkg/asset/imagebased/configimage/installconfig.go
index 9fcbe96f7da..b2079c8bbe5 100644
--- a/pkg/asset/imagebased/configimage/installconfig.go
+++ b/pkg/asset/imagebased/configimage/installconfig.go
@@ -50,9 +50,8 @@ func (i *InstallConfig) Generate(_ context.Context, parents asset.Parents) error
 	return nil
 }
 
-// adding custom loadFromFile method to load the install-config.yaml file
-// as default one adds many default values that are not needed for image-based install config and can break our logic
-// such as machine network for example
+// loadFromFile method to load the install-config.yaml file.
+// Default one adds many default values that are not needed for image-based install config and can break our logic such as machine network for example.
 func (i *InstallConfig) loadFromFile(f asset.FileFetcher) (found bool, err error) {
 	file, err := f.FetchByName(InstallConfigFilename)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/asset/imagebased/configimage/util_test.go b/pkg/asset/imagebased/configimage/util_test.go
index d087d9103b8..9f1acaf7f23 100644
--- a/pkg/asset/imagebased/configimage/util_test.go
+++ b/pkg/asset/imagebased/configimage/util_test.go
@@ -111,6 +111,13 @@ func imageBasedConfig() *ImageBasedConfig {
 	return ibConfig
 }
 
+func imageBasedConfigWithSetClusterID(clusterID string, infraID string) *ImageBasedConfig {
+	ibConfig := imageBasedConfig()
+	ibConfig.Config.ClusterID = clusterID
+	ibConfig.Config.InfraID = infraID
+	return ibConfig
+}
+
 func unmarshalJSON(b []byte) []byte {
 	output, err := yaml.JSONToYAML(b)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/types/imagebased/imagebased_config_types.go b/pkg/types/imagebased/imagebased_config_types.go
index 765afa48fb5..64cedcd1129 100644
--- a/pkg/types/imagebased/imagebased_config_types.go
+++ b/pkg/types/imagebased/imagebased_config_types.go
@@ -33,6 +33,16 @@ type Config struct {
 	// ReleaseRegistry is the container registry used to host the release image of the seed cluster.
 	// +optional
 	ReleaseRegistry string `json:"releaseRegistry,omitempty"`
+
+	// ClusterID is the desired cluster ID.
+	// Will be generated by the installer in case it is not provided.
+	// +optional
+	ClusterID string `json:"cluster_id,omitempty"`
+
+	// InfraID is the desired infra ID.
+	// Will be generated by the installer in case it is not provided.
+	// +optional
+	InfraID string `json:"infra_id,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // InstallationConfig is the API for specifying configuration for the