diff --git a/.github/labeler.yml b/.github/labeler.yml
index b8146a09..772e2764 100644
--- a/.github/labeler.yml
+++ b/.github/labeler.yml
@@ -406,6 +406,10 @@ fstab-sys:
   - changed-files:
     - any-glob-to-any-file: 'modules.d/95fstab-sys/*'
 
+hwdb:
+  - changed-files:
+    - any-glob-to-any-file: 'modules.d/95hwdb/*'
+
 iscsi:
   - changed-files:
     - any-glob-to-any-file: 'modules.d/95iscsi/*'
diff --git a/modules.d/95hwdb/module-setup.sh b/modules.d/95hwdb/module-setup.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..5d3250f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules.d/95hwdb/module-setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# This file is part of dracut.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+check() {
+    return 255
+}
+
+# called by dracut
+install() {
+    local hwdb_bin
+
+    # Follow the same priority as `systemd-hwdb`; `/etc` is the default
+    # and `/usr/lib` an alternative location.
+    hwdb_bin="${udevconfdir}"/hwdb.bin
+
+    if [[ ! -r ${hwdb_bin} ]]; then
+        hwdb_bin="${udevdir}"/hwdb.bin
+    fi
+
+    if [[ $hostonly ]]; then
+        inst_multiple -H "${hwdb_bin}"
+    else
+        inst_multiple "${hwdb_bin}"
+    fi
+}