diff --git a/installer/roles/kubernetes/tasks/main.yml b/installer/roles/kubernetes/tasks/main.yml
index 3ff39968b4..84a21ffa16 100644
--- a/installer/roles/kubernetes/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/installer/roles/kubernetes/tasks/main.yml
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@
     - 'deployment'
     - 'supervisor'
     - 'launch_awx'
+    - 'rsyslog'
   no_log: true
 
 - name: Apply Deployment
@@ -225,6 +226,7 @@
     - "{{ deployment }}"
     - "{{ supervisor }}"
     - "{{ launch_awx }}"
+    - "{{ rsyslog }}"
   no_log: true
 
 - name: Delete any existing management pod
diff --git a/installer/roles/kubernetes/templates/deployment.yml.j2 b/installer/roles/kubernetes/templates/deployment.yml.j2
index 8e3c1f2a01..080a2ae80a 100644
--- a/installer/roles/kubernetes/templates/deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/installer/roles/kubernetes/templates/deployment.yml.j2
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ spec:
               mountPath: "/var/run/supervisor"
             - name: rsyslog-socket
               mountPath: "/var/run/rsyslog"
-            - name: rsyslog-config
+            - name: rsyslog-dir
               mountPath: "/var/lib/awx/rsyslog/"
 {% if ca_trust_dir is defined %}
             - name: {{ kubernetes_deployment_name }}-ca-trust-dir
@@ -148,6 +148,11 @@ spec:
               subPath: supervisor_task.conf
               readOnly: true
 
+            - name: {{ kubernetes_deployment_name }}-rsyslog-config
+              mountPath: "/var/lib/awx/rsyslog/rsyslog.conf"
+              subPath: rsyslog.conf
+              readOnly: true
+
             - name: {{ kubernetes_deployment_name }}-secret-key
               mountPath: "/etc/tower/SECRET_KEY"
               subPath: SECRET_KEY
@@ -184,7 +189,7 @@ spec:
               mountPath: "/var/run/supervisor"
             - name: rsyslog-socket
               mountPath: "/var/run/rsyslog"
-            - name: rsyslog-config
+            - name: rsyslog-dir
               mountPath: "/var/lib/awx/rsyslog/"
 {% if ca_trust_dir is defined %}
             - name: {{ kubernetes_deployment_name }}-ca-trust-dir
@@ -331,7 +336,7 @@ spec:
           emptyDir: {}
         - name: rsyslog-socket
           emptyDir: {}
-        - name: rsyslog-config
+        - name: rsyslog-dir
           emptyDir: {}
 {% if ca_trust_dir is defined %}
         - name: {{ kubernetes_deployment_name }}-ca-trust-dir
@@ -409,6 +414,12 @@ spec:
               - key: supervisor-task-config
                 path: 'supervisor_task.conf'
 
+        - name: {{ kubernetes_deployment_name }}-rsyslog-config
+          configMap:
+            name: {{ kubernetes_deployment_name }}-rsyslog-config
+            items:
+              - key: rsyslog-config
+                path: 'rsyslog.conf'
 
         - name: {{ kubernetes_deployment_name }}-secret-key
           secret:
diff --git a/installer/roles/kubernetes/templates/rsyslog.yml.j2 b/installer/roles/kubernetes/templates/rsyslog.yml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3055c498ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/installer/roles/kubernetes/templates/rsyslog.yml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: {{ kubernetes_deployment_name }}-rsyslog-config
+  namespace: {{ kubernetes_namespace }}
+data:
+  rsyslog-config: |
+    $WorkDirectory /var/lib/awx/rsyslog
+    $IncludeConfig /etc/rsyslog.d/*.conf
+