diff --git a/docs/releases.rst b/docs/releases.rst
index b994400ab1..7861e8c8fb 100644
--- a/docs/releases.rst
+++ b/docs/releases.rst
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ guest with the `Input–output memory management unit` has been
 added into the :ref:`/spec/hardware` specification and implemented
 in the :ref:`/plugins/provision/beaker` provision plugin.
 
+The :ref:`/plugins/provision/beaker` provision plugin now newly
+supports providing a custom :ref:`/spec/plans/provision/kickstart`
+configuration.
+
 
 tmt-1.36.1
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/spec/plans/provision/kickstart.fmf b/spec/plans/provision/kickstart.fmf
index 819677a331..cde646e841 100644
--- a/spec/plans/provision/kickstart.fmf
+++ b/spec/plans/provision/kickstart.fmf
@@ -74,3 +74,9 @@ example:
                 "no-autopart harness=restraint"
             kernel-options: "ksdevice=eth1"
             kernel-options-post: "quiet"
+
+link:
+  - implemented-by: /tmt/steps/provision/mrack.py
+    note: since 1.37
+  - implemented-by: /tmt/steps/provision/artemis.py
+    note: since 1.22
diff --git a/tmt/schemas/provision/beaker.yaml b/tmt/schemas/provision/beaker.yaml
index e9db0e6079..50acc91467 100644
--- a/tmt/schemas/provision/beaker.yaml
+++ b/tmt/schemas/provision/beaker.yaml
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ properties:
   hardware:
     $ref: "/schemas/provision/hardware#/definitions/hardware"
 
+  kickstart:
+    $ref: "/schemas/provision/kickstart#/definitions/kickstart"
+
   role:
     $ref: "/schemas/common#/definitions/role"
 
diff --git a/tmt/steps/provision/__init__.py b/tmt/steps/provision/__init__.py
index 049ae27d84..0d33ad6048 100644
--- a/tmt/steps/provision/__init__.py
+++ b/tmt/steps/provision/__init__.py
@@ -719,6 +719,9 @@ def show(
             if isinstance(value, (list, tuple)):
                 printable_value = fmf.utils.listed(value)
 
+            elif isinstance(value, dict):
+                printable_value = tmt.utils.format_value(value)
+
             elif isinstance(value, tmt.hardware.Hardware):
                 printable_value = tmt.utils.dict_to_yaml(value.to_spec())
 
diff --git a/tmt/steps/provision/artemis.py b/tmt/steps/provision/artemis.py
index 57f8998b1a..9f7e9078e9 100644
--- a/tmt/steps/provision/artemis.py
+++ b/tmt/steps/provision/artemis.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     UpdatableMessage,
     dict_to_yaml,
     field,
+    normalize_string_dict,
     retry_session,
     )
 
@@ -86,34 +87,6 @@
 DEFAULT_RETRY_BACKOFF_FACTOR = 1
 
 
-def _normalize_user_data(
-        key_address: str,
-        raw_value: Any,
-        logger: tmt.log.Logger) -> dict[str, str]:
-    if isinstance(raw_value, dict):
-        return {
-            str(key).strip(): str(value).strip() for key, value in raw_value.items()
-            }
-
-    if isinstance(raw_value, (list, tuple)):
-        user_data = {}
-
-        for datum in raw_value:
-            try:
-                key, value = datum.split('=', 1)
-
-            except ValueError as exc:
-                raise tmt.utils.NormalizationError(
-                    key_address, datum, 'a KEY=VALUE string') from exc
-
-            user_data[key.strip()] = value.strip()
-
-        return user_data
-
-    raise tmt.utils.NormalizationError(
-        key_address, value, 'a dictionary or a list of KEY=VALUE strings')
-
-
 def _normalize_log_type(
         key_address: str,
         raw_value: Any,
@@ -181,14 +154,14 @@ class ArtemisGuestData(tmt.steps.provision.GuestSshData):
         metavar='KEY=VALUE',
         help='Optional data to attach to guest.',
         multiple=True,
-        normalize=_normalize_user_data)
+        normalize=normalize_string_dict)
     kickstart: dict[str, str] = field(
         default_factory=dict,
         option='--kickstart',
         metavar='KEY=VALUE',
         help='Optional Beaker kickstart to use when provisioning the guest.',
         multiple=True,
-        normalize=_normalize_user_data)
+        normalize=normalize_string_dict)
 
     log_type: list[str] = field(
         default_factory=list,
diff --git a/tmt/steps/provision/mrack.py b/tmt/steps/provision/mrack.py
index be94845153..d2be3b1d10 100644
--- a/tmt/steps/provision/mrack.py
+++ b/tmt/steps/provision/mrack.py
@@ -15,7 +15,14 @@
 import tmt.steps
 import tmt.steps.provision
 import tmt.utils
-from tmt.utils import Command, Path, ProvisionError, ShellScript, UpdatableMessage, field
+from tmt.utils import (
+    Command,
+    Path,
+    ProvisionError,
+    ShellScript,
+    UpdatableMessage,
+    field,
+    )
 
 mrack: Any
 providers: Any
@@ -691,8 +698,7 @@ def _translate_tmt_hw(self, hw: tmt.hardware.Hardware) -> dict[str, Any]:
 
         def create_host_requirement(self, host: CreateJobParameters) -> dict[str, Any]:
             """ Create single input for Beaker provisioner """
-
-            req: dict[str, Any] = super().create_host_requirement(dataclasses.asdict(host))
+            req: dict[str, Any] = super().create_host_requirement(host.to_mrack())
 
             if host.hardware and host.hardware.constraint:
                 req.update(self._translate_tmt_hw(host.hardware))
@@ -703,6 +709,8 @@ def create_host_requirement(self, host: CreateJobParameters) -> dict[str, Any]:
             # Whiteboard must be added *after* request preparation, to overwrite the default one.
             req['whiteboard'] = host.whiteboard
 
+            logger.debug('mrack request', req, level=4)
+
             logger.info('whiteboard', host.whiteboard, 'green')
 
             return req
@@ -779,6 +787,13 @@ class BeakerGuestData(tmt.steps.provision.GuestSshData):
              {DEFAULT_API_SESSION_REFRESH} seconds by default.
              """,
         normalize=tmt.utils.normalize_int)
+    kickstart: dict[str, str] = field(
+        default_factory=dict,
+        option='--kickstart',
+        metavar='KEY=VALUE',
+        help='Optional Beaker kickstart to use when provisioning the guest.',
+        multiple=True,
+        normalize=tmt.utils.normalize_string_dict)
 
     beaker_job_owner: Optional[str] = field(
         default=None,
@@ -821,10 +836,22 @@ class CreateJobParameters:
     os: str
     arch: str
     hardware: Optional[tmt.hardware.Hardware]
+    kickstart: dict[str, str]
     whiteboard: Optional[str]
     beaker_job_owner: Optional[str]
     group: str = 'linux'
 
+    def to_mrack(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        data = dataclasses.asdict(self)
+
+        data['beaker'] = {}
+
+        if self.kickstart:
+            data['beaker']['ks_meta'] = self.kickstart.get('metadata')
+            data['beaker']['ks_append'] = self.kickstart
+
+        return data
+
 
 class BeakerAPI:
     # req is a requirement passed to Beaker mrack provisioner
@@ -923,6 +950,7 @@ class GuestBeaker(tmt.steps.provision.GuestSsh):
     arch: str
     image: str = "fedora-latest"
     hardware: Optional[tmt.hardware.Hardware] = None
+    kickstart: dict[str, str]
 
     beaker_job_owner: Optional[str] = None
 
@@ -995,6 +1023,7 @@ def _create(self, tmt_name: str) -> None:
         data = CreateJobParameters(
             tmt_name=tmt_name,
             hardware=self.hardware,
+            kickstart=self.kickstart,
             arch=self.arch,
             os=self.image,
             name=f'{self.image}-{self.arch}',
diff --git a/tmt/utils/__init__.py b/tmt/utils/__init__.py
index cf35c3f27d..587564dcb0 100644
--- a/tmt/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/tmt/utils/__init__.py
@@ -5389,6 +5389,53 @@ def normalize_shell_script(
     raise NormalizationError(key_address, value, 'a string')
 
 
+def normalize_string_dict(
+        key_address: str,
+        raw_value: Any,
+        logger: tmt.log.Logger) -> dict[str, str]:
+    """
+    Normalize a key/value dictionary.
+
+    The input value could be specified in two ways:
+
+    * a dictionary, or
+    * a list of ``KEY=VALUE`` strings.
+
+    For example, the following are acceptable inputs:
+
+    .. code-block:: python
+
+       {'foo': 'bar', 'qux': 'quux'}
+
+       ['foo=bar', 'qux=quux']
+
+    :param value: input value from key source.
+    """
+
+    if isinstance(raw_value, dict):
+        return {
+            str(key).strip(): str(value).strip() for key, value in raw_value.items()
+            }
+
+    if isinstance(raw_value, (list, tuple)):
+        normalized = {}
+
+        for datum in cast(list[str], raw_value):
+            try:
+                key, value = datum.split('=', 1)
+
+            except ValueError as exc:
+                raise NormalizationError(
+                    key_address, datum, 'a KEY=VALUE string') from exc
+
+            normalized[key.strip()] = value.strip()
+
+        return normalized
+
+    raise tmt.utils.NormalizationError(
+        key_address, value, 'a dictionary or a list of KEY=VALUE strings')
+
+
 class NormalizeKeysMixin(_CommonBase):
     """
     Mixin adding support for loading fmf keys into object attributes.