diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index de9576b..1c13496 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ pve_tls_cert_source: mycert.pem
 pve_tls_key_source: mykey.pem
 
 pve_pamd_motd_enabled: True
+# pve_disk_mount: # defaults to not set
+#   - path: /mnt/backup
+#     src: /dev/sdX
+#     fstype: ext4
+#     opts:
+#     state: present
 
 pve_nginx_vhost_enabled: False
 pve_server_name: pve.example.com
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 5fdfcc4..5cdc0fb 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ---
+- import_tasks: pve.yml
 - import_tasks: pam.yml
 - import_tasks: auth.yml
 - import_tasks: tls.yml
diff --git a/tasks/pve.yml b/tasks/pve.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45bb65f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/pve.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+---
+- block:
+    - name: Ensure mountpoints are present
+      file:
+        path: "{{ item.path }}"
+        recurse: yes
+        state: directory
+      loop: "{{ pve_disk_mount | default([]) }}"
+      loop_control:
+        label: "{{ item.path }}"
+
+    - name: Add diskmounts to fstab
+      mount:
+        path: "{{ item.path }}"
+        src: "{{ item.src }}"
+        fstype: "{{ item.fstype }}"
+        opts: "{{ item.opts | default(omit) }}"
+        state: "{{ item.state | default('present') }}"
+      loop: "{{ pve_disk_mount | default([]) }}"
+      loop_control:
+        label: "{{ item.src }}   {{ item.path }}"
+  become: True
+  become_user: root