diff --git a/snapcraft.yaml b/snapcraft.yaml
index 6ee634366..4523405f6 100644
--- a/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ source-code: https://github.com/canonical/lxd
 website: https://ubuntu.com/lxd
 confinement: strict
 
+plugs:
+ ceph-conf:
+   interface: content
+   target: "$SNAP_DATA/microceph"
+
 apps:
   # Main commands
   activate:
diff --git a/snapcraft/hooks/connect-plug-ceph-conf b/snapcraft/hooks/connect-plug-ceph-conf
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..df2b58b2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snapcraft/hooks/connect-plug-ceph-conf
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Utility functions
+get_bool() {
+    value=$(echo "${1:-}" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+
+    # See if it's true
+    for yes in "true" "1" "yes" "on"; do
+        if [ "${value}" = "${yes}" ]; then
+            echo "true"
+            return
+        fi
+    done
+
+    # See if it's false
+    for no in "false" "0" "no" "off"; do
+        if [ "${value}" = "${no}" ]; then
+            echo "false"
+            return
+        fi
+    done
+
+    # Invalid value (or not set)
+    return
+}
+
+ceph_builtin=$(get_bool "$(snapctl get ceph.builtin)")
+
+if ! [ "${ceph_builtin:-"false"}" = "true" ]; then
+  ln -snf ${SNAP_DATA}/microceph/conf/ /etc/ceph
+fi
diff --git a/snapcraft/hooks/disconnect-plug-ceph-conf b/snapcraft/hooks/disconnect-plug-ceph-conf
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..b169f23d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snapcraft/hooks/disconnect-plug-ceph-conf
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Utility functions
+get_bool() {
+    value=$(echo "${1:-}" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+
+    # See if it's true
+    for yes in "true" "1" "yes" "on"; do
+        if [ "${value}" = "${yes}" ]; then
+            echo "true"
+            return
+        fi
+    done
+
+    # See if it's false
+    for no in "false" "0" "no" "off"; do
+        if [ "${value}" = "${no}" ]; then
+            echo "false"
+            return
+        fi
+    done
+
+    # Invalid value (or not set)
+    return
+}
+
+ceph_builtin=$(get_bool "$(snapctl get ceph.builtin)")
+
+if [ "${ceph_builtin:-"false"}" = "true" ]; then
+    mkdir -p "${SNAP_COMMON}/ceph"
+    ln -snf "${SNAP_COMMON}/ceph" /etc/ceph
+else
+    ln -snf /var/lib/snapd/hostfs/etc/ceph /etc/ceph
+fi