diff --git a/dracut.sh b/dracut.sh
index f58559e8..869b90b0 100755
--- a/dracut.sh
+++ b/dracut.sh
@@ -1302,6 +1302,12 @@ if ! [[ -d "$udevdir" ]]; then
     [[ -e /usr/lib/udev/collect ]] && udevdir=/usr/lib/udev
 fi
 
+[[ -d $udevconfdir ]] \
+    || udevconfdir="$(pkg-config udev --variable=udevconfdir 2>/dev/null)"
+if ! [[ -d "$udevconfdir" ]]; then
+    [[ -d /etc/udev ]] && udevconfdir=/etc/udev
+fi
+
 [[ -d $systemdutildir ]] \
     || systemdutildir=$(pkg-config systemd --variable=systemdutildir 2>/dev/null)
 
diff --git a/dracut.spec b/dracut.spec
index 90fa903a..a417f780 100644
--- a/dracut.spec
+++ b/dracut.spec
@@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ echo 'dracut_rescue_image="yes"' > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{dracutlibdir}/dracut.conf.d/
 %{dracutlibdir}/modules.d/91crypt-loop
 %{dracutlibdir}/modules.d/95debug
 %{dracutlibdir}/modules.d/95fstab-sys
+%{dracutlibdir}/modules.d/95hwdb
 %{dracutlibdir}/modules.d/95lunmask
 %{dracutlibdir}/modules.d/95nvmf
 %{dracutlibdir}/modules.d/95resume
diff --git a/modules.d/95hwdb/module-setup.sh b/modules.d/95hwdb/module-setup.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..16365377
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules.d/95hwdb/module-setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# This file is part of dracut.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+check() {
+    return 255
+}
+
+# called by dracut
+install() {
+    local hwdb_bin
+
+    # systemd-hwdb ships the file in /etc, with /usr/lib as an alternative.
+    # Therefore consider this location as preferred for configuration.
+    hwdb_bin="${udevdir}"/hwdb.bin
+
+    if [[ ! -r "${hwdb_bin}" ]]; then
+      hwdb_bin="${udevconfdir}"/hwdb.bin
+    fi
+
+    if [[ $hostonly ]]; then
+        inst_multiple -H "${hwdb_bin}"
+    else
+        inst_multiple "${hwdb_bin}"
+    fi
+}