diff --git a/omec/omec-data-plane/templates/_helpers.tpl b/omec/omec-data-plane/templates/_helpers.tpl
index af69c64..24733ea 100644
--- a/omec/omec-data-plane/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/omec/omec-data-plane/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -34,3 +34,23 @@
 {{- $wtf := $context.Template.Name | replace $last $name -}}
 {{ include $wtf $context }}
 {{- end -}}
+
+{{/*
+Render init container for coredump.
+*/}}
+{{- define "omec-data-plane.coredump_init" -}}
+{{- $pod := index . 0 -}}
+{{- $context := index . 1 -}}
+- name: {{ $pod }}-coredump-init
+  image: {{ $context.Values.images.tags.init | quote }}
+  imagePullPolicy: {{ $context.Values.images.pullPolicy }}
+  securityContext:
+    privileged: true
+    runAsUser: 0
+  command: ["bash", "-xc"]
+  args:
+    - echo '/tmp/coredump/core.%h.%e.%t' > /mnt/host-rootfs/proc/sys/kernel/core_pattern
+  volumeMounts:
+    - name: host-rootfs
+      mountPath: /mnt/host-rootfs
+{{- end -}}