diff --git a/board/common/overlay/etc/adminpasswd.d/samba b/board/common/overlay/etc/adminpasswd.d/samba
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..4c5d67eb06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/board/common/overlay/etc/adminpasswd.d/samba
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+echo -e "$PASSWORD\n$PASSWORD\n" | /usr/bin/smbpasswd -a admin -s > /dev/null