diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yaml b/.github/workflows/main.yaml
index 7efb874..c8efda0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ jobs:
         include:
           - lima_template: template://ubuntu-24.04
             container_engine: docker
+          - lima_template: template://docker-rootful
+            container_engine: docker-rootful
           - lima_template: template://ubuntu-24.04
             container_engine: nerdctl
           - lima_template: template://centos-stream-9
diff --git a/hack/create-cluster-lima.sh b/hack/create-cluster-lima.sh
index ba3d230..6efbcf6 100755
--- a/hack/create-cluster-lima.sh
+++ b/hack/create-cluster-lima.sh
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ done
 
 SERVICE_PORTS="PORT_KUBE_APISERVER=${PORT_KUBE_APISERVER} PORT_ETCD=${PORT_ETCD} PORT_FLANNEL=${PORT_FLANNEL} PORT_KUBELET=${PORT_KUBELET}"
 
+# At this point, rootless / rootful Docker is setup
+if [[ "$CONTAINER_ENGINE" == "docker-rootful" ]]
+  then
+    CONTAINER_ENGINE="docker"  
+fi
+
 # Launch a Kubernetes node inside a Rootless Docker host
 for host in host0 host1; do
 	${LIMACTL} shell "${host}" ${SERVICE_PORTS} CONTAINER_ENGINE="${CONTAINER_ENGINE}" make -C "${guest_home}/usernetes" up
diff --git a/init-host/init-host.root.sh b/init-host/init-host.root.sh
index 911ec70..060c288 100755
--- a/init-host/init-host.root.sh
+++ b/init-host/init-host.root.sh
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ case "${CONTAINER_ENGINE}" in
 	fi
 	systemctl disable --now docker
 	;;
+"docker-rootful")
+	echo "Preparing to run docker in default rootful mode."
+	;;
 "podman")
 	if ! command -v podman-compose >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 		"${script_dir}"/init-host.root.d/install-podman.sh
diff --git a/init-host/init-host.rootless.sh b/init-host/init-host.rootless.sh
index 1151fe1..fe549a1 100755
--- a/init-host/init-host.rootless.sh
+++ b/init-host/init-host.rootless.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ case "${CONTAINER_ENGINE}" in
 "docker")
 	dockerd-rootless-setuptool.sh install || (journalctl --user --since "10 min ago"; exit 1)
 	;;
+"docker-rootful")
+	echo "Skipping rootless install of docker"
+	CONTAINER_ENGINE="docker"
+	;;
 "nerdctl")
 	containerd-rootless-setuptool.sh install
 	containerd-rootless-setuptool.sh install-buildkit-containerd