diff --git a/ansible/roles/docker/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/docker/defaults/main.yml
index c43413338..dded0133d 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/docker/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/docker/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 ---
+# Name of the docker storage driver. Supported values include 'devicemapper'
+# and 'overlay'.
+docker_storage_driver: devicemapper
+
 # Name of the docker storage LVM volume group.
 docker_storage_volume_group:
 
diff --git a/ansible/roles/docker/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/docker/tasks/main.yml
index f9413ad5b..ce611fde9 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/docker/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/docker/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 ---
+- name: Fail when the storage driver is invalid
+  fail:
+    msg: >
+      Storage driver {{ docker_storage_driver }} is invalid. Valid drivers
+      include 'devicemapper' and 'overlay'.
+  when: docker_storage_driver not in ['devicemapper', 'overlay']
+
 - name: Ensure user is in the docker group
   user:
     name: "{{ ansible_user_id }}"
@@ -40,8 +47,8 @@
 - name: Fail when loopback-mode containers or images exist
   fail:
     msg: >
-      Not configuring docker storage in direct-lvm mode as loopback-backed
-      containers or images exist.
+      Not configuring docker storage in {{ docker_storage_driver }} mode as
+      loopback-backed containers or images exist.
   when:
     - "{{ 'Data loop file' in docker_info.stdout }}"
     - "{{ 'Images: 0' not in docker_info.stdout }}"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/docker/tasks/storage.yml b/ansible/roles/docker/tasks/storage.yml
index 030ac05f5..eed6b6a13 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/docker/tasks/storage.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/docker/tasks/storage.yml
@@ -16,35 +16,37 @@
     - "/var/lib/docker/containers"
   become: True
 
-- name: Ensure the docker storage data and metadata volumes exist
-  lvol:
-    vg: "{{ docker_storage_volume_group }}"
-    lv: "{{ item.name }}"
-    size: "{{ item.size }}"
-    shrink: no
-    state: present
-  with_items:
-    - name: "{{ docker_storage_volume_thinpool }}"
-      size: "{{ docker_storage_volume_thinpool_size }}"
-    - name: "{{ docker_storage_volume_thinpool_meta }}"
-      size: "{{ docker_storage_volume_thinpool_meta_size }}"
-  become: True
+- block:
+    - name: Ensure the docker storage data and metadata volumes exist
+      lvol:
+        vg: "{{ docker_storage_volume_group }}"
+        lv: "{{ item.name }}"
+        size: "{{ item.size }}"
+        shrink: no
+        state: present
+      with_items:
+        - name: "{{ docker_storage_volume_thinpool }}"
+          size: "{{ docker_storage_volume_thinpool_size }}"
+        - name: "{{ docker_storage_volume_thinpool_meta }}"
+          size: "{{ docker_storage_volume_thinpool_meta_size }}"
+      become: True
 
-- name: Ensure the docker storage volume is converted to a thinpool
-  command: >
-    lvconvert -y --zero n -c 512K 
-    --thinpool {{ docker_storage_volume_group }}/{{ docker_storage_volume_thinpool }}
-    --poolmetadata {{ docker_storage_volume_group }}/{{ docker_storage_volume_thinpool_meta }}
-  become: True
+    - name: Ensure the docker storage volume is converted to a thinpool
+      command: >
+        lvconvert -y --zero n -c 512K
+        --thinpool {{ docker_storage_volume_group }}/{{ docker_storage_volume_thinpool }}
+        --poolmetadata {{ docker_storage_volume_group }}/{{ docker_storage_volume_thinpool_meta }}
+      become: True
 
-- name: Ensure the docker storage metadata profile exists
-  template:
-    src: docker-thinpool.profile.j2
-    dest: /etc/lvm/profile/docker-thinpool.profile
-  become: True
+    - name: Ensure the docker storage metadata profile exists
+      template:
+        src: docker-thinpool.profile.j2
+        dest: /etc/lvm/profile/docker-thinpool.profile
+      become: True
 
-- name: Ensure the docker storage metadata profile is applied
-  command: >
-    lvchange --metadataprofile docker-thinpool
-    {{ docker_storage_volume_group }}/{{ docker_storage_volume_thinpool }}
-  become: True
+    - name: Ensure the docker storage metadata profile is applied
+      command: >
+        lvchange --metadataprofile docker-thinpool
+        {{ docker_storage_volume_group }}/{{ docker_storage_volume_thinpool }}
+      become: True
+  when: docker_storage_driver == 'devicemapper'
diff --git a/ansible/roles/docker/templates/daemon.json.j2 b/ansible/roles/docker/templates/daemon.json.j2
index e817e5d68..0df640d7c 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/docker/templates/daemon.json.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/docker/templates/daemon.json.j2
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 {
-  "storage-driver": "devicemapper",
+  "storage-driver": "{% if docker_storage_driver == 'devicemapper' %}devicemapper{% else %}overlay{% endif %}",
 {% if docker_daemon_mtu %}
   "mtu": {{ docker_daemon_mtu }},
 {% endif %}
   "storage-opts": [
+{% if docker_storage_driver == 'devicemapper' %}
     "dm.thinpooldev=/dev/mapper/{{ docker_storage_volume_group | replace('-', '--') }}-{{ docker_storage_volume_thinpool | replace('-', '--') }}",
     "dm.use_deferred_removal=true",
     "dm.use_deferred_deletion=true"
+{% endif %}
   ]
 }
diff --git a/etc/kayobe/docker.yml b/etc/kayobe/docker.yml
index 6186b2d7d..abc07a7cc 100644
--- a/etc/kayobe/docker.yml
+++ b/etc/kayobe/docker.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 ###############################################################################
 # Docker configuration.
 
+# Name of the docker storage driver. Supported values include 'devicemapper'
+# and 'overlay'.
+#docker_storage_driver:
+
 # Name of the docker storage LVM volume group.
 #docker_storage_volume_group: