diff --git a/src/runtime/cli/config/configuration-qemu.toml.in b/src/runtime/cli/config/configuration-qemu.toml.in
index b195701c89..8975206b43 100644
--- a/src/runtime/cli/config/configuration-qemu.toml.in
+++ b/src/runtime/cli/config/configuration-qemu.toml.in
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ kernel = "@KERNELPATH@"
 image = "@IMAGEPATH@"
 machine_type = "@MACHINETYPE@"
 
+# Enable confidential guest support.
+# Toggling that setting may trigger different hardware features, ranging
+# from memory encryption to both memory and CPU-state encryption and integrity.
+# The Kata Containers runtime dynamically detects the available feature set and
+# aims at enabling the largest possible one.
+# Default false
+# confidential_guest = true
+
 # List of valid annotation names for the hypervisor
 # Each member of the list is a regular expression, which is the base name
 # of the annotation, e.g. "path" for io.katacontainers.config.hypervisor.path"
@@ -532,3 +540,30 @@ experimental=@DEFAULTEXPFEATURES@
 # If enabled, user can run pprof tools with shim v2 process through kata-monitor.
 # (default: false)
 # enable_pprof = true
+
+# WARNING: All the options in the following section have not been implemented yet.
+# This section was added as a placeholder. DO NOT USE IT!
+[image]
+# Container image service.
+#
+# Offload the CRI image management service to the Kata agent.
+# (default: false)
+#service_offload = true
+
+# Container image decryption keys provisioning.
+# Applies only if service_offload is true.
+# Keys can be provisioned locally (e.g. through a special command or
+# a local file) or remotely (usually after the guest is remotely attested).
+# The provision setting is a complete URL that lets the Kata agent decide
+# which method to use in order to fetch the keys.
+#
+# Keys can be stored in a local file, in a measured and attested initrd:
+#provision=data:///local/key/file
+#
+# Keys could be fetched through a special command or binary from the
+# initrd (guest) image, e.g. a firmware call:
+#provision=file:///path/to/bin/fetcher/in/guest
+#
+# Keys can be remotely provisioned. The Kata agent fetches them from e.g.
+# a HTTPS URL:
+#provision=https://my-key-broker.foo/tenant/<tenant-id>