diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/Makefile b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/Makefile
index ac3a77714a..9d09db049c 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/Makefile
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/Makefile
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ all: cloud-hypervisor-tarball \
 	qemu-tarball \
 	rootfs-image-tarball \
 	rootfs-initrd-tarball \
-	shim-v2-tarball
+	shim-v2-tarball \
+	virtiofsd-tarball
 
 %-tarball-build: $(MK_DIR)/dockerbuild/install_yq.sh
 	$(call BUILD,$*)
@@ -57,6 +58,9 @@ rootfs-initrd-tarball:
 shim-v2-tarball:
 	${MAKE} $@-build
 
+virtiofsd-tarball:
+	${MAKE} $@-build
+
 merge-builds:
 	$(MK_DIR)/kata-deploy-merge-builds.sh build
 
diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
index a73b2d2c2a..2809d6e7d9 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ readonly firecracker_builder="${static_build_dir}/firecracker/build-static-firec
 readonly kernel_builder="${static_build_dir}/kernel/build.sh"
 readonly qemu_builder="${static_build_dir}/qemu/build-static-qemu.sh"
 readonly shimv2_builder="${static_build_dir}/shim-v2/build.sh"
+readonly virtiofsd_builder="${static_build_dir}/virtiofsd/build-static-virtiofsd.sh"
 
 readonly rootfs_builder="${repo_root_dir}/tools/packaging/guest-image/build_image.sh"
 
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ options:
 	rootfs-image
 	rootfs-initrd
 	shim-v2
+	virtiofsd
 EOF
 
 	exit "${return_code}"
@@ -140,6 +142,15 @@ install_clh() {
 	sudo install -D --owner root --group root --mode 0744 cloud-hypervisor/cloud-hypervisor "${destdir}/opt/kata/bin/cloud-hypervisor"
 }
 
+# Install static virtiofsd asset
+install_virtiofsd() {
+	info "build static virtiofsd"
+	"${virtiofsd_builder}"
+	info "Install static virtiofsd"
+	mkdir -p "${destdir}/opt/kata/libexec/"
+	sudo install -D --owner root --group root --mode 0744 virtiofsd/virtiofsd "${destdir}/opt/kata/libexec/virtiofsd"
+}
+
 #Install all components that are not assets
 install_shimv2() {
 	GO_VERSION="$(yq r ${versions_yaml} languages.golang.meta.newest-version)"
@@ -166,6 +177,7 @@ handle_build() {
 		install_kernel
 		install_qemu
 		install_shimv2
+		install_virtiofsd
 		;;
 
 	cloud-hypervisor) install_clh ;;
@@ -184,6 +196,8 @@ handle_build() {
 
 	shim-v2) install_shimv2 ;;
 
+	virtiofsd) install_virtiofsd ;;
+
 	*)
 		die "Invalid build target ${build_target}"
 		;;
@@ -221,6 +235,7 @@ main() {
 		rootfs-image
 		rootfs-initrd
 		shim-v2
+		virtiofsd
 	)
 	silent=false
 	while getopts "hs-:" opt; do