diff --git a/kernel/configs/fragments/common/fs.conf b/kernel/configs/fragments/common/fs.conf
index 6bcb62ea89..28d9019ee2 100644
--- a/kernel/configs/fragments/common/fs.conf
+++ b/kernel/configs/fragments/common/fs.conf
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y
 
+# Recommended for Docker
+CONFIG_BLK_DEV_THROTTLING=y
+
 # Required for hotplug block devices into Kata, using SCSI
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_BSG=y
@@ -41,3 +44,8 @@ CONFIG_FHANDLE=y
 
 # We should support Async IO.
 CONFIG_AIO=y
+
+# Docker in Docker support requires overlay
+CONFIG_OVERLAY_FS=y
+CONFIG_OVERLAY_FS_INDEX=y
+CONFIG_OVERLAY_FS_REDIRECT_DIR=y
diff --git a/kernel/configs/fragments/common/network.conf b/kernel/configs/fragments/common/network.conf
index bf06b92453..bffdf80695 100644
--- a/kernel/configs/fragments/common/network.conf
+++ b/kernel/configs/fragments/common/network.conf
@@ -74,4 +74,6 @@ CONFIG_HAVE_EBPF_JIT=y
 # We v.likely need some intel chip support
 CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_INTEL=y
 
+# Add VETH support (necessary for running Docker in the guest)
+CONFIG_VETH=y
 # We quite likely need to add others for passthrough and maybe SRIOV support
diff --git a/kernel/kata_config_version b/kernel/kata_config_version
index e373ee695f..82cced27d7 100644
--- a/kernel/kata_config_version
+++ b/kernel/kata_config_version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-50
+51