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@@ -136,6 +136,25 @@ For advanced customization for this file you can create another file called `con
 The `config.toml.tmpl` will be treated as a Go template file, and the `config.Node` structure is being passed to the template. See [this folder](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/blob/master/pkg/agent/templates) for Linux and Windows examples on how to use the structure to customize the configuration file.
 The config.Node golang struct is defined [here](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/blob/master/pkg/daemons/config/types.go#L37)
 
+### Base template
+
+:::info Version Gate
+Available as of September 2023 releases: v1.24.17+k3s1, v1.25.13+k3s1, v1.26.8+k3s1, v1.27.5+k3s1, v1.28.1+k3s1
+:::
+
+You can extend the K3s base template instead of copy-pasting the complete stock template out of the K3s source code. This is useful if you need to build on the existing configuration, and add a few extra lines at the end.
+
+```toml
+#/var/lib/rancher/k3s/agent/etc/containerd/config.toml.tmpl
+
+{{ template "base" . }}
+
+[plugins."io.containerd.grpc.v1.cri".containerd.runtimes."custom"]
+  runtime_type = "io.containerd.runc.v2"
+[plugins."io.containerd.grpc.v1.cri".containerd.runtimes."custom".options]
+  BinaryName = "/usr/bin/custom-container-runtime"
+
+```
 ## NVIDIA Container Runtime Support
 
 K3s will automatically detect and configure the NVIDIA container runtime if it is present when K3s starts.