diff --git a/scripts/automationmodetool.expect b/scripts/automationmodetool.expect
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2248b66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/automationmodetool.expect
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/expect -f
+
+spawn automationmodetool enable-automationmode-without-authentication
+expect "Enter the password for user 'admin':"
+send "admin\n"
+expect "Setting up machine to allow Automation Mode without requiring user authentication... succeeded."
diff --git a/templates/base.pkr.hcl b/templates/base.pkr.hcl
index 95f2b61..0de2517 100644
--- a/templates/base.pkr.hcl
+++ b/templates/base.pkr.hcl
@@ -102,4 +102,9 @@ build {
       "brew install awscli"
     ]
   }
+
+  # Enable UI automation, see https://github.com/cirruslabs/macos-image-templates/issues/136
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    script = "scripts/automationmodetool.expect"
+  }
 }