diff --git a/dib/ironic-python-agent-ramdisk/element-deps b/dib/ironic-python-agent-ramdisk/element-deps
index 28e5a3c..2b7162c 100644
--- a/dib/ironic-python-agent-ramdisk/element-deps
+++ b/dib/ironic-python-agent-ramdisk/element-deps
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
+ironic-ramdisk-base
 dhcp-all-interfaces
 ibft-interfaces
 install-static
-no-final-image
 package-installs
 pip-and-virtualenv
 pkg-map
-runtime-ssh-host-keys
-selinux-permissive
 source-repositories
 svc-map
diff --git a/dib/ironic-ramdisk-base/README.rst b/dib/ironic-ramdisk-base/README.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c32839f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dib/ironic-ramdisk-base/README.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+ironic-ramdisk-base
+===================
+
+This is a base element for ironic ramdisks. It does not install anything, just
+takes the prepared images and extract kernel/ramdisk from it.
diff --git a/dib/ironic-python-agent-ramdisk/cleanup.d/99-ramdisk-create b/dib/ironic-ramdisk-base/cleanup.d/99-ramdisk-create
similarity index 100%
rename from dib/ironic-python-agent-ramdisk/cleanup.d/99-ramdisk-create
rename to dib/ironic-ramdisk-base/cleanup.d/99-ramdisk-create
diff --git a/dib/ironic-ramdisk-base/element-deps b/dib/ironic-ramdisk-base/element-deps
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f858f55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dib/ironic-ramdisk-base/element-deps
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+no-final-image
+runtime-ssh-host-keys
+selinux-permissive
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/ironic-ramdisk-base-3bfb9b90ad416891.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/ironic-ramdisk-base-3bfb9b90ad416891.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b26a91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/ironic-ramdisk-base-3bfb9b90ad416891.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    The new element ``ironic-ramdisk-base`` can be used to build ramdisks
+    without IPA itself or any of its dependencies.