diff --git a/site/src/pages/TemplateBuilder/BaseInfraSelectStep.tsx b/site/src/pages/TemplateBuilder/BaseInfraSelectStep.tsx
index 9b4b0ee077..f52e856e08 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/TemplateBuilder/BaseInfraSelectStep.tsx
+++ b/site/src/pages/TemplateBuilder/BaseInfraSelectStep.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ function toSelectedBaseMeta(base: TemplateBuilderBase): SelectedBaseMeta {
 		os: base.os,
 		hasParameters:
 			base.variables.length > 0 && base.variables.some((v) => !v.sensitive),
+		hasPrerequisites: Boolean(base.prerequisites?.length),
 	};
 }
 
diff --git a/site/src/pages/TemplateBuilder/BaseTemplateParametersStep.tsx b/site/src/pages/TemplateBuilder/BaseTemplateParametersStep.tsx
index e3d6f509b5..c3d128b467 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/TemplateBuilder/BaseTemplateParametersStep.tsx
+++ b/site/src/pages/TemplateBuilder/BaseTemplateParametersStep.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import type {
 	TemplateBuilderBasesResponse,
 	TemplateBuilderModuleVariable,
 } from "#/api/typesGenerated";
+import { MemoizedMarkdown } from "#/components/Markdown/Markdown";
 import type { ConfigurationFieldDefinition } from "./ConfigurationField";
 import { TemplateConfiguration } from "./TemplateConfiguration";
 
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ export const BaseTemplateParametersStep: FC<
 	const { data } = useQuery(templateBuilderBases());
 	const base = data?.bases.find((b) => b.id === baseId);
 	const variables = base?.variables.filter((v) => !v.sensitive) ?? [];
+	const prerequisites = base?.prerequisites ?? "";
 
 	const handleChange = (name: string, value: string) => {
 		onChangeValues({ ...values, [name]: value });
@@ -105,6 +107,12 @@ export const BaseTemplateParametersStep: FC<
 			iconUrl={base?.icon}
 			detailsUrl={detailsUrl(baseId)}
 			fields={fields}
-		/>
+		>
+			{prerequisites && (
+				<div className="mt-6">
+					<MemoizedMarkdown>{prerequisites}</MemoizedMarkdown>
+				</div>
+			)}
+		</TemplateConfiguration>
 	);
 };
diff --git a/site/src/pages/TemplateBuilder/TemplateConfiguration.tsx b/site/src/pages/TemplateBuilder/TemplateConfiguration.tsx
index 33bcab4387..4438230f2d 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/TemplateBuilder/TemplateConfiguration.tsx
+++ b/site/src/pages/TemplateBuilder/TemplateConfiguration.tsx
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
+import type { PropsWithChildren } from "react";
 import { Link } from "#/components/Link/Link";
 import {
 	ConfigurationField,
 	type ConfigurationFieldDefinition,
 } from "./ConfigurationField";
 
-type TemplateConfigurationProps = {
+type TemplateConfigurationProps = PropsWithChildren<{
 	name: string;
 	description: string;
 	iconUrl?: string;
 	detailsUrl?: string;
 	fields?: ConfigurationFieldDefinition[];
-};
+}>;
 
 export const TemplateConfiguration: React.FC<TemplateConfigurationProps> = ({
 	name,
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ export const TemplateConfiguration: React.FC<TemplateConfigurationProps> = ({
 	iconUrl,
 	detailsUrl,
 	fields,
+	children,
 }) => {
 	return (
 		<section className="pt-4 px-4 pb-6 rounded bg-surface-secondary">
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ export const TemplateConfiguration: React.FC<TemplateConfigurationProps> = ({
 					))}
 				</div>
 			)}
+			{children}
 		</section>
 	);
 };
diff --git a/site/src/pages/TemplateBuilder/steps.test.ts b/site/src/pages/TemplateBuilder/steps.test.ts
index b77c09506a..f17645c1e2 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/TemplateBuilder/steps.test.ts
+++ b/site/src/pages/TemplateBuilder/steps.test.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ describe("shouldSkip", () => {
 				id: "docker",
 				name: "Docker",
 				hasParameters: false,
+				hasPrerequisites: false,
 			},
 		});
 		expect(stepById("base-parameters").shouldSkip(noParams)).toBe(true);
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ describe("shouldSkip", () => {
 				id: "aws-linux",
 				name: "AWS Linux",
 				hasParameters: true,
+				hasPrerequisites: false,
 			},
 		});
 		expect(stepById("base-parameters").shouldSkip(withParams)).toBe(false);
@@ -137,6 +139,7 @@ describe("findNextVisibleIndex", () => {
 				id: "docker",
 				name: "Docker",
 				hasParameters: false,
+				hasPrerequisites: false,
 			},
 		});
 		// From base-infra (index 0), next visible should be module-select (index 2).
@@ -160,6 +163,7 @@ describe("findNextVisibleIndex", () => {
 				id: "aws-linux",
 				name: "AWS Linux",
 				hasParameters: true,
+				hasPrerequisites: false,
 			},
 			selectedModules: [
 				{
@@ -186,6 +190,7 @@ describe("findPrevVisibleIndex", () => {
 				id: "docker",
 				name: "Docker",
 				hasParameters: false,
+				hasPrerequisites: false,
 			},
 		});
 		// From module-select (index 2), prev visible should be base-infra (index 0).
@@ -220,6 +225,7 @@ describe("nearestVisible", () => {
 				id: "docker",
 				name: "Docker",
 				hasParameters: false,
+				hasPrerequisites: false,
 			},
 		};
 		// Index 1 (base-parameters) is skipped, nearest backward is 0 (base-infra).
diff --git a/site/src/pages/TemplateBuilder/steps.ts b/site/src/pages/TemplateBuilder/steps.ts
index bed062caf5..85d26a211d 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/TemplateBuilder/steps.ts
+++ b/site/src/pages/TemplateBuilder/steps.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ export const WIZARD_STEPS: readonly WizardStep[] = [
 	{
 		id: "base-parameters",
 		group: 1,
-		shouldSkip: (state) => !state.selectedBase?.hasParameters,
+		shouldSkip: (state) =>
+			!state.selectedBase?.hasParameters &&
+			!state.selectedBase?.hasPrerequisites,
 	},
 	{
 		id: "module-select",
diff --git a/site/src/pages/TemplateBuilder/wizardState.test.ts b/site/src/pages/TemplateBuilder/wizardState.test.ts
index 5d4b7edb1c..dbcfcabaff 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/TemplateBuilder/wizardState.test.ts
+++ b/site/src/pages/TemplateBuilder/wizardState.test.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ describe("wizardReducer", () => {
 						id: "docker",
 						name: "Docker",
 						hasParameters: false,
+						hasPrerequisites: false,
 					},
 				},
 			]);
@@ -37,7 +38,12 @@ describe("wizardReducer", () => {
 			const state = reduce([
 				{
 					type: "SET_BASE",
-					base: { id: "docker", name: "Docker", hasParameters: true },
+					base: {
+						id: "docker",
+						name: "Docker",
+						hasParameters: true,
+						hasPrerequisites: false,
+					},
 				},
 				{
 					type: "SET_BASE_VARIABLES",
@@ -45,7 +51,12 @@ describe("wizardReducer", () => {
 				},
 				{
 					type: "SET_BASE",
-					base: { id: "aws-linux", name: "AWS Linux", hasParameters: true },
+					base: {
+						id: "aws-linux",
+						name: "AWS Linux",
+						hasParameters: true,
+						hasPrerequisites: false,
+					},
 				},
 			]);
 			expect(state.baseTemplateId).toBe("aws-linux");
@@ -56,7 +67,12 @@ describe("wizardReducer", () => {
 			const state = reduce([
 				{
 					type: "SET_BASE",
-					base: { id: "docker", name: "Docker", hasParameters: true },
+					base: {
+						id: "docker",
+						name: "Docker",
+						hasParameters: true,
+						hasPrerequisites: false,
+					},
 				},
 				{
 					type: "SET_BASE_VARIABLES",
@@ -64,7 +80,12 @@ describe("wizardReducer", () => {
 				},
 				{
 					type: "SET_BASE",
-					base: { id: "docker", name: "Docker", hasParameters: true },
+					base: {
+						id: "docker",
+						name: "Docker",
+						hasParameters: true,
+						hasPrerequisites: false,
+					},
 				},
 			]);
 			expect(state.baseVariableValues).toEqual({ image: "ubuntu" });
@@ -254,7 +275,12 @@ describe("wizardReducer", () => {
 			const state = reduce([
 				{
 					type: "SET_BASE",
-					base: { id: "docker", name: "Docker", hasParameters: true },
+					base: {
+						id: "docker",
+						name: "Docker",
+						hasParameters: true,
+						hasPrerequisites: false,
+					},
 				},
 				{
 					type: "SET_CUSTOMIZATION",
diff --git a/site/src/pages/TemplateBuilder/wizardState.ts b/site/src/pages/TemplateBuilder/wizardState.ts
index 53ee055091..a2bf362b31 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/TemplateBuilder/wizardState.ts
+++ b/site/src/pages/TemplateBuilder/wizardState.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export type SelectedBaseMeta = {
 	iconUrl?: string;
 	os?: string;
 	hasParameters: boolean;
+	hasPrerequisites: boolean;
 };
 
 /**