diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/boot/initrd-network.nix b/nixos/modules/system/boot/initrd-network.nix
index 384ae909b7011..9fe870742b95a 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/boot/initrd-network.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/boot/initrd-network.nix
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ in
 
     boot.initrd.kernelModules = [ "af_packet" ];
 
+    boot.initrd.extraUdevRulesCommands = mkIf config.networking.usePredictableInterfaceNames ''
+      cp -v ${pkgs.systemd}/lib/udev/rules.d/75-net-description.rules $out/
+      cp -v ${pkgs.path}/nixos/modules/services/hardware/80-net-setup-link.rules $out/
+    '';
+
     boot.initrd.extraUtilsCommands = ''
       copy_bin_and_libs ${pkgs.mkinitcpio-nfs-utils}/bin/ipconfig
     '';
@@ -103,8 +108,12 @@ in
           done
 
           # Acquire a DHCP lease.
+          iface="${optionalString config.networking.usePredictableInterfaceNames
+            "--interface $(cd /sys/class/net; printf en*)"
+          }"
           echo "acquiring IP address via DHCP..."
-          udhcpc --quit --now --script ${udhcpcScript} ${udhcpcArgs} && hasNetwork=1
+          # The interface can be overriden in `udhcpcArgs`
+          udhcpc --quit --now $iface --script ${udhcpcScript} ${udhcpcArgs} && hasNetwork=1
         fi
       ''
 
diff --git a/nixos/release-combined.nix b/nixos/release-combined.nix
index 66b253c230f1d..becdc2d5cac43 100644
--- a/nixos/release-combined.nix
+++ b/nixos/release-combined.nix
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ in rec {
         (all nixos.tests.predictable-interface-names.unpredictable)
         (all nixos.tests.predictable-interface-names.predictableNetworkd)
         (all nixos.tests.predictable-interface-names.unpredictableNetworkd)
+        (all nixos.tests.predictable-interface-names.predictableInitrdNetwork)
+        (all nixos.tests.predictable-interface-names.unpredictableInitrdNetwork)
         (all nixos.tests.printing)
         (all nixos.tests.proxy)
         (all nixos.tests.sddm.default)
diff --git a/nixos/tests/predictable-interface-names.nix b/nixos/tests/predictable-interface-names.nix
index 0d73436c1c3f5..3038119003779 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/predictable-interface-names.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/predictable-interface-names.nix
@@ -2,17 +2,29 @@
 
 let
   inherit (import ../lib/testing.nix { inherit system; }) makeTest pkgs;
-in pkgs.lib.listToAttrs (pkgs.lib.crossLists (predictable: withNetworkd: {
-  name = pkgs.lib.optionalString (!predictable) "un" + "predictable"
-       + pkgs.lib.optionalString withNetworkd "Networkd";
+  inherit (pkgs) lib;
+in lib.listToAttrs (map ({ predictable, withNetworkd ? false, withInitrdNetwork ? false }: rec {
+  name = lib.optionalString (!predictable) "un" + "predictable"
+       + lib.optionalString withNetworkd "Networkd"
+       + lib.optionalString withInitrdNetwork "InitrdNetwork";
+
   value = makeTest {
-    name = "${if predictable then "" else "un"}predictableInterfaceNames${if withNetworkd then "-with-networkd" else ""}";
+    name = builtins.replaceStrings ["predictable"] ["predictableInterfaceNames"] name;
     meta = {};
 
     machine = { lib, ... }: {
+      imports = [ ../modules/profiles/minimal.nix ];
       networking.usePredictableInterfaceNames = lib.mkForce predictable;
       networking.useNetworkd = withNetworkd;
       networking.dhcpcd.enable = !withNetworkd;
+      boot.initrd.network.enable = withInitrdNetwork;
+
+      # Ensure initrd DHCP works with predictable names.
+      # Use the same method as in tests/initrd-network.nix
+      boot.initrd.network.postCommands = lib.mkIf (predictable && !withNetworkd && withInitrdNetwork) ''
+        ip addr | grep 10.0.2.15 || exit 1
+        ping -c1 10.0.2.2 || exit 1
+      '';
     };
 
     testScript = ''
@@ -21,4 +33,13 @@ in pkgs.lib.listToAttrs (pkgs.lib.crossLists (predictable: withNetworkd: {
       $machine->fail("ip link show ${if predictable then "eth0" else "ens3"}");
     '';
   };
-}) [[true false] [true false]])
+}) [
+  { predictable = true; }
+  { predictable = false; }
+
+  { withNetworkd = true; predictable = true; }
+  { withNetworkd = true; predictable = false; }
+
+  { withInitrdNetwork = true; predictable = true; }
+  { withInitrdNetwork = true; predictable = false; }
+])