diff --git a/templates/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/templates/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
index 4049afdd3..8cc78435a 100644
--- a/templates/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
+++ b/templates/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ RUN wget --no-verbose ${QEMU_URL} \
 ENV PATH=/opt/qemu/bin:${PATH}
 
 RUN groupadd --gid $USER_GID $CONTAINER_USER \
-    && adduser --uid $USER_UID --gid $USER_GID --disabled-password --gecos "" ${CONTAINER_USER}
+    && adduser --uid $USER_UID --gid $USER_GID --disabled-password --gecos "" ${CONTAINER_USER} \
+    && usermod -a -G dialout $CONTAINER_USER
 USER ${CONTAINER_USER}
 ENV USER=${CONTAINER_USER}
 WORKDIR /home/${CONTAINER_USER}