diff --git a/library/ceph_volume.py b/library/ceph_volume.py
index b07c1d43b..8c4c59c2e 100644
--- a/library/ceph_volume.py
+++ b/library/ceph_volume.py
@@ -288,6 +288,9 @@ def batch(module, container_image):
     cmd.extend(['--%s' % objectstore])
     cmd.append('--yes')
 
+    if container_image:
+        cmd.append('--prepare')
+
     if crush_device_class:
         cmd.extend(['--crush-device-class', crush_device_class])
 
@@ -556,10 +559,6 @@ def run_module():
 
     elif action == 'batch':
         # Batch prepare AND activate OSDs
-        if container_image:
-            fatal(
-                'Batch operation is currently not supported on containerized deployment (https://tracker.ceph.com/issues/36363)', module)  # noqa E501
-
         report = module.params.get('report', None)
 
         # Add --report flag for the idempotency test
diff --git a/library/test_ceph_volume.py b/library/test_ceph_volume.py
index d0cee813f..87314c7b1 100644
--- a/library/test_ceph_volume.py
+++ b/library/test_ceph_volume.py
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ class TestCephVolumeModule(object):
                                  'batch',
                                  '--filestore',
                                  '--yes',
+                                 '--prepare',
                                  '--journal-size',
                                  '100',
                                  '/dev/sda',