diff --git a/roles/9-local-addons/tasks/main.yml b/roles/9-local-addons/tasks/main.yml
index 54420a743..3f79a3e89 100644
--- a/roles/9-local-addons/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/9-local-addons/tasks/main.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,15 @@
     state: present
   when: admin_console_install
 
+# Taken directly from 'iiab' has builtin checking via /etc/iiab/install-flags/ so safe to rerun. Now
+# 'iiab' could just reference this new file like scripts/ansible or the file can live in iiab-factory
+# use stage 9 so the stanzas from 'iiab' are used on the first pass, installs that add the kalite later
+# will get picked up during iiab-configure or ICO in admin-console but not preset's runroles but could
+# call this script to get the job done.
+- name: Install kalite support if iiab-install was completed but kalite was not installed on the first pass during 'iiab'
+  command scripts/kalite_support.sh
+  when: iiab_stage == 9 and kalite_installed is defined
+
 - name: Recording STAGE 9 HAS COMPLETED ====================
   lineinfile:
     path: "{{ iiab_env_file }}"
diff --git a/scripts/kalite_support.sh b/scripts/kalite_support.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..ed74cdf3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/kalite_support.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# K. KA Lite prep
+if [ -d /library/ka-lite ]; then
+    echo -e "\n\nKA LITE REQUIRES 2 THINGS...\n"
+
+    echo -e "Register with KA Lite - just the anonymous registration...\n"
+    # /usr/bin/kalite venv wrapper invokes 'export KALITE_HOME=/library/ka-lite'
+    if [ ! -f $FLAGDIR/kalite-zone-complete ]; then
+        echo -e "Now running 'kalite manage generate_zone' ...\n"
+        kalite manage generate_zone || true    # Overrides 'set -e'
+        touch $FLAGDIR/kalite-zone-complete
+    else
+        echo -e "'kalite manage generate_zone' IS ALREADY COMPLETE -- per existence of:"
+        echo -e "$FLAGDIR/kalite-zone-complete\n"
+    fi
+
+    echo -e "\nInstall KA Lite's mandatory 0.9 GB English Pack... (en.zip)\n"
+    if [ ! -f $FLAGDIR/kalite-en.zip-complete ]; then
+        #echo -e 'Now retrieving it...\n'
+        cd /tmp
+        if [ -f en.zip ]; then
+            if [ $(wc -c < en.zip) -ne 929916955 ]; then
+                echo -e "\nERROR: /tmp/en.zip must be 929,916,955 bytes to proceed.\n" >&2
+                exit 1
+            else
+                echo -e "\nUsing existing /tmp/en.zip whose 929,916,955 byte size is correct!\n"
+            fi
+        else
+            wget http://pantry.learningequality.org/downloads/ka-lite/0.17/content/contentpacks/en.zip
+        fi
+        echo -e 'Now installing /tmp/en.zip into /library/ka-lite/content/*\n'
+        kalite manage retrievecontentpack local en en.zip
+        touch $FLAGDIR/kalite-en.zip-complete
+    fi
+fi
+# WARNING: /tmp/en.zip (and all stuff in /tmp) is auto-deleted during reboots
+# NEW WAY ABOVE - since 2018-07-03 - installs KA Lite's mandatory English Pack
+#
+# kalite manage retrievecontentpack download en
+# OLD WAY ABOVE - fails w/ sev ISPs per https://github.com/iiab/iiab/issues/871