diff --git a/vars/default_vars.yml b/vars/default_vars.yml
index 062a2f749..a9845e447 100644
--- a/vars/default_vars.yml
+++ b/vars/default_vars.yml
@@ -775,6 +775,7 @@ pbx_http_port: 83
 is_debuntu: False    # Covers all 4: Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Debian, Raspberry Pi OS (Raspbian)
 
 is_ubuntu: False    # Covers: Ubuntu, Linux Mint
+is_ubuntu_2404: False
 is_ubuntu_2310: False
 is_ubuntu_2304: False
 is_ubuntu_2210: False
diff --git a/vars/ubuntu-2404.yml b/vars/ubuntu-2404.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d5355dcd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vars/ubuntu-2404.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Every is_<OS_VER> var is initially set to 'False' at the bottom of
+# /opt/iiab/iiab/vars/default_vars.yml -- these 'True' lines override that:
+is_debuntu: True
+is_ubuntu: True    # Opposite of is_debian for now
+is_ubuntu_2404: True