diff --git a/roles/copr/backend/files/copr-prepare-s390x-image-builder b/roles/copr/backend/files/copr-prepare-s390x-image-builder
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..16b67b1c18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/copr/backend/files/copr-prepare-s390x-image-builder
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#! /bin/sh -x
+
+# This script is used for building s390x qcow2 images in IBM Cloud,
+# for IBM Cloud.  For more info see:
+# https://docs.pagure.org/copr.copr/how_to_upgrade_builders.html
+
+# if failure — then at least ASAP
+set -e
+
+# request the s390x machine
+ticket=$(resalloc ticket --tag arch_s390x)
+
+# wait till the machine is avialable
+IP=$(resalloc ticket-wait "$ticket")
+
+ansible-playbook -i "$IP," /var/lib/resallocserver/provision/playbook-prepare-builder-to-create-images.yml
+
+set +x
+cat <<EOF
+DONE.
+
+Now you can start the work on the machine:
+
+    $ ssh root@$IP
+
+
+!WARNING! !WARNING! !WARNING
+
+Don't forget to drop the machine once you are done:
+$ resalloc ticket-close $ticket
+
+!WARNING! !WARNING! !WARNING
+EOF
diff --git a/roles/copr/backend/tasks/resalloc.yml b/roles/copr/backend/tasks/resalloc.yml
index 0a5c476b20..4faf813c1f 100644
--- a/roles/copr/backend/tasks/resalloc.yml
+++ b/roles/copr/backend/tasks/resalloc.yml
@@ -143,6 +143,14 @@
   - provision_config
   - provision_config_resalloc_aws
 
+- name: shortcut for creating s390x images in cloud
+  copy:
+    src: copr-prepare-s390x-image-builder
+    dest: /usr/local/bin/copr-prepare-s390x-image-builder
+    mode: 755
+  tags:
+    - images_s390x
+
 - name: f33 has outdated ansible community general plugins, use copr
   community.general.copr:
     state: enabled