diff --git a/guix/docker.scm b/guix/docker.scm
index 1c6f59568f..b33c5824dd 100644
--- a/guix/docker.scm
+++ b/guix/docker.scm
@@ -135,6 +135,11 @@ (define* (config layers-diff-ids time arch #:key entry-point (environment '()))
                        `((entrypoint . ,(list->vector entry-point)))
                        '())))
     (container_config . #nil)
+    ;; Some container engines such as <https://github.com/cea-hpc/pcocc> require
+    ;; these fields.
+    (history . ,(list->vector `(((created . ,time)
+                                 (created_by . "guix pack -f docker")
+                                 (comment . "guix pack")))))
     (os . "linux")
     (rootfs . ((type . "layers")
                (diff_ids . ,(list->vector layers-diff-ids))))))