diff --git a/meta-isar/classes/installer-add-rootfs.bbclass b/meta-isar/classes/installer-add-rootfs.bbclass
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4f6a2f92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-isar/classes/installer-add-rootfs.bbclass
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# Copy the target image to the installer image
+#
+# This software is a part of ISAR.
+# Copyright (C) Siemens AG, 2024
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+inherit rootfs-add-files
+
+INSTALLER_MC ??= "isar-installer"
+INSTALLER_TARGET_IMAGE ??= "isar-image-base"
+INSTALLER_TARGET_MC ??= "installer-target"
+INSTALLER_TARGET_DISTRO ??= "${DISTRO}"
+INSTALLER_TARGET_MACHINE ??= "${MACHINE}"
+
+IMG_DATA_FILE ??= "${INSTALLER_TARGET_IMAGE}-${INSTALLER_TARGET_DISTRO}-${INSTALLER_TARGET_MACHINE}"
+IMAGE_DATA_POSTFIX ??= "wic.zst"
+IMAGE_DATA_POSTFIX:buster ??= "wic.xz"
+IMAGE_DATA_POSTFIX:bullseye ??= "wic.xz"
+
+ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_ADDITIONAL_FILES ??= "installer-target"
+
+def get_installer_source(d):
+    installer_target_image = d.getVar('INSTALLER_TARGET_IMAGE') or ""
+    if not installer_target_image:
+        return ""
+    deploy_dir = d.getVar('DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE')
+    image_data = d.getVAR('IMAGE_DATA_FILE')
+    image_data_postfix = d.getVAR('IMAGE_DATA_POSTFIX')
+    return f"{deploy_dir}/{image_data}.{image_data_postfix}"
+
+def get_installer_destination(d):
+    installer_target_image = d.getVar('INSTALLER_TARGET_IMAGE') or ""
+    if not installer_target_image:
+        return "/install/keep"
+    image_data = d.getVAR('IMAGE_DATA_FILE')
+    image_data_postfix = d.getVAR('IMAGE_DATA_POSTFIX')
+    return f"/install/{image_data}.{image_data_postfix}"
+
+ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_ADDITIONAL_FILE_installer-target[source] = "${@ get_installer_source(d)}"
+ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_ADDITIONAL_FILE_installer-target[destination] = "${@ get_installer_destination(d)}"
+
+rootfs_add_files[mcdepends] = "mc:${INSTALLER_MC}:${INSTALLER_TARGET_MC}:${INSTALLER_TARGET_IMAGE}:do_image_wic"
diff --git a/meta-isar/recipes-core/images/isar-image-installer.bb b/meta-isar/recipes-core/images/isar-image-installer.bb
index 27de03d5..34fb5daf 100644
--- a/meta-isar/recipes-core/images/isar-image-installer.bb
+++ b/meta-isar/recipes-core/images/isar-image-installer.bb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
 inherit image
+inherit installer-add-rootfs
 DESCRIPTION = "Example of a ISAR based Installer Image"
 
 # Use variable to switch easily to another wks
@@ -11,7 +12,6 @@ INSTALLER_WKS_FILE ??= "installer-efi.wks.in"
 WKS_FILE = "${INSTALLER_WKS_FILE}"
 IMAGER_INSTALL:wic:append = " systemd-boot"
 
-IMAGE_INSTALL += "store-target-image"
 IMAGE_INSTALL += "deploy-image"
 
 IMAGE_INSTALL:remove = "expand-on-first-boot"
diff --git a/meta-isar/recipes-installer/store-target-image/store-target-image_0.1.bb b/meta-isar/recipes-installer/store-target-image/store-target-image_0.1.bb
deleted file mode 100644
index 2f72412b..00000000
--- a/meta-isar/recipes-installer/store-target-image/store-target-image_0.1.bb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-# This software is a part of ISAR.
-# Copyright (C) Siemens AG, 2024
-#
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-
-DESCRIPTION = "Add a given target image to rootfs"
-
-inherit dpkg-raw
-
-INSTALLER_TARGET_IMAGE ??= "isar-image-base"
-IMG_DATA_FILE ??= "${INSTALLER_TARGET_IMAGE}-${DISTRO}-${MACHINE}"
-IMG_DATA_POSTFIX ??= "wic.zst"
-IMG_DATA_POSTFIX:buster ??= "wic.xz"
-IMG_DATA_POSTFIX:bullseye ??= "wic.xz"
-do_install[mcdepends] = "${@ 'mc:isar-installer:installer-target:' + d.getVar('INSTALLER_TARGET_IMAGE') + ':do_image_wic' if d.getVar('INSTALLER_TARGET_IMAGE') else ''}"
-do_install[cleandirs] = "${D}/install/"
-do_install() {
-  if [ -f ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${IMG_DATA_FILE}.${IMG_DATA_POSTFIX} ]; then
-    install -m 0600  ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${IMG_DATA_FILE}.${IMG_DATA_POSTFIX} ${D}/install/
-    install -m 0600  ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${IMG_DATA_FILE}.wic.bmap ${D}/install/
-  else
-    # mcopy cannot handle .keep or empty directory , therefore use visible file
-    touch ${D}/install/keep
-  fi
-}
diff --git a/meta/classes/rootfs-add-files.bbclass b/meta/classes/rootfs-add-files.bbclass
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e547c45a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/classes/rootfs-add-files.bbclass
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+# This software is a part of ISAR.
+# Copyright (C) Siemens AG, 2024
+# This class allows to add a file directly to
+# the rootfs.
+# An example usecase would be an installer which
+# contains an complete rootfs added with multiconfig.
+ROOTFS_INSTALL_COMMAND =+ "rootfs_add_files"
+ROOTFS_ADDITIONAL_FILES ??= ""
+
+# ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_ADDITIONAL_FILES ??= "installer-target"
+#
+# ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_ADDITIONAL_FILE_installer-target[source] = \
+# "${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${IMG_DATA_FILE}.${IMAGE_DATA_POSTFIX}"
+# ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_ADDITIONAL_FILE_installer-target[destination] = \
+# "/install/${IMG_DATA_FILE}.${IMAGE_DATA_POSTFIX}"
+
+
+python rootfs_add_files() {
+    import os
+    if d.getVar("SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH") != None:
+        os.environ["SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH"] = d.getVar("SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH")
+
+    postprocess_additional_files = d.getVar('ROOTFS_ADDITIONAL_FILES').split()
+    rootfsdir = d.getVar("ROOTFSDIR")
+
+    for entry in postprocess_additional_files:
+        additional_file_entry = f"ROOTFS_ADDITIONAL_FILE_{entry}"
+        destination = d.getVarFlag(additional_file_entry, "destination") or ""
+        source = d.getVarFlag(additional_file_entry, "source") or ""
+        if os.path.exists(f"{rootfsdir}/{destination}"):
+            bb.process.run([ "/usr/bin/rm", "-f", f"{destination}"])
+
+        # empty source creates only an empty destination file
+        if not source:
+            dest_dir = os.path.dirname(destination)
+            bb.process.run(["sudo", "-E", "/usr/bin/install", "-d", "-m", "600", f"{rootfsdir}/{dest_dir}" ])
+            bb.process.run(["sudo", "-E", "/usr/bin/touch", f"{rootfsdir}/{destination}" ])
+            return
+
+        if not os.path.exists(f"{source}"):
+            bb.error(f"{source} does not exists and cannot be copied to the rootfs!")
+        # no recursive copy only single files
+        bb.process.run(["sudo", "-E", "/usr/bin/install", "-D", "-m", "600", f"{source}", f"{rootfsdir}/{destination}" ])
+}
