diff --git a/doc/user_manual.md b/doc/user_manual.md
index dcc3f560..f3b1acb9 100644
--- a/doc/user_manual.md
+++ b/doc/user_manual.md
@@ -514,6 +514,7 @@ Currently, the following image types are provided:
  - `ubi` - image for use on mtd nand partitions employing UBI
  - `ubifs` - raw UBI filesystem image, normally used together with UBI partitions
  - `ova` - Open Virtual Appliance: image for use on VirtualBox or VMware
+ - `wsl` - tar file for Windows Subsystem for Linux
  - `squashfs` - raw squashfs filesystem image
  - `fit` - FIT image as used by U-Boot
  - `oci-archive`, `docker-archive`, `docker-daemon`, `containers-storage` - see [generating container images](#generate-container-image-with-root-filesystem)
diff --git a/kas/machine/Kconfig b/kas/machine/Kconfig
index 1e360be6..2895368c 100644
--- a/kas/machine/Kconfig
+++ b/kas/machine/Kconfig
@@ -253,6 +253,13 @@ config MACHINE_HYPER_V
 	select CODENAME_TRIXIE
 	select ARCH_AMD64
 
+config MACHINE_WSL
+	bool "wsl"
+	select DISTRO_DEBIAN
+	select CODENAME_BOOKWORM
+	select CODENAME_TRIXIE
+	select ARCH_AMD64
+
 config MACHINE_X86_PC
 	bool "x86 PC"
 	select DISTRO_DEBIAN
@@ -297,6 +304,7 @@ config KAS_INCLUDE_MACHINE
 	default "kas/machine/virtualbox.yaml" if MACHINE_VIRTUALBOX
 	default "kas/machine/vmware.yaml" if MACHINE_VMWARE
 	default "kas/machine/hyper-v-amd64.yaml" if MACHINE_HYPER_V
+	default "kas/machine/wsl.yaml" if MACHINE_WSL
 	default "kas/machine/x86-pc.yaml" if MACHINE_X86_PC
 
 endmenu
diff --git a/kas/machine/wsl.yaml b/kas/machine/wsl.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f043b02a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kas/machine/wsl.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# This software is a part of Isar.
+# Copyright (c) Siemens AG, 2026
+
+header:
+  version: 14
+
+machine: wsl
diff --git a/meta-isar/conf/local.conf.sample b/meta-isar/conf/local.conf.sample
index 9b0b3746..6e1e1546 100644
--- a/meta-isar/conf/local.conf.sample
+++ b/meta-isar/conf/local.conf.sample
@@ -155,8 +155,9 @@ CONF_VERSION = "1"
 IMAGE_INSTALL = "hello-isar example-raw example-module-${KERNEL_NAME} enable-fsck isar-exclude-docs samefile hello isar-disable-apt-cache cowsay example-prebuilt"
 
 #
-# Container machines don't need example module and enable-fsck.
+# Container and WSL machines don't need example module and enable-fsck.
 IMAGE_INSTALL:remove:container-amd64 = "example-module-${KERNEL_NAME} enable-fsck"
+IMAGE_INSTALL:remove:wsl = "example-module-${KERNEL_NAME} enable-fsck"
 
 #
 # Machines with secure boot should use signed modules.
diff --git a/meta-isar/conf/machine/wsl.conf b/meta-isar/conf/machine/wsl.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b1a3b89b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-isar/conf/machine/wsl.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# This software is a part of Isar.
+# Copyright (C) Siemens AG, 2026
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+DISTRO_ARCH ?= "amd64"
+
+IMAGE_FSTYPES ?= "wsl"
+
+# Configure rootfs for WSL boot
+IMAGE_INSTALL:append = " wsl-config"
+# Enable systemd-user session model
+IMAGE_PREINSTALL:append = " dbus dbus-user-session"
diff --git a/meta-isar/conf/mc.conf b/meta-isar/conf/mc.conf
index 649430a2..df3a38b0 100644
--- a/meta-isar/conf/mc.conf
+++ b/meta-isar/conf/mc.conf
@@ -89,4 +89,6 @@ BBMULTICONFIG = " \
     qemuamd64-sid \
     qemuarm64-sid \
     qemuriscv64-resolute \
+    wsl-bookworm \
+    wsl-trixie \
 "
diff --git a/meta-isar/conf/multiconfig/wsl-bookworm.conf b/meta-isar/conf/multiconfig/wsl-bookworm.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5e9f3697
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-isar/conf/multiconfig/wsl-bookworm.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# This software is a part of Isar.
+# Copyright (C) Siemens AG, 2026
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+MACHINE ?= "wsl"
+DISTRO ?= "debian-bookworm"
diff --git a/meta-isar/conf/multiconfig/wsl-trixie.conf b/meta-isar/conf/multiconfig/wsl-trixie.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8ef796e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-isar/conf/multiconfig/wsl-trixie.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# This software is a part of Isar.
+# Copyright (C) Siemens AG, 2026
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+MACHINE ?= "wsl"
+DISTRO ?= "debian-trixie"
diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/image.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/image.bbclass
index d02f99da..0329c3f8 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/image.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/image.bbclass
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ IMAGE_BASETYPES = "${@get_image_basetypes(d)}"
 
 # image types
 IMAGE_CLASSES ??= ""
-IMGCLASSES = "imagetypes imagetypes_wic imagetypes_vm imagetypes_container squashfs \
+IMGCLASSES = "imagetypes imagetypes_wic imagetypes_vm imagetypes_wsl imagetypes_container squashfs \
                 imagetypes_ddi"
 IMGCLASSES += "${IMAGE_CLASSES}"
 inherit ${IMGCLASSES}
diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/imagetypes_wsl.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/imagetypes_wsl.bbclass
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e216ef5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/imagetypes_wsl.bbclass
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# This software is a part of Isar.
+# Copyright (C) Siemens AG, 2026
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+# This class allows to generate WSL import artifacts.
+#
+
+IMAGE_TYPEDEP:wsl = "tar"
+
+IMAGE_CMD:wsl() {
+    gzip -f -9 -n -c "${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${IMAGE_FULLNAME}.tar" > "${IMAGE_FILE_HOST}"
+}
diff --git a/meta/recipes-support/wsl-config/files/etc/oobe.sh b/meta/recipes-support/wsl-config/files/etc/oobe.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e9ddfd16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-support/wsl-config/files/etc/oobe.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#! /usr/bin/bash
+
+# Generic OOBE hook for Isar-generated WSL images
+exit 0
diff --git a/meta/recipes-support/wsl-config/files/etc/wsl-distribution.conf.tmpl b/meta/recipes-support/wsl-config/files/etc/wsl-distribution.conf.tmpl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4f83314b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-support/wsl-config/files/etc/wsl-distribution.conf.tmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# See https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/build-custom-distro#add-the-wsl-distribution-configuration-file
+
+[oobe]
+command = /etc/oobe.sh
+defaultUid = ${WSL_DEFAULT_UID}
+defaultName = ${WSL_DEFAULT_NAME}
diff --git a/meta/recipes-support/wsl-config/files/etc/wsl.conf.tmpl b/meta/recipes-support/wsl-config/files/etc/wsl.conf.tmpl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..862ca252
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-support/wsl-config/files/etc/wsl.conf.tmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[boot]
+systemd=true
+
+[user]
+default=${WSL_DEFAULT_USER}
diff --git a/meta/recipes-support/wsl-config/wsl-config_0.1.bb b/meta/recipes-support/wsl-config/wsl-config_0.1.bb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2144c01b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-support/wsl-config/wsl-config_0.1.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# This software is a part of Isar.
+# Copyright (C) Siemens AG, 2026
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+inherit dpkg-raw
+
+DESCRIPTION = "WSL configuration files"
+MAINTAINER = "Clara Kowalsky <clara.kowalsky@siemens.com>"
+
+WSL_DEFAULT_USER ?= "root"
+WSL_DEFAULT_UID ?= "0"
+WSL_DEFAULT_NAME ?= "${DISTRO}-${MACHINE}"
+
+SRC_URI = " \
+    file://etc/oobe.sh \
+    file://etc/wsl.conf.tmpl \
+    file://etc/wsl-distribution.conf.tmpl \
+"
+
+TEMPLATE_FILES = " \
+    etc/wsl.conf.tmpl \
+    etc/wsl-distribution.conf.tmpl \
+"
+TEMPLATE_VARS += " \
+    WSL_DEFAULT_USER \
+    WSL_DEFAULT_UID \
+    WSL_DEFAULT_NAME \
+"
+
+do_install[cleandirs] += "${D}/etc"
+
+do_install() {
+    install -m 0644 "${WORKDIR}/etc/wsl.conf" "${D}/etc"
+    install -m 0644 "${WORKDIR}/etc/wsl-distribution.conf" "${D}/etc"
+    install -m 0755 "${WORKDIR}/etc/oobe.sh" "${D}/etc"
+}
diff --git a/testsuite/citest.py b/testsuite/citest.py
index 3ab8b557..869560c1 100644
--- a/testsuite/citest.py
+++ b/testsuite/citest.py
@@ -1326,6 +1326,24 @@ class ContainerImageTest(CIBaseTest):
         self.perform_build_test(targets, container=True)
 
 
+class WSLImageTest(CIBaseTest):
+
+    """
+    Test WSL images creation
+
+    :avocado: tags=wslbuild,full,wsl
+    """
+
+    def test_wsl_image(self):
+        targets = [
+            'mc:wsl-bookworm:isar-image-base',
+            'mc:wsl-trixie:isar-image-base',
+        ]
+
+        self.init()
+        self.perform_build_test(targets, cross=False)
+
+
 class ContainerSdkTest(CIBaseTest):
 
     """
diff --git a/testsuite/data/targets.yml b/testsuite/data/targets.yml
index 2e5fa120..c7c4c32b 100644
--- a/testsuite/data/targets.yml
+++ b/testsuite/data/targets.yml
@@ -155,6 +155,10 @@ a: !mux
     name: qemuarm64-sid
   qemuriscv64-resolute:
     name: qemuriscv64-resolute
+  wsl-bookworm:
+    name: wsl-bookworm
+  wsl-trixie:
+    name: wsl-trixie
 b: !mux
   base:
     image: isar-image-base