diff --git a/meta/classes/dpkg-base.bbclass b/meta/classes/dpkg-base.bbclass
index 789d6c74..d90b32a9 100644
--- a/meta/classes/dpkg-base.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/dpkg-base.bbclass
@@ -98,6 +98,12 @@ python() {
     if len(d.getVar('SRC_APT').strip()) > 0:
         bb.build.addtask('apt_unpack', 'do_patch', '', d)
         bb.build.addtask('cleanall_apt', 'do_cleanall', '', d)
+
+    # container docker fetcher
+    import container_fetcher
+    from bb.fetch2 import methods
+
+    methods.append(container_fetcher.Container())
 }
 
 do_apt_fetch() {
diff --git a/meta/lib/container_fetcher.py b/meta/lib/container_fetcher.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8c713795
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/lib/container_fetcher.py
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+# This software is a part of ISAR.
+# Copyright (c) Siemens AG, 2024
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+import os
+import re
+from   bb.fetch2 import FetchMethod
+from   bb.fetch2 import logger
+from   bb.fetch2 import MissingChecksumEvent
+from   bb.fetch2 import NoChecksumError
+from   bb.fetch2 import runfetchcmd
+from   bb.progress import LineFilterProgressHandler
+
+class SkopeoProgressHandler(LineFilterProgressHandler):
+    def __init__(self, d):
+        super(SkopeoProgressHandler, self).__init__(d)
+        self._fire_progress(0)
+
+    def writeline(self, line):
+        match = re.findall(r'^Copying image .*\(([0-9]+/[0-9]+)\)$', line)
+        if match:
+            state = match[0].split('/')
+            progress = (int(state[0]) * 100) / int(state[1])
+            self.update(progress)
+        return True
+
+
+class Container(FetchMethod):
+    def supports(self, ud, d):
+        return ud.type in ['docker']
+
+    def urldata_init(self, ud, d):
+        ud.tag = "latest"
+        if "tag" in ud.parm:
+            ud.tag = ud.parm["tag"]
+
+        ud.digest = None
+        if "digest" in ud.parm:
+            ud.digest = ud.parm["digest"]
+
+        container_name = ud.host + (ud.path if ud.path != "/" else "")
+        ud.container_src = container_name + \
+            ("@" + ud.digest if ud.digest else ":" + ud.tag)
+        ud.localname = container_name.replace('/', '.')
+        ud.localfile = "container-images/" + ud.localname + \
+            "_" + (ud.digest.replace(":", "-") if ud.digest else ud.tag)
+
+    def download(self, ud, d):
+        progresshandler = SkopeoProgressHandler(d)
+        runfetchcmd(f"skopeo copy --preserve-digests --all docker://{ud.container_src} dir:{ud.localfile}",
+                    d, log=progresshandler)
+
+        if ud.digest:
+            return
+
+        checksum = bb.utils.sha256_file(ud.localpath + "/manifest.json")
+        checksum_line = f"SRC_URI = \"{ud.url};digest=sha256:{checksum}\""
+
+        strict = d.getVar("BB_STRICT_CHECKSUM") or "0"
+
+        # If strict checking enabled and neither sum defined, raise error
+        if strict == "1":
+            raise NoChecksumError(checksum_line)
+
+        checksum_event = {"sha256sum": checksum}
+        bb.event.fire(MissingChecksumEvent(ud.url, **checksum_event), d)
+
+        if strict == "ignore":
+            return
+
+        # Log missing digest so user can more easily add it
+        logger.warning(
+            f"Missing checksum for '{ud.localpath}', consider using this " \
+            f"SRC_URI in the recipe:\n{checksum_line}")
+
+    def unpack(self, ud, rootdir, d):
+        arch = d.getVar('DISTRO_ARCH')
+        variant_opt = ""
+        if arch == "armhf":
+            arch = "arm"
+            variant_opt = "--override-variant v7"
+        elif arch == "armel":
+            arch = "arm"
+            variant_opt = "--override-variant v6"
+        runfetchcmd(f"skopeo --override-arch {arch} {variant_opt} " \
+            f"copy dir:{ud.localpath} dir:{rootdir + '/' + ud.localname}", d)
+
+    def clean(self, ud, d):
+        bb.utils.remove(ud.localpath, recurse=True)