diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c1322dc..68a8edd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ Following inputs can be used as `step.with` keys:
 | Name             | Type    | Default                            | Description                                   |
 |------------------|---------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
 | `scan-type`      | String  | `image`                            | Scan type, e.g. `image` or `fs`|
+| `input`          | String  |                                    | Tar reference, e.g. `alpine-latest.tar` |
 | `image-ref`      | String  |                                    | Image reference, e.g. `alpine:3.10.2`         |
 | `scan-ref`       | String  | `/github/workspace/`               | Scan reference, e.g. `/github/workspace/` or `.`|
 | `format`         | String  | `table`                            | Output format (`table`, `json`, `template`)   |
diff --git a/action.yaml b/action.yaml
index 56b13cc..fa49835 100644
--- a/action.yaml
+++ b/action.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ inputs:
   image-ref:
     description: 'image reference(for backward compatibility)'
     required: true
+  input:
+    description: 'reference of tar file to scan'
+    required: false
+    default: ''
   scan-ref:
     description: 'Scan reference'
     required: false
@@ -60,3 +64,4 @@ runs:
     - '-i ${{ inputs.image-ref }}'
     - '-j ${{ inputs.scan-ref }}'
     - '-k ${{ inputs.skip-dirs }}'
+    - '-l ${{ inputs.input }}'
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index d243fc9..1f8090e 100644
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
-while getopts "a:b:c:d:e:f:g:h:i:j:k:" o; do
+while getopts "a:b:c:d:e:f:g:h:i:j:k:l:" o; do
    case "${o}" in
        a)
          export scanType=${OPTARG}
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ while getopts "a:b:c:d:e:f:g:h:i:j:k:" o; do
        k)
          export skipDirs=${OPTARG}
        ;;
+       l)
+         export input=${OPTARG}
+       ;;
   esac
 done
 
@@ -43,6 +46,10 @@ export artifactRef="${imageRef}"
 if [ "${scanType}" = "fs" ];then
   artifactRef=$(echo $scanRef | tr -d '\r')
 fi
+input=$(echo $input | tr -d '\r')
+if [ $input ]; then
+  artifactRef="--input $input"
+fi
 ignoreUnfixed=$(echo $ignoreUnfixed | tr -d '\r')
 
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