diff --git a/data/distrodefs/fedora/imagetypes.yaml b/data/distrodefs/fedora/imagetypes.yaml
index e2b20890dc..9cdc36da1e 100644
--- a/data/distrodefs/fedora/imagetypes.yaml
+++ b/data/distrodefs/fedora/imagetypes.yaml
@@ -2297,3 +2297,123 @@ image_types:
       - *x86_64_bios_platform
       - *aarch64_platform
     supported_blueprint_options: *supported_options_pxe
+
+  "bootc-rpm-installer":
+    # Note that this image type is partial and only used by
+    # bootc-image-builder not by the "images" library directly. We
+    # still keep the config here so that there is a single place for
+    # all imagetype configs.
+    installer_config: *default_installer_config
+    package_sets:
+      installer:
+        - include:
+            - aajohan-comfortaa-fonts
+            - abattis-cantarell-fonts
+            - alsa-firmware
+            - alsa-tools-firmware
+            - anaconda
+            - anaconda-dracut
+            - anaconda-install-img-deps
+            - anaconda-widgets
+            - atheros-firmware
+            - audit
+            - bind-utils
+            - bitmap-fangsongti-fonts
+            - brcmfmac-firmware
+            - bzip2
+            - cryptsetup
+            - curl
+            - dbus-x11
+            - dejavu-sans-fonts
+            - dejavu-sans-mono-fonts
+            - device-mapper-persistent-data
+            - dmidecode
+            - dnf
+            - dracut-config-generic
+            - dracut-network
+            - efibootmgr
+            - ethtool
+            - fcoe-utils
+            - ftp
+            - gdb-gdbserver
+            - gdisk
+            - glibc-all-langpacks
+            - gnome-kiosk
+            - google-noto-sans-cjk-ttc-fonts
+            - grub2-tools
+            - grub2-tools-extra
+            - grub2-tools-minimal
+            - grubby
+            - gsettings-desktop-schemas
+            - hdparm
+            - hexedit
+            - hostname
+            - initscripts
+            - ipmitool
+            - iwlwifi-dvm-firmware
+            - iwlwifi-mvm-firmware
+            - jomolhari-fonts
+            - kbd
+            - kbd-misc
+            - kdump-anaconda-addon
+            - kernel
+            - khmeros-base-fonts
+            - less
+            - libblockdev-lvm-dbus
+            - libibverbs
+            - libreport-plugin-bugzilla
+            - libreport-plugin-reportuploader
+            - librsvg2
+            - linux-firmware
+            - lldpad
+            - lsof
+            - madan-fonts
+            - mt-st
+            - mtr
+            - net-tools
+            - nfs-utils
+            - nm-connection-editor
+            - nmap-ncat
+            - nss-tools
+            - openssh-clients
+            - openssh-server
+            - ostree
+            - pciutils
+            - perl-interpreter
+            - pigz
+            - plymouth
+            - prefixdevname
+            - python3-pyatspi
+            - rdma-core
+            - realtek-firmware
+            - rit-meera-new-fonts
+            - rng-tools
+            - rpcbind
+            - rpm-ostree
+            - rsync
+            - rsyslog
+            - selinux-policy-targeted
+            - sg3_utils
+            - sil-abyssinica-fonts
+            - sil-padauk-fonts
+            - smartmontools
+            - spice-vdagent
+            - strace
+            - systemd
+            - tar
+            - tigervnc-server-minimal
+            - tigervnc-server-module
+            - udisks2
+            - udisks2-iscsi
+            - usbutils
+            - vim-minimal
+            - volume_key
+            - wget
+            - xfsdump
+            - xfsprogs
+            - xorg-x11-drivers
+            - xorg-x11-fonts-misc
+            - xorg-x11-server-Xorg
+            - xorg-x11-xauth
+            - xrdb
+            - xz
diff --git a/data/distrodefs/rhel-10/imagetypes.yaml b/data/distrodefs/rhel-10/imagetypes.yaml
index 9ba5b68cbb..a56cf49e08 100644
--- a/data/distrodefs/rhel-10/imagetypes.yaml
+++ b/data/distrodefs/rhel-10/imagetypes.yaml
@@ -2272,3 +2272,104 @@ image_types:
       - *x86_64_bios_platform
       - *aarch64_platform
     supported_blueprint_options: *supported_options_pxe
+
+  "bootc-rpm-installer":
+    # Note that this image type is partial and only used by
+    # bootc-image-builder not by the "images" library directly. We
+    # still keep the config here so that there is a single place for
+    # all imagetype configs.
+    installer_config: *default_installer_config
+    package_sets:
+      installer:
+        - include:
+            - "@hardware-support"
+            - alsa-firmware
+            - alsa-tools-firmware
+            - anaconda
+            - anaconda-dracut
+            - anaconda-install-img-deps
+            - anaconda-widgets
+            - audit
+            - bind-utils
+            - bzip2
+            - cryptsetup
+            - curl
+            - dbus-x11
+            - dejavu-sans-fonts
+            - dejavu-sans-mono-fonts
+            - device-mapper-persistent-data
+            - dmidecode
+            - dnf
+            - dracut-config-generic
+            - dracut-network
+            - efibootmgr
+            - ethtool
+            - fcoe-utils
+            - ftp
+            - gdb-gdbserver
+            - glibc-all-langpacks
+            - gnome-kiosk
+            - google-noto-sans-cjk-ttc-fonts
+            - grub2-tools
+            - grub2-tools-extra
+            - grub2-tools-minimal
+            - grubby
+            - gsettings-desktop-schemas
+            - hdparm
+            - hexedit
+            - hostname
+            - initscripts
+            - ipmitool
+            - jomolhari-fonts
+            - kbd
+            - kbd-misc
+            - kdump-anaconda-addon
+            - kernel
+            - less
+            - libblockdev-lvm-dbus
+            - libibverbs
+            - librsvg2
+            - linux-firmware
+            - lldpad
+            - lsof
+            - madan-fonts
+            - mt-st
+            - mtr
+            - net-tools
+            - nfs-utils
+            - nm-connection-editor
+            - nmap-ncat
+            - nss-tools
+            - openssh-clients
+            - openssh-server
+            - ostree
+            - pciutils
+            - perl-interpreter
+            - pigz
+            - plymouth
+            - prefixdevname
+            - python3-pyatspi
+            - rdma-core
+            - rng-tools
+            - rpcbind
+            - rpm-ostree
+            - rsync
+            - rsyslog
+            - selinux-policy-targeted
+            - sg3_utils
+            - sil-padauk-fonts
+            - smartmontools
+            - spice-vdagent
+            - strace
+            - systemd
+            - tar
+            - udisks2
+            - udisks2-iscsi
+            - usbutils
+            - vim-minimal
+            - volume_key
+            - wget
+            - xfsdump
+            - xfsprogs
+            - xrdb
+            - xz
diff --git a/data/distrodefs/rhel-9/imagetypes.yaml b/data/distrodefs/rhel-9/imagetypes.yaml
index 8a22a4d8f7..eb0fee9e7f 100644
--- a/data/distrodefs/rhel-9/imagetypes.yaml
+++ b/data/distrodefs/rhel-9/imagetypes.yaml
@@ -3343,3 +3343,119 @@ image_types:
       - *x86_64_bios_platform
       - *aarch64_platform
     supported_blueprint_options: *supported_options_pxe
+
+  "bootc-rpm-installer":
+    # Note that this image type is partial and only used by
+    # bootc-image-builder not by the "images" library directly. We
+    # still keep the config here so that there is a single place for
+    # all imagetype configs.
+    installer_config: *default_installer_config
+    package_sets:
+      installer:
+        - include:
+            # This is the same set as the Fedora one, but without packages not available in CentOS/RHEL:
+            # atheros-firmware, brcmfmac-firmware, iwlwifi-dvm-firmware, iwlwifi-mvm-firmware, realtek-firmware, rit-meera-new-fonts
+            - aajohan-comfortaa-fonts
+            - abattis-cantarell-fonts
+            - alsa-firmware
+            - alsa-tools-firmware
+            - anaconda
+            - anaconda-dracut
+            - anaconda-install-env-deps
+            - anaconda-widgets
+            - audit
+            - bind-utils
+            - bitmap-fangsongti-fonts
+            - bzip2
+            - cryptsetup
+            - curl
+            - dbus-x11
+            - dejavu-sans-fonts
+            - dejavu-sans-mono-fonts
+            - device-mapper-persistent-data
+            - dmidecode
+            - dnf
+            - dracut-config-generic
+            - dracut-network
+            - efibootmgr
+            - ethtool
+            - fcoe-utils
+            - ftp
+            - gdb-gdbserver
+            - gdisk
+            - glibc-all-langpacks
+            - gnome-kiosk
+            - google-noto-sans-cjk-ttc-fonts
+            - grub2-tools
+            - grub2-tools-extra
+            - grub2-tools-minimal
+            - grubby
+            - gsettings-desktop-schemas
+            - hdparm
+            - hexedit
+            - hostname
+            - initscripts
+            - ipmitool
+            - jomolhari-fonts
+            - kbd
+            - kbd-misc
+            - kdump-anaconda-addon
+            - kernel
+            - khmeros-base-fonts
+            - less
+            - libblockdev-lvm-dbus
+            - libibverbs
+            - libreport-plugin-bugzilla
+            - libreport-plugin-reportuploader
+            - librsvg2
+            - linux-firmware
+            - lldpad
+            - lsof
+            - madan-fonts
+            - mt-st
+            - mtr
+            - net-tools
+            - nfs-utils
+            - nm-connection-editor
+            - nmap-ncat
+            - nss-tools
+            - openssh-clients
+            - openssh-server
+            - ostree
+            - pciutils
+            - perl-interpreter
+            - pigz
+            - plymouth
+            - prefixdevname
+            - python3-pyatspi
+            - rdma-core
+            - rng-tools
+            - rpcbind
+            - rpm-ostree
+            - rsync
+            - rsyslog
+            - selinux-policy-targeted
+            - sg3_utils
+            - sil-abyssinica-fonts
+            - sil-padauk-fonts
+            - smartmontools
+            - spice-vdagent
+            - strace
+            - systemd
+            - tar
+            - tigervnc-server-minimal
+            - tigervnc-server-module
+            - udisks2
+            - udisks2-iscsi
+            - usbutils
+            - vim-minimal
+            - volume_key
+            - wget
+            - xfsdump
+            - xfsprogs
+            - xorg-x11-drivers
+            - xorg-x11-fonts-misc
+            - xorg-x11-server-Xorg
+            - xorg-x11-xauth
+            - xrdb
+            - xz