diff --git a/cmd/util.go b/cmd/util.go
index ad8085152..634dd699c 100644
--- a/cmd/util.go
+++ b/cmd/util.go
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ func NewUnpackCommand() *cobra.Command {
 			server, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("auth-server-address")
 			identity, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("auth-identity-token")
 			registryToken, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("auth-registry-token")
+			platform, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("platform")
 
 			util.DefaultContext.Info("Downloading", image, "to", destination)
 			auth := &registrytypes.AuthConfig{
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ func NewUnpackCommand() *cobra.Command {
 			}
 
 			if !local && !strings.HasPrefix(image, filePrefix) {
-				info, err := docker.DownloadAndExtractDockerImage(util.DefaultContext, image, destination, auth, verify)
+				info, err := docker.DownloadAndExtractDockerImage(util.DefaultContext, image, destination, auth, verify, platform)
 				if err != nil {
 					util.DefaultContext.Error(err.Error())
 					os.Exit(1)
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ func NewUnpackCommand() *cobra.Command {
 				util.DefaultContext.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Pulled: %s %s", info.Target.Digest, info.Name))
 				util.DefaultContext.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Size: %s", units.BytesSize(float64(info.Target.Size))))
 			} else {
-				info, err := docker.ExtractDockerImage(util.DefaultContext, image, destination)
+				info, err := docker.ExtractDockerImage(util.DefaultContext, image, destination, platform)
 				if err != nil {
 					util.DefaultContext.Error(err.Error())
 					os.Exit(1)
@@ -158,6 +159,7 @@ func NewUnpackCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	c.Flags().String("auth-registry-token", "", "Authentication registry token")
 	c.Flags().Bool("verify", false, "Verify signed images to notary before to pull")
 	c.Flags().Bool("local", false, "Unpack local image")
+	c.Flags().String("platform", "", "Platform to unpack (e.g., linux/amd64, linux/arm64, linux/amd64/v3) ")
 	return c
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/helpers/docker/docker.go b/pkg/helpers/docker/docker.go
index 705cce41e..7b7c52284 100644
--- a/pkg/helpers/docker/docker.go
+++ b/pkg/helpers/docker/docker.go
@@ -22,24 +22,22 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
-	v1 "github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/v1"
-	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/v1/tarball"
-
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/images"
-	luetimages "github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/api/core/image"
-	luettypes "github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/api/core/types"
-
-	fileHelper "github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/helpers/file"
-
-	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/trust"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/reference"
 	registrytypes "github.com/docker/docker/api/types/registry"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/registry"
 	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/authn"
 	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/name"
-	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/v1/daemon"
+	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/v1"
 	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/v1/remote"
+	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/v1/tarball"
 	"github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/api/core/bus"
+	luetimages "github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/api/core/image"
+	luettypes "github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/api/core/types"
+
+	fileHelper "github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/helpers/file"
+
+	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/trust"
 	"github.com/opencontainers/go-digest"
 	specs "github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/specs-go/v1"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -138,7 +136,7 @@ type UnpackEventData struct {
 }
 
 // DownloadAndExtractDockerImage extracts a container image natively. It supports privileged/unprivileged mode
-func DownloadAndExtractDockerImage(ctx luettypes.Context, image, dest string, auth *registrytypes.AuthConfig, verify bool) (*images.Image, error) {
+func DownloadAndExtractDockerImage(ctx luettypes.Context, image, dest string, auth *registrytypes.AuthConfig, verify bool, platform string) (*images.Image, error) {
 	if verify {
 		img, err := verifyImage(image, auth)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -158,7 +156,16 @@ func DownloadAndExtractDockerImage(ctx luettypes.Context, image, dest string, au
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	img, err := remote.Image(ref, remote.WithAuth(staticAuth{auth}), remote.WithTransport(http.DefaultTransport))
+	opts := []remote.Option{remote.WithAuth(staticAuth{auth}), remote.WithTransport(http.DefaultTransport)}
+	if platform != "" {
+		p, err := v1.ParsePlatform(platform)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		opts = append(opts, remote.WithPlatform(*p))
+	}
+
+	img, err := remote.Image(ref, opts...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -204,7 +211,7 @@ func DownloadAndExtractDockerImage(ctx luettypes.Context, image, dest string, au
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func ExtractDockerImage(ctx luettypes.Context, local, dest string) (*images.Image, error) {
+func ExtractDockerImage(ctx luettypes.Context, local, dest, platform string) (*images.Image, error) {
 	var img v1.Image
 	if !fileHelper.Exists(dest) {
 		if err := os.MkdirAll(dest, os.ModePerm); err != nil {
@@ -223,7 +230,15 @@ func ExtractDockerImage(ctx luettypes.Context, local, dest string) (*images.Imag
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		img, err = daemon.Image(ref)
+		if platform != "" {
+			p, err := v1.ParsePlatform(platform)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			img, err = remote.Image(ref, remote.WithPlatform(*p))
+		} else {
+			img, err = remote.Image(ref)
+		}
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/pkg/installer/client/docker.go b/pkg/installer/client/docker.go
index 483031957..a90882f56 100644
--- a/pkg/installer/client/docker.go
+++ b/pkg/installer/client/docker.go
@@ -97,8 +97,7 @@ func (c *DockerClient) DownloadArtifact(a *artifact.PackageArtifact) (*artifact.
 		imageName := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", uri, a.CompileSpec.GetPackage().ImageID())
 		c.context.Info("Downloading image", imageName)
 
-		// imageName := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", uri, artifact.GetCompileSpec().GetPackage().GetPackageImageName())
-		info, err := docker.DownloadAndExtractDockerImage(c.context, imageName, temp, c.auth, c.RepoData.Verify)
+		info, err := docker.DownloadAndExtractDockerImage(c.context, imageName, temp, c.auth, c.RepoData.Verify, "")
 		if err != nil {
 			c.context.Warning(fmt.Sprintf(errImageDownloadMsg, imageName, err.Error()))
 			continue
@@ -158,7 +157,7 @@ func (c *DockerClient) DownloadFile(name string) (string, error) {
 		imageName := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", uri, helpers.SanitizeImageString(name))
 		c.context.Info("Downloading", imageName)
 
-		info, err := docker.DownloadAndExtractDockerImage(c.context, imageName, temp, c.auth, c.RepoData.Verify)
+		info, err := docker.DownloadAndExtractDockerImage(c.context, imageName, temp, c.auth, c.RepoData.Verify, "")
 		if err != nil {
 			c.context.Warning(fmt.Sprintf(errImageDownloadMsg, imageName, err.Error()))
 			continue