diff --git a/apps/cnquery/cmd/sbom.go b/apps/cnquery/cmd/sbom.go
index 7eefb8bdbd..343b724d7a 100644
--- a/apps/cnquery/cmd/sbom.go
+++ b/apps/cnquery/cmd/sbom.go
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path"
+
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
@@ -24,9 +27,11 @@ import (
 
 func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(sbomCmd)
-	sbomCmd.Flags().String("asset-name", "", "User-override for the asset name")
+	sbomCmd.Flags().String("asset-name", "", "User-override for the asset name.")
 	sbomCmd.Flags().StringToString("annotation", nil, "Add an annotation to the asset.") // user-added, editable
 	sbomCmd.Flags().StringP("output", "o", "list", "Set output format: "+sbom.AllFormats())
+	sbomCmd.Flags().String("output-target", "", "Set output target to which the sbom report will be written.")
+
 }
 
 var sbomCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -50,6 +55,11 @@ Note this command is experimental and may change in the future.
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatal().Err(err).Msg("failed to bind output flag")
 		}
+
+		err = viper.BindPFlag("output-target", cmd.Flags().Lookup("output-target"))
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal().Err(err).Msg("failed to bind output-target flag")
+		}
 	},
 	// we have to initialize an empty run so it shows up as a runnable command in --help
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {},
@@ -100,13 +110,27 @@ var sbomCmdRun = func(cmd *cobra.Command, runtime *providers.Runtime, cliRes *pl
 		log.Fatal().Err(err).Msg("failed to get exporter for output format: " + output)
 	}
 
-	for _, bom := range boms {
+	outputTarget := viper.GetString("output-target")
+	for i := range boms {
+		bom := boms[i]
 		output := bytes.Buffer{}
 		err := exporter.Render(&output, &bom)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatal().Err(err).Msg("failed to render SBOM")
 		}
-		fmt.Println(output.String())
+
+		if outputTarget != "" {
+			filename := outputTarget
+			if len(boms) > 1 {
+				filename = fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d.%s", path.Base(outputTarget), i, path.Ext(outputTarget))
+			}
+			err := os.WriteFile(filename, output.Bytes(), 0600)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Fatal().Err(err).Msg("failed to write SBOM to file")
+			}
+		} else {
+			fmt.Println(output.String())
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/test/cli/cli_test.go b/test/cli/cli_test.go
index 31cbc57c18..3548af8016 100644
--- a/test/cli/cli_test.go
+++ b/test/cli/cli_test.go
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
 package cli
 
 import (
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-	"go.mondoo.com/cnquery/v10/apps/cnquery/cmd"
 	"os"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
 
 	cmdtest "github.com/google/go-cmdtest"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"go.mondoo.com/cnquery/v10/apps/cnquery/cmd"
 )
 
 var once sync.Once
diff --git a/test/cli/testdata/cnquery_sbom.ct b/test/cli/testdata/cnquery_sbom.ct
index 171451ebc7..9029b7099b 100644
--- a/test/cli/testdata/cnquery_sbom.ct
+++ b/test/cli/testdata/cnquery_sbom.ct
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ Usage:
 
 Flags:
       --annotation stringToString   Add an annotation to the asset. (default [])
-      --asset-name string           User-override for the asset name
+      --asset-name string           User-override for the asset name.
   -h, --help                        help for sbom
   -o, --output string               Set output format: json, cyclonedx-json, cyclonedx-xml, spdx-json, spdx-tag-value, table (default "list")
+      --output-target string        Set output target to which the sbom report will be written.
 
 Global Flags:
       --api-proxy string   Set proxy for communications with Mondoo API