diff --git a/osc/build.py b/osc/build.py
index 719e47739..8ffd3c5bf 100644
--- a/osc/build.py
+++ b/osc/build.py
@@ -203,6 +203,11 @@ def __init__(self, filename, apiurl, buildtype='spec', localpkgs=None, binarytyp
         else:
             self.preinstallimage = None
 
+        if root.find('containerannotation') is not None:
+            self.containerannotation = root.find('containerannotation')
+        else:
+            self.containerannotation = None
+
     def has_dep(self, name):
         for i in self.deps:
             if i.name == name:
@@ -1320,6 +1325,12 @@ def __str__(self):
                         print("Using prefered package: " + path + "/" + filename)
                         os.unlink(tffn)
 
+        if bi.containerannotation is not None:
+            if not os.path.exists('containers'):
+                os.makedirs('containers')
+            with open('containers/annotation', 'wb') as f:
+                f.write(bi.containerannotation.encode())
+
         if prefer_pkgs:
             localpkgdir = "repos/_local/"
             os.mkdir(localpkgdir)