diff --git a/src/cmd/package.go b/src/cmd/package.go
index 6ce03458c6..bd5a6f352c 100644
--- a/src/cmd/package.go
+++ b/src/cmd/package.go
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ var packageInspectCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			ListImages:              pkgConfig.InspectOpts.ListImages,
 			ViewSBOM:                pkgConfig.InspectOpts.ViewSBOM,
 			SBOMOutputDir:           pkgConfig.InspectOpts.SBOMOutputDir,
+			PublicKeyPath:           pkgConfig.PkgOpts.PublicKeyPath,
 		}
 
 		if pkgConfig.InspectOpts.ListImages {
@@ -293,6 +294,7 @@ var packageRemoveCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			Cluster:                 cluster,
 			Filter:                  filter,
 			SkipSignatureValidation: pkgConfig.PkgOpts.SkipSignatureValidation,
+			PublicKeyPath:           pkgConfig.PkgOpts.PublicKeyPath,
 		}
 		err = packager2.Remove(cmd.Context(), removeOpt)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/src/internal/packager2/inspect.go b/src/internal/packager2/inspect.go
index 4545abe48e..bfad933b3a 100644
--- a/src/internal/packager2/inspect.go
+++ b/src/internal/packager2/inspect.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ type ZarfInspectOptions struct {
 	SBOMOutputDir           string
 	ListImages              bool
 	SkipSignatureValidation bool
+	PublicKeyPath           string
 }
 
 // Inspect list the contents of a package.
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ func InspectList(ctx context.Context, opt ZarfInspectOptions) ([]string, error)
 }
 
 func getPackageMetadata(ctx context.Context, opt ZarfInspectOptions) (v1alpha1.ZarfPackage, error) {
-	pkg, err := packageFromSourceOrCluster(ctx, opt.Cluster, opt.Source, opt.SkipSignatureValidation)
+	pkg, err := packageFromSourceOrCluster(ctx, opt.Cluster, opt.Source, opt.SkipSignatureValidation, opt.PublicKeyPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return pkg, err
 	}
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ func handleSBOMOptions(ctx context.Context, pkg v1alpha1.ZarfPackage, opt ZarfIn
 		Source:                  opt.Source,
 		SkipSignatureValidation: opt.SkipSignatureValidation,
 		Filter:                  filters.Empty(),
+		PublicKeyPath:           opt.PublicKeyPath,
 	}
 	layout, err := LoadPackage(ctx, loadOpt)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/src/internal/packager2/load.go b/src/internal/packager2/load.go
index 1b61c46c14..c17fcf24b5 100644
--- a/src/internal/packager2/load.go
+++ b/src/internal/packager2/load.go
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ func assembleSplitTar(src, tarPath string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func packageFromSourceOrCluster(ctx context.Context, cluster *cluster.Cluster, src string, skipSignatureValidation bool) (v1alpha1.ZarfPackage, error) {
+func packageFromSourceOrCluster(ctx context.Context, cluster *cluster.Cluster, src string, skipSignatureValidation bool, publicKeyPath string) (v1alpha1.ZarfPackage, error) {
 	_, err := identifySource(src)
 	if err != nil {
 		if cluster == nil {
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ func packageFromSourceOrCluster(ctx context.Context, cluster *cluster.Cluster, s
 		Source:                  src,
 		SkipSignatureValidation: skipSignatureValidation,
 		Filter:                  filters.Empty(),
+		PublicKeyPath:           publicKeyPath,
 	}
 	pkgPaths, err := LoadPackage(ctx, loadOpt)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/src/internal/packager2/load_test.go b/src/internal/packager2/load_test.go
index 208f68ba65..4c09a12260 100644
--- a/src/internal/packager2/load_test.go
+++ b/src/internal/packager2/load_test.go
@@ -142,10 +142,10 @@ func TestPackageFromSourceOrCluster(t *testing.T) {
 
 	ctx := testutil.TestContext(t)
 
-	_, err := packageFromSourceOrCluster(ctx, nil, "test", false)
+	_, err := packageFromSourceOrCluster(ctx, nil, "test", false, "")
 	require.EqualError(t, err, "cannot get Zarf package from Kubernetes without configuration")
 
-	pkg, err := packageFromSourceOrCluster(ctx, nil, "./testdata/zarf-package-test-amd64-0.0.1.tar.zst", false)
+	pkg, err := packageFromSourceOrCluster(ctx, nil, "./testdata/zarf-package-test-amd64-0.0.1.tar.zst", false, "")
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, "test", pkg.Metadata.Name)
 
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ func TestPackageFromSourceOrCluster(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	_, err = c.RecordPackageDeployment(ctx, pkg, nil, 1)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	pkg, err = packageFromSourceOrCluster(ctx, c, "test", false)
+	pkg, err = packageFromSourceOrCluster(ctx, c, "test", false, "")
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, "test", pkg.Metadata.Name)
 }
diff --git a/src/internal/packager2/remove.go b/src/internal/packager2/remove.go
index a68a41c112..e20382da2d 100644
--- a/src/internal/packager2/remove.go
+++ b/src/internal/packager2/remove.go
@@ -28,11 +28,12 @@ type RemoveOptions struct {
 	Cluster                 *cluster.Cluster
 	Filter                  filters.ComponentFilterStrategy
 	SkipSignatureValidation bool
+	PublicKeyPath           string
 }
 
 // Remove removes a package that was already deployed onto a cluster, uninstalling all installed helm charts.
 func Remove(ctx context.Context, opt RemoveOptions) error {
-	pkg, err := packageFromSourceOrCluster(ctx, opt.Cluster, opt.Source, opt.SkipSignatureValidation)
+	pkg, err := packageFromSourceOrCluster(ctx, opt.Cluster, opt.Source, opt.SkipSignatureValidation, opt.PublicKeyPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}