diff --git a/cmd/skopeo/main.go b/cmd/skopeo/main.go
index df608063..72123ccc 100644
--- a/cmd/skopeo/main.go
+++ b/cmd/skopeo/main.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ type globalOptions struct {
 	registriesDirPath  string        // Path to a "registries.d" registry configuration directory
 	overrideArch       string        // Architecture to use for choosing images, instead of the runtime one
 	overrideOS         string        // OS to use for choosing images, instead of the runtime one
+	overrideVariant    string        // Architecture variant to use for choosing images, instead of the runtime one
 	commandTimeout     time.Duration // Timeout for the command execution
 	registriesConfPath string        // Path to the "registries.conf" file
 }
@@ -79,6 +80,11 @@ func createApp() (*cli.App, *globalOptions) {
 			Usage:       "use `OS` instead of the running OS for choosing images",
 			Destination: &opts.overrideOS,
 		},
+		cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:        "override-variant",
+			Usage:       "use `VARIANT` instead of the running architecture variant for choosing images",
+			Destination: &opts.overrideVariant,
+		},
 		cli.DurationFlag{
 			Name:        "command-timeout",
 			Usage:       "timeout for the command execution",
diff --git a/cmd/skopeo/utils.go b/cmd/skopeo/utils.go
index f66cfc35..6fb800ef 100644
--- a/cmd/skopeo/utils.go
+++ b/cmd/skopeo/utils.go
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ func (opts *imageOptions) newSystemContext() (*types.SystemContext, error) {
 		RegistriesDirPath:        opts.global.registriesDirPath,
 		ArchitectureChoice:       opts.global.overrideArch,
 		OSChoice:                 opts.global.overrideOS,
+		VariantChoice:            opts.global.overrideVariant,
 		DockerCertPath:           opts.dockerCertPath,
 		OCISharedBlobDirPath:     opts.sharedBlobDir,
 		AuthFilePath:             opts.shared.authFilePath,
diff --git a/cmd/skopeo/utils_test.go b/cmd/skopeo/utils_test.go
index e4c8a77a..3ba14b1e 100644
--- a/cmd/skopeo/utils_test.go
+++ b/cmd/skopeo/utils_test.go
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ func TestImageOptionsNewSystemContext(t *testing.T) {
 		"--registries.d", "/srv/registries.d",
 		"--override-arch", "overridden-arch",
 		"--override-os", "overridden-os",
+		"--override-variant", "overridden-variant",
 	}, []string{
 		"--authfile", "/srv/authfile",
 		"--dest-cert-dir", "/srv/cert-dir",
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ func TestImageOptionsNewSystemContext(t *testing.T) {
 		AuthFilePath:                      "/srv/authfile",
 		ArchitectureChoice:                "overridden-arch",
 		OSChoice:                          "overridden-os",
+		VariantChoice:                     "overridden-variant",
 		OCISharedBlobDirPath:              "/srv/shared-blob-dir",
 		DockerCertPath:                    "/srv/cert-dir",
 		DockerInsecureSkipTLSVerify:       types.OptionalBoolTrue,
@@ -149,6 +151,7 @@ func TestImageDestOptionsNewSystemContext(t *testing.T) {
 		"--registries.d", "/srv/registries.d",
 		"--override-arch", "overridden-arch",
 		"--override-os", "overridden-os",
+		"--override-variant", "overridden-variant",
 	}, []string{
 		"--authfile", "/srv/authfile",
 		"--dest-cert-dir", "/srv/cert-dir",
@@ -165,6 +168,7 @@ func TestImageDestOptionsNewSystemContext(t *testing.T) {
 		AuthFilePath:                      "/srv/authfile",
 		ArchitectureChoice:                "overridden-arch",
 		OSChoice:                          "overridden-os",
+		VariantChoice:                     "overridden-variant",
 		OCISharedBlobDirPath:              "/srv/shared-blob-dir",
 		DockerCertPath:                    "/srv/cert-dir",
 		DockerInsecureSkipTLSVerify:       types.OptionalBoolTrue,
diff --git a/completions/bash/skopeo b/completions/bash/skopeo
index c5e664c2..0bbd8591 100644
--- a/completions/bash/skopeo
+++ b/completions/bash/skopeo
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ _skopeo_skopeo() {
        --registries.d
        --override-arch
        --override-os
+       --override-variant
        --command-timeout
      "
      local boolean_options="
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ _skopeo_skopeo() {
 
      case "$prev" in
          # XXX: Changes here need to be refleceted in $options_with_args as well.
-         --policy|--registries.d|--override-arch|--override-os|--command-timeout)
+         --policy|--registries.d|--override-arch|--override-os|--override-variant|--command-timeout)
              return
              ;;
      esac
diff --git a/integration/copy_test.go b/integration/copy_test.go
index 707293a5..cf39d291 100644
--- a/integration/copy_test.go
+++ b/integration/copy_test.go
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ func (s *CopySuite) TestCopyFailsWhenImageOSDoesntMatchRuntimeOS(c *check.C) {
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	defer os.RemoveAll(storage)
 	storage = fmt.Sprintf("[vfs@%s/root+%s/runroot]", storage, storage)
-	assertSkopeoFails(c, `.*no image found in manifest list for architecture .*, OS .*`, "copy", knownWindowsOnlyImage, "containers-storage:"+storage+"test")
+	assertSkopeoFails(c, `.*no image found in manifest list for architecture .*, variant .*, OS .*`, "copy", knownWindowsOnlyImage, "containers-storage:"+storage+"test")
 }
 
 func (s *CopySuite) TestCopySucceedsWhenImageDoesntMatchRuntimeButWeOverride(c *check.C) {