diff --git a/cmd/skopeo/main.go b/cmd/skopeo/main.go
index 0b714b31..6761fd93 100644
--- a/cmd/skopeo/main.go
+++ b/cmd/skopeo/main.go
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ func createApp() *cli.App {
 			Value: "",
 			Usage: "Path to a trust policy file",
 		},
+		cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:  "registries.d",
+			Value: "",
+			Usage: "use registry configuration files in `DIR` (e.g. for docker signature storage)",
+		},
 	}
 	app.Before = func(c *cli.Context) error {
 		if c.GlobalBool("debug") {
diff --git a/cmd/skopeo/utils.go b/cmd/skopeo/utils.go
index 93f9e331..c5535853 100644
--- a/cmd/skopeo/utils.go
+++ b/cmd/skopeo/utils.go
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ import (
 
 // contextFromGlobalOptions returns a types.SystemContext depending on c.
 func contextFromGlobalOptions(c *cli.Context) *types.SystemContext {
-	certPath := c.GlobalString("cert-path")
 	tlsVerify := c.GlobalBool("tls-verify") // FIXME!! defaults to false
 	return &types.SystemContext{
-		DockerCertPath:              certPath,
+		RegistriesDirPath:           c.GlobalString("registries.d"),
+		DockerCertPath:              c.GlobalString("cert-path"),
 		DockerInsecureSkipTLSVerify: !tlsVerify,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/docs/skopeo.1.md b/docs/skopeo.1.md
index 9dbce05c..ac0644f9 100644
--- a/docs/skopeo.1.md
+++ b/docs/skopeo.1.md
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ Most commands refer to container images, using a _transport_`:`_details_ format.
 
   **--policy** _path-to-policy_ Path to a policy.json file to use for verifying signatures and deciding whether an image is trusted, overriding the default trust policy file.
 
+  **--registries.d** _dir_ use registry configuration files in _dir_ (e.g. for docker signature storage), overriding the default path.
+
   **--tls-verify** _bool-value_ Verify certificates
 
   **--help**|**-h** Show help
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ Uses the system's trust policy to validate images, rejects images not trusted by
 
   _destination-image_ use the "image name" format described above
 
-  **--remove-signatures** do not copy signatures, if any, from _source-image_. Necessary when copying a signed image to a destination which does not support signatures. 
+  **--remove-signatures** do not copy signatures, if any, from _source-image_. Necessary when copying a signed image to a destination which does not support signatures.
 
   **--sign-by=**_key-id_ add a signature using that key ID for an image name corresponding to _destination-image_
 
@@ -100,7 +102,7 @@ Get image layers of _image-name_
 ## skopeo manifest-digest
 **skopeo manifest-digest** _manifest-file_
 
-Compute a manifest digest of _manifest-file_ and write it to standard output. 
+Compute a manifest digest of _manifest-file_ and write it to standard output.
 
 ## skopeo standalone-sign
 **skopeo standalone-sign** _manifest docker-reference key-fingerprint_ **--output**|**-o** _signature_
@@ -139,6 +141,10 @@ show help for `skopeo`
   Default trust policy file, if **--policy** is not specified.
   The policy format is documented in https://github.com/containers/image/blob/master/docs/policy.json.md .
 
+  **/etc/containers/registries.d**
+  Default directory containing registry configuration, if **--registries.d** is not specified.
+  The contents of this directory are documented in https://github.com/containers/image/blob/master/docs/registries.d.md .
+
 # EXAMPLES
 
 ## skopeo copy