diff --git a/pkg/compiler/artifact.go b/pkg/compiler/artifact.go
index 3c2d1feb..55e99627 100644
--- a/pkg/compiler/artifact.go
+++ b/pkg/compiler/artifact.go
@@ -241,6 +241,46 @@ func (a *PackageArtifact) SetPath(p string) {
 	a.Path = p
 }
 
+func (a *PackageArtifact) genDockerfile() string {
+	return `
+FROM scratch
+COPY * /`
+}
+
+// GenerateFinalImage takes an artifact and builds a Docker image with its content
+func (a *PackageArtifact) GenerateFinalImage(imageprefix string, b CompilerBackend, keepPerms bool) (CompilerBackendOptions, error) {
+	builderOpts := CompilerBackendOptions{}
+	archive, err := LuetCfg.GetSystem().TempDir("archive")
+	if err != nil {
+		return builderOpts, errors.Wrap(err, "error met while creating tempdir for "+a.Path)
+	}
+	defer os.RemoveAll(archive) // clean up
+
+	uncompressedFiles := filepath.Join(archive, "files")
+	dockerFile := filepath.Join(archive, "Dockerfile")
+
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(uncompressedFiles, os.ModePerm); err != nil {
+		return builderOpts, errors.Wrap(err, "error met while creating tempdir for "+a.Path)
+	}
+
+	data := a.genDockerfile()
+	if err := ioutil.WriteFile(dockerFile, []byte(data), 0644); err != nil {
+		return builderOpts, errors.Wrap(err, "error met while rendering artifact dockerfile "+a.Path)
+	}
+
+	if err := a.Unpack(uncompressedFiles, keepPerms); err != nil {
+		return builderOpts, errors.Wrap(err, "error met while uncompressing artifact "+a.Path)
+	}
+
+	builderOpts = CompilerBackendOptions{
+		ImageName:      imageprefix + a.CompileSpec.Package.GetFingerPrint(),
+		SourcePath:     archive,
+		DockerFileName: dockerFile,
+		Context:        uncompressedFiles,
+	}
+	return builderOpts, b.BuildImage(builderOpts)
+}
+
 // Compress Archives and compress (TODO) to the artifact path
 func (a *PackageArtifact) Compress(src string, concurrency int) error {
 	switch a.CompressionType {
diff --git a/pkg/compiler/artifact_test.go b/pkg/compiler/artifact_test.go
index 8335b2c6..239f1c85 100644
--- a/pkg/compiler/artifact_test.go
+++ b/pkg/compiler/artifact_test.go
@@ -159,5 +159,46 @@ RUN echo bar > /test2`))
 			Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
 		})
 
+		It("Generates packages images", func() {
+			b := NewSimpleDockerBackend()
+			imageprefix := "foo/"
+			testString := []byte(`funky test data`)
+
+			tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir(os.TempDir(), "artifact")
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir) // clean up
+
+			tmpWork, err := ioutil.TempDir(os.TempDir(), "artifact2")
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			defer os.RemoveAll(tmpWork) // clean up
+
+			err = ioutil.WriteFile(filepath.Join(tmpdir, "test"), testString, 0644)
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+
+			artifact := NewPackageArtifact(filepath.Join(tmpWork, "fake.tar"))
+			artifact.SetCompileSpec(&LuetCompilationSpec{Package: &pkg.DefaultPackage{Name: "foo", Version: "1.0"}})
+
+			err = artifact.Compress(tmpdir, 1)
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			resultingImage := imageprefix + "foo--1.0"
+			opts, err := artifact.GenerateFinalImage(imageprefix, b, false)
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(opts.ImageName).To(Equal(resultingImage))
+
+			Expect(b.ImageExists(resultingImage)).To(BeTrue())
+
+			result, err := ioutil.TempDir(os.TempDir(), "result")
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			defer os.RemoveAll(result) // clean up
+
+			err = b.ExtractRootfs(CompilerBackendOptions{ImageName: resultingImage, Destination: result}, false)
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+
+			content, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filepath.Join(result, "test"))
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+
+			Expect(content).To(Equal(testString))
+		})
+
 	})
 })
diff --git a/pkg/compiler/backend/simpledocker.go b/pkg/compiler/backend/simpledocker.go
index 9948bc8f..0767ad69 100644
--- a/pkg/compiler/backend/simpledocker.go
+++ b/pkg/compiler/backend/simpledocker.go
@@ -183,10 +183,23 @@ type ManifestEntry struct {
 	Layers []string `json:"Layers"`
 }
 
-func (*SimpleDocker) ExtractRootfs(opts compiler.CompilerBackendOptions, keepPerms bool) error {
+func (b *SimpleDocker) ExtractRootfs(opts compiler.CompilerBackendOptions, keepPerms bool) error {
 	src := opts.SourcePath
 	dst := opts.Destination
 
+	if src == "" && opts.ImageName != "" {
+		tempUnpack, err := ioutil.TempDir(dst, "tempUnpack")
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "Error met while creating tempdir for rootfs")
+		}
+		defer os.RemoveAll(tempUnpack) // clean up
+		imageExport := filepath.Join(tempUnpack, "image.tar")
+		if err := b.ExportImage(compiler.CompilerBackendOptions{ImageName: opts.ImageName, Destination: imageExport}); err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "while exporting image before extraction")
+		}
+		src = imageExport
+	}
+
 	rootfs, err := ioutil.TempDir(dst, "tmprootfs")
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "Error met while creating tempdir for rootfs")
diff --git a/pkg/compiler/backend/simpleimg.go b/pkg/compiler/backend/simpleimg.go
index fbccf8c0..6ba7da75 100644
--- a/pkg/compiler/backend/simpleimg.go
+++ b/pkg/compiler/backend/simpleimg.go
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func (*SimpleImg) ExportImage(opts compiler.CompilerBackendOptions) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// TODO: Dup in docker, refactor common code in helpers for shared parts
+// ExtractRootfs extracts the docker image content inside the destination
 func (*SimpleImg) ExtractRootfs(opts compiler.CompilerBackendOptions, keepPerms bool) error {
 	name := opts.ImageName
 	path := opts.Destination
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ func (*SimpleImg) ExtractRootfs(opts compiler.CompilerBackendOptions, keepPerms
 	}
 	Info(":tea: Image " + name + " extracted")
 	return nil
-	//return NewSimpleDockerBackend().ExtractRootfs(opts, keepPerms)
 }
 
 // TODO: Use container-diff (https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/container-diff) for checking out layer diffs
diff --git a/pkg/compiler/interface.go b/pkg/compiler/interface.go
index 2f932648..97cc0f3c 100644
--- a/pkg/compiler/interface.go
+++ b/pkg/compiler/interface.go
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ type Artifact interface {
 
 	GetChecksums() Checksums
 	SetChecksums(c Checksums)
+
+	GenerateFinalImage(string, CompilerBackend, bool) (CompilerBackendOptions, error)
 }
 
 type ArtifactNode struct {