diff --git a/exporter/containerimage/export.go b/exporter/containerimage/export.go
index 18b5f4dfc716..e20eb19d43cf 100644
--- a/exporter/containerimage/export.go
+++ b/exporter/containerimage/export.go
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/images"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/leases"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/platforms"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/remotes"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/remotes/docker"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/rootfs"
+	intoto "github.com/in-toto/in-toto-golang/in_toto"
 	"github.com/moby/buildkit/cache"
 	cacheconfig "github.com/moby/buildkit/cache/config"
 	"github.com/moby/buildkit/exporter"
@@ -352,6 +354,7 @@ func (e *imageExporterInstance) pushImage(ctx context.Context, src *exporter.Sou
 		}
 	}
 
+	ctx = remotes.WithMediaTypeKeyPrefix(ctx, intoto.PayloadType, "intoto")
 	return push.Push(ctx, e.opt.SessionManager, sessionID, mprovider, e.opt.ImageWriter.ContentStore(), dgst, targetName, e.insecure, e.opt.RegistryHosts, e.pushByDigest, annotations)
 }