diff --git a/pkg/asset/imagebased/image/ignition.go b/pkg/asset/imagebased/image/ignition.go
index 7987a443e70..fabfb58810c 100644
--- a/pkg/asset/imagebased/image/ignition.go
+++ b/pkg/asset/imagebased/image/ignition.go
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ type ibiConfigurationFile struct {
 	ExtraPartitionNumber uint     `json:"extraPartitionNumber,omitempty"`
 	ExtraPartitionStart  string   `json:"extraPartitionStart,omitempty"`
 	InstallationDisk     string   `json:"installationDisk"`
+	ReleaseRegistry      string   `json:"releaseRegistry,omitempty"`
 	SeedImage            string   `json:"seedImage"`
 	SeedVersion          string   `json:"seedVersion"`
 	Shutdown             bool     `json:"shutdown,omitempty"`
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ func (i *Ignition) Generate(_ context.Context, dependencies asset.Parents) error
 		ExtraPartitionNumber: ibiConfig.ExtraPartitionNumber,
 		ExtraPartitionStart:  ibiConfig.ExtraPartitionStart,
 		InstallationDisk:     ibiConfig.InstallationDisk,
+		ReleaseRegistry:      ibiConfig.ReleaseRegistry,
 		SeedVersion:          ibiConfig.SeedVersion,
 		SeedImage:            ibiConfig.SeedImage,
 		Shutdown:             ibiConfig.Shutdown,
diff --git a/pkg/asset/imagebased/image/ignition_test.go b/pkg/asset/imagebased/image/ignition_test.go
index ec5e09a29a7..44d31e0b244 100644
--- a/pkg/asset/imagebased/image/ignition_test.go
+++ b/pkg/asset/imagebased/image/ignition_test.go
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ podman rm lca-cli
 /usr/local/bin/lca-cli ibi -f "${ibi_config}"
 `,
 
-				"/var/tmp/ibi-configuration.json": "{\"extraPartitionLabel\":\"var-lib-containers\",\"extraPartitionNumber\":5,\"extraPartitionStart\":\"-40G\",\"installationDisk\":\"/dev/vda\",\"seedImage\":\"quay.io/openshift-kni/seed-image:4.16.0\",\"seedVersion\":\"4.16.0\"}\n",
+				"/var/tmp/ibi-configuration.json": "{\"extraPartitionLabel\":\"var-lib-containers\",\"extraPartitionNumber\":5,\"extraPartitionStart\":\"-40G\",\"installationDisk\":\"/dev/vda\",\"releaseRegistry\":\"mirror.quay.io\",\"seedImage\":\"quay.io/openshift-kni/seed-image:4.16.0\",\"seedVersion\":\"4.16.0\"}\n",
 
 				"/etc/containers/registries.conf": "credential-helpers = []\nshort-name-mode = \"\"\nunqualified-search-registries = []\n\n[[registry]]\n  location = \"quay.io\"\n  mirror-by-digest-only = true\n  prefix = \"\"\n\n  [[registry.mirror]]\n    location = \"mirror-quay.io\"\n",
 
diff --git a/pkg/asset/imagebased/image/imagebased_config_test.go b/pkg/asset/imagebased/image/imagebased_config_test.go
index 3d472b654a0..255a05948bd 100644
--- a/pkg/asset/imagebased/image/imagebased_config_test.go
+++ b/pkg/asset/imagebased/image/imagebased_config_test.go
@@ -395,6 +395,7 @@ func ibiConfig() *ImageBasedInstallationConfigBuilder {
 			ExtraPartitionStart:  "-40G",
 			ExtraPartitionLabel:  defaultExtraPartitionLabel,
 			ExtraPartitionNumber: 5,
+			ReleaseRegistry:      "mirror.quay.io",
 			Shutdown:             false,
 			SSHKey:               "",
 			PullSecret:           "{\"auths\":{\"example.com\":{\"auth\":\"c3VwZXItc2VjcmV0Cg==\"}}}",
diff --git a/pkg/types/imagebased/imagebased_config_types.go b/pkg/types/imagebased/imagebased_config_types.go
index 132ecc71861..58211763ccc 100644
--- a/pkg/types/imagebased/imagebased_config_types.go
+++ b/pkg/types/imagebased/imagebased_config_types.go
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ type InstallationConfig struct {
 	// PullSecret is the secret to use when pulling images.
 	PullSecret string `json:"pullSecret"`
 
+	// ReleaseRegistry is the container image registry that hosts the OpenShift release-image content.
+	// +optional
+	ReleaseRegistry string `json:"releaseRegistry,omitempty"`
+
 	// SeedImage is the seed image to use for the installation. This image will be
 	// used to prepare the installation disk.
 	SeedImage string `json:"seedImage"`