diff --git a/internal/formats/common/cyclonedxhelpers/component.go b/internal/formats/common/cyclonedxhelpers/component.go
index fd344c63ae0f..f82cdf73faa3 100644
--- a/internal/formats/common/cyclonedxhelpers/component.go
+++ b/internal/formats/common/cyclonedxhelpers/component.go
@@ -31,6 +31,15 @@ func decodeComponent(c *cyclonedx.Component) (*pkg.Package, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+
+	typ := pkg.Type(prop(c, "type"))
+	purl := c.PackageURL
+	if typ == "" {
+		if purl != "" {
+			typ = pkg.TypeFromPURL(purl)
+		}
+	}
+
 	p := &pkg.Package{
 		Name:      c.Name,
 		Version:   c.Version,
@@ -38,9 +47,9 @@ func decodeComponent(c *cyclonedx.Component) (*pkg.Package, error) {
 		Locations: nil,
 		Licenses:  decodeLicenses(c),
 		Language:  pkg.Language(prop(c, "language")),
-		Type:      pkg.Type(prop(c, "type")),
+		Type:      pkg.Type(typ),
 		CPEs:      cp,
-		PURL:      c.PackageURL,
+		PURL:      purl,
 	}
 
 	metaType, meta, err := decodePackageMetadata(c)