diff --git a/docs/buildah-from.md b/docs/buildah-from.md
index 891af1ddfde..7a055d15368 100644
--- a/docs/buildah-from.md
+++ b/docs/buildah-from.md
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ Multiple transports are supported:
   **docker-daemon:**_docker-reference_
   An image _docker-reference_ stored in the docker daemon's internal storage.  _docker-reference_ must include either a tag or a digest.  Alternatively, when reading images, the format can also be docker-daemon:algo:digest (an image ID).
 
+  **oci:**_path_**:**_tag_**
+  An image tag in a directory compliant with "Open Container Image Layout Specification" at _path_.
+
   **oci-archive:**_path_**:**_tag_
   An image _tag_ in a directory compliant with "Open Container Image Layout Specification" at _path_.
 
diff --git a/docs/buildah-pull.md b/docs/buildah-pull.md
index d2e5a2da54e..aa3c50fc41d 100644
--- a/docs/buildah-pull.md
+++ b/docs/buildah-pull.md
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ Multiple transports are supported:
   **docker-daemon:**_docker-reference_
   An image _docker-reference_ stored in the docker daemon's internal storage.  _docker-reference_ must include either a tag or a digest.  Alternatively, when reading images, the format can also be docker-daemon:algo:digest (an image ID).
 
+  **oci:**_path_**:**_tag_**
+  An image tag in a directory compliant with "Open Container Image Layout Specification" at _path_.
+
   **oci-archive:**_path_**:**_tag_
   An image _tag_ in a directory compliant with "Open Container Image Layout Specification" at _path_.
 
diff --git a/pull.go b/pull.go
index 02fb0284fc4..e802cceac5d 100644
--- a/pull.go
+++ b/pull.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containers/image/docker/reference"
 	tarfile "github.com/containers/image/docker/tarfile"
 	ociarchive "github.com/containers/image/oci/archive"
+	oci "github.com/containers/image/oci/layout"
 	"github.com/containers/image/signature"
 	is "github.com/containers/image/storage"
 	"github.com/containers/image/transports"
@@ -112,6 +113,13 @@ func localImageNameForReference(ctx context.Context, store storage.Store, srcRef
 		if name[:1] == "/" {
 			name = name[1:]
 		}
+	case oci.Transport.Name():
+		// supports pull from a directory
+		name = split[1]
+		// remove leading "/"
+		if name[:1] == "/" {
+			name = name[1:]
+		}
 	default:
 		ref := srcRef.DockerReference()
 		if ref == nil {
diff --git a/tests/pull.bats b/tests/pull.bats
index a632f715523..f4bfea317bb 100644
--- a/tests/pull.bats
+++ b/tests/pull.bats
@@ -197,3 +197,22 @@ load helpers
   [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
   [ $(wc -l <<< "$output") -ge 3 ]
 }
+
+@test "pull-from-oci-directory" {
+  run buildah pull --signature-policy ${TESTSDIR}/policy.json alpine
+  echo "$output"
+  [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+  run buildah push --signature-policy ${TESTSDIR}/policy.json docker.io/library/alpine:latest oci:${TESTDIR}/alpine
+  echo "$output"
+  [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+  run buildah rmi alpine
+  echo "$output"
+  [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+  run buildah pull --signature-policy ${TESTSDIR}/policy.json oci:${TESTDIR}/alpine
+  echo "$output"
+  [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+  run buildah images --format "{{.Name}}:{{.Tag}}"
+  echo "$output"
+  [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+  [[ "$output" =~ "alpine" ]]
+}