diff --git a/extensions/container-image/container-image-jib/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/container/image/jib/deployment/JibProcessor.java b/extensions/container-image/container-image-jib/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/container/image/jib/deployment/JibProcessor.java
index 98bc4aa5c7708..41a20eff3c8f6 100644
--- a/extensions/container-image/container-image-jib/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/container/image/jib/deployment/JibProcessor.java
+++ b/extensions/container-image/container-image-jib/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/container/image/jib/deployment/JibProcessor.java
@@ -333,6 +333,10 @@ private RegistryImage toRegistryImage(ImageReference imageReference, Optional<St
         } else {
             registryImage.addCredentialRetriever(credentialRetrieverFactory.wellKnownCredentialHelpers());
             registryImage.addCredentialRetriever(credentialRetrieverFactory.dockerConfig());
+            String dockerConfigEnv = System.getenv().get("DOCKER_CONFIG");
+            if (dockerConfigEnv != null) {
+                registryImage.addCredentialRetriever(credentialRetrieverFactory.dockerConfig(Path.of(dockerConfigEnv)));
+            }
         }
         return registryImage;
     }