diff --git a/.pylint-dict b/.pylint-dict
index cc95b1f0e6..fbd2ca816d 100644
--- a/.pylint-dict
+++ b/.pylint-dict
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ epel
 filename
 init
 io
+Kubernetes
 linter
 metadata
 mkdir
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ rpmspec
 repo
 rpmlint
 scality
+sdk
 skopeo
 sls
 timestamp
diff --git a/buildchain/buildchain/config.py b/buildchain/buildchain/config.py
index d7ef2b7256..735b805926 100644
--- a/buildchain/buildchain/config.py
+++ b/buildchain/buildchain/config.py
@@ -52,11 +52,12 @@
 class ExtCommand(enum.Enum):
     """External commands used by the build chain."""
 
-    GIT      = os.getenv('GIT_BIN',      'git')
-    HARDLINK = os.getenv('HARDLINK_BIN', 'hardlink')
-    MKISOFS  = os.getenv('MKISOFS_BIN',  'mkisofs')
-    SKOPEO   = os.getenv('SKOPEO_BIN',   'skopeo')
-    VAGRANT  = os.getenv('VAGRANT_BIN',  'vagrant')
+    GIT          = os.getenv('GIT_BIN',          'git')
+    HARDLINK     = os.getenv('HARDLINK_BIN',     'hardlink')
+    MKISOFS      = os.getenv('MKISOFS_BIN',      'mkisofs')
+    SKOPEO       = os.getenv('SKOPEO_BIN',       'skopeo')
+    VAGRANT      = os.getenv('VAGRANT_BIN',      'vagrant')
+    OPERATOR_SDK = os.getenv('OPERATOR_SDK_BIN', 'operator-sdk')
 
     @property
     def command_name(self) -> str:
diff --git a/buildchain/buildchain/constants.py b/buildchain/buildchain/constants.py
index 7c8606f2b0..7eb61ba183 100644
--- a/buildchain/buildchain/constants.py
+++ b/buildchain/buildchain/constants.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 from pathlib import Path
 import subprocess
-from typing import Optional
+from typing import Optional, FrozenSet
 
 from buildchain import ROOT  # Re-export ROOT through this module.
 from buildchain import config
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
 STATIC_CONTAINER_REGISTRY : Path = Path(
     ROOT, 'buildchain/static-container-registry'
 )
+# Path to the storage-operator source directory.
+STORAGE_OPERATOR_ROOT : Path = ROOT/'storage-operator'
 
 # }}}
 # Vagrant parameters {{{
@@ -103,3 +105,8 @@ def git_ref() -> Optional[str]:
 GIT_REF = git_ref()
 
 # }}}
+
+STORAGE_OPERATOR_SOURCES : FrozenSet[Path] = frozenset([
+    filepath for filepath in STORAGE_OPERATOR_ROOT.rglob('*.go')
+    if 'vendor' not in str(filepath.parent)
+])
diff --git a/buildchain/buildchain/image.py b/buildchain/buildchain/image.py
index 9f4da184ef..c8e5740cb7 100644
--- a/buildchain/buildchain/image.py
+++ b/buildchain/buildchain/image.py
@@ -344,6 +344,13 @@ def show() -> str:
         },
         task_dep=['_image_mkdir_root'],
     ),
+    targets.OperatorImage(
+        name='storage-operator',
+        version='latest',
+        destination=constants.ISO_IMAGE_ROOT,
+        task_dep=['_image_mkdir_root'],
+        file_dep=list(constants.STORAGE_OPERATOR_SOURCES)
+    ),
 )
 
 
diff --git a/buildchain/buildchain/targets/__init__.py b/buildchain/buildchain/targets/__init__.py
index 0e9dc0cbba..ac9c63c85a 100644
--- a/buildchain/buildchain/targets/__init__.py
+++ b/buildchain/buildchain/targets/__init__.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 from buildchain.targets.directory import Mkdir
 from buildchain.targets.file_tree import FileTree
 from buildchain.targets.local_image import LocalImage
+from buildchain.targets.operator_image import OperatorImage
 from buildchain.targets.package import Package
 from buildchain.targets.remote_image import RemoteImage
 from buildchain.targets.repository import Repository
diff --git a/buildchain/buildchain/targets/operator_image.py b/buildchain/buildchain/targets/operator_image.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b3d13c0f43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildchain/buildchain/targets/operator_image.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# coding: utf-8
+
+
+"""Provides container image construction for Kubernetes Operator.
+
+Those are very similar to the locally built images, except that they are build
+by the `operator-sdk` command (which also takes care of compiling the Go code)
+instead of calling Docker directly.
+"""
+
+
+from pathlib import Path
+import shlex
+from typing import Any, List
+
+import doit # type: ignore
+
+from buildchain import config
+from buildchain import constants
+from buildchain import types
+
+from . import local_image
+
+
+class OperatorImage(local_image.LocalImage):
+    """A locally built container image for a Kubernetes Operator."""
+    def __init__(
+        self, name: str, version: str, destination: Path, **kwargs: Any
+    ):
+        """Initialize an operator container image.
+
+        Arguments:
+            name:         image name
+            version:      image version
+            destination:  where to save the result
+
+        Keyword Arguments:
+            They are passed to `Target` init method.
+        """
+        dockerfile = constants.ROOT/name/'build'/'Dockerfile'
+        kwargs.setdefault('task_dep', []).append('check_for:operator-sdk')
+        super().__init__(
+            name=name, version=version, dockerfile=dockerfile,
+            destination=destination, save_on_disk=True, build_args=None,
+            **kwargs
+        )
+
+    def _do_build(self) -> List[types.Action]:
+        """Return the actions used to build the image."""
+        cwd = constants.ROOT/self.name
+        cmd = ' '.join(map(shlex.quote, [
+            config.ExtCommand.OPERATOR_SDK.value, 'build', self.tag
+        ]))
+        return [doit.action.CmdAction(cmd, cwd=cwd)]