diff --git a/libimage/copier.go b/libimage/copier.go
index fd10dd72d..c6b23d12e 100644
--- a/libimage/copier.go
+++ b/libimage/copier.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/containers/common/libimage/manifests"
+	"github.com/containers/common/libimage/platform"
 	"github.com/containers/common/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/containers/common/pkg/retry"
 	"github.com/containers/image/v5/copy"
@@ -239,7 +240,7 @@ func (r *Runtime) newCopier(options *CopyOptions) (*copier, error) {
 
 	c.systemContext.DockerArchiveAdditionalTags = options.dockerArchiveAdditionalTags
 
-	c.systemContext.OSChoice, c.systemContext.ArchitectureChoice, c.systemContext.VariantChoice = NormalizePlatform(options.OS, options.Architecture, options.Variant)
+	c.systemContext.OSChoice, c.systemContext.ArchitectureChoice, c.systemContext.VariantChoice = platform.NormalizePlatform(options.OS, options.Architecture, options.Variant)
 
 	if options.SignaturePolicyPath != "" {
 		c.systemContext.SignaturePolicyPath = options.SignaturePolicyPath
diff --git a/libimage/image.go b/libimage/image.go
index e4198a792..277170940 100644
--- a/libimage/image.go
+++ b/libimage/image.go
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/platforms"
+	"github.com/containers/common/libimage/platform"
 	"github.com/containers/image/v5/docker/reference"
 	"github.com/containers/image/v5/manifest"
 	storageTransport "github.com/containers/image/v5/storage"
@@ -1021,3 +1023,35 @@ func getImageID(ctx context.Context, src types.ImageReference, sys *types.System
 	}
 	return "@" + imageDigest.Encoded(), nil
 }
+
+// Checks whether the image matches the specified platform.
+// Returns
+//   - 1) a matching error that can be used for logging (or returning) what does not match
+//   - 2) a bool indicating whether architecture, os or variant were set (some callers need that to decide whether they need to throw an error)
+//   - 3) a fatal error that occurred prior to check for matches (e.g., storage errors etc.)
+func (i *Image) matchesPlatform(ctx context.Context, os, arch, variant string) (error, bool, error) {
+	if err := i.isCorrupted(""); err != nil {
+		return err, false, nil
+	}
+	inspectInfo, err := i.inspectInfo(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("inspecting image: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	customPlatform := len(os)+len(arch)+len(variant) != 0
+
+	expected, err := platforms.Parse(platform.ToPlatformString(os, arch, variant))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("parsing host platform: %v", err)
+	}
+	fromImage, err := platforms.Parse(platform.ToPlatformString(inspectInfo.Os, inspectInfo.Architecture, inspectInfo.Variant))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("parsing image platform: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if platforms.NewMatcher(expected).Match(fromImage) {
+		return nil, customPlatform, nil
+	}
+
+	return fmt.Errorf("image platform (%s) does not match the expected platform (%s)", platforms.Format(fromImage), platforms.Format(expected)), customPlatform, nil
+}
diff --git a/libimage/normalize_test.go b/libimage/normalize_test.go
index 9b9dfb464..a3a6e12dc 100644
--- a/libimage/normalize_test.go
+++ b/libimage/normalize_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package libimage
 import (
 	"testing"
 
+	lplatform "github.com/containers/common/libimage/platform"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ func TestNormalizePlatform(t *testing.T) {
 			platform{"linux", "arm", "v6"},
 		},
 	} {
-		os, arch, variant := NormalizePlatform(test.input.os, test.input.arch, test.input.variant)
+		os, arch, variant := lplatform.NormalizePlatform(test.input.os, test.input.arch, test.input.variant)
 		assert.Equal(t, test.expected.os, os, test.input)
 		assert.Equal(t, test.expected.arch, arch, test.input)
 		assert.Equal(t, test.expected.variant, variant, test.input)
diff --git a/libimage/platform.go b/libimage/platform/platform.go
similarity index 53%
rename from libimage/platform.go
rename to libimage/platform/platform.go
index 06c15ee64..19bcc0a38 100644
--- a/libimage/platform.go
+++ b/libimage/platform/platform.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-package libimage
+package platform
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"runtime"
 
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ func NormalizePlatform(rawOS, rawArch, rawVariant string) (os, arch, variant str
 	if normalizedSpec.Variant == "" && rawVariant != "" {
 		normalizedSpec.Variant = rawVariant
 	}
-	rawPlatform := toPlatformString(normalizedSpec.OS, normalizedSpec.Architecture, normalizedSpec.Variant)
+	rawPlatform := ToPlatformString(normalizedSpec.OS, normalizedSpec.Architecture, normalizedSpec.Variant)
 	normalizedPlatform, err := platforms.Parse(rawPlatform)
 	if err != nil {
 		logrus.Debugf("Error normalizing platform: %v", err)
@@ -54,7 +53,7 @@ func NormalizePlatform(rawOS, rawArch, rawVariant string) (os, arch, variant str
 	return os, arch, variant
 }
 
-func toPlatformString(os, arch, variant string) string {
+func ToPlatformString(os, arch, variant string) string {
 	if os == "" {
 		os = runtime.GOOS
 	}
@@ -66,35 +65,3 @@ func toPlatformString(os, arch, variant string) string {
 	}
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s", os, arch, variant)
 }
-
-// Checks whether the image matches the specified platform.
-// Returns
-//   - 1) a matching error that can be used for logging (or returning) what does not match
-//   - 2) a bool indicating whether architecture, os or variant were set (some callers need that to decide whether they need to throw an error)
-//   - 3) a fatal error that occurred prior to check for matches (e.g., storage errors etc.)
-func (i *Image) matchesPlatform(ctx context.Context, os, arch, variant string) (error, bool, error) {
-	if err := i.isCorrupted(""); err != nil {
-		return err, false, nil
-	}
-	inspectInfo, err := i.inspectInfo(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("inspecting image: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	customPlatform := len(os)+len(arch)+len(variant) != 0
-
-	expected, err := platforms.Parse(toPlatformString(os, arch, variant))
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("parsing host platform: %v", err)
-	}
-	fromImage, err := platforms.Parse(toPlatformString(inspectInfo.Os, inspectInfo.Architecture, inspectInfo.Variant))
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("parsing image platform: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	if platforms.NewMatcher(expected).Match(fromImage) {
-		return nil, customPlatform, nil
-	}
-
-	return fmt.Errorf("image platform (%s) does not match the expected platform (%s)", platforms.Format(fromImage), platforms.Format(expected)), customPlatform, nil
-}
diff --git a/libimage/platform_test.go b/libimage/platform/platform_test.go
similarity index 87%
rename from libimage/platform_test.go
rename to libimage/platform/platform_test.go
index 36104107b..fbaea18c5 100644
--- a/libimage/platform_test.go
+++ b/libimage/platform/platform_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package libimage
+package platform
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func TestToPlatformString(t *testing.T) {
 		{"", "", "", fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)},
 		{"", "", "c", fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/c", runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)},
 	} {
-		platform := toPlatformString(test.os, test.arch, test.variant)
+		platform := ToPlatformString(test.os, test.arch, test.variant)
 		require.Equal(t, test.expected, platform)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/libimage/runtime.go b/libimage/runtime.go
index 6d90272c3..45a24b593 100644
--- a/libimage/runtime.go
+++ b/libimage/runtime.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/common/libimage/platform"
 	"github.com/containers/common/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/containers/image/v5/docker/reference"
 	"github.com/containers/image/v5/pkg/shortnames"
@@ -184,7 +185,7 @@ type LookupImageOptions struct {
 	Variant string
 
 	// Controls the behavior when checking the platform of an image.
-	PlatformPolicy PlatformPolicy
+	PlatformPolicy platform.PlatformPolicy
 
 	// If set, do not look for items/instances in the manifest list that
 	// match the current platform but return the manifest list as is.
@@ -283,7 +284,7 @@ func (r *Runtime) LookupImage(name string, options *LookupImageOptions) (*Image,
 		options.Variant = r.systemContext.VariantChoice
 	}
 	// Normalize platform to be OCI compatible (e.g., "aarch64" -> "arm64").
-	options.OS, options.Architecture, options.Variant = NormalizePlatform(options.OS, options.Architecture, options.Variant)
+	options.OS, options.Architecture, options.Variant = platform.NormalizePlatform(options.OS, options.Architecture, options.Variant)
 
 	// Second, try out the candidates as resolved by shortnames. This takes
 	// "localhost/" prefixed images into account as well.
@@ -435,9 +436,9 @@ func (r *Runtime) lookupImageInLocalStorage(name, candidate string, namedCandida
 			return nil, nil
 		}
 		switch options.PlatformPolicy {
-		case PlatformPolicyDefault:
+		case platform.PlatformPolicyDefault:
 			logrus.Debugf("%v", matchError)
-		case PlatformPolicyWarn:
+		case platform.PlatformPolicyWarn:
 			logrus.Warnf("%v", matchError)
 		}
 	}