diff --git a/contrib/nydusify/cmd/nydusify.go b/contrib/nydusify/cmd/nydusify.go
index ae13d737caf..8a56b786076 100644
--- a/contrib/nydusify/cmd/nydusify.go
+++ b/contrib/nydusify/cmd/nydusify.go
@@ -338,6 +338,12 @@ func main() {
 					Usage:   "Convert to OCI-referenced nydus zran image",
 					EnvVars: []string{"OCI_REF"},
 				},
+				&cli.BoolFlag{
+					Name:    "with-referrer",
+					Value:   false,
+					Usage:   "Associate a reference to the source image, see https://github.com/opencontainers/distribution-spec/blob/main/spec.md#listing-referrers",
+					EnvVars: []string{"WITH_REFERRER"},
+				},
 				&cli.BoolFlag{
 					Name:    "oci",
 					Value:   false,
@@ -510,6 +516,7 @@ func main() {
 					BatchSize:        c.String("batch-size"),
 
 					OCIRef:       c.Bool("oci-ref"),
+					WithReferrer: c.Bool("with-referrer"),
 					AllPlatforms: c.Bool("all-platforms"),
 					Platforms:    c.String("platform"),
 
diff --git a/contrib/nydusify/pkg/converter/config.go b/contrib/nydusify/pkg/converter/config.go
index 388fcf23ab8..c1f58f19e67 100644
--- a/contrib/nydusify/pkg/converter/config.go
+++ b/contrib/nydusify/pkg/converter/config.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ func getConfig(opt Opt) map[string]string {
 	cfg["docker2oci"] = strconv.FormatBool(opt.Docker2OCI)
 	cfg["merge_manifest"] = strconv.FormatBool(opt.MergePlatform)
 	cfg["oci_ref"] = strconv.FormatBool(opt.OCIRef)
+	cfg["with_referrer"] = strconv.FormatBool(opt.WithReferrer)
 
 	cfg["prefetch_patterns"] = opt.PrefetchPatterns
 	cfg["compressor"] = opt.Compressor
diff --git a/contrib/nydusify/pkg/converter/converter.go b/contrib/nydusify/pkg/converter/converter.go
index 4629b96a449..49a5a36bd89 100644
--- a/contrib/nydusify/pkg/converter/converter.go
+++ b/contrib/nydusify/pkg/converter/converter.go
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ type Opt struct {
 	BatchSize        string
 	PrefetchPatterns string
 	OCIRef           bool
+	WithReferrer     bool
 
 	AllPlatforms bool
 	Platforms    string