diff --git a/cmd/cosign/cli/load.go b/cmd/cosign/cli/load.go
index 3a04ec19ef1..b8249450948 100644
--- a/cmd/cosign/cli/load.go
+++ b/cmd/cosign/cli/load.go
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/name"
+
 	"github.com/sigstore/cosign/v2/cmd/cosign/cli/options"
 	"github.com/sigstore/cosign/v2/pkg/oci/layout"
 	"github.com/sigstore/cosign/v2/pkg/oci/remote"
+
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ func Load() *cobra.Command {
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func LoadCmd(_ context.Context, opts options.LoadOptions, imageRef string) error {
+func LoadCmd(ctx context.Context, opts options.LoadOptions, imageRef string) error {
 	ref, err := name.ParseReference(imageRef)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("parsing image name %s: %w", imageRef, err)
@@ -56,5 +58,11 @@ func LoadCmd(_ context.Context, opts options.LoadOptions, imageRef string) error
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("signed image index: %w", err)
 	}
-	return remote.WriteSignedImageIndexImages(ref, sii)
+
+	ociremoteOpts, err := opts.Registry.ClientOpts(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return remote.WriteSignedImageIndexImages(ref, sii, ociremoteOpts...)
 }
diff --git a/cmd/cosign/cli/options/load.go b/cmd/cosign/cli/options/load.go
index 96c7b4a9566..167361d087e 100644
--- a/cmd/cosign/cli/options/load.go
+++ b/cmd/cosign/cli/options/load.go
@@ -22,12 +22,14 @@ import (
 // LoadOptions is the top level wrapper for the load command.
 type LoadOptions struct {
 	Directory string
+	Registry  RegistryOptions
 }
 
 var _ Interface = (*LoadOptions)(nil)
 
 // AddFlags implements Interface
 func (o *LoadOptions) AddFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
+	o.Registry.AddFlags(cmd)
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&o.Directory, "dir", "",
 		"path to directory where the signed image is stored on disk")
 	_ = cmd.Flags().SetAnnotation("dir", cobra.BashCompSubdirsInDir, []string{})
diff --git a/doc/cosign_load.md b/doc/cosign_load.md
index 97fa7142a2b..a69f90be675 100644
--- a/doc/cosign_load.md
+++ b/doc/cosign_load.md
@@ -19,8 +19,12 @@ cosign load [flags]
 ### Options
 
 ```
-      --dir string   path to directory where the signed image is stored on disk
-  -h, --help         help for load
+      --allow-http-registry                                                                      whether to allow using HTTP protocol while connecting to registries. Don't use this for anything but testing
+      --allow-insecure-registry                                                                  whether to allow insecure connections to registries (e.g., with expired or self-signed TLS certificates). Don't use this for anything but testing
+      --attachment-tag-prefix [AttachmentTagPrefix]sha256-[TargetImageDigest].[AttachmentName]   optional custom prefix to use for attached image tags. Attachment images are tagged as: [AttachmentTagPrefix]sha256-[TargetImageDigest].[AttachmentName]
+      --dir string                                                                               path to directory where the signed image is stored on disk
+  -h, --help                                                                                     help for load
+      --k8s-keychain                                                                             whether to use the kubernetes keychain instead of the default keychain (supports workload identity).
 ```
 
 ### Options inherited from parent commands