diff --git a/shared/applicability/bootc.yml b/shared/applicability/bootc.yml
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+name: cpe:/a:bootc
+title: Bootable containers
+# Matches:
+# - bootc (RHEL Image Mode) containers and container images
+# - running bootc (RHEL Image Mode) systems
+# Does not match:
+# - classic containers and container images
+# - normal bare-metal systems or VMs
+# - other rpm-ostree based systems eg. Silverblue
+#
+# The matching platforms and non-matching platforms can be easily distinguished
+# by checking for presence of the kernel, rpm-ostree, and bootc RPM packages.
+# Bootable containers and running bootc systems both contain these packages.
+# Normal bare-metal systems usually don't have the rpm-ostree, normal
+# containers don't contain kernel.
+#
+check_id: bootc
+bash_conditional: "{ rpm --quiet -q kernel } && { rpm --quiet -q rpm-ostree } && { rpm --quiet -q bootc }"
+ansible_conditional: '"kernel" in ansible_facts.packages and "rpm-ostree" in ansible_facts.packages and "bootc" in ansible_facts.packages'
diff --git a/shared/applicability/oval/bootc.xml b/shared/applicability/oval/bootc.xml
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+<def-group>
+  <definition class="inventory" id="bootc" version="1">
+    {{{ oval_metadata("Bootable container or bootc system", affected_platforms=["multi_platform_all"]) }}}
+    <criteria operator="AND">
+      <criterion comment="kernel is installed" test_ref="bootc_platform_test_kernel_installed" />
+      <criterion comment="rpm-ostree is installed" test_ref="bootc_platform_test_rpm_ostree_installed" />
+      <criterion comment="bootc is installed" test_ref="bootc_platform_test_bootc_installed" />
+    </criteria>
+  </definition>
+{{{ oval_test_package_installed(package="kernel", test_id="bootc_platform_test_kernel_installed") }}}
+{{{ oval_test_package_installed(package="rpm-ostree", test_id="bootc_platform_test_rpm_ostree_installed") }}}
+{{{ oval_test_package_installed(package="bootc", test_id="bootc_platform_test_bootc_installed") }}}
+</def-group>