diff --git a/copy/copy.go b/copy/copy.go
index bf8f4015b6..1223e726b6 100644
--- a/copy/copy.go
+++ b/copy/copy.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containers/image/v5/types"
 	encconfig "github.com/containers/ocicrypt/config"
 	digest "github.com/opencontainers/go-digest"
+	imgspecv1 "github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/specs-go/v1"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"golang.org/x/exp/slices"
 	"golang.org/x/sync/semaphore"
@@ -91,8 +92,9 @@ type Options struct {
 	PreserveDigests bool
 	// manifest MIME type of image set by user. "" is default and means use the autodetection to the manifest MIME type
 	ForceManifestMIMEType string
-	ImageListSelection    ImageListSelection // set to either CopySystemImage (the default), CopyAllImages, or CopySpecificImages to control which instances we copy when the source reference is a list; ignored if the source reference is not a list
-	Instances             []digest.Digest    // if ImageListSelection is CopySpecificImages, copy only these instances and the list itself
+	ImageListSelection    ImageListSelection   // set to either CopySystemImage (the default), CopyAllImages, or CopySpecificImages to control which instances we copy when the source reference is a list; ignored if the source reference is not a list
+	Instances             []digest.Digest      // if ImageListSelection is CopySpecificImages, copy only these instances, instances matching the InstancePlatforms list, and the list itself
+	InstancePlatforms     []imgspecv1.Platform // if ImageListSelection is CopySpecificImages, copy only matching instances, instances listed in the Instances list, and the list itself
 	// Give priority to pulling gzip images if multiple images are present when configured to OptionalBoolTrue,
 	// prefers the best compression if this is configured as OptionalBoolFalse. Choose automatically (and the choice may change over time)
 	// if this is set to OptionalBoolUndefined (which is the default behavior, and recommended for most callers).
diff --git a/copy/multiple.go b/copy/multiple.go
index 097a18855e..f90377c0b9 100644
--- a/copy/multiple.go
+++ b/copy/multiple.go
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import (
 	internalManifest "github.com/containers/image/v5/internal/manifest"
 	"github.com/containers/image/v5/manifest"
 	"github.com/containers/image/v5/signature"
+	"github.com/containers/image/v5/types"
+	digest "github.com/opencontainers/go-digest"
 	imgspecv1 "github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/specs-go/v1"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"golang.org/x/exp/slices"
@@ -87,17 +89,43 @@ func (c *copier) copyMultipleImages(ctx context.Context, policyContext *signatur
 	}
 
 	// Copy each image, or just the ones we want to copy, in turn.
+	optionsInstances := options.Instances
 	instanceDigests := updatedList.Instances()
+	if len(options.InstancePlatforms) > 0 {
+		// Build a map for helping us avoid duplication of instance digests.
+		instanceDigestMap := make(map[digest.Digest]struct{})
+		for _, instanceDigest := range optionsInstances {
+			instanceDigestMap[instanceDigest] = struct{}{}
+		}
+		// Choose the best match for each platform we were asked to also copy.
+		for _, platform := range options.InstancePlatforms {
+			platformContext := types.SystemContext{
+				OSChoice:           platform.OS,
+				ArchitectureChoice: platform.Architecture,
+				VariantChoice:      platform.Variant,
+			}
+			instanceDigest, err := updatedList.ChooseInstance(&platformContext)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("No instance in list matched platform spec %v", platform)
+			}
+			instanceDigestMap[instanceDigest] = struct{}{}
+		}
+		// Deduplicate the set of digests.
+		optionsInstances = nil
+		for instanceDigest := range instanceDigestMap {
+			optionsInstances = append(optionsInstances, instanceDigest)
+		}
+	}
 	imagesToCopy := len(instanceDigests)
 	if options.ImageListSelection == CopySpecificImages {
-		imagesToCopy = len(options.Instances)
+		imagesToCopy = len(optionsInstances)
 	}
 	c.Printf("Copying %d of %d images in list\n", imagesToCopy, len(instanceDigests))
 	updates := make([]manifest.ListUpdate, len(instanceDigests))
 	instancesCopied := 0
 	for i, instanceDigest := range instanceDigests {
 		if options.ImageListSelection == CopySpecificImages &&
-			!slices.Contains(options.Instances, instanceDigest) {
+			!slices.Contains(optionsInstances, instanceDigest) {
 			update, err := updatedList.Instance(instanceDigest)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err