diff --git a/builder/disk/file.py b/builder/disk/file.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..048680d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builder/disk/file.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import os
+from logging import getLogger
+from builder.disk.content import ImageContentBuilder
+from builder.lib.config import ArchBuilderConfigError
+log = getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class ImageFileBuilder(ImageContentBuilder):
+	def build(self):
+		cmds = ["dd"]
+		ctx = self.builder.ctx
+		cfg = self.builder.config
+		if "file" not in cfg:
+			raise ArchBuilderConfigError("file not set")
+		file: str = cfg["file"]
+		if file.startswith("/"): file = file[1:]
+		path = os.path.join(ctx.get_rootfs(), file)
+		if not os.path.exists(path):
+			raise FileNotFoundError(f"image file {path} not found")
+		cmds.append("status=progress")
+		cmds.append(f"if={path}")
+		cmds.append(f"of={self.builder.device}")
+		cmds.append(f"bs={self.builder.sector}")
+		log.info(f"start writing image file {path}")
+		ret = ctx.run_external(cmds)
+		if ret != 0: raise OSError("dd failed")
+		log.info(f"write image file {path} done")
diff --git a/builder/disk/types.py b/builder/disk/types.py
index 6a20c1a..5e6504e 100644
--- a/builder/disk/types.py
+++ b/builder/disk/types.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from builder.disk.content import ImageContentBuilder
 from builder.disk.layout.build import DiskLayoutBuilder
 from builder.disk.filesystem.build import FileSystemBuilder
 from builder.disk.abootimg import AndroidBootBuilder
+from builder.disk.file import ImageFileBuilder
 
 
 types: list[tuple[str, type[ImageContentBuilder]]] = [
@@ -9,4 +10,5 @@ types: list[tuple[str, type[ImageContentBuilder]]] = [
 	("filesystem", FileSystemBuilder),
 	("aboot",      AndroidBootBuilder),
 	("avndboot",   AndroidBootBuilder),
+	("image",      ImageFileBuilder),
 ]