diff --git a/.zuul.d/jobs.yaml b/.zuul.d/jobs.yaml
index 1d9226d48..cae73bf26 100644
--- a/.zuul.d/jobs.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.d/jobs.yaml
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
     parent: dib-functests-base
     vars:
       dib_functests:
+        - almalinux-container/almalinux-9-aarch64-build-succeeds
         - centos-minimal/8-stream-aarch64-build-succeeds
         - centos-minimal/9-stream-aarch64-build-succeeds
         - openeuler-minimal/22.03-LTS-build-succeeds
@@ -82,6 +83,32 @@
       - ^doc/.*$
       - ^releasenotes/.*$
 
+- job:
+    name: dib-nodepool-functional-openstack-almalinux-8-containerfile-src
+    description: |
+      Test building and booting a AlmaLinux image from a
+      containerfile with Nodepool and OpenStack (using released
+      libraries)
+    parent: dib-nodepool-functional-src-base
+    vars:
+      nodepool_debug: true
+      nodepool_diskimage:
+        base_element: almalinux-container
+        release: '8'
+
+- job:
+    name: dib-nodepool-functional-openstack-almalinux-9-containerfile-src
+    description: |
+      Test building and booting a AlmaLinux image from a
+      containerfile with Nodepool and OpenStack (using released
+      libraries)
+    parent: dib-nodepool-functional-src-base
+    vars:
+      nodepool_debug: true
+      nodepool_diskimage:
+        base_element: almalinux-container
+        release: '9'
+
 - job:
     name: dib-nodepool-functional-openstack-centos-7-src
     description: |
diff --git a/.zuul.d/project.yaml b/.zuul.d/project.yaml
index 121365d02..362c14558 100644
--- a/.zuul.d/project.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.d/project.yaml
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
         - dib-functests
         - opendev-buildset-registry
         - nodepool-build-image-siblings
+        - dib-nodepool-functional-openstack-almalinux-8-containerfile-src:
+            voting: false
+        - dib-nodepool-functional-openstack-almalinux-9-containerfile-src:
+            voting: false
         - dib-nodepool-functional-openstack-centos-7-src
         - dib-nodepool-functional-openstack-centos-8-stream-src
         - dib-nodepool-functional-openstack-centos-9-stream-src
diff --git a/diskimage_builder/elements/almalinux-container/README.rst b/diskimage_builder/elements/almalinux-container/README.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d12c8edca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/diskimage_builder/elements/almalinux-container/README.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+===================
+almalinux-container
+===================
+
+Create a minimal image based on AlmaLinux container image
+
+This element sets the ``DISTRO_NAME`` var to 'almalinux'. The release
+of AlmaLinux to be installed can be controlled through the ``DIB_RELEASE``
+variable, which defaults the latest supported release.
diff --git a/diskimage_builder/elements/almalinux-container/containerfiles/8 b/diskimage_builder/elements/almalinux-container/containerfiles/8
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ea895b6d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/diskimage_builder/elements/almalinux-container/containerfiles/8
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+FROM quay.io/almalinuxorg/almalinux:8
+
+RUN dnf group install -y 'Minimal Install' --allowerasing && \
+    dnf install -y findutils util-linux sudo python3 NetworkManager
+
+RUN systemctl unmask console-getty.service dev-hugepages.mount \
+    getty.target sys-fs-fuse-connections.mount systemd-logind.service \
+    systemd-remount-fs.service
+
+# /etc/machine-id needs to be populated for /bin/kernel-install to
+# correctly copy kernels into /boot.  We will clear this out in the
+# final image.
+RUN systemd-machine-id-setup
diff --git a/diskimage_builder/elements/almalinux-container/containerfiles/9 b/diskimage_builder/elements/almalinux-container/containerfiles/9
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..342bb94f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/diskimage_builder/elements/almalinux-container/containerfiles/9
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+FROM quay.io/almalinuxorg/almalinux:9
+
+RUN dnf group install -y 'Minimal Install' --allowerasing && \
+    dnf install -y findutils util-linux sudo python3 NetworkManager
+
+RUN systemctl unmask console-getty.service dev-hugepages.mount \
+    getty.target sys-fs-fuse-connections.mount systemd-logind.service \
+    systemd-remount-fs.service
+
+# /etc/machine-id needs to be populated for /bin/kernel-install to
+# correctly copy kernels into /boot.  We will clear this out in the
+# final image.
+RUN systemd-machine-id-setup
diff --git a/diskimage_builder/elements/almalinux-container/element-deps b/diskimage_builder/elements/almalinux-container/element-deps
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d9ef0bf46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/diskimage_builder/elements/almalinux-container/element-deps
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+cache-url
+containerfile
+package-installs
+redhat-common
+rpm-distro
+source-repositories
+vm
+yum
diff --git a/diskimage_builder/elements/almalinux-container/environment.d/10-01-almalinux-distro-name.bash b/diskimage_builder/elements/almalinux-container/environment.d/10-01-almalinux-distro-name.bash
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..76e0da05c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/diskimage_builder/elements/almalinux-container/environment.d/10-01-almalinux-distro-name.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+export DISTRO_NAME=almalinux
+export DIB_RELEASE=${DIB_RELEASE:-9} # always the most recent major
+export EFI_BOOT_DIR="EFI/almalinux"
+export DIB_YUM_MINIMAL_CREATE_INTERFACES=0
diff --git a/diskimage_builder/elements/almalinux-container/environment.d/11-yum-dnf.bash b/diskimage_builder/elements/almalinux-container/environment.d/11-yum-dnf.bash
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..91514f1e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/diskimage_builder/elements/almalinux-container/environment.d/11-yum-dnf.bash
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export YUM=dnf
diff --git a/diskimage_builder/elements/almalinux-container/package-installs.yaml b/diskimage_builder/elements/almalinux-container/package-installs.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..21c612d15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/diskimage_builder/elements/almalinux-container/package-installs.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+audit:
+dnf-plugins-core:
+dracut:
+dracut-config-generic:
+grubby:
+kernel:
+initscripts:
+man-pages:
+passwd:
+redhat-rpm-config:
diff --git a/diskimage_builder/elements/almalinux-container/test-elements/almalinux-9-aarch64-build-succeeds/README.rst b/diskimage_builder/elements/almalinux-container/test-elements/almalinux-9-aarch64-build-succeeds/README.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0b656b972
--- /dev/null
+++ b/diskimage_builder/elements/almalinux-container/test-elements/almalinux-9-aarch64-build-succeeds/README.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Verify a AlmaLinux 9 aarch64 image
diff --git a/diskimage_builder/elements/almalinux-container/test-elements/almalinux-9-aarch64-build-succeeds/element-deps b/diskimage_builder/elements/almalinux-container/test-elements/almalinux-9-aarch64-build-succeeds/element-deps
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..99857b0c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/diskimage_builder/elements/almalinux-container/test-elements/almalinux-9-aarch64-build-succeeds/element-deps
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+block-device-efi
+openstack-ci-mirrors
+vm
diff --git a/diskimage_builder/elements/almalinux-container/test-elements/almalinux-9-aarch64-build-succeeds/environment.d/09-set-distro.bash b/diskimage_builder/elements/almalinux-container/test-elements/almalinux-9-aarch64-build-succeeds/environment.d/09-set-distro.bash
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..65c6e4ede
--- /dev/null
+++ b/diskimage_builder/elements/almalinux-container/test-elements/almalinux-9-aarch64-build-succeeds/environment.d/09-set-distro.bash
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export DIB_RELEASE='9'
diff --git a/diskimage_builder/elements/almalinux-container/test-elements/build-succeeds/README.rst b/diskimage_builder/elements/almalinux-container/test-elements/build-succeeds/README.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1f6968f0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/diskimage_builder/elements/almalinux-container/test-elements/build-succeeds/README.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Verify we can build a almalinux-container image.
diff --git a/diskimage_builder/elements/almalinux-container/test-elements/build-succeeds/element-deps b/diskimage_builder/elements/almalinux-container/test-elements/build-succeeds/element-deps
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..73b3d4e12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/diskimage_builder/elements/almalinux-container/test-elements/build-succeeds/element-deps
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+vm
diff --git a/diskimage_builder/elements/elrepo/pre-install.d/01-elrepo b/diskimage_builder/elements/elrepo/pre-install.d/01-elrepo
index 5da0522bc..a52938e25 100755
--- a/diskimage_builder/elements/elrepo/pre-install.d/01-elrepo
+++ b/diskimage_builder/elements/elrepo/pre-install.d/01-elrepo
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ set -eu
 set -o pipefail
 
 case "$DISTRO_NAME" in
-    centos* | rhel* | rocky*)
+    almalinux* | centos* | rhel* | rocky*)
     dnf install -y elrepo-release.noarch
     if [ ${DIB_ELREPO_KERNEL:-0} -eq 1 ]; then
         rpm -q dnf-plugins-core || dnf install -y dnf-plugins-core
diff --git a/diskimage_builder/elements/epel/pkg-map b/diskimage_builder/elements/epel/pkg-map
index d5ff8db01..790b69915 100644
--- a/diskimage_builder/elements/epel/pkg-map
+++ b/diskimage_builder/elements/epel/pkg-map
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 {
  "distro": {
+    "almalinux": {
+       "wget": "wget",
+       "yum-utils": "yum-utils"
+    },
     "centos7": {
        "wget": "wget",
        "yum-utils": "yum-utils"
diff --git a/diskimage_builder/elements/epel/pre-install.d/05-rpm-epel-release b/diskimage_builder/elements/epel/pre-install.d/05-rpm-epel-release
index 5a8cf9ea8..268bfa1c1 100755
--- a/diskimage_builder/elements/epel/pre-install.d/05-rpm-epel-release
+++ b/diskimage_builder/elements/epel/pre-install.d/05-rpm-epel-release
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ fi
 set -eu
 set -o pipefail
 
-if [[ (${DISTRO_NAME} =~ "centos" || ${DISTRO_NAME} =~ "rocky") ]]; then
+if [[ (${DISTRO_NAME} =~ "almalinux" || ${DISTRO_NAME} =~ "centos" || ${DISTRO_NAME} =~ "rocky") ]]; then
     # Centos has "epel-release" in extras, which is default enabled.
     ${YUM} install -y epel-release
 else
diff --git a/diskimage_builder/elements/pkg-map/bin/pkg-map b/diskimage_builder/elements/pkg-map/bin/pkg-map
index fefb6007d..45b4b8e35 100755
--- a/diskimage_builder/elements/pkg-map/bin/pkg-map
+++ b/diskimage_builder/elements/pkg-map/bin/pkg-map
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ log = logging.getLogger()
 
 def os_family(distro):
     family = None
-    if distro in ['fedora', 'rhel', 'rhel7', 'centos', 'centos7', 'openeuler',
+    if distro in ['almalinux', 'fedora', 'rhel', 'rhel7', 'centos', 'centos7',
+                    'openeuler',
                     'rocky']:
         family = 'redhat'
     elif distro in ['debian', 'ubuntu']:
diff --git a/diskimage_builder/elements/simple-init/environment.d/15-simple-init-networkmanager b/diskimage_builder/elements/simple-init/environment.d/15-simple-init-networkmanager
index 8b9268677..40aae8eaa 100644
--- a/diskimage_builder/elements/simple-init/environment.d/15-simple-init-networkmanager
+++ b/diskimage_builder/elements/simple-init/environment.d/15-simple-init-networkmanager
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-if [[ ${DISTRO_NAME} =~ (centos|fedora|rocky) ]]; then
+if [[ ${DISTRO_NAME} =~ (almalinux|centos|fedora|rocky) ]]; then
     export DIB_SIMPLE_INIT_NETWORKMANAGER=${DIB_SIMPLE_INIT_NETWORKMANAGER:-1}
 else
     export DIB_SIMPLE_INIT_NETWORKMANAGER=${DIB_SIMPLE_INIT_NETWORKMANAGER:-0}
 fi
 
-if [[ (${DISTRO_NAME} == "centos" || ${DISTRO_NAME} == "rocky") && $DIB_RELEASE > 7 ]] || [[ ${DISTRO_NAME} == "fedora" ]]; then
+if [[ (${DISTRO_NAME} == "almalinux" || ${DISTRO_NAME} == "centos" || ${DISTRO_NAME} == "rocky") && $DIB_RELEASE > 7 ]] || [[ ${DISTRO_NAME} == "fedora" ]]; then
     if [[ $DIB_SIMPLE_INIT_NETWORKMANAGER == 0 ]]; then
-        echo "simple-init only supports NetworkManager mode on Fedora and CentOS/Rocky 8"
+        echo "simple-init only supports NetworkManager mode on Fedora and AlmaLinux/CentOS/Rocky 8 & 9"
         exit 1
     fi
 fi