diff --git a/generator/actions.ml b/generator/actions.ml
index 26cc0da60..d0d6a21c1 100644
--- a/generator/actions.ml
+++ b/generator/actions.ml
@@ -1782,7 +1782,7 @@ package format I<or> if the operating system does not have
 a real packaging system (eg. Windows).
 
 Possible strings include:
-C<rpm>, C<deb>, C<ebuild>, C<pisi>, C<pacman>, C<pkgsrc>.
+C<rpm>, C<deb>, C<ebuild>, C<pisi>, C<pacman>, C<pkgsrc>, C<apk>.
 Future versions of libguestfs may return other strings.
 
 Please read L<guestfs(3)/INSPECTION> for more details." };
@@ -1804,7 +1804,7 @@ a real packaging system (eg. Windows).
 
 Possible strings include: C<yum>, C<dnf>, C<up2date>,
 C<apt> (for all Debian derivatives),
-C<portage>, C<pisi>, C<pacman>, C<urpmi>, C<zypper>.
+C<portage>, C<pisi>, C<pacman>, C<urpmi>, C<zypper>, C<apk>.
 Future versions of libguestfs may return other strings.
 
 Please read L<guestfs(3)/INSPECTION> for more details." };
diff --git a/src/guestfs-internal.h b/src/guestfs-internal.h
index 0cd7f7473..0c8857c03 100644
--- a/src/guestfs-internal.h
+++ b/src/guestfs-internal.h
@@ -563,6 +563,7 @@ enum inspect_os_package_format {
   OS_PACKAGE_FORMAT_EBUILD,
   OS_PACKAGE_FORMAT_PISI,
   OS_PACKAGE_FORMAT_PKGSRC,
+  OS_PACKAGE_FORMAT_APK,
 };
 
 enum inspect_os_package_management {
@@ -576,6 +577,7 @@ enum inspect_os_package_management {
   OS_PACKAGE_MANAGEMENT_URPMI,
   OS_PACKAGE_MANAGEMENT_ZYPPER,
   OS_PACKAGE_MANAGEMENT_DNF,
+  OS_PACKAGE_MANAGEMENT_APK,
 };
 
 struct inspect_fs {
diff --git a/src/inspect-apps.c b/src/inspect-apps.c
index 72c91ff13..26091ab5c 100644
--- a/src/inspect-apps.c
+++ b/src/inspect-apps.c
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ guestfs_impl_inspect_list_applications2 (guestfs_h *g, const char *root)
 	  return NULL;
 	break;
 
+      case OS_PACKAGE_FORMAT_APK:
       case OS_PACKAGE_FORMAT_EBUILD:
       case OS_PACKAGE_FORMAT_PISI:
       case OS_PACKAGE_FORMAT_PKGSRC:
diff --git a/src/inspect-fs.c b/src/inspect-fs.c
index 94c5bb94f..aa198ad53 100644
--- a/src/inspect-fs.c
+++ b/src/inspect-fs.c
@@ -484,6 +484,10 @@ guestfs_int_check_package_format (guestfs_h *g, struct inspect_fs *fs)
     fs->package_format = OS_PACKAGE_FORMAT_PISI;
     break;
 
+  case OS_DISTRO_ALPINE_LINUX:
+    fs->package_format = OS_PACKAGE_FORMAT_APK;
+    break;
+
   case OS_DISTRO_SLACKWARE:
   case OS_DISTRO_TTYLINUX:
   case OS_DISTRO_COREOS:
@@ -494,7 +498,6 @@ guestfs_int_check_package_format (guestfs_h *g, struct inspect_fs *fs)
   case OS_DISTRO_FREEBSD:
   case OS_DISTRO_NETBSD:
   case OS_DISTRO_OPENBSD:
-  case OS_DISTRO_ALPINE_LINUX:
   case OS_DISTRO_UNKNOWN:
     fs->package_format = OS_PACKAGE_FORMAT_UNKNOWN;
     break;
@@ -556,6 +559,10 @@ guestfs_int_check_package_management (guestfs_h *g, struct inspect_fs *fs)
     fs->package_management = OS_PACKAGE_MANAGEMENT_ZYPPER;
     break;
 
+  case OS_DISTRO_ALPINE_LINUX:
+    fs->package_management = OS_PACKAGE_MANAGEMENT_APK;
+    break;
+
   case OS_DISTRO_SLACKWARE:
   case OS_DISTRO_TTYLINUX:
   case OS_DISTRO_COREOS:
@@ -566,7 +573,6 @@ guestfs_int_check_package_management (guestfs_h *g, struct inspect_fs *fs)
   case OS_DISTRO_FREEBSD:
   case OS_DISTRO_NETBSD:
   case OS_DISTRO_OPENBSD:
-  case OS_DISTRO_ALPINE_LINUX:
   case OS_DISTRO_UNKNOWN:
     fs->package_management = OS_PACKAGE_MANAGEMENT_UNKNOWN;
     break;
diff --git a/src/inspect.c b/src/inspect.c
index 79f674c5a..9332fc4f2 100644
--- a/src/inspect.c
+++ b/src/inspect.c
@@ -530,6 +530,7 @@ guestfs_impl_inspect_get_package_format (guestfs_h *g, const char *root)
   case OS_PACKAGE_FORMAT_EBUILD: ret = safe_strdup (g, "ebuild"); break;
   case OS_PACKAGE_FORMAT_PISI: ret = safe_strdup (g, "pisi"); break;
   case OS_PACKAGE_FORMAT_PKGSRC: ret = safe_strdup (g, "pkgsrc"); break;
+  case OS_PACKAGE_FORMAT_APK: ret = safe_strdup (g, "apk"); break;
   case OS_PACKAGE_FORMAT_UNKNOWN:
     ret = safe_strdup (g, "unknown");
     break;
@@ -550,6 +551,7 @@ guestfs_impl_inspect_get_package_management (guestfs_h *g, const char *root)
     return NULL;
 
   switch (fs->package_management) {
+  case OS_PACKAGE_MANAGEMENT_APK: ret = safe_strdup (g, "apk"); break;
   case OS_PACKAGE_MANAGEMENT_APT: ret = safe_strdup (g, "apt"); break;
   case OS_PACKAGE_MANAGEMENT_DNF: ret = safe_strdup (g, "dnf"); break;
   case OS_PACKAGE_MANAGEMENT_PACMAN: ret = safe_strdup (g, "pacman"); break;