diff --git a/rules.d/90-image-dissect.rules b/rules.d/90-image-dissect.rules
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f70c2943a7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules.d/90-image-dissect.rules
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#  SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
+#
+#  This file is part of systemd.
+#
+#  systemd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+#  under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+#  (at your option) any later version.
+
+ACTION=="remove", GOTO="image_dissect_end"
+SUBSYSTEM!="block", GOTO="image_dissect_end"
+
+# Add symlink to GPT root disk – in two flavours: one which takes the factory
+# reset state into account, and one which does not. The former is useful for
+# wipe-rootfs-on-factory-reset scenarios where we should not be tempted to use
+# the root fs before factory reset is complete. The latter is useful for
+# wipe-only-/var-on-factory-reset where we should use it (because that's where
+# repart.d/ definitions are placed which tell us what to wipe).
+ENV{ID_PART_GPT_AUTO_ROOT}!="1", GOTO="gpt_auto_root_end"
+IMPORT{builtin}="factory_reset status"
+ENV{ID_FS_TYPE}!="crypto_LUKS", ENV{ID_FACTORY_RESET}!="on", SYMLINK+="gpt-auto-root"
+ENV{ID_FS_TYPE}!="crypto_LUKS", ENV{ID_FACTORY_RESET}=="on|complete", SYMLINK+="gpt-auto-root-ignore-factory-reset"
+ENV{ID_FS_TYPE}=="crypto_LUKS", ENV{ID_FACTORY_RESET}!="on", SYMLINK+="gpt-auto-root-luks"
+ENV{ID_FS_TYPE}=="crypto_LUKS", ENV{ID_FACTORY_RESET}=="on|complete", SYMLINK+="gpt-auto-root-luks-ignore-factory-reset"
+LABEL="gpt_auto_root_end"
+
+# Note we don't need to condition the gpt-auto-root LUKS symlink for
+# auto-discovered LUKS devices, because it's sufficient if we do this for the
+# underlying partition block device, which is covered by the above.
+ENV{DM_UUID}=="CRYPT-*", ENV{DM_NAME}=="root", SYMLINK+="gpt-auto-root", IMPORT{builtin}="factory_reset status"
+ENV{DM_UUID}=="CRYPT-*", ENV{DM_NAME}=="root", ENV{ID_FACTORY_RESET}=="on|complete", SYMLINK+="gpt-auto-root-ignore-factory-reset"
+
+# If this is the whole disk that we booted from, then dissect it
+ENV{DEVTYPE}=="disk", ENV{ID_PART_GPT_AUTO_ROOT_DISK}=="1", ENV{ID_FACTORY_RESET}=="", IMPORT{builtin}="factory_reset status"
+ENV{DEVTYPE}=="disk", ENV{ID_PART_GPT_AUTO_ROOT_DISK}=="1", ENV{ID_FACTORY_RESET}!="on", IMPORT{builtin}="dissect_image probe"
+
+# If this is a partition, and we found something on the parent, then copy the right properties from the parent, and rename them
+ENV{DEVTYPE}=="partition", ENV{ID_DISSECT_IMAGE}!="", IMPORT{builtin}="dissect_image copy"
+
+# Create symlinks based on the designator
+ENV{DEVTYPE}=="partition", ENV{ID_DISSECT_PART_DESIGNATOR}!="|root", ENV{ID_FS_TYPE}!="crypto_LUKS", SYMLINK+="gpt-auto-$env{ID_DISSECT_PART_DESIGNATOR}"
+ENV{DEVTYPE}=="partition", ENV{ID_DISSECT_PART_DESIGNATOR}!="|root", ENV{ID_FS_TYPE}=="crypto_LUKS", SYMLINK+="gpt-auto-$env{ID_DISSECT_PART_DESIGNATOR}-luks"
+
+LABEL="image_dissect_end"
diff --git a/rules.d/99-systemd.rules.in b/rules.d/99-systemd.rules.in
index 18622d6bf25..bebc4d7d09c 100644
--- a/rules.d/99-systemd.rules.in
+++ b/rules.d/99-systemd.rules.in
@@ -34,26 +34,6 @@ SUBSYSTEM=="block", ENV{DM_UDEV_DISABLE_OTHER_RULES_FLAG}=="1", ENV{SYSTEMD_READ
 # we are probably still calling mke2fs or mkswap on it.
 SUBSYSTEM=="block", ENV{DM_UUID}=="CRYPT-*", ENV{ID_PART_TABLE_TYPE}=="", ENV{ID_FS_USAGE}=="", ENV{SYSTEMD_READY}="0"
 
-# Add symlink to GPT root disk – in two flavours: one which takes the factory
-# reset state into account, and one which does not. The former is useful for
-# wipe-rootfs-on-factory-reset scenarios where we should not be tempted to use
-# the root fs before factory reset is complete. The latter is useful for
-# wipe-only-/var-on-factory-reset where we should use it (because that's where
-# repart.d/ definitions are placed which tell us what to wipe).
-SUBSYSTEM!="block", GOTO="gpt_auto_root_end"
-ENV{ID_PART_GPT_AUTO_ROOT}!="1", GOTO="gpt_auto_root_end"
-IMPORT{builtin}="factory_reset status"
-ENV{ID_FS_TYPE}!="crypto_LUKS", ENV{ID_FACTORY_RESET}!="on", SYMLINK+="gpt-auto-root"
-ENV{ID_FS_TYPE}!="crypto_LUKS", ENV{ID_FACTORY_RESET}=="on|complete", SYMLINK+="gpt-auto-root-ignore-factory-reset"
-ENV{ID_FS_TYPE}=="crypto_LUKS", ENV{ID_FACTORY_RESET}!="on", SYMLINK+="gpt-auto-root-luks"
-ENV{ID_FS_TYPE}=="crypto_LUKS", ENV{ID_FACTORY_RESET}=="on|complete", SYMLINK+="gpt-auto-root-luks-ignore-factory-reset"
-LABEL="gpt_auto_root_end"
-# Note we don't need to condition the gpt-auto-root LUKS symlink for
-# auto-discovered LUKS devices, because it's sufficient if we do this for the
-# underlying partition block device, which is covered by the above.
-SUBSYSTEM=="block", ENV{DM_UUID}=="CRYPT-*", ENV{DM_NAME}=="root", SYMLINK+="gpt-auto-root", IMPORT{builtin}="factory_reset status"
-SUBSYSTEM=="block", ENV{DM_UUID}=="CRYPT-*", ENV{DM_NAME}=="root", ENV{ID_FACTORY_RESET}=="on|complete", SYMLINK+="gpt-auto-root-ignore-factory-reset"
-
 # Ignore raid devices that are not yet assembled and started
 SUBSYSTEM=="block", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="disk", KERNEL=="md*", TEST!="md/array_state", ENV{SYSTEMD_READY}="0"
 SUBSYSTEM=="block", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="disk", KERNEL=="md*", ATTR{md/array_state}=="|clear|inactive", ENV{SYSTEMD_READY}="0"
diff --git a/rules.d/meson.build b/rules.d/meson.build
index 4ee964c630a..997cab86994 100644
--- a/rules.d/meson.build
+++ b/rules.d/meson.build
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ rules = [
                '80-net-setup-link.rules',
                '81-net-bridge.rules',
                '81-net-dhcp.rules',
+               '90-image-dissect.rules',
                '90-iocost.rules',
               )],
 
diff --git a/src/udev/meson.build b/src/udev/meson.build
index c77609543bc..c9d629a1069 100644
--- a/src/udev/meson.build
+++ b/src/udev/meson.build
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ libudevd_core_sources = files(
         'net/link-config.c',
         'udev-builtin.c',
         'udev-builtin-btrfs.c',
+        'udev-builtin-dissect_image.c',
         'udev-builtin-factory_reset.c',
         'udev-builtin-hwdb.c',
         'udev-builtin-input_id.c',
diff --git a/src/udev/udev-builtin-dissect_image.c b/src/udev/udev-builtin-dissect_image.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..784405e2ea9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/udev/udev-builtin-dissect_image.c
@@ -0,0 +1,205 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
+
+#include "device-util.h"
+#include "dissect-image.h"
+#include "fd-util.h"
+#include "image-policy.h"
+#include "loop-util.h"
+#include "proc-cmdline.h"
+#include "udev-builtin.h"
+
+static int acquire_image_policy(ImagePolicy **ret) {
+        int r;
+
+        assert(ret);
+
+        _cleanup_free_ char *value = NULL;
+        r = proc_cmdline_get_key("systemd.image_policy", /* flags= */ 0, &value);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_debug_errno(r, "Failed to read systemd.image_policy= kernel command line switch: %m");
+        if (r == 0) {
+                *ret = NULL;
+                return 0;
+        }
+
+        r = image_policy_from_string(value, ret);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_debug_errno(r, "Failed to parse image policy '%s': %m", value);
+
+        if (DEBUG_LOGGING) {
+                _cleanup_free_ char *s = NULL;
+
+                image_policy_to_string(*ret, /* simplify= */ true, &s);
+                log_debug("Loaded image policy: %s", strna(s));
+        }
+
+        return 1;
+}
+
+static int verb_probe(UdevEvent *event, sd_device *dev) {
+        int r;
+
+        assert(event);
+        assert(dev);
+
+        /* This is invoked on 'main' block devices to probe the partition table. We will generate some
+         * properties with general image information, and then a bunch of properties for each partition, with
+         * the partition index in the variable name. These fields will be copied into partition block devices
+         * when the dissect_image builtin is later called with the "copy" verb, i.e. in verb_copy() below. */
+
+        const char *devnode;
+        r = sd_device_get_devname(dev, &devnode);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_device_debug_errno(dev, r, "Failed to get device node: %m");
+
+        if (!device_in_subsystem(dev, "block"))
+                return log_device_debug_errno(dev, SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EINVAL), "Invoked on non-block device '%s', refusing: %m", devnode);
+        if (!device_is_devtype(dev, "disk"))
+                return log_device_debug_errno(dev, SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EINVAL), "Invoked on partition block device '%s', refusing: %m", devnode);
+
+        _cleanup_(loop_device_unrefp) LoopDevice *loop = NULL;
+        r = loop_device_open(dev, O_RDONLY, LOCK_SH, &loop);
+        if (ERRNO_IS_NEG_DEVICE_ABSENT(r)) {
+                log_device_debug_errno(dev, r, "Device absent while opening block device '%s', ignoring: %m", devnode);
+                return 0;
+        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_device_debug_errno(dev, r, "Failed to open block device '%s: %m", devnode);
+
+        /* Load image policy from kernel command line, similar to what systemd-gpt-auto-generator does */
+        _cleanup_(image_policy_freep) ImagePolicy *image_policy = NULL;
+        (void) acquire_image_policy(&image_policy);
+
+        _cleanup_(dissected_image_unrefp) DissectedImage *image = NULL;
+        r = dissect_loop_device(
+                        loop,
+                        /* verity= */ NULL,
+                        /* mount_options= */ NULL,
+                        image_policy ?: &image_policy_host,
+                        DISSECT_IMAGE_READ_ONLY|
+                        DISSECT_IMAGE_GPT_ONLY|
+                        DISSECT_IMAGE_USR_NO_ROOT|
+                        DISSECT_IMAGE_ALLOW_EMPTY,
+                        &image);
+        if (IN_SET(r, -ENOPKG, -ENOMSG)) {
+                log_device_debug_errno(dev, r, "Device does not carry a GPT disk label with suitable partitions, skipping.");
+                return 0;
+        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_device_debug_errno(dev, r, "Failed to dissect disk image: %m");
+
+        /* Marker that we determined this to be a suitable image */
+        (void) udev_builtin_add_property(event, "ID_DISSECT_IMAGE", "1");
+
+       /* Output the primary architecture this image is intended for */
+        Architecture a = dissected_image_architecture(image);
+        if (a >= 0)
+                (void) udev_builtin_add_property(event, "ID_DISSECT_IMAGE_ARCHITECTURE", architecture_to_string(a));
+
+        /* And now output the intended designator and architecture (if it applies) for all partitions we
+         * found and think belong to this system */
+        FOREACH_ELEMENT(p, image->partitions) {
+                if (!p->found)
+                        continue;
+
+                assert(p->partno > 0);
+
+                _cleanup_free_ char *df = NULL;
+                if (asprintf(&df, "ID_DISSECT_PART%i_DESIGNATOR", p->partno) < 0)
+                        return log_oom_debug();
+
+                (void) udev_builtin_add_property(event, df, partition_designator_to_string(p - image->partitions));
+
+                if (p->architecture >= 0) {
+                        _cleanup_free_ char *af = NULL;
+                        if (asprintf(&af, "ID_DISSECT_PART%i_ARCHITECTURE", p->partno) < 0)
+                                return log_oom_debug();
+
+                        (void) udev_builtin_add_property(event, af, architecture_to_string(p->architecture));
+                }
+        }
+
+        return 0;
+}
+
+static int verb_copy(UdevEvent *event, sd_device *dev) {
+        int r;
+
+        assert(event);
+        assert(dev);
+
+        /* This is called for the partition block devices, and will copy the per-partition properties we
+         * probed on the main block device into the partition device */
+
+        const char *devnode;
+        r = sd_device_get_devname(dev, &devnode);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_device_debug_errno(dev, r, "Failed to get device node: %m");
+
+        if (!device_in_subsystem(dev, "block"))
+                return log_device_debug_errno(dev, SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EINVAL), "Invoked on non-block device '%s', refusing: %m", devnode);
+        if (!device_is_devtype(dev, "partition"))
+                return log_device_debug_errno(dev, SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EINVAL), "Invoked on non-partition block device '%s', refusing: %m", devnode);
+
+        sd_device *parent;
+        r = sd_device_get_parent(dev, &parent);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to get parent of device '%s': %m", devnode);
+
+        if (!device_in_subsystem(parent, "block"))
+                return log_device_debug_errno(dev, SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EINVAL), "Parent of block device '%s' is not a block device, refusing: %m", devnode);
+        if (!device_is_devtype(parent, "disk"))
+                return log_device_debug_errno(dev, SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EINVAL), "Parent of block device '%s' is not a whole block device, refusing: %m", devnode);
+
+        const char *sysnum;
+        r = sd_device_get_sysnum(dev, &sysnum);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_device_debug_errno(dev, r, "Failed to get partition number of partition block device '%s': %m", devnode);
+
+        FOREACH_STRING(f, "_DESIGNATOR", "_ARCHITECTURE") {
+                /* The property on the parent device contains the partition number */
+                _cleanup_free_ char *p = strjoin("ID_DISSECT_PART", sysnum, f);
+                if (!p)
+                        return log_oom_debug();
+
+                const char *v;
+                r = sd_device_get_property_value(parent, p, &v);
+                if (r == -ENOENT)
+                        continue;
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return log_device_debug_errno(dev, r, "Failed to get '%s' property of parent of '%s': %m", p, devnode);
+
+                /* When we copy this property to the partition we drop the partition number, so that we have
+                 * a constant field name */
+                _cleanup_free_ char *c = strjoin("ID_DISSECT_PART", f);
+                if (!c)
+                        return log_oom_debug();
+
+                (void) udev_builtin_add_property(event, c, v);
+        }
+
+        return 0;
+}
+
+static int builtin_dissect_image(UdevEvent *event, int argc, char *argv[]) {
+        sd_device *dev = ASSERT_PTR(ASSERT_PTR(event)->dev);
+
+        if (argc != 2)
+                return log_device_warning_errno(
+                                dev, SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EINVAL), "%s: expected 'probe' or 'copy', got '%s'.", argv[0], argv[1]);
+
+        if (streq(argv[1], "probe"))
+                return verb_probe(event, dev);
+        if (streq(argv[1], "copy"))
+                return verb_copy(event, dev);
+
+        return log_device_warning_errno(
+                        dev, SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EINVAL), "%s: unknown vern '%s'", argv[0], argv[1]);
+}
+
+const UdevBuiltin udev_builtin_dissect_image = {
+        .name = "dissect_image",
+        .cmd = builtin_dissect_image,
+        .help = "Dissect Disk Images",
+        .run_once = true,
+};
diff --git a/src/udev/udev-builtin.c b/src/udev/udev-builtin.c
index fd4b23c1cc6..fbcf163104a 100644
--- a/src/udev/udev-builtin.c
+++ b/src/udev/udev-builtin.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ static const UdevBuiltin *const builtins[_UDEV_BUILTIN_MAX] = {
         [UDEV_BUILTIN_BLKID] = &udev_builtin_blkid,
 #endif
         [UDEV_BUILTIN_BTRFS] = &udev_builtin_btrfs,
+        [UDEV_BUILTIN_DISSECT_IMAGE] = &udev_builtin_dissect_image,
         [UDEV_BUILTIN_FACTORY_RESET] = &udev_builtin_factory_reset,
         [UDEV_BUILTIN_HWDB] = &udev_builtin_hwdb,
         [UDEV_BUILTIN_INPUT_ID] = &udev_builtin_input_id,
diff --git a/src/udev/udev-builtin.h b/src/udev/udev-builtin.h
index f38f8bd93ed..1467f36cd6d 100644
--- a/src/udev/udev-builtin.h
+++ b/src/udev/udev-builtin.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ typedef struct UdevBuiltin {
 extern const UdevBuiltin udev_builtin_blkid;
 #endif
 extern const UdevBuiltin udev_builtin_btrfs;
+extern const UdevBuiltin udev_builtin_dissect_image;
 extern const UdevBuiltin udev_builtin_factory_reset;
 extern const UdevBuiltin udev_builtin_hwdb;
 extern const UdevBuiltin udev_builtin_input_id;
diff --git a/src/udev/udev-def.h b/src/udev/udev-def.h
index 4064b25f57a..d7e0c8c03aa 100644
--- a/src/udev/udev-def.h
+++ b/src/udev/udev-def.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ typedef enum UdevBuiltinCommand {
         UDEV_BUILTIN_BLKID,
 #endif
         UDEV_BUILTIN_BTRFS,
+        UDEV_BUILTIN_DISSECT_IMAGE,
         UDEV_BUILTIN_FACTORY_RESET,
         UDEV_BUILTIN_HWDB,
         UDEV_BUILTIN_INPUT_ID,