diff --git a/doc/configuration.rst b/doc/configuration.rst
index c6f936ab..ded479ed 100644
--- a/doc/configuration.rst
+++ b/doc/configuration.rst
@@ -1574,6 +1574,9 @@ KiwiBuild Settings
       described in :ref:`automatic versioning <auto-version>`.
     * ``repo_releasever`` -- (*str*) Override default releasever of the output
       image.
+    * ``manifest_type`` -- the image type that is put into the manifest by
+      pungi. If not supplied, an autodetected value will be provided. It may or
+      may not make sense.
 
     The options can be set either for the specific image, or at the phase level
     (see below). Version also falls back to ``global_version``.
diff --git a/pungi/checks.py b/pungi/checks.py
index 2aaf01f3..c3e05075 100644
--- a/pungi/checks.py
+++ b/pungi/checks.py
@@ -1227,6 +1227,7 @@ def make_schema():
                                 "bundle_name_format": {"type": "string"},
                                 "version": {"type": "string"},
                                 "repo_releasever": {"type": "string"},
+                                "manifest_type": {"type": "string"},
                             },
                             "required": [
                                 # description_scm and description_path
diff --git a/pungi/phases/kiwibuild.py b/pungi/phases/kiwibuild.py
index 12ec26dd..bb268125 100644
--- a/pungi/phases/kiwibuild.py
+++ b/pungi/phases/kiwibuild.py
@@ -211,9 +211,9 @@ class RunKiwiBuildThread(WorkerThread):
                 # Update image manifest
                 img = Image(compose.im)
 
-                # Get the manifest type from the config if supplied, otherwise we
-                # determine the manifest type based on the koji output
-                img.type = type_
+                # If user configured exact type, use it, otherwise try to
+                # figure it out based on the koji output.
+                img.type = config.get("manifest_type", type_)
                 img.format = format_
                 img.path = os.path.join(rel_image_dir, filename)
                 img.mtime = util.get_mtime(image_dest)
diff --git a/tests/test_kiwibuildphase.py b/tests/test_kiwibuildphase.py
index 491dbf33..e3ccdb72 100644
--- a/tests/test_kiwibuildphase.py
+++ b/tests/test_kiwibuildphase.py
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ class TestKiwiBuildPhase(PungiTestCase):
                 "bundle_name_format": "fmt",
                 "version": "Rawhide",
                 "repo_releasever": "41",
+                "manifest_type": "live-kiwi",
             },
             MINIMAL_CONF,
         )
@@ -366,7 +367,9 @@ class TestKiwiBuildThread(PungiTestCase):
                 "kiwibuild_bundle_format": "%N-%P-40_Beta-%I.%A.%T",
             },
         )
-        config = _merge({"subvariant": "Test"}, MINIMAL_CONF)
+        config = _merge(
+            {"subvariant": "Test", "manifest_type": "live-kiwi"}, MINIMAL_CONF
+        )
         pool = mock.Mock()
 
         get_image_paths = KojiWrapper.return_value.get_image_paths
@@ -459,7 +462,7 @@ class TestKiwiBuildThread(PungiTestCase):
             assert kwargs["arch"] == image.arch
             assert image.path == expected_path
             assert "iso" == image.format
-            assert "iso" == image.type
+            assert "live-kiwi" == image.type
             assert image.bootable
             assert "Test" == image.subvariant