diff --git a/cmd/osbuild-composer/config.go b/cmd/osbuild-composer/config.go
index 5770e698d..4da91ab66 100644
--- a/cmd/osbuild-composer/config.go
+++ b/cmd/osbuild-composer/config.go
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ func (c *ComposerConfigFile) weldrDistrosImageTypeDenyList() map[string][]string
 
 // GetDefaultConfig returns the default configuration of osbuild-composer
 // Defaults:
-// - 'azure-rhui', 'ec2', 'ec2-ha', 'ec2-sap' image types on 'rhel-85' are not exposed via Weldr API
+// - 'azure-rhui', 'azure-sap-rhui', 'ec2', 'ec2-ha', 'ec2-sap' image types on 'rhel-*'
+//   are not exposed via Weldr API
 func GetDefaultConfig() *ComposerConfigFile {
 	return &ComposerConfigFile{
 		Koji: KojiAPIConfig{
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ func GetDefaultConfig() *ComposerConfigFile {
 				"rhel-*": {
 					ImageTypeDenyList: []string{
 						"azure-rhui",
+						"azure-sap-rhui",
 						"ec2",
 						"ec2-ha",
 						"ec2-sap",
diff --git a/cmd/osbuild-composer/config_test.go b/cmd/osbuild-composer/config_test.go
index 2cb30379e..27698a7b4 100644
--- a/cmd/osbuild-composer/config_test.go
+++ b/cmd/osbuild-composer/config_test.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ func TestDefaultConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			"rhel-*": {
 				[]string{
 					"azure-rhui",
+					"azure-sap-rhui",
 					"ec2",
 					"ec2-ha",
 					"ec2-sap",
diff --git a/internal/distro/rhel8/azure.go b/internal/distro/rhel8/azure.go
index dc21556e7..010fdace2 100644
--- a/internal/distro/rhel8/azure.go
+++ b/internal/distro/rhel8/azure.go
@@ -588,3 +588,32 @@ var azureRhuiImgType = imageType{
 	exports:             []string{"archive"},
 	basePartitionTables: azureRhuiBasePartitionTables,
 }
+
+func SapAzureImageConfig(rd distribution) *distro.ImageConfig {
+	return SapImageConfig(rd).InheritFrom(defaultAzureImageConfig)
+}
+
+func azureSapImgType(rd distribution) imageType {
+	return imageType{
+		name:     "azure-sap-rhui",
+		filename: "disk.vhd.xz",
+		mimeType: "application/xz",
+		packageSets: map[string]packageSetFunc{
+			// the ec2 buildroot is required due to the cloud-init stage and dependency on YAML
+			buildPkgsKey: ec2BuildPackageSet,
+			osPkgsKey:    azureSapPackageSet,
+		},
+		packageSetChains: map[string][]string{
+			osPkgsKey: {osPkgsKey, blueprintPkgsKey},
+		},
+		defaultImageConfig:  SapAzureImageConfig(rd),
+		kernelOptions:       defaultAzureKernelOptions,
+		bootable:            true,
+		defaultSize:         64 * common.GibiByte,
+		pipelines:           vhdPipelines(true),
+		buildPipelines:      []string{"build"},
+		payloadPipelines:    []string{"os", "image", "vpc", "archive"},
+		exports:             []string{"archive"},
+		basePartitionTables: azureRhuiBasePartitionTables,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/distro/rhel8/distro.go b/internal/distro/rhel8/distro.go
index c88b0aeb3..5c6ef191c 100644
--- a/internal/distro/rhel8/distro.go
+++ b/internal/distro/rhel8/distro.go
@@ -1636,6 +1636,7 @@ func newDistro(distroName string) distro.Distro {
 		// add azure to RHEL distro only
 		x86_64.addImageTypes(azureRhuiImgType)
 		x86_64.addImageTypes(azureByosImgType)
+		x86_64.addImageTypes(azureSapImgType(rd))
 
 		// add ec2 image types to RHEL distro only
 		x86_64.addImageTypes(ec2ImgTypeX86_64, ec2HaImgTypeX86_64)
diff --git a/internal/distro/rhel8/distro_test.go b/internal/distro/rhel8/distro_test.go
index 645adb311..d24a386c0 100644
--- a/internal/distro/rhel8/distro_test.go
+++ b/internal/distro/rhel8/distro_test.go
@@ -104,6 +104,14 @@ func TestFilenameFromType(t *testing.T) {
 				mimeType: "application/xz",
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name: "azure-sap-rhui",
+			args: args{"azure-sap-rhui"},
+			want: wantResult{
+				filename: "disk.vhd.xz",
+				mimeType: "application/xz",
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			name: "vmdk",
 			args: args{"vmdk"},
@@ -291,6 +299,7 @@ func TestImageType_Name(t *testing.T) {
 				"openstack",
 				"vhd",
 				"azure-rhui",
+				"azure-sap-rhui",
 				"vmdk",
 				"ami",
 				"ec2",
@@ -480,6 +489,7 @@ func TestArchitecture_ListImageTypes(t *testing.T) {
 				"openstack",
 				"vhd",
 				"azure-rhui",
+				"azure-sap-rhui",
 				"vmdk",
 				"ami",
 				"ec2",