diff --git a/cmd/osbuild-playground/playground.go b/cmd/osbuild-playground/playground.go
index 97579d54f..cf2379cd1 100644
--- a/cmd/osbuild-playground/playground.go
+++ b/cmd/osbuild-playground/playground.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"github.com/osbuild/osbuild-composer/internal/manifest"
+	"github.com/osbuild/osbuild-composer/internal/platform"
 	"github.com/osbuild/osbuild-composer/internal/rpmmd"
 )
 
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ func MyManifest(m *manifest.Manifest, options *MyOptions, repos []rpmmd.RepoConf
 	build := manifest.NewBuildPipeline(m, runner, repos)
 
 	// create a non-bootable OS tree containing the `core` comps group
-	os := manifest.NewOSPipeline(m, build, manifest.ARCH_X86_64, repos)
+	os := manifest.NewOSPipeline(m, build, &platform.X86{}, repos)
 	os.ExtraBasePackages = []string{
 		"@core",
 	}
diff --git a/internal/distro/fedora/distro.go b/internal/distro/fedora/distro.go
index fca290281..3a5d85eb9 100644
--- a/internal/distro/fedora/distro.go
+++ b/internal/distro/fedora/distro.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/osbuild/osbuild-composer/internal/disk"
 	"github.com/osbuild/osbuild-composer/internal/distro"
 	"github.com/osbuild/osbuild-composer/internal/manifest"
+	"github.com/osbuild/osbuild-composer/internal/platform"
 	"github.com/osbuild/osbuild-composer/internal/rpmmd"
 )
 
@@ -273,7 +274,6 @@ var (
 		defaultImageConfig:  defaultEc2ImageConfig,
 		kernelOptions:       defaultKernelOptions,
 		bootable:            true,
-		bootType:            distro.LegacyBootType,
 		defaultSize:         6 * GigaByte,
 		manifest:            ec2Manifest,
 		buildPipelines:      []string{"build"},
@@ -421,8 +421,6 @@ type architecture struct {
 	name             string
 	imageTypes       map[string]distro.ImageType
 	imageTypeAliases map[string]string
-	legacy           string
-	bootType         distro.BootType
 }
 
 func (a *architecture) Name() string {
@@ -453,13 +451,14 @@ func (a *architecture) GetImageType(name string) (distro.ImageType, error) {
 	return t, nil
 }
 
-func (a *architecture) addImageTypes(imageTypes ...imageType) {
+func (a *architecture) addImageTypes(platform platform.Platform, imageTypes ...imageType) {
 	if a.imageTypes == nil {
 		a.imageTypes = map[string]distro.ImageType{}
 	}
 	for idx := range imageTypes {
 		it := imageTypes[idx]
 		it.arch = a
+		it.platform = platform
 		a.imageTypes[it.name] = &it
 		for _, alias := range it.nameAliases {
 			if a.imageTypeAliases == nil {
@@ -483,6 +482,7 @@ type packageSetFunc func(t *imageType) rpmmd.PackageSet
 
 type imageType struct {
 	arch               *architecture
+	platform           platform.Platform
 	name               string
 	nameAliases        []string
 	filename           string
@@ -503,8 +503,6 @@ type imageType struct {
 	rpmOstree bool
 	// bootable image
 	bootable bool
-	// If set to a value, it is preferred over the architecture value
-	bootType distro.BootType
 	// List of valid arches for the image type
 	basePartitionTables distro.BasePartitionTableMap
 }
@@ -581,9 +579,9 @@ func (t *imageType) PackageSets(bp blueprint.Blueprint, options distro.ImageOpti
 	// the layout is converted to LVM so we need to corresponding packages
 	if t.bootable && !t.rpmOstree {
 
-		pt, exists := t.basePartitionTables[t.arch.Name()]
+		pt, exists := t.basePartitionTables[t.platform.GetArch().String()]
 		if !exists {
-			panic(fmt.Sprintf("unknown architecture with boot type: %s %s", t.arch.Name(), t.bootType))
+			panic(fmt.Sprintf("unknown no partition table for architecture %s", t.platform.GetArch().String()))
 		}
 		haveNewMountpoint := false
 
@@ -643,23 +641,6 @@ func (t *imageType) Exports() []string {
 	return []string{"assembler"}
 }
 
-// getBootType returns the BootType which should be used for this particular
-// combination of architecture and image type.
-func (t *imageType) getBootType() distro.BootType {
-	bootType := t.arch.bootType
-	if t.bootType != distro.UnsetBootType {
-		if bootType == distro.HybridBootType {
-			bootType = t.bootType
-		}
-	}
-	return bootType
-}
-
-func (t *imageType) supportsUEFI() bool {
-	bootType := t.getBootType()
-	return bootType == distro.HybridBootType || bootType == distro.UEFIBootType
-}
-
 func (t *imageType) getPartitionTable(
 	mountpoints []blueprint.FilesystemCustomization,
 	options distro.ImageOptions,
@@ -794,51 +775,99 @@ func newDistro(distroName string) distro.Distro {
 
 	// Architecture definitions
 	x86_64 := architecture{
-		name:     distro.X86_64ArchName,
-		distro:   &rd,
-		legacy:   "i386-pc",
-		bootType: distro.HybridBootType,
+		name:   distro.X86_64ArchName,
+		distro: &rd,
 	}
 
 	aarch64 := architecture{
-		name:     distro.Aarch64ArchName,
-		distro:   &rd,
-		bootType: distro.UEFIBootType,
+		name:   distro.Aarch64ArchName,
+		distro: &rd,
 	}
 
 	s390x := architecture{
-		distro:   &rd,
-		name:     distro.S390xArchName,
-		bootType: distro.LegacyBootType,
+		distro: &rd,
+		name:   distro.S390xArchName,
 	}
 
 	ociImgType := qcow2ImgType
 	ociImgType.name = "oci"
 
 	x86_64.addImageTypes(
-		amiImgType,
-		containerImgType,
+		&platform.X86{
+			BIOS:       true,
+			UEFIVendor: "fedora",
+		},
 		qcow2ImgType,
 		openstackImgType,
 		vhdImgType,
 		vmdkImgType,
 		ociImgType,
+	)
+	x86_64.addImageTypes(
+		&platform.X86{
+			BIOS: true,
+		},
+		amiImgType,
+	)
+	x86_64.addImageTypes(
+		&platform.X86{},
+		containerImgType,
+	)
+	x86_64.addImageTypes(
+		&platform.X86{
+			BasePlatform: platform.BasePlatform{
+				FirmwarePackages: []string{
+					"microcode_ctl", // ??
+					"iwl1000-firmware",
+					"iwl100-firmware",
+					"iwl105-firmware",
+					"iwl135-firmware",
+					"iwl2000-firmware",
+					"iwl2030-firmware",
+					"iwl3160-firmware",
+					"iwl5000-firmware",
+					"iwl5150-firmware",
+					"iwl6000-firmware",
+					"iwl6050-firmware",
+				},
+			},
+			BIOS:       true,
+			UEFIVendor: "fedora",
+		},
 		iotOCIImgType,
 		iotCommitImgType,
 		iotInstallerImgType,
 	)
 	aarch64.addImageTypes(
+		&platform.Aarch64{
+			UEFIVendor: "fedora",
+		},
 		amiImgType,
-		containerImgType,
 		qcow2ImgType,
 		openstackImgType,
 		ociImgType,
+	)
+	aarch64.addImageTypes(
+		&platform.Aarch64{},
+		containerImgType,
+	)
+	aarch64.addImageTypes(
+		&platform.Aarch64{
+			BasePlatform: platform.BasePlatform{
+				FirmwarePackages: []string{
+					"uboot-images-armv8", // ??
+					"bcm283x-firmware",
+					"arm-image-installer", // ??
+				},
+			},
+			UEFIVendor: "fedora",
+		},
 		iotCommitImgType,
 		iotOCIImgType,
 		iotInstallerImgType,
 	)
 
-	s390x.addImageTypes()
+	s390x.addImageTypes(nil)
 
 	rd.addArches(x86_64, aarch64, s390x)
 	return &rd
diff --git a/internal/distro/fedora/manifests.go b/internal/distro/fedora/manifests.go
index 53490dd22..b15dd4344 100644
--- a/internal/distro/fedora/manifests.go
+++ b/internal/distro/fedora/manifests.go
@@ -208,19 +208,7 @@ func osPipeline(m *manifest.Manifest,
 
 	imageConfig := t.getDefaultImageConfig()
 
-	var arch manifest.Arch
-	switch t.Arch().Name() {
-	case distro.X86_64ArchName:
-		arch = manifest.ARCH_X86_64
-	case distro.Aarch64ArchName:
-		arch = manifest.ARCH_AARCH64
-	case distro.Ppc64leArchName:
-		arch = manifest.ARCH_PPC64LE
-	case distro.S390xArchName:
-		arch = manifest.ARCH_S390X
-	}
-
-	pl := manifest.NewOSPipeline(m, buildPipeline, arch, repos)
+	pl := manifest.NewOSPipeline(m, buildPipeline, t.platform, repos)
 
 	if t.bootable {
 		var err error
@@ -232,12 +220,6 @@ func osPipeline(m *manifest.Manifest,
 	}
 
 	if t.bootable || t.rpmOstree {
-		if t.supportsUEFI() {
-			pl.UEFIVendor = t.arch.distro.vendor
-		}
-
-		pl.BIOSPlatform = t.arch.legacy
-
 		pl.KernelName = c.GetKernel().Name
 
 		var kernelOptions []string
diff --git a/internal/distro/fedora/package_sets.go b/internal/distro/fedora/package_sets.go
index 07377c38e..ad8b083ce 100644
--- a/internal/distro/fedora/package_sets.go
+++ b/internal/distro/fedora/package_sets.go
@@ -235,46 +235,11 @@ func iotCommitPackageSet(t *imageType) rpmmd.PackageSet {
 			"iwlax2xx-firmware",
 		},
 	}
-	switch t.Arch().Name() {
-	case distro.X86_64ArchName:
-		ps = ps.Append(x8664IOTCommitPackageSet())
-
-	case distro.Aarch64ArchName:
-		ps = ps.Append(aarch64IOTCommitPackageSet())
-	}
 
 	return ps
 
 }
 
-func x8664IOTCommitPackageSet() rpmmd.PackageSet {
-	return rpmmd.PackageSet{
-		Include: []string{
-			"microcode_ctl",
-			"iwl1000-firmware",
-			"iwl100-firmware",
-			"iwl105-firmware",
-			"iwl135-firmware",
-			"iwl2000-firmware",
-			"iwl2030-firmware",
-			"iwl3160-firmware",
-			"iwl5000-firmware",
-			"iwl5150-firmware",
-			"iwl6000-firmware",
-			"iwl6050-firmware",
-		},
-	}
-}
-
-func aarch64IOTCommitPackageSet() rpmmd.PackageSet {
-	return rpmmd.PackageSet{
-		Include: []string{
-			"uboot-images-armv8",
-			"bcm283x-firmware",
-			"arm-image-installer"},
-	}
-}
-
 // INSTALLER PACKAGE SET
 
 func installerPackageSet(t *imageType) rpmmd.PackageSet {
diff --git a/internal/manifest/live.go b/internal/manifest/live.go
index 1260704b9..44688c8e4 100644
--- a/internal/manifest/live.go
+++ b/internal/manifest/live.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package manifest
 
 import (
 	"github.com/osbuild/osbuild-composer/internal/osbuild2"
+	"github.com/osbuild/osbuild-composer/internal/platform"
 )
 
 // A LiveImgPipeline represents a raw image file which can be booted in a
@@ -51,12 +52,12 @@ func (p *LiveImgPipeline) serialize() osbuild2.Pipeline {
 		pipeline.AddStage(stage)
 	}
 
-	switch p.treePipeline.arch {
-	case ARCH_S390X:
+	switch p.treePipeline.platform.GetArch() {
+	case platform.ARCH_S390X:
 		loopback := osbuild2.NewLoopbackDevice(&osbuild2.LoopbackDeviceOptions{Filename: p.filename})
 		pipeline.AddStage(osbuild2.NewZiplInstStage(osbuild2.NewZiplInstStageOptions(p.treePipeline.kernelVer, pt), loopback, copyDevices, copyMounts))
 	default:
-		if grubLegacy := p.treePipeline.BIOSPlatform; grubLegacy != "" {
+		if grubLegacy := p.treePipeline.platform.GetBIOSPlatform(); grubLegacy != "" {
 			pipeline.AddStage(osbuild2.NewGrub2InstStage(osbuild2.NewGrub2InstStageOption(p.filename, pt, grubLegacy)))
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/internal/manifest/os.go b/internal/manifest/os.go
index 3289a7cfd..f7055e74d 100644
--- a/internal/manifest/os.go
+++ b/internal/manifest/os.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/osbuild/osbuild-composer/internal/common"
 	"github.com/osbuild/osbuild-composer/internal/disk"
 	"github.com/osbuild/osbuild-composer/internal/osbuild2"
+	"github.com/osbuild/osbuild-composer/internal/platform"
 	"github.com/osbuild/osbuild-composer/internal/rpmmd"
 )
 
@@ -49,12 +50,6 @@ type OSPipeline struct {
 	KernelOptionsAppend []string
 	// UEFIVendor indicates whether or not the image should support UEFI and
 	// if set namespaces the UEFI binaries with this string.
-	UEFIVendor string
-	// BIOSPlatform indicates whether or not the image should support BIOS
-	// booting and if set, the name of the platform, e.g., i386-pc
-	BIOSPlatform string
-	// GPGKeyFiles are a list of filenames in the OS which will be imported
-	// as GPG keys into the RPM database.
 	GPGKeyFiles      []string
 	Language         string
 	Keyboard         *string
@@ -98,7 +93,7 @@ type OSPipeline struct {
 
 	repos        []rpmmd.RepoConfig
 	packageSpecs []rpmmd.PackageSpec
-	arch         Arch
+	platform     platform.Platform
 	kernelVer    string
 }
 
@@ -110,12 +105,12 @@ type OSPipeline struct {
 // kernel package that will be used on the target system.
 func NewOSPipeline(m *Manifest,
 	buildPipeline *BuildPipeline,
-	arch Arch,
+	platform platform.Platform,
 	repos []rpmmd.RepoConfig) *OSPipeline {
 	p := &OSPipeline{
 		BasePipeline: NewBasePipeline(m, "os", buildPipeline, nil),
 		repos:        repos,
-		arch:         arch,
+		platform:     platform,
 		Language:     "C.UTF-8",
 		Hostname:     "localhost.localdomain",
 		Timezone:     "UTC",
@@ -127,34 +122,7 @@ func NewOSPipeline(m *Manifest,
 }
 
 func (p *OSPipeline) getPackageSetChain() []rpmmd.PackageSet {
-	packages := []string{}
-
-	switch p.arch {
-	case ARCH_X86_64:
-		if p.BIOSPlatform != "" {
-			packages = append(packages,
-				"dracut-config-generic",
-				"grub2-pc")
-		}
-		if p.UEFIVendor != "" {
-			packages = append(packages,
-				"dracut-config-generic",
-				"efibootmgr",
-				"grub2-efi-x64",
-				"shim-x64")
-		}
-	case ARCH_AARCH64:
-		if p.UEFIVendor != "" {
-			packages = append(packages,
-				"dracut-config-generic",
-				"efibootmgr",
-				"grub2-efi-aa64",
-				"grub2-tools",
-				"shim-aa64")
-		}
-	default:
-		panic("unsupported architecture")
-	}
+	packages := p.platform.GetPackages()
 
 	chain := []rpmmd.PackageSet{
 		{
@@ -175,10 +143,7 @@ func (p *OSPipeline) getPackageSetChain() []rpmmd.PackageSet {
 }
 
 func (p *OSPipeline) getBuildPackages() []string {
-	packages := []string{}
-	if p.BIOSPlatform != "" {
-		packages = append(packages, "grub2-pc")
-	}
+	packages := p.platform.GetBuildPackages()
 	if p.OSTree != nil {
 		packages = append(packages, "rpm-ostree")
 	}
@@ -383,11 +348,15 @@ func (p *OSPipeline) serialize() osbuild2.Pipeline {
 		pipeline.AddStage(osbuild2.NewFSTabStage(osbuild2.NewFSTabStageOptions(pt)))
 
 		var bootloader *osbuild2.Stage
-		switch p.arch {
-		case ARCH_S390X:
+		switch p.platform.GetArch() {
+		case platform.ARCH_S390X:
 			bootloader = osbuild2.NewZiplStage(new(osbuild2.ZiplStageOptions))
 		default:
-			options := osbuild2.NewGrub2StageOptionsUnified(pt, p.kernelVer, p.UEFIVendor != "", p.BIOSPlatform, p.UEFIVendor, false)
+			options := osbuild2.NewGrub2StageOptionsUnified(pt,
+				p.kernelVer,
+				p.platform.GetUEFIVendor() != "",
+				p.platform.GetBIOSPlatform(),
+				p.platform.GetUEFIVendor(), false)
 			if cfg := p.Grub2Config; cfg != nil {
 				// TODO: don't store Grub2Config in OSPipeline, making the overrides unnecessary
 				// grub2.Config.Default is owned and set by `NewGrub2StageOptionsUnified`
diff --git a/internal/platform/aarch64.go b/internal/platform/aarch64.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2a55a697c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/platform/aarch64.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package platform
+
+type Aarch64 struct {
+	BasePlatform
+	UEFIVendor string
+}
+
+func (p *Aarch64) GetArch() Arch {
+	return ARCH_AARCH64
+}
+
+func (p *Aarch64) GetUEFIVendor() string {
+	return p.UEFIVendor
+}
+
+func (p *Aarch64) GetPackages() []string {
+	packages := p.BasePlatform.FirmwarePackages
+
+	if p.UEFIVendor != "" {
+		packages = append(packages,
+			"dracut-config-generic",
+			"efibootmgr",
+			"grub2-efi-aa64",
+			"grub2-tools",
+			"shim-aa64")
+	}
+
+	return packages
+}
diff --git a/internal/platform/platform.go b/internal/platform/platform.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..259ab9cef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/platform/platform.go
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+package platform
+
+type Arch uint64
+
+const (
+	ARCH_AARCH64 Arch = iota
+	ARCH_PPC64LE
+	ARCH_S390X
+	ARCH_X86_64
+)
+
+func (a Arch) String() string {
+	switch a {
+	case ARCH_AARCH64:
+		return "aarch64"
+	case ARCH_PPC64LE:
+		return "ppc64le"
+	case ARCH_S390X:
+		return "s390x"
+	case ARCH_X86_64:
+		return "x86_64"
+	default:
+		panic("invalid architecture")
+	}
+}
+
+type Platform interface {
+	GetArch() Arch
+	GetBIOSPlatform() string
+	GetUEFIVendor() string
+	GetZiplSupport() bool
+	GetPackages() []string
+	GetBuildPackages() []string
+}
+
+type BasePlatform struct {
+	FirmwarePackages []string
+}
+
+func (p BasePlatform) GetBIOSPlatform() string {
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (p BasePlatform) GetUEFIVendor() string {
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (p BasePlatform) GetZiplSupport() bool {
+	return false
+}
+
+func (p BasePlatform) GetPackages() []string {
+	return p.FirmwarePackages
+}
+
+func (p BasePlatform) GetBuildPackages() []string {
+	return []string{}
+}
diff --git a/internal/platform/x86_64.go b/internal/platform/x86_64.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d9403b2f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/platform/x86_64.go
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package platform
+
+type X86BootLoader uint64
+
+type X86 struct {
+	BasePlatform
+	BIOS       bool
+	UEFIVendor string
+}
+
+func (p *X86) GetArch() Arch {
+	return ARCH_X86_64
+}
+
+func (p *X86) GetBIOSPlatform() string {
+	if p.BIOS {
+		return "i386-pc"
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (p *X86) GetUEFIVendor() string {
+	return p.UEFIVendor
+}
+
+func (p *X86) GetPackages() []string {
+	packages := p.BasePlatform.FirmwarePackages
+
+	if p.BIOS {
+		packages = append(packages,
+			"dracut-config-generic",
+			"grub2-pc")
+	}
+
+	if p.UEFIVendor != "" {
+		packages = append(packages,
+			"dracut-config-generic",
+			"efibootmgr",
+			"grub2-efi-x64",
+			"shim-x64")
+	}
+
+	return packages
+}
+
+func (p *X86) GetBuildPackages() []string {
+	packages := []string{}
+	if p.BIOS {
+		packages = append(packages, "grub2-pc")
+	}
+	return packages
+}