diff --git a/nixos/tests/docker-tools.nix b/nixos/tests/docker-tools.nix
index 6638ec4927c..1cc554d002b 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/docker-tools.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/docker-tools.nix
@@ -254,5 +254,21 @@ import ./make-test-python.nix ({ pkgs, ... }: {
             "docker run --rm ${examples.layeredStoreSymlink.imageName} bash -c 'test -L ${examples.layeredStoreSymlink.passthru.symlink}'",
             "docker rmi ${examples.layeredStoreSymlink.imageName}",
         )
+
+    with subtest("buildImage supports registry/ prefix in image name"):
+        docker.succeed(
+            "docker load --input='${examples.prefixedImage}'"
+        )
+        docker.succeed(
+            "docker images --format '{{.Repository}}' | grep -F '${examples.prefixedImage.imageName}'"
+        )
+
+    with subtest("buildLayeredImage supports registry/ prefix in image name"):
+        docker.succeed(
+            "docker load --input='${examples.prefixedLayeredImage}'"
+        )
+        docker.succeed(
+            "docker images --format '{{.Repository}}' | grep -F '${examples.prefixedLayeredImage.imageName}'"
+        )
   '';
 })
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/docker/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/docker/default.nix
index e9014a88954..654f33e3c67 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/docker/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/docker/default.nix
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ rec {
     let
       stream = streamLayeredImage args;
     in
-      runCommand "${name}.tar.gz" {
+      runCommand "${baseNameOf name}.tar.gz" {
         inherit (stream) imageName;
         passthru = { inherit (stream) imageTag; };
         nativeBuildInputs = [ pigz ];
@@ -746,8 +746,10 @@ rec {
       (lib.assertMsg (maxLayers > 1)
       "the maxLayers argument of dockerTools.buildLayeredImage function must be greather than 1 (current value: ${toString maxLayers})");
     let
+      baseName = baseNameOf name;
+
       streamScript = writePython3 "stream" {} ./stream_layered_image.py;
-      baseJson = writeText "${name}-base.json" (builtins.toJSON {
+      baseJson = writeText "${baseName}-base.json" (builtins.toJSON {
          inherit config;
          architecture = defaultArch;
          os = "linux";
@@ -759,7 +761,7 @@ rec {
       # things like permissions set on 'extraCommands' are not overriden
       # by Nix. Then we precompute the sha256 for performance.
       customisationLayer = symlinkJoin {
-        name = "${name}-customisation-layer";
+        name = "${baseName}-customisation-layer";
         paths = contentsList;
         inherit extraCommands;
         postBuild = ''
@@ -788,7 +790,7 @@ rec {
       # so they'll be excluded from the created images.
       unnecessaryDrvs = [ baseJson overallClosure ];
 
-      conf = runCommand "${name}-conf.json" {
+      conf = runCommand "${baseName}-conf.json" {
         inherit maxLayers created;
         imageName = lib.toLower name;
         passthru.imageTag =
@@ -852,7 +854,7 @@ rec {
             --arg created "$created" |
           tee $out
       '';
-      result = runCommand "stream-${name}" {
+      result = runCommand "stream-${baseName}" {
         inherit (conf) imageName;
         passthru = {
           inherit (conf) imageTag;
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/docker/examples.nix b/pkgs/build-support/docker/examples.nix
index 86375a40baa..9e33a42af23 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/docker/examples.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/docker/examples.nix
@@ -427,4 +427,18 @@ rec {
       tag = "latest";
       contents = [ pkgs.bash symlink ];
     } // { passthru = { inherit symlink; }; };
+
+  # image with registry/ prefix
+  prefixedImage = pkgs.dockerTools.buildImage {
+    name = "registry-1.docker.io/image";
+    tag = "latest";
+    config.Cmd = [ "${pkgs.hello}/bin/hello" ];
+  };
+
+  # layered image with registry/ prefix
+  prefixedLayeredImage = pkgs.dockerTools.buildLayeredImage {
+    name = "registry-1.docker.io/layered-image";
+    tag = "latest";
+    config.Cmd = [ "${pkgs.hello}/bin/hello" ];
+  };
 }