diff --git a/build/populator-controller/Containerfile b/build/populator-controller/Containerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..39ee77f59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/populator-controller/Containerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi9/go-toolset:1.21.11-9 AS builder
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY --chown=1001:0 ./ ./
+ENV GOFLAGS "-mod=vendor -tags=strictfipsruntime"
+ENV GOEXPERIMENT strictfipsruntime
+
+RUN GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -ldflags="-w -s" -o controller github.com/konveyor/forklift-controller/cmd/populator-controller
+
+FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi9-minimal:9.4-1227.1725849298
+# Required to be able to get files from within the pod
+RUN microdnf -y install tar && microdnf clean all
+
+COPY --from=builder /app/controller /usr/local/bin/populator-controller
+ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/local/bin/populator-controller"]
+
+LABEL \
+        com.redhat.component="forklift-populator-controller-container" \
+        name="forklift/forklift-populator-controller-rhel9" \
+        license="Apache License 2.0" \
+        io.k8s.display-name="Forklift" \
+        io.k8s.description="Forklift - Populator Controller" \
+        io.openshift.tags="migration,mtv,forklift" \
+        summary="Forklift - Populator Controller" \
+        description="Forklift - Populator Controller" \
+        maintainer="Forklift by Konveyor Community <forklift-dev@googlegroups.com>"