diff --git a/add.go b/add.go
index 3e7a8f3937b..266ef7d801e 100644
--- a/add.go
+++ b/add.go
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ type AddAndCopyOptions struct {
 	// inheritAnnotations, newAnnotations). This field is internally managed and should
 	// not be set by external API users.
 	BuildMetadata string
+	// DirCopyContents copies the directory's contents instead of the
+	// directory with its contents below it, default true.
+	DirCopyContents types.OptionalBool
 }
 
 // gitURLFragmentSuffix matches fragments to use as Git reference and build
@@ -610,18 +613,19 @@ func (b *Builder) Add(destination string, extract bool, options AddAndCopyOption
 						return
 					}
 					getOptions := copier.GetOptions{
-						UIDMap:         srcUIDMap,
-						GIDMap:         srcGIDMap,
-						Excludes:       options.Excludes,
-						ExpandArchives: extract,
-						ChownDirs:      chownDirs,
-						ChmodDirs:      chmodDirsFiles,
-						ChownFiles:     chownFiles,
-						ChmodFiles:     chmodDirsFiles,
-						StripSetuidBit: options.StripSetuidBit,
-						StripSetgidBit: options.StripSetgidBit,
-						StripStickyBit: options.StripStickyBit,
-						Timestamp:      options.Timestamp,
+						UIDMap:             srcUIDMap,
+						GIDMap:             srcGIDMap,
+						Excludes:           options.Excludes,
+						ExpandArchives:     extract,
+						ChownDirs:          chownDirs,
+						ChmodDirs:          chmodDirsFiles,
+						ChownFiles:         chownFiles,
+						ChmodFiles:         chmodDirsFiles,
+						KeepDirectoryNames: options.DirCopyContents == types.OptionalBoolFalse,
+						StripSetuidBit:     options.StripSetuidBit,
+						StripSetgidBit:     options.StripSetgidBit,
+						StripStickyBit:     options.StripStickyBit,
+						Timestamp:          options.Timestamp,
 					}
 					writer := io.WriteCloser(pipeWriter)
 					repositoryDir := filepath.Join(cloneDir, subdir)
@@ -777,19 +781,20 @@ func (b *Builder) Add(destination string, extract bool, options AddAndCopyOption
 					return false, false, nil
 				})
 				getOptions := copier.GetOptions{
-					UIDMap:         srcUIDMap,
-					GIDMap:         srcGIDMap,
-					Excludes:       options.Excludes,
-					ExpandArchives: extract,
-					ChownDirs:      chownDirs,
-					ChmodDirs:      chmodDirsFiles,
-					ChownFiles:     chownFiles,
-					ChmodFiles:     chmodDirsFiles,
-					StripSetuidBit: options.StripSetuidBit,
-					StripSetgidBit: options.StripSetgidBit,
-					StripStickyBit: options.StripStickyBit,
-					Parents:        options.Parents,
-					Timestamp:      options.Timestamp,
+					UIDMap:             srcUIDMap,
+					GIDMap:             srcGIDMap,
+					Excludes:           options.Excludes,
+					ExpandArchives:     extract,
+					ChownDirs:          chownDirs,
+					ChmodDirs:          chmodDirsFiles,
+					ChownFiles:         chownFiles,
+					ChmodFiles:         chmodDirsFiles,
+					KeepDirectoryNames: options.DirCopyContents == types.OptionalBoolFalse,
+					StripSetuidBit:     options.StripSetuidBit,
+					StripSetgidBit:     options.StripSetgidBit,
+					StripStickyBit:     options.StripStickyBit,
+					Parents:            options.Parents,
+					Timestamp:          options.Timestamp,
 				}
 				getErr = copier.Get(contextDir, contextDir, getOptions, []string{globbedToGlobbable(globbed)}, writer)
 				closeErr = writer.Close()
diff --git a/add_test.go b/add_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..45622259fe9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/add_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package buildah
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"go.podman.io/image/v5/types"
+)
+
+func TestDirCopyContentsToKeepDirectoryNames(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, tc := range []struct {
+		name               string
+		dirCopyContents    types.OptionalBool
+		keepDirectoryNames bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:               "undefined defaults to not keeping directory names",
+			dirCopyContents:    types.OptionalBoolUndefined,
+			keepDirectoryNames: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:               "true means copy contents, don't keep directory names",
+			dirCopyContents:    types.OptionalBoolTrue,
+			keepDirectoryNames: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:               "false means keep directory names",
+			dirCopyContents:    types.OptionalBoolFalse,
+			keepDirectoryNames: true,
+		},
+	} {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			options := AddAndCopyOptions{DirCopyContents: tc.dirCopyContents}
+			got := options.DirCopyContents == types.OptionalBoolFalse
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.keepDirectoryNames, got)
+		})
+	}
+}