diff --git a/insights/parsers/installed_rpms.py b/insights/parsers/installed_rpms.py
index b8c1d486be..cfa7e51075 100644
--- a/insights/parsers/installed_rpms.py
+++ b/insights/parsers/installed_rpms.py
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
 from .. import parser, get_active_lines, CommandParser
 from .rpm_vercmp import rpm_version_compare
 from insights.specs import Specs
+from insights import ContainerParser
 
 # This list of architectures is taken from PDC (Product Definition Center):
 # https://pdc.fedoraproject.org/rest_api/v1/arches/
@@ -628,3 +629,12 @@ def __hash__(self):
 from_package = InstalledRpm.from_package
 Rpm = InstalledRpm
 Installed = InstalledRpms
+
+
+@parser(Specs.container_installed_rpms)
+class ContainerInstalledRpms(ContainerParser, InstalledRpms):
+    """
+    Parses the data for list of installed rpms of the running
+    containers which are based on RHEL images.
+    """
+    pass
diff --git a/insights/specs/__init__.py b/insights/specs/__init__.py
index 8e7772ba9f..262de96c05 100644
--- a/insights/specs/__init__.py
+++ b/insights/specs/__init__.py
@@ -792,3 +792,4 @@ class Specs(SpecSet):
     # container_specs
     container_redhat_release = RegistryPoint(multi_output=True)
     container_nginx_conf = RegistryPoint(multi_output=True)
+    container_installed_rpms = RegistryPoint(multi_output=True)
diff --git a/insights/specs/default.py b/insights/specs/default.py
index 453ec533a1..ae41f64368 100644
--- a/insights/specs/default.py
+++ b/insights/specs/default.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 from insights.core.spec_factory import simple_file, simple_command, glob_file
 from insights.core.spec_factory import first_of, command_with_args
 from insights.core.spec_factory import foreach_collect, foreach_execute
-from insights.core.spec_factory import container_collect
+from insights.core.spec_factory import container_collect, container_execute
 from insights.core.spec_factory import first_file, listdir
 from insights.components.cloud_provider import IsAzure, IsGCP
 from insights.components.ceph import IsCephMonitor
@@ -678,3 +678,4 @@ class DefaultSpecs(Specs):
     # container_specs
     container_redhat_release = container_collect(running_rhel_containers, "/etc/redhat-release")
     container_nginx_conf = container_collect(container_nginx_conf_ds)
+    container_installed_rpms = container_execute(running_rhel_containers, "rpm -qa --qf '%s'" % rpm_format, context=HostContext, signum=signal.SIGTERM)
diff --git a/insights/tests/parsers/test_installed_rpms.py b/insights/tests/parsers/test_installed_rpms.py
index a6f0636cdc..f87c4fff06 100644
--- a/insights/tests/parsers/test_installed_rpms.py
+++ b/insights/tests/parsers/test_installed_rpms.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import pytest
-from insights.parsers.installed_rpms import InstalledRpms, InstalledRpm, pad_version
+from insights.parsers.installed_rpms import InstalledRpms, InstalledRpm, pad_version, ContainerInstalledRpms
 from insights.tests import context_wrap
 
 
@@ -539,3 +539,41 @@ def test_vmaas():
     assert isinstance(rpm, InstalledRpm)
     assert rpm.version == "5.2.2"
     assert rpm.release == "1.el7"
+
+
+def test_container_installed_rpms():
+    rpms = ContainerInstalledRpms(
+        context_wrap(
+            RPMS_PACKAGE,
+            container_id='39310f3ccc12',
+            image='registry.access.redhat.com/rhel9',
+            engine='podman',
+            path='insights_containers/39310f3ccc12/insights_commands/rpm_-qa_--qf_name_NAME_epoch_EPOCH_version_VERSION_release_RELEASE_arch_ARCH_installtime_INSTALLTIME_date_buildtime_BUILDTIME_vendor_VENDOR_buildhost_BUILDHOST_sigpgp_SIGPGP_pgpsig'
+        )
+    )
+    assert rpms.image == "registry.access.redhat.com/rhel9"
+    assert rpms.engine == "podman"
+    assert rpms.container_id == "39310f3ccc12"
+    assert rpms.get_min('openldap').package == 'openldap-2.4.23-31.el6'
+    pkg_rpm = rpms.packages['openssh-server'][0]
+    rpm = InstalledRpm.from_package(pkg_rpm.package)
+    assert rpm.package == 'openssh-server-5.3p1-104.el6'
+    assert pkg_rpm.package == 'openssh-server-5.3p1-104.el6'
+    assert rpm == pkg_rpm
+    assert rpm.epoch == '0'
+
+    rpms_json = ContainerInstalledRpms(
+        context_wrap(
+            RPMS_JSON,
+            container_id='cc2883a1a369',
+            image='quay.io/rhel8',
+            engine='podman',
+            path='insights_containers/cc2883a1a369/insights_commands/rpm_-qa_--qf_name_NAME_epoch_EPOCH_version_VERSION_release_RELEASE_arch_ARCH_installtime_INSTALLTIME_date_buildtime_BUILDTIME_vendor_VENDOR_buildhost_BUILDHOST_sigpgp_SIGPGP_pgpsig'
+        )
+    )
+    assert rpms_json.image == "quay.io/rhel8"
+    assert rpms_json.engine == "podman"
+    assert rpms_json.container_id == "cc2883a1a369"
+    assert isinstance(rpms_json.get_max("log4j").source, InstalledRpm)
+    assert rpms_json.get_max("libteam").source.name == "libteam"
+    assert rpms_json.get_max("libteam").source.version == "1.17"