diff --git a/pkg/builder/buildah.go b/pkg/builder/buildah.go
index 71d35a56fd..43f9c7087a 100644
--- a/pkg/builder/buildah.go
+++ b/pkg/builder/buildah.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ package builder
 const BuildahPlatform = "BuildahPlatform"
 const BuildahImage = "BuildahImage"
 const BuildahDefaultImageName = "quay.io/buildah/stable"
+const BuildahDefaultBaseImageName = "docker.io/library/eclipse-temurin:11"
 
 var buildahSupportedOptions = map[string]PublishStrategyOption{
 	BuildahPlatform: {
diff --git a/pkg/platform/defaults.go b/pkg/platform/defaults.go
index f6d14829ac..aff2bf41b1 100644
--- a/pkg/platform/defaults.go
+++ b/pkg/platform/defaults.go
@@ -233,6 +233,10 @@ func applyPlatformSpec(source *v1.IntegrationPlatform, target *v1.IntegrationPla
 	if target.Status.Build.BaseImage == "" {
 		log.Debugf("Integration Platform %s [%s]: setting base image", target.Name, target.Namespace)
 		target.Status.Build.BaseImage = source.Status.Build.BaseImage
+		// Workaround to ensure the default image from buildah is full name. Any baseImage override is in charge of it's validity
+		if target.Status.Build.PublishStrategy == v1.IntegrationPlatformBuildPublishStrategyBuildah && defaults.IsBaseImageDefault() {
+			target.Status.Build.BaseImage = builder.BuildahDefaultBaseImageName
+		}
 	}
 
 	if target.Status.Build.Maven.LocalRepository == "" {
@@ -312,6 +316,10 @@ func setPlatformDefaults(p *v1.IntegrationPlatform, verbose bool) error {
 	if p.Status.Build.BaseImage == "" {
 		log.Debugf("Integration Platform %s [%s]: setting base image", p.Name, p.Namespace)
 		p.Status.Build.BaseImage = defaults.BaseImage()
+		// Workaround to ensure the default image from buildah is full name. Any baseImage override is in charge of it's validity
+		if p.Status.Build.PublishStrategy == v1.IntegrationPlatformBuildPublishStrategyBuildah && defaults.IsBaseImageDefault() {
+			p.Status.Build.BaseImage = builder.BuildahDefaultBaseImageName
+		}
 	}
 	if p.Status.Build.Maven.LocalRepository == "" {
 		log.Debugf("Integration Platform %s [%s]: setting local repository", p.Name, p.Namespace)
diff --git a/pkg/platform/defaults_test.go b/pkg/platform/defaults_test.go
index 79579b7ed6..b2a51fb221 100644
--- a/pkg/platform/defaults_test.go
+++ b/pkg/platform/defaults_test.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 
 	v1 "github.com/apache/camel-k/v2/pkg/apis/camel/v1"
 	"github.com/apache/camel-k/v2/pkg/apis/camel/v1/trait"
+	"github.com/apache/camel-k/v2/pkg/builder"
 	"github.com/apache/camel-k/v2/pkg/util/test"
 )
 
@@ -96,6 +97,87 @@ func TestApplyGlobalPlatformSpec(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "global_value2", ip.Status.Build.Maven.Properties["global_prop2"])
 }
 
+func TestPlatformBuildahUpdateOverrideLocalPlatformSpec(t *testing.T) {
+	global := v1.IntegrationPlatform{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Namespace: "ns",
+		},
+		Spec: v1.IntegrationPlatformSpec{
+			Build: v1.IntegrationPlatformBuildSpec{
+				PublishStrategy: v1.IntegrationPlatformBuildPublishStrategyBuildah,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	c, err := test.NewFakeClient(&global)
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+
+	err = ConfigureDefaults(context.TODO(), c, &global, false)
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, builder.BuildahDefaultBaseImageName, global.Status.Build.BaseImage)
+
+	ip := v1.IntegrationPlatform{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:      "local-camel-k",
+			Namespace: "ns",
+		},
+		Spec: v1.IntegrationPlatformSpec{
+			Build: v1.IntegrationPlatformBuildSpec{
+				PublishStrategy: v1.IntegrationPlatformBuildPublishStrategyBuildah,
+				BaseImage:       "overridden",
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	ip.ResyncStatusFullConfig()
+
+	applyPlatformSpec(&global, &ip)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, v1.IntegrationPlatformBuildPublishStrategyBuildah, ip.Status.Build.PublishStrategy)
+	assert.Equal(t, "overridden", ip.Status.Build.BaseImage)
+}
+
+func TestPlatformBuildahUpdateDefaultLocalPlatformSpec(t *testing.T) {
+
+	global := v1.IntegrationPlatform{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Namespace: "ns",
+		},
+		Spec: v1.IntegrationPlatformSpec{
+			Build: v1.IntegrationPlatformBuildSpec{
+				PublishStrategy: v1.IntegrationPlatformBuildPublishStrategyBuildah,
+				BaseImage:       "overridden",
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	c, err := test.NewFakeClient(&global)
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+
+	err = ConfigureDefaults(context.TODO(), c, &global, false)
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "overridden", global.Status.Build.BaseImage)
+
+	ip := v1.IntegrationPlatform{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:      "local-camel-k",
+			Namespace: "ns",
+		},
+		Spec: v1.IntegrationPlatformSpec{
+			Build: v1.IntegrationPlatformBuildSpec{
+				PublishStrategy: v1.IntegrationPlatformBuildPublishStrategyBuildah,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	ip.ResyncStatusFullConfig()
+
+	applyPlatformSpec(&global, &ip)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, v1.IntegrationPlatformBuildPublishStrategyBuildah, ip.Status.Build.PublishStrategy)
+	assert.Equal(t, builder.BuildahDefaultBaseImageName, ip.Status.Build.BaseImage)
+}
+
 func TestRetainLocalPlatformSpec(t *testing.T) {
 	global := v1.IntegrationPlatform{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
diff --git a/pkg/util/defaults/defaults_support.go b/pkg/util/defaults/defaults_support.go
index 1c2b28113a..ae81ac7323 100644
--- a/pkg/util/defaults/defaults_support.go
+++ b/pkg/util/defaults/defaults_support.go
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ func BaseImage() string {
 	return envOrDefault(baseImage, "KAMEL_BASE_IMAGE", "RELATED_IMAGE_BASE")
 }
 
+func IsBaseImageDefault() bool {
+	return baseImage == BaseImage()
+}
+
 func OperatorImage() string {
 	return envOrDefault(fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", ImageName, Version), "KAMEL_OPERATOR_IMAGE", "KAMEL_K_TEST_OPERATOR_CURRENT_IMAGE")
 }
diff --git a/pkg/util/defaults/defaults_test.go b/pkg/util/defaults/defaults_test.go
index 1bc8dbbb9a..de9d4f58e3 100644
--- a/pkg/util/defaults/defaults_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/defaults/defaults_test.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 
 func TestDefaultBaseImage(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NotEmpty(t, BaseImage())
+	assert.True(t, IsBaseImageDefault())
 }
 
 func TestOverriddenBaseImage(t *testing.T) {
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ func TestOverriddenBaseImage(t *testing.T) {
 	overriddenImage := "xxx"
 	assert.NoError(t, os.Setenv(env, overriddenImage))
 	assert.Equal(t, overriddenImage, BaseImage())
+	assert.False(t, IsBaseImageDefault())
 	assert.NoError(t, os.Setenv(env, oldEnvVal))
 }