diff --git a/internal/cli/banger.go b/internal/cli/banger.go
index bfa3f1e..a022108 100644
--- a/internal/cli/banger.go
+++ b/internal/cli/banger.go
@@ -1427,6 +1427,7 @@ func newImageCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd.AddCommand(
 		newImageBuildCommand(),
 		newImageRegisterCommand(),
+		newImagePullCommand(),
 		newImagePromoteCommand(),
 		newImageListCommand(),
 		newImageShowCommand(),
@@ -1507,6 +1508,60 @@ func newImageRegisterCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	return cmd
 }
 
+func newImagePullCommand() *cobra.Command {
+	var (
+		params  api.ImagePullParams
+		sizeRaw string
+	)
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "pull <oci-ref>",
+		Short: "Pull an OCI image and register it as a managed banger image",
+		Long: "Download an OCI image (e.g. docker.io/library/debian:bookworm), " +
+			"flatten its layers into an ext4 rootfs, and register the result as a " +
+			"managed image. Kernel info is required (via --kernel-ref or direct paths). " +
+			"\n\nNote: Phase A primitive — file ownership in the produced ext4 reflects " +
+			"the runner's uid/gid, not the OCI tar headers, so the resulting image is " +
+			"suitable as a base for `image build` but is not directly bootable until a " +
+			"future ownership-fixup pass lands.",
+		Args: exactArgsUsage(1, "usage: banger image pull <oci-ref> [--name <name>] (--kernel-ref <name> | --kernel <path> [--initrd <path>] [--modules <dir>]) [--size <human>]"),
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			params.Ref = args[0]
+			if strings.TrimSpace(params.KernelRef) != "" && (params.KernelPath != "" || params.InitrdPath != "" || params.ModulesDir != "") {
+				return errors.New("--kernel-ref is mutually exclusive with --kernel/--initrd/--modules")
+			}
+			if strings.TrimSpace(sizeRaw) != "" {
+				size, err := model.ParseSize(sizeRaw)
+				if err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("--size: %w", err)
+				}
+				params.SizeBytes = size
+			}
+			if err := absolutizePaths(&params.KernelPath, &params.InitrdPath, &params.ModulesDir); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := system.EnsureSudo(cmd.Context()); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			layout, _, err := ensureDaemon(cmd.Context())
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			result, err := rpc.Call[api.ImageShowResult](cmd.Context(), layout.SocketPath, "image.pull", params)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			return printImageSummary(cmd.OutOrStdout(), result.Image)
+		},
+	}
+	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&params.Name, "name", "", "image name (defaults to the ref's repo+tag, sanitised)")
+	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&params.KernelPath, "kernel", "", "kernel path")
+	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&params.InitrdPath, "initrd", "", "initrd path")
+	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&params.ModulesDir, "modules", "", "modules dir")
+	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&params.KernelRef, "kernel-ref", "", "name of a cataloged kernel (see 'banger kernel list')")
+	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&sizeRaw, "size", "", "ext4 image size (e.g. 4GiB); defaults to content + 25%, min 1GiB")
+	return cmd
+}
+
 func newImagePromoteCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	return &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "promote <id-or-name>",
diff --git a/internal/cli/cli_test.go b/internal/cli/cli_test.go
index dd21570..8a7329c 100644
--- a/internal/cli/cli_test.go
+++ b/internal/cli/cli_test.go
@@ -59,6 +59,35 @@ func TestVersionCommandPrintsBuildInfo(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestImageCommandIncludesPull(t *testing.T) {
+	cmd := NewBangerCommand()
+	var image *cobra.Command
+	for _, sub := range cmd.Commands() {
+		if sub.Name() == "image" {
+			image = sub
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if image == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("image command missing from root")
+	}
+	hasPull := false
+	for _, sub := range image.Commands() {
+		if sub.Name() == "pull" {
+			hasPull = true
+			if flag := sub.Flags().Lookup("kernel-ref"); flag == nil {
+				t.Errorf("image pull missing --kernel-ref flag")
+			}
+			if flag := sub.Flags().Lookup("size"); flag == nil {
+				t.Errorf("image pull missing --size flag")
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if !hasPull {
+		t.Fatalf("image pull subcommand missing")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestKernelCommandExposesSubcommands(t *testing.T) {
 	cmd := NewBangerCommand()
 	var kernel *cobra.Command