diff --git a/pkg/registry/client.go b/pkg/registry/client.go
index decf853ce..0dfa6926f 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/client.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/client.go
@@ -87,7 +87,16 @@ func NewClient(options ...ClientOption) (*Client, error) {
 		}
 		client.authorizer = authClient
 	}
+
+	resolverFn := client.resolver // copy for avoiding recursive call
 	client.resolver = func(ref registry.Reference) (remotes.Resolver, error) {
+		if resolverFn != nil {
+			// validate if the resolverFn returns a valid resolver
+			if resolver, err := resolverFn(ref); resolver != nil && err == nil {
+				return resolver, nil
+			}
+		}
+
 		headers := http.Header{}
 		headers.Set("User-Agent", version.GetUserAgent())
 		dockerClient, ok := client.authorizer.(*dockerauth.Client)
@@ -117,6 +126,7 @@ func NewClient(options ...ClientOption) (*Client, error) {
 		}
 		return resolver, nil
 	}
+
 	// allocate a cache if option is set
 	var cache registryauth.Cache
 	if client.enableCache {
@@ -199,6 +209,15 @@ func ClientOptPlainHTTP() ClientOption {
 	}
 }
 
+// ClientOptResolver returns a function that sets the resolver setting on a client options set
+func ClientOptResolver(resolver remotes.Resolver) ClientOption {
+	return func(client *Client) {
+		client.resolver = func(ref registry.Reference) (remotes.Resolver, error) {
+			return resolver, nil
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 type (
 	// LoginOption allows specifying various settings on login
 	LoginOption func(*loginOperation)
@@ -287,21 +306,21 @@ type (
 
 	// PullResult is the result returned upon successful pull.
 	PullResult struct {
-		Manifest *descriptorPullSummary         `json:"manifest"`
-		Config   *descriptorPullSummary         `json:"config"`
-		Chart    *descriptorPullSummaryWithMeta `json:"chart"`
-		Prov     *descriptorPullSummary         `json:"prov"`
+		Manifest *DescriptorPullSummary         `json:"manifest"`
+		Config   *DescriptorPullSummary         `json:"config"`
+		Chart    *DescriptorPullSummaryWithMeta `json:"chart"`
+		Prov     *DescriptorPullSummary         `json:"prov"`
 		Ref      string                         `json:"ref"`
 	}
 
-	descriptorPullSummary struct {
+	DescriptorPullSummary struct {
 		Data   []byte `json:"-"`
 		Digest string `json:"digest"`
 		Size   int64  `json:"size"`
 	}
 
-	descriptorPullSummaryWithMeta struct {
-		descriptorPullSummary
+	DescriptorPullSummaryWithMeta struct {
+		DescriptorPullSummary
 		Meta *chart.Metadata `json:"meta"`
 	}
 
@@ -404,16 +423,16 @@ func (c *Client) Pull(ref string, options ...PullOption) (*PullResult, error) {
 		}
 	}
 	result := &PullResult{
-		Manifest: &descriptorPullSummary{
+		Manifest: &DescriptorPullSummary{
 			Digest: manifest.Digest.String(),
 			Size:   manifest.Size,
 		},
-		Config: &descriptorPullSummary{
+		Config: &DescriptorPullSummary{
 			Digest: configDescriptor.Digest.String(),
 			Size:   configDescriptor.Size,
 		},
-		Chart: &descriptorPullSummaryWithMeta{},
-		Prov:  &descriptorPullSummary{},
+		Chart: &DescriptorPullSummaryWithMeta{},
+		Prov:  &DescriptorPullSummary{},
 		Ref:   parsedRef.String(),
 	}
 	var getManifestErr error
diff --git a/pkg/registry/utils_test.go b/pkg/registry/utils_test.go
index 72a614f6d..74aa0dbc0 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/utils_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/utils_test.go
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ func setup(suite *TestSuite, tlsEnabled, insecure bool) *registry.Registry {
 		ClientOptEnableCache(true),
 		ClientOptWriter(suite.Out),
 		ClientOptCredentialsFile(credentialsFile),
+		ClientOptResolver(nil),
 	}
 
 	if tlsEnabled {