diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c08dabc3b..5237f3eda 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.3 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/cast v1.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/tetratelabs/wabin v0.0.0-20230304001439-f6f874872834 // indirect
+	github.com/stretchr/objx v0.5.2 // indirect
 	github.com/x448/float16 v0.8.4 // indirect
 	github.com/xlab/treeprint v1.2.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/auto/sdk v1.1.0 // indirect
diff --git a/pkg/pusher/pusher.go b/pkg/pusher/pusher.go
index e3c767be9..73de8a7f0 100644
--- a/pkg/pusher/pusher.go
+++ b/pkg/pusher/pusher.go
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ func (p Provider) Provides(scheme string) bool {
 // Providers is a collection of Provider objects.
 type Providers []Provider
 
+// ProvidersResolver is an interface for retrieving Pusher objects
+type ProvidersResolver interface {
+	ByScheme(scheme string) (Pusher, error)
+}
+
 // ByScheme returns a Provider that handles the given scheme.
 //
 // If no provider handles this scheme, this will return an error.
diff --git a/pkg/uploader/chart_uploader.go b/pkg/uploader/chart_uploader.go
index b3d612e38..b6f51c5b0 100644
--- a/pkg/uploader/chart_uploader.go
+++ b/pkg/uploader/chart_uploader.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ type ChartUploader struct {
 	// Out is the location to write warning and info messages.
 	Out io.Writer
 	// Pusher collection for the operation
-	Pushers pusher.Providers
+	Pushers pusher.ProvidersResolver
 	// Options provide parameters to be passed along to the Pusher being initialized.
 	Options []pusher.Option
 	// RegistryClient is a client for interacting with registries.
diff --git a/pkg/uploader/chart_uploader_test.go b/pkg/uploader/chart_uploader_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e40f83682
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/uploader/chart_uploader_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+/*
+Copyright The Helm Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package uploader
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
+
+	"helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/cli"
+	"helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/pusher"
+)
+
+type MockedPusher struct {
+	mock.Mock
+}
+
+func (m *MockedPusher) Push(chartRef string, url string, _ ...pusher.Option) error {
+	m.Called(chartRef, url)
+	return nil
+}
+
+type MockedProviders struct {
+	mock.Mock
+}
+
+func (m *MockedProviders) ByScheme(string) (pusher.Pusher, error) {
+	args := m.Called()
+	mockedPusher := args.Get(0).(pusher.Pusher)
+	return mockedPusher, nil
+}
+
+func TestChartUploader_UploadTo_Happy(t *testing.T) {
+	mockedPusher := new(MockedPusher)
+	mockedPusher.On("Push").Return(nil)
+
+	mockedProviders := new(MockedProviders)
+	mockedProviders.On("ByScheme").Return(mockedPusher, nil)
+
+	uploader := ChartUploader{
+		Pushers: mockedProviders,
+	}
+
+	mockedPusher.On("Push", "testdata/test-0.1.0.tgz", "oci://test").Return(nil)
+	err := uploader.UploadTo("testdata/test-0.1.0.tgz", "oci://test")
+	mockedPusher.AssertCalled(t, "Push", "testdata/test-0.1.0.tgz", "oci://test")
+
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+}
+
+func TestChartUploader_UploadTo_InvalidChartUrlFormat(t *testing.T) {
+	envSettings := cli.EnvSettings{}
+
+	pushers := pusher.All(&envSettings)
+
+	uploader := ChartUploader{
+		Pushers: pushers,
+	}
+
+	err := uploader.UploadTo("main", "://invalid.com")
+	const expectedError = "invalid chart URL format"
+	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, expectedError)
+}
+
+func TestChartUploader_UploadTo_SchemePrefixMissingFromRemote(t *testing.T) {
+	envSettings := cli.EnvSettings{}
+
+	pushers := pusher.All(&envSettings)
+
+	uploader := ChartUploader{
+		Pushers: pushers,
+	}
+
+	err := uploader.UploadTo("main", "invalid.com")
+	const expectedError = "scheme prefix missing from remote"
+
+	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, expectedError)
+}
+
+func TestChartUploader_UploadTo_SchemeNotRegistered(t *testing.T) {
+	envSettings := cli.EnvSettings{}
+
+	pushers := pusher.All(&envSettings)
+
+	uploader := ChartUploader{
+		Pushers: pushers,
+	}
+
+	err := uploader.UploadTo("main", "grpc://invalid.com")
+	const expectedError = "scheme \"grpc\" not supported"
+
+	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, expectedError)
+}