diff --git a/frontend/dockerfile/builder/caps.go b/frontend/dockerfile/builder/caps.go
index 19a7c84733a3..c8e95b447a9e 100644
--- a/frontend/dockerfile/builder/caps.go
+++ b/frontend/dockerfile/builder/caps.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ var enabledCaps = map[string]struct{}{
 	"moby.buildkit.frontend.subrequests":    {},
 	"moby.buildkit.frontend.contexts":       {},
 	"moby.buildkit.frontend.gitquerystring": {},
+	"moby.buildkit.frontend.contexts.zstd":  {},
 }
 
 func validateCaps(req string) (forward bool, err error) {
diff --git a/frontend/dockerfile/cmd/dockerfile-frontend/Dockerfile b/frontend/dockerfile/cmd/dockerfile-frontend/Dockerfile
index 9435f3e8ccd9..0ef913101886 100644
--- a/frontend/dockerfile/cmd/dockerfile-frontend/Dockerfile
+++ b/frontend/dockerfile/cmd/dockerfile-frontend/Dockerfile
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ EOT
 
 FROM scratch AS release
 LABEL moby.buildkit.frontend.network.none="true"
-LABEL moby.buildkit.frontend.caps="moby.buildkit.frontend.inputs,moby.buildkit.frontend.subrequests,moby.buildkit.frontend.contexts,moby.buildkit.frontend.gitquerystring"
+LABEL moby.buildkit.frontend.caps="moby.buildkit.frontend.inputs,moby.buildkit.frontend.subrequests,moby.buildkit.frontend.contexts,moby.buildkit.frontend.gitquerystring,moby.buildkit.frontend.contexts.zstd"
 COPY --from=build /dockerfile-frontend /bin/dockerfile-frontend
 ENTRYPOINT ["/bin/dockerfile-frontend"]
 
diff --git a/frontend/dockerfile/dockerfile_add_test.go b/frontend/dockerfile/dockerfile_add_test.go
index ef18a9ddf74f..a345a3e7ace6 100644
--- a/frontend/dockerfile/dockerfile_add_test.go
+++ b/frontend/dockerfile/dockerfile_add_test.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/containerd/continuity/fs/fstest"
+	"github.com/klauspost/compress/zstd"
 	"github.com/moby/buildkit/client"
 	"github.com/moby/buildkit/frontend/dockerui"
 	"github.com/moby/buildkit/identity"
@@ -191,6 +192,37 @@ ADD t.tar.gz /
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, expectedContent, dt)
 
+	// add zstd tar
+	buf3 := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
+	zw, err := zstd.NewWriter(buf3)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	_, err = zw.Write(buf.Bytes())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, zw.Close())
+
+	dockerfile = fmt.Appendf(nil, `
+FROM %s
+ADD t.tar.zst /
+`, baseImage)
+
+	dir = integration.Tmpdir(
+		t,
+		fstest.CreateFile("Dockerfile", dockerfile, 0600),
+		fstest.CreateFile("t.tar.zst", buf3.Bytes(), 0600),
+	)
+
+	args, trace = f.DFCmdArgs(dir.Name, dir.Name)
+	defer os.RemoveAll(trace)
+
+	destDir = t.TempDir()
+
+	cmd = sb.Cmd(args + fmt.Sprintf(" --output type=local,dest=%s", destDir))
+	require.NoError(t, cmd.Run())
+
+	dt, err = os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(destDir, "foo"))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, expectedContent, dt)
+
 	// add with unpack=false
 	dockerfile = fmt.Appendf(nil, `
 	FROM %s
diff --git a/frontend/dockerfile/docs/reference.md b/frontend/dockerfile/docs/reference.md
index 5a366a1b90e9..eb3cf759cbb8 100644
--- a/frontend/dockerfile/docs/reference.md
+++ b/frontend/dockerfile/docs/reference.md
@@ -1459,9 +1459,9 @@ ADD arr[[]0].txt /dest/
 #### Adding local tar archives
 
 When using a local tar archive as the source for `ADD`, and the archive is in a
-recognized compression format (`gzip`, `bzip2` or `xz`, or uncompressed), the
-archive is decompressed and extracted into the specified destination. Local tar
-archives are extracted by default, see the [`ADD --unpack` flag].
+recognized compression format (`gzip`, `bzip2`, `xz` or `zstd`, or
+uncompressed), the archive is decompressed and extracted into the specified
+destination. Local tar archives are extracted by default, see the [`ADD --unpack` flag].
 
 When a directory is extracted, it has the same behavior as `tar -x`.
 The result is the union of:
@@ -1639,9 +1639,10 @@ ADD [--unpack=<bool>] <src> ... <dir>
 ```
 
 The `--unpack` flag controls whether or not to automatically unpack tar
-archives (including compressed formats like `gzip` or `bzip2`) when adding them
-to the image. Local tar archives are unpacked by default, whereas remote tar
-archives (where `src` is a URL) are downloaded without unpacking.
+archives (including compressed formats like `gzip`, `bzip2`, `xz` or `zstd`)
+when adding them to the image. Local tar archives are unpacked by default,
+whereas remote tar archives (where `src` is a URL) are downloaded without
+unpacking.
 
 ```dockerfile
 # syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
diff --git a/frontend/dockerui/build_test.go b/frontend/dockerui/build_test.go
index 378f209b285f..11a5608b7009 100644
--- a/frontend/dockerui/build_test.go
+++ b/frontend/dockerui/build_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package dockerui
 
 import (
+	"archive/tar"
+	"bytes"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/containerd/platforms"
@@ -9,6 +11,43 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
+func TestIsArchive(t *testing.T) {
+	var tarBuf bytes.Buffer
+	tw := tar.NewWriter(&tarBuf)
+	err := tw.WriteHeader(&tar.Header{
+		Name: "file",
+		Mode: 0o644,
+		Size: 4,
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	_, err = tw.Write([]byte("test"))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, tw.Close())
+
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name     string
+		header   []byte
+		expected bool
+	}{
+		{name: "bzip2", header: []byte{0x42, 0x5A, 0x68}, expected: true},
+		{name: "gzip", header: []byte{0x1F, 0x8B, 0x08}, expected: true},
+		{name: "xz", header: []byte{0xFD, 0x37, 0x7A, 0x58, 0x5A, 0x00}, expected: true},
+		{name: "zstd", header: []byte{0x28, 0xB5, 0x2F, 0xFD}, expected: true},
+		{name: "zstd skippable frame", header: []byte{0x50, 0x2A, 0x4D, 0x18, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}, expected: true},
+		{name: "zstd skippable frame range end", header: []byte{0x5F, 0x2A, 0x4D, 0x18, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}, expected: true},
+		{name: "tar", header: tarBuf.Bytes(), expected: true},
+		{name: "unknown", header: []byte("not an archive"), expected: false},
+		{name: "short zstd prefix", header: []byte{0x28, 0xB5, 0x2F}, expected: false},
+		{name: "short zstd skippable frame", header: []byte{0x50, 0x2A, 0x4D, 0x18}, expected: false},
+		{name: "outside zstd skippable frame range", header: []byte{0x60, 0x2A, 0x4D, 0x18, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}, expected: false},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			require.Equal(t, tc.expected, isArchive(tc.header))
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestNormalizePlatform(t *testing.T) {
 	testCases := []struct {
 		p, imgP  ocispecs.Platform
diff --git a/frontend/dockerui/context.go b/frontend/dockerui/context.go
index 6fb3ebd1be60..fc75a5062d12 100644
--- a/frontend/dockerui/context.go
+++ b/frontend/dockerui/context.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"archive/tar"
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
+	"encoding/binary"
 	"io"
 	"maps"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -339,15 +340,16 @@ func isArchive(header []byte) bool {
 		{0x42, 0x5A, 0x68},                   // bzip2
 		{0x1F, 0x8B, 0x08},                   // gzip
 		{0xFD, 0x37, 0x7A, 0x58, 0x5A, 0x00}, // xz
+		{0x28, 0xB5, 0x2F, 0xFD},             // zstd
 	} {
-		if len(header) < len(m) {
-			continue
-		}
-		if bytes.Equal(m, header[:len(m)]) {
+		if bytes.HasPrefix(header, m) {
 			return true
 		}
 	}
-
+	// zstd skippable frames use magic numbers from 0x184D2A50 to 0x184D2A5F
+	if len(header) >= 8 && binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(header[:4])&0xFFFFFFF0 == 0x184D2A50 {
+		return true
+	}
 	r := tar.NewReader(bytes.NewBuffer(header))
 	_, err := r.Next()
 	return err == nil