diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index f32b68f25..45bc2bfd3 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@
 _kubevirtci
 
 # No need for source code is already compiled
-pkg
-cmd
-tools
 vendor
 docs
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ce6092d57..cac48a6fd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -13,6 +13,15 @@ OPERATOR_IMAGE ?= cluster-network-addons-operator
 REGISTRY_IMAGE ?= cluster-network-addons-registry
 export OCI_BIN ?= $(shell if podman ps >/dev/null 2>&1; then echo podman; elif docker ps >/dev/null 2>&1; then echo docker; fi)
 TLS_SETTING := $(if $(filter $(OCI_BIN),podman),--tls-verify=false,)
+PLATFORMS ?= linux/amd64
+# Set the platforms for building a multi-platform supported image.
+# Example:
+# PLATFORMS ?= linux/amd64,linux/arm64,linux/s390x
+# Alternatively, you can export the PLATFORMS variable like this:
+# export PLATFORMS=linux/arm64,linux/s390x,linux/amd64
+ARCH := $(shell uname -m | sed 's/x86_64/amd64/')
+DOCKER_BUILDER ?= cnao-docker-builder
+OPERATOR_IMAGE_TAGGED := $(IMAGE_REGISTRY)/$(OPERATOR_IMAGE):$(IMAGE_TAG)
 
 TARGETS = \
 	gen-k8s \
@@ -26,7 +35,6 @@ TARGETS = \
 export GOFLAGS=-mod=vendor
 export GO111MODULE=on
 GO_VERSION = $(shell hack/go-version.sh)
-
 WHAT ?= ./pkg/... ./cmd/... ./tools/...
 
 export E2E_TEST_TIMEOUT ?= 3h
@@ -112,8 +120,14 @@ manifest-templator: $(GO)
 
 docker-build: docker-build-operator docker-build-registry
 
-docker-build-operator: manager manifest-templator
-	$(OCI_BIN) build -f build/operator/Dockerfile -t $(IMAGE_REGISTRY)/$(OPERATOR_IMAGE):$(IMAGE_TAG) .
+docker-build-operator:
+ifeq ($(OCI_BIN),podman)
+	$(MAKE) build-multiarch-operator-podman
+else ifeq ($(OCI_BIN),docker)
+	$(MAKE) build-multiarch-operator-docker
+else
+	$(error Unsupported OCI_BIN value: $(OCI_BIN))
+endif
 
 docker-build-registry:
 	$(OCI_BIN) build -f build/registry/Dockerfile -t $(IMAGE_REGISTRY)/$(REGISTRY_IMAGE):$(IMAGE_TAG) .
@@ -121,7 +135,9 @@ docker-build-registry:
 docker-push: docker-push-operator docker-push-registry
 
 docker-push-operator:
-	$(OCI_BIN) push ${TLS_SETTING} $(IMAGE_REGISTRY)/$(OPERATOR_IMAGE):$(IMAGE_TAG)
+ifeq ($(OCI_BIN),podman)
+	podman manifest push ${TLS_SETTING} ${OPERATOR_IMAGE_TAGGED} ${OPERATOR_IMAGE_TAGGED}
+endif
 
 docker-push-registry:
 	$(OCI_BIN) push $(IMAGE_REGISTRY)/$(REGISTRY_IMAGE):$(IMAGE_TAG)
@@ -227,9 +243,17 @@ lint-monitoring:
 clean:
 	rm -rf $(OUTPUT_DIR)
 
+build-multiarch-operator-docker:
+	ARCH=$(ARCH) PLATFORMS=$(PLATFORMS) OPERATOR_IMAGE_TAGGED=$(OPERATOR_IMAGE_TAGGED) DOCKER_BUILDER=$(DOCKER_BUILDER) ./hack/build-operator-docker.sh
+
+build-multiarch-operator-podman:
+	ARCH=$(ARCH) PLATFORMS=$(PLATFORMS) OPERATOR_IMAGE_TAGGED=$(OPERATOR_IMAGE_TAGGED) ./hack/build-operator-podman.sh
+
 .PHONY: \
 	$(E2E_SUITES) \
 	all \
+	build-multiarch-operator-docker \
+	build-multiarch-operator-podman \
 	check \
 	cluster-clean \
 	cluster-down \
diff --git a/build/operator/Dockerfile b/build/operator/Dockerfile
index a134939ac..aca8b84af 100644
--- a/build/operator/Dockerfile
+++ b/build/operator/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,24 @@
-FROM quay.io/centos/centos:stream9
+ARG BUILD_ARCH=amd64
+FROM --platform=linux/${BUILD_ARCH} quay.io/centos/centos:stream9 AS builder
+
+RUN dnf install -y tar gzip jq && dnf clean all
+RUN ARCH=$(uname -m | sed 's/x86_64/amd64/') && \
+    GO_VERSION=$(curl -L -s "https://go.dev/dl/?mode=json" | jq -r '.[0].version') && \
+    curl -L "https://go.dev/dl/${GO_VERSION}.linux-${ARCH}.tar.gz" -o go.tar.gz && \
+    tar -C /usr/local -xzf go.tar.gz && \
+    rm go.tar.gz
+ENV PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
+WORKDIR /go/src/cluster-network-addons-operator
+COPY . .
+
+ARG TARGETOS
+ARG TARGETARCH
+
+RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=${TARGETOS} GOARCH=${TARGETARCH} go build -o build/_output/bin/manager ./cmd/... && \
+    CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=${TARGETOS} GOARCH=${TARGETARCH} go build -o build/_output/bin/manifest-templator ./tools/manifest-templator/...
+
+FROM --platform=linux/${TARGETARCH} quay.io/centos/centos:stream9 AS final
+
 ENV ENTRYPOINT=/entrypoint \
     OPERATOR=/cluster-network-addons-operator \
     MANIFEST_TEMPLATOR=/manifest-templator \
@@ -8,13 +28,16 @@ ENV ENTRYPOINT=/entrypoint \
 RUN \
     yum -y update && \
     yum clean all
+
 COPY build/operator/bin/user_setup /user_setup
 COPY build/operator/bin/csv-generator /usr/bin/csv-generator
 COPY templates/cluster-network-addons/VERSION/cluster-network-addons-operator.VERSION.clusterserviceversion.yaml.in cluster-network-addons-operator.VERSION.clusterserviceversion.yaml.in
 RUN /user_setup
 COPY data /data
-COPY build/_output/bin/manager $OPERATOR
-COPY build/_output/bin/manifest-templator $MANIFEST_TEMPLATOR
+
+COPY --from=builder /go/src/cluster-network-addons-operator/build/_output/bin/manager $OPERATOR
+COPY --from=builder /go/src/cluster-network-addons-operator/build/_output/bin/manifest-templator $MANIFEST_TEMPLATOR
 COPY build/operator/bin/entrypoint $ENTRYPOINT
+
 ENTRYPOINT $ENTRYPOINT
 USER $USER_UID
diff --git a/hack/build-operator-docker.sh b/hack/build-operator-docker.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..09fa91a3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/build-operator-docker.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ -z "$ARCH" ] || [ -z "$PLATFORMS" ] || [ -z "$OPERATOR_IMAGE_TAGGED" ]; then
+    echo "Error: ARCH, PLATFORMS and OPERATOR_IMAGE_TAGGED must be set."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+IFS=',' read -r -a PLATFORM_LIST <<< "$PLATFORMS"
+
+BUILD_ARGS="--build-arg BUILD_ARCH=$ARCH -f build/operator/Dockerfile -t $OPERATOR_IMAGE_TAGGED --push ."
+
+if [ ${#PLATFORM_LIST[@]} -eq 1 ]; then
+    docker build --platform "$PLATFORMS" $BUILD_ARGS
+else
+    ./hack/init-buildx.sh "$DOCKER_BUILDER"
+    docker buildx build --platform "$PLATFORMS" $BUILD_ARGS
+fi
diff --git a/hack/build-operator-podman.sh b/hack/build-operator-podman.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..b0fd3740e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/build-operator-podman.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ -z "$ARCH" ] || [ -z "$PLATFORMS" ] || [ -z "$OPERATOR_IMAGE_TAGGED" ]; then
+    echo "Error: ARCH, PLATFORMS, and OPERATOR_IMAGE_TAGGED must be set."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+IFS=',' read -r -a PLATFORM_LIST <<< "$PLATFORMS"
+
+# Remove any existing manifest and image
+podman manifest rm "${OPERATOR_IMAGE_TAGGED}" || true
+podman rmi "${OPERATOR_IMAGE_TAGGED}" || true
+
+podman manifest create "${OPERATOR_IMAGE_TAGGED}"
+
+for platform in "${PLATFORM_LIST[@]}"; do
+    podman build \
+        --no-cache \
+        --build-arg BUILD_ARCH="$ARCH" \
+        --platform "$platform" \
+        --manifest "${OPERATOR_IMAGE_TAGGED}" \
+        -f build/operator/Dockerfile \
+        .
+done
diff --git a/hack/init-buildx.sh b/hack/init-buildx.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..fd444a201
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/init-buildx.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+check_buildx() {
+  export DOCKER_CLI_EXPERIMENTAL=enabled
+
+  if ! docker buildx > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+     mkdir -p ~/.docker/cli-plugins
+     BUILDX_VERSION=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/docker/buildx/releases/latest | jq -r .tag_name)
+     curl -L https://github.com/docker/buildx/releases/download/"${BUILDX_VERSION}"/buildx-"${BUILDX_VERSION}".linux-amd64 --output ~/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-buildx
+     chmod a+x ~/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-buildx
+  fi
+}
+
+create_or_use_buildx_builder() {
+  local builder_name=$1
+  if [ -z "$builder_name" ]; then
+    echo "Error: Builder name is required."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  check_buildx
+
+  current_builder="$(docker buildx inspect "${builder_name}")"
+
+  if ! grep -q "^Driver: docker$" <<<"${current_builder}" && \
+     grep -q "linux/amd64" <<<"${current_builder}" && \
+     grep -q "linux/arm64" <<<"${current_builder}" && \
+     grep -q "linux/s390x" <<<"${current_builder}"; then
+    echo "The current builder already has multi-architecture support (amd64, arm64, s390x)."
+    echo "Skipping setup as the builder is already configured correctly."
+    exit 0
+  fi
+
+  # Check if the builder already exists by parsing the output of `docker buildx ls`
+  # We check if the builder_name appears in the list of active builders
+  existing_builder=$(docker buildx ls | grep -w "$builder_name" | awk '{print $1}')
+
+  if [ -n "$existing_builder" ]; then
+    echo "Builder '$builder_name' already exists."
+    echo "Using existing builder '$builder_name'."
+    docker buildx use "$builder_name"
+  else
+    echo "Creating a new Docker Buildx builder: $builder_name"
+    docker buildx create --driver-opt network=host --use --name "$builder_name"
+    echo "The new builder '$builder_name' has been created and set as active."
+  fi
+}
+
+if [ $# -eq 1 ]; then
+  create_or_use_buildx_builder "$1"
+else
+  echo "Usage: $0 <builder_name>"
+  echo "Example: $0 mybuilder"
+  exit 1
+fi