diff --git a/CHANGES/1231.bugfix b/CHANGES/1231.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5c21ea979
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGES/1231.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Taught the Container Registry to accept docker schema2 sub-manifest types in OCI index.
diff --git a/pulp_container/app/json_schemas.py b/pulp_container/app/json_schemas.py
index 733b1a1a6..76f18e2a5 100644
--- a/pulp_container/app/json_schemas.py
+++ b/pulp_container/app/json_schemas.py
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ def get_descriptor_schema(
                 allowed_media_types=[
                     MEDIA_TYPE.MANIFEST_OCI,
                     MEDIA_TYPE.INDEX_OCI,
+                    MEDIA_TYPE.MANIFEST_V2,
+                    MEDIA_TYPE.MANIFEST_LIST,
                 ],
                 additional_properties={
                     "platform": {
diff --git a/pulp_container/app/utils.py b/pulp_container/app/utils.py
index 7a846615f..1daf6ff93 100644
--- a/pulp_container/app/utils.py
+++ b/pulp_container/app/utils.py
@@ -163,9 +163,10 @@ def determine_media_type_from_json(content_data):
         return media_type
     elif manifests := content_data.get("manifests"):
         if len(manifests):
-            if manifests[0].get("mediaType") in (MEDIA_TYPE.MANIFEST_V2, MEDIA_TYPE.MANIFEST_V1):
-                return MEDIA_TYPE.MANIFEST_LIST
-            elif manifests[0].get("mediaType") in (MEDIA_TYPE.MANIFEST_OCI, MEDIA_TYPE.INDEX_OCI):
+            # check if there is at least one oci manifest
+            if set([m["mediaType"] for m in manifests]).intersection(
+                (MEDIA_TYPE.MANIFEST_OCI, MEDIA_TYPE.INDEX_OCI)
+            ):
                 return MEDIA_TYPE.INDEX_OCI
         return MEDIA_TYPE.MANIFEST_LIST
     else: