diff --git a/syft/format/internal/backfill.go b/syft/format/internal/backfill.go
index f40aa9215..6e5544b95 100644
--- a/syft/format/internal/backfill.go
+++ b/syft/format/internal/backfill.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ func Backfill(p *pkg.Package) {
 
 	var cpes []cpe.CPE
 	epoch := ""
+	rpmmod := ""
 
 	for _, qualifier := range purl.Qualifiers {
 		switch qualifier.Key {
@@ -44,6 +45,8 @@ func Backfill(p *pkg.Package) {
 			}
 		case pkg.PURLQualifierEpoch:
 			epoch = qualifier.Value
+		case pkg.PURLQualifierRpmModularity:
+			rpmmod = qualifier.Value
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -63,6 +66,10 @@ func Backfill(p *pkg.Package) {
 		setJavaMetadataFromPurl(p, purl)
 	}
 
+	if p.Type == pkg.RpmPkg {
+		setRpmMetadataFromPurl(p, rpmmod)
+	}
+
 	for _, c := range cpes {
 		if slices.Contains(p.CPEs, c) {
 			continue
@@ -82,6 +89,35 @@ func setJavaMetadataFromPurl(p *pkg.Package, _ packageurl.PackageURL) {
 	}
 }
 
+func setRpmMetadataFromPurl(p *pkg.Package, rpmmod string) {
+	if p.Type != pkg.RpmPkg {
+		return
+	}
+	if rpmmod == "" {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if p.Metadata == nil {
+		p.Metadata = pkg.RpmDBEntry{
+			ModularityLabel: &rpmmod,
+		}
+		return
+	}
+
+	switch m := p.Metadata.(type) {
+	case pkg.RpmDBEntry:
+		if m.ModularityLabel == nil {
+			m.ModularityLabel = &rpmmod
+			p.Metadata = m
+		}
+	case pkg.RpmArchive:
+		if m.ModularityLabel == nil {
+			m.ModularityLabel = &rpmmod
+			p.Metadata = m
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func setVersionFromPurl(p *pkg.Package, purl packageurl.PackageURL, epoch string) {
 	if p.Version == "" {
 		p.Version = purl.Version
diff --git a/syft/format/internal/backfill_test.go b/syft/format/internal/backfill_test.go
index 0f88fa604..7e396e2b5 100644
--- a/syft/format/internal/backfill_test.go
+++ b/syft/format/internal/backfill_test.go
@@ -53,6 +53,21 @@ func Test_Backfill(t *testing.T) {
 				Version: "1:1.12.8-26.el8",
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name: "rpm with rpmmod",
+			in: pkg.Package{
+				PURL: "pkg:rpm/redhat/httpd@2.4.37-51?arch=x86_64&distro=rhel-8.7&rpmmod=httpd:2.4",
+			},
+			expected: pkg.Package{
+				PURL:    "pkg:rpm/redhat/httpd@2.4.37-51?arch=x86_64&distro=rhel-8.7&rpmmod=httpd:2.4",
+				Type:    pkg.RpmPkg,
+				Name:    "httpd",
+				Version: "2.4.37-51",
+				Metadata: pkg.RpmDBEntry{
+					ModularityLabel: strRef("httpd:2.4"),
+				},
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			name: "bad cpe",
 			in: pkg.Package{
@@ -171,3 +186,7 @@ func Test_nameFromPurl(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func strRef(s string) *string {
+	return &s
+}
diff --git a/syft/internal/fileresolver/metadata_test.go b/syft/internal/fileresolver/metadata_test.go
index 936cd227c..ccb68d65f 100644
--- a/syft/internal/fileresolver/metadata_test.go
+++ b/syft/internal/fileresolver/metadata_test.go
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/anchore/stereoscope/pkg/file"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/anchore/stereoscope/pkg/file"
 )
 
 func TestFileMetadataFromPath(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/syft/pkg/url.go b/syft/pkg/url.go
index ef995f918..0c9335523 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/url.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/url.go
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ const (
 	// PURLQualifierUpstream this qualifier is not in the pURL spec, but is used by grype to perform indirect matching based on source information
 	PURLQualifierUpstream = "upstream"
 
+	// PURLQualifierRpmModularity this qualifier is not in the pURL spec, but is used to specify RPM modularity information
+	PURLQualifierRpmModularity = "rpmmod"
+
 	purlCargoPkgType  = "cargo"
 	purlGradlePkgType = "gradle"
 )