diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/internal/cpegenerate/candidate_by_package_type.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/internal/cpegenerate/candidate_by_package_type.go
index 32c2131a1..b43906c8b 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/internal/cpegenerate/candidate_by_package_type.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/internal/cpegenerate/candidate_by_package_type.go
@@ -221,6 +221,11 @@ var defaultCandidateAdditions = buildCandidateLookup(
 			candidateKey{PkgName: "mustache"},
 			candidateAddition{AdditionalProducts: []string{"mustache.js"}},
 		},
+		{
+			pkg.NpmPkg,
+			candidateKey{PkgName: "redis"},
+			candidateAddition{AdditionalVendors: []string{"redis.js"}},
+		},
 
 		// Gem packages
 		{
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/internal/cpegenerate/candidate_by_package_type_test.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/internal/cpegenerate/candidate_by_package_type_test.go
index 4d903b14c..8f21eeae4 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/internal/cpegenerate/candidate_by_package_type_test.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/internal/cpegenerate/candidate_by_package_type_test.go
@@ -147,6 +147,14 @@ func Test_additionalVendors(t *testing.T) {
 			vendor:   "my-vendor",
 			expected: []string{"awesome-vendor-addition", "one-good-addition", "another-good-addition"},
 		},
+		{
+			name:         "default additionsnpm redis gets redisjs vendor",
+			allAdditions: defaultCandidateAdditions,
+			ty:           pkg.NpmPkg,
+			pkgName:      "redis",
+			vendor:       "redis",
+			expected:     []string{"redis.js"},
+		},
 	}
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {