diff --git a/syft/format/common/spdxhelpers/to_format_model.go b/syft/format/common/spdxhelpers/to_format_model.go
index 41b193700..3fd6019e0 100644
--- a/syft/format/common/spdxhelpers/to_format_model.go
+++ b/syft/format/common/spdxhelpers/to_format_model.go
@@ -644,8 +644,11 @@ func toRelationships(relationships []artifact.Relationship) (result []*spdx.Rela
 			continue
 		}
 
-		// FIXME: we are only currently including Package -> * relationships
-		if _, ok := r.From.(pkg.Package); !ok {
+		// FIXME: we are only currently including Package -> * relationships, plus an archive containing a
+		// package found inside it, which is the only structure nested archive cataloging records for
+		// non-java packages. Every file-side From is in the document: toFiles covers every coordinate a
+		// relationship names.
+		if _, ok := r.From.(pkg.Package); !ok && !isFileContainsPackage(r) {
 			log.Debugf("skipping non-package relationship: %+v", r)
 			continue
 		}
@@ -664,6 +667,12 @@ func toRelationships(relationships []artifact.Relationship) (result []*spdx.Rela
 	return result
 }
 
+func isFileContainsPackage(r artifact.Relationship) bool {
+	_, fromFile := r.From.(file.Coordinates)
+	_, toPkg := r.To.(pkg.Package)
+	return fromFile && toPkg && r.Type == artifact.ContainsRelationship
+}
+
 func lookupRelationship(ty artifact.RelationshipType) (bool, helpers.RelationshipType, string) {
 	switch ty {
 	case artifact.ContainsRelationship:
diff --git a/syft/format/common/spdxhelpers/to_format_model_test.go b/syft/format/common/spdxhelpers/to_format_model_test.go
index 91325aa26..758995d62 100644
--- a/syft/format/common/spdxhelpers/to_format_model_test.go
+++ b/syft/format/common/spdxhelpers/to_format_model_test.go
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ func Test_fileIDsForPackage(t *testing.T) {
 			expected: nil,
 		},
 		{
-			name: "ignore file-to-package",
+			name: "include an archive file containing a package",
 			relationships: []artifact.Relationship{
 				{
 					From: c,
@@ -818,6 +818,23 @@ func Test_fileIDsForPackage(t *testing.T) {
 					Type: artifact.ContainsRelationship,
 				},
 			},
+			expected: []*spdx.Relationship{
+				{
+					Relationship: "CONTAINS",
+					RefA:         docElementId(c),
+					RefB:         docElementId(p),
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "ignore other file-to-package",
+			relationships: []artifact.Relationship{
+				{
+					From: c,
+					To:   p,
+					Type: artifact.DependencyOfRelationship,
+				},
+			},
 			expected: nil,
 		},
 		{