diff --git a/syft/cataloger/deb/cataloger.go b/syft/cataloger/deb/cataloger.go
index a8d9422c4..49694fb38 100644
--- a/syft/cataloger/deb/cataloger.go
+++ b/syft/cataloger/deb/cataloger.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ func (c *Cataloger) Catalog(resolver source.Resolver) ([]pkg.Package, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to find dpkg status files's by glob: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	var results []pkg.Package
 	var pkgs []pkg.Package
 	for _, dbLocation := range dbFileMatches {
 		dbContents, err := resolver.FileContentsByLocation(dbLocation)
@@ -94,8 +95,10 @@ func (c *Cataloger) Catalog(resolver source.Resolver) ([]pkg.Package, error) {
 				}
 			}
 		}
+
+		results = append(results, pkgs...)
 	}
-	return pkgs, nil
+	return results, nil
 }
 
 func fetchMd5Contents(resolver source.Resolver, dbLocation source.Location, pkgs []pkg.Package) (map[string]io.Reader, map[string]source.Location, error) {
diff --git a/syft/pkg/dpkg_metadata.go b/syft/pkg/dpkg_metadata.go
index 3f91c4879..b50ac49aa 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/dpkg_metadata.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/dpkg_metadata.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/scylladb/go-set/strset"
 )
 
-const DpkgDbGlob = "**/var/lib/dpkg/status"
+const DpkgDbGlob = "**/var/lib/dpkg/{status,status.d/**}"
 
 var _ fileOwner = (*DpkgMetadata)(nil)