diff --git a/ci/base.yml b/ci/base.yml
index f597b7ae..7bb078ff 100644
--- a/ci/base.yml
+++ b/ci/base.yml
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ local_conf_header:
     INHERIT += "buildhistory"
     INHERIT += "rm_work"
   qcomflash: |
-    IMAGE_CLASSES += "image_types_qcom"
-    IMAGE_FSTYPES += "qcomflash"
+    IMAGE_CLASSES += "image_types_qcom image_types_qcom_pkg"
+    IMAGE_FSTYPES += "qcomflash qcomflashpkg"
   extra: |
     EXTRA_IMAGE_FEATURES = "allow-empty-password empty-root-password allow-root-login"
     IMAGE_ROOTFS_EXTRA_SPACE = "307200"
diff --git a/classes-recipe/image_types_qcom.bbclass b/classes-recipe/image_types_qcom.bbclass
index 86229287..ffad729a 100644
--- a/classes-recipe/image_types_qcom.bbclass
+++ b/classes-recipe/image_types_qcom.bbclass
@@ -18,59 +18,67 @@ QCOM_DTB_FILE ?= "dtb.bin"
 QCOM_ROOTFS_FILE ?= "rootfs.img"
 IMAGE_QCOMFLASH_FS_TYPE ??= "ext4"
 
-QCOMFLASH_DIR = "${WORKDIR}/qcomflash"
-IMAGE_CMD:qcomflash = "create_qcomflash_pkg"
+QCOMFLASH_DIR = "${IMGDEPLOYDIR}/${IMAGE_BASENAME}-${MACHINE}"
+IMAGE_CMD:qcomflash = "create_qcomflash"
 do_image_qcomflash[dirs] = "${QCOMFLASH_DIR}"
 do_image_qcomflash[cleandirs] = "${QCOMFLASH_DIR}"
 do_image_qcomflash[depends] += "qcom-gen-partition-bins:do_deploy virtual/kernel:do_deploy \
 				${@'${QCOM_ESP_IMAGE}:do_image_complete' if d.getVar('QCOM_ESP_IMAGE') != '' else  ''}"
 IMAGE_TYPEDEP:qcomflash += "${IMAGE_QCOMFLASH_FS_TYPE}"
 
-create_qcomflash_pkg() {
+create_image_relative_link () {
+    filename=$1
+
+    if [ -z "$2" ]; then
+        linkname=$(basename $filename)
+    else
+        linkname=$2
+    fi
+
+    ln -sf ../$(basename $filename) $linkname
+}
+
+create_qcomflash() {
     # esp image
     if [ -n "${QCOM_ESP_FILE}" ]; then
-        install -m 0644 ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${QCOM_ESP_IMAGE}-${MACHINE}.rootfs.vfat ${QCOM_ESP_FILE}
+        create_image_relative_link ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${QCOM_ESP_IMAGE}-${MACHINE}.rootfs.vfat ${QCOM_ESP_FILE}
     fi
 
     # dtb image
     if [ -n "${QCOM_DTB_DEFAULT}" ] && \
                 [ -f "${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/dtb-${QCOM_DTB_DEFAULT}-image.vfat" ]; then
         # default image
-        install -m 0644 ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/dtb-${QCOM_DTB_DEFAULT}-image.vfat ${QCOM_DTB_FILE}
+        create_image_relative_link ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/dtb-${QCOM_DTB_DEFAULT}-image.vfat ${QCOM_DTB_FILE}
         # copy all images so they can be made available via the same tarball
         for dtbimg in ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/dtb-*-image.vfat; do
-            install -m 0644 ${dtbimg} .
+            create_image_relative_link ${dtbimg}
         done
     fi
 
     # rootfs image
-    install -m 0644 ${IMGDEPLOYDIR}/${IMAGE_LINK_NAME}.${IMAGE_QCOMFLASH_FS_TYPE} ${QCOM_ROOTFS_FILE}
+    create_image_relative_link ${IMGDEPLOYDIR}/${IMAGE_LINK_NAME}.${IMAGE_QCOMFLASH_FS_TYPE} ${QCOM_ROOTFS_FILE}
 
     # partition bins
     for pbin in `find ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE} -type f -name 'gpt_main*.bin' \
                 -o -name 'gpt_backup*.bin' -o -name 'patch*.xml'`; do
-        install -m 0644 ${pbin} .
+        create_image_relative_link ${pbin}
     done
     # skip BLANK_GPT and WIPE_PARTITIONS for rawprogram xml files
     for rawpg in `find ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE} -type f -name 'rawprogram*.xml' \
                 ! -name 'rawprogram*_BLANK_GPT.xml' ! -name 'rawprogram*_WIPE_PARTITIONS.xml'`; do
-        install -m 0644 ${rawpg} .
+        create_image_relative_link ${rawpg}
     done
     for logfs in `find ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE} -type f -name 'logfs_*.bin'`; do
-        install -m 0644 ${logfs} .
+        create_image_relative_link ${logfs}
     done
     for zeros in `find ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE} -type f -name 'zeros_*.bin'`; do
-        install -m 0644 ${zeros} .
+        create_image_relative_link ${zeros}
     done
 
     # boot firmware
     for bfw in `find ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE} -type f -name '*.elf' -o -name '*.mbn' -o -name '*.fv'`; do
-        install -m 0644 ${bfw} .
+        create_image_relative_link ${bfw}
     done
-
-    # Create qcomflash tarball
-    ${IMAGE_CMD_TAR} --sparse --numeric-owner --transform="s,^\./,${IMAGE_BASENAME}-${MACHINE}/," -cf- . | gzip -f -9 -n -c --rsyncable > ${IMGDEPLOYDIR}/${IMAGE_NAME}.qcomflash.tar.gz
-    ln -sf ${IMAGE_NAME}.qcomflash.tar.gz ${IMGDEPLOYDIR}/${IMAGE_LINK_NAME}.qcomflash.tar.gz
 }
 
-create_qcomflash_pkg[vardepsexclude] += "DATETIME"
+create_qcomflash[vardepsexclude] += "DATETIME"
diff --git a/classes-recipe/image_types_qcom_pkg.bbclass b/classes-recipe/image_types_qcom_pkg.bbclass
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e1c47cd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/classes-recipe/image_types_qcom_pkg.bbclass
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2023-2024 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause-Clear
+
+inherit image_types
+
+IMAGE_TYPES += "qcomflashpkg"
+
+QCOMFLASH_DIR = "${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${IMAGE_BASENAME}-${MACHINE}"
+IMAGE_CMD:qcomflashpkg = "create_qcomflash_tarball"
+IMAGE_TYPEDEP:qcomflashpkg += "qcomflash"
+
+create_qcomflash_tarball() {
+    # Create qcomflash tarball
+    ${IMAGE_CMD_TAR} --sparse --numeric-owner --transform="s,^\./,${IMAGE_BASENAME}-${MACHINE}/," -hcf- -C ${QCOMFLASH_DIR} . | gzip -f -9 -n -c --rsyncable > ${IMGDEPLOYDIR}/${IMAGE_NAME}.qcomflash.tar.gz
+    ln -sf ${IMAGE_NAME}.qcomflash.tar.gz ${IMGDEPLOYDIR}/${IMAGE_LINK_NAME}.qcomflash.tar.gz
+}
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