diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/rpm/cataloger_test.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/rpm/cataloger_test.go
index 92b920532cd..31b7bf11b4b 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/rpm/cataloger_test.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/rpm/cataloger_test.go
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ func Test_DBCataloger_Globs(t *testing.T) {
 				"var/lib/rpm/Packages.db",
 				"var/lib/rpm/rpmdb.sqlite",
 				"var/lib/rpmmanifest/container-manifest-2",
+				"usr/lib/sysimage/rpm/Packages",
+				"usr/lib/sysimage/rpm/Packages.db",
+				"usr/lib/sysimage/rpm/rpmdb.sqlite",
 			},
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/rpm/test-fixtures/glob-paths/usr/lib/sysimage/rpm/Packages b/syft/pkg/cataloger/rpm/test-fixtures/glob-paths/usr/lib/sysimage/rpm/Packages
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/rpm/test-fixtures/glob-paths/usr/lib/sysimage/rpm/Packages.db b/syft/pkg/cataloger/rpm/test-fixtures/glob-paths/usr/lib/sysimage/rpm/Packages.db
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/rpm/test-fixtures/glob-paths/usr/lib/sysimage/rpm/rpmdb.sqlite b/syft/pkg/cataloger/rpm/test-fixtures/glob-paths/usr/lib/sysimage/rpm/rpmdb.sqlite
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/test/integration/regression_photon_package_test.go b/test/integration/regression_photon_package_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dc8360a8efd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/regression_photon_package_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package integration
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/pkg"
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/source"
+)
+
+func TestPhotonPackageRegression(t *testing.T) { // Regression: https://github.com/anchore/syft/pull/1997
+	sbom, _ := catalogFixtureImage(t, "image-photon-all-layers", source.AllLayersScope, nil)
+	var packages []pkg.Package
+	for p := range sbom.Artifacts.Packages.Enumerate() {
+		packages = append(packages, p)
+	}
+
+	if len(packages) < 1 {
+		t.Errorf("failed to find packages for photon distro; wanted > 0 got 0")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/test/integration/test-fixtures/image-photon-all-layers/Dockerfile b/test/integration/test-fixtures/image-photon-all-layers/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ab09f97ad4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/test-fixtures/image-photon-all-layers/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+FROM photon:5.0-20230729