diff --git a/daemon/containerd/image_push.go b/daemon/containerd/image_push.go
index d54113218a..2b5958137b 100644
--- a/daemon/containerd/image_push.go
+++ b/daemon/containerd/image_push.go
@@ -144,7 +144,16 @@ func (i *ImageService) pushRef(ctx context.Context, targetRef reference.Named, p
 	wrapped := wrapWithFakeMountableBlobs(store, mountableBlobs)
 	store = wrapped
 
-	pusher, err := resolver.Pusher(ctx, targetRef.String())
+	// Annotate ref with digest to push only push tag for single digest
+	ref := targetRef
+	if _, digested := ref.(reference.Digested); !digested {
+		ref, err = reference.WithDigest(ref, target.Digest)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	pusher, err := resolver.Pusher(ctx, ref.String())
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}