diff --git a/cmd/eib/main.go b/cmd/eib/main.go
index f3e625df..ec0af369 100644
--- a/cmd/eib/main.go
+++ b/cmd/eib/main.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ func main() {
 	app := cmd.NewApp()
 	app.Commands = []*cli.Command{
 		cmd.NewBuildCommand(build.Run),
+		cmd.NewExtractCommand(build.Extract),
 		cmd.NewValidateCommand(build.Validate),
 		cmd.NewVersionCommand(build.Version),
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/build/extract.go b/pkg/build/extract.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f374fdea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/build/extract.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package build
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/suse-edge/edge-image-builder/pkg/log"
+)
+
+
+func (b *Builder) Extract() error {
+	log.Audit("Generating image customization components...")
+
+	if err := b.configureCombustion(b.context); err != nil {
+		log.Audit("Error configuring customization components, check the logs under the build directory for more information.")
+		return fmt.Errorf("configuring combustion: %w", err)
+	}
+
+
+	log.Audit("Extract complete!")
+	return nil
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/cli/build/extract.go b/pkg/cli/build/extract.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..04100bf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/cli/build/extract.go
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+package build
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	"github.com/suse-edge/edge-image-builder/pkg/build"
+	"github.com/suse-edge/edge-image-builder/pkg/cache"
+	"github.com/suse-edge/edge-image-builder/pkg/cli/cmd"
+	"github.com/suse-edge/edge-image-builder/pkg/combustion"
+	"github.com/suse-edge/edge-image-builder/pkg/helm"
+	"github.com/suse-edge/edge-image-builder/pkg/image"
+	"github.com/suse-edge/edge-image-builder/pkg/kubernetes"
+	"github.com/suse-edge/edge-image-builder/pkg/log"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
+)
+
+const (
+	extractLogFilename     = "eib-extract.log"
+	checkExtractLogMessage = "Please check the eib-extract.log file under the build directory for more information."
+)
+
+func Extract(_ *cli.Context) error {
+	args := &cmd.BuildArgs
+
+	rootBuildDir := args.RootBuildDir
+	if rootBuildDir == "" {
+		const defaultBuildDir = "_extract"
+
+		rootBuildDir = filepath.Join(args.ConfigDir, defaultBuildDir)
+		if err := os.MkdirAll(rootBuildDir, os.ModePerm); err != nil {
+			log.Auditf("The root build directory could not be set up under the configuration directory '%s'.", args.ConfigDir)
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	buildDir, err := build.SetupBuildDirectory(rootBuildDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Audit("The build directory could not be set up.")
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// This needs to occur as early as possible so that the subsequent calls can use the log
+	log.ConfigureGlobalLogger(filepath.Join(buildDir, extractLogFilename))
+
+	if cmdErr := imageConfigDirExists(args.ConfigDir); cmdErr != nil {
+		cmd.LogError(cmdErr, checkExtractLogMessage)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	imageDefinition, cmdErr := parseImageDefinition(args.ConfigDir, args.DefinitionFile)
+	if cmdErr != nil {
+		cmd.LogError(cmdErr, checkExtractLogMessage)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	combustionDir, artefactsDir, err := build.SetupCombustionDirectory(buildDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Auditf("Setting up the combustion directory failed. %s", checkExtractLogMessage)
+		zap.S().Fatalf("Failed to create combustion directories: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	ctx := buildContext(buildDir, combustionDir, artefactsDir, args.ConfigDir, imageDefinition)
+
+	ctx.ImageDefinition.OperatingSystem.Packages = image.Packages{}
+	if cmdErr = validateImageDefinition(ctx); cmdErr != nil {
+		cmd.LogError(cmdErr, checkExtractLogMessage)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	appendHelm(ctx)
+
+	if cmdErr = bootstrapExtractDependencyServices(ctx, rootBuildDir); cmdErr != nil {
+		cmd.LogError(cmdErr, checkExtractLogMessage)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	defer func() {
+		if r := recover(); r != nil {
+			log.AuditInfo("Extract failed unexpectedly, check the logs under the extract directory for more information.")
+			zap.S().Fatalf("Unexpected error occurred: %s", r)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	builder := build.NewBuilder(ctx)
+	if err = builder.Extract(); err != nil {
+		zap.S().Fatalf("An error occurred extracting the image: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+
+// If the image definition requires it, starts the necessary services, returning an error in the event of failure.
+func bootstrapExtractDependencyServices(ctx *image.Context, rootDir string) *cmd.Error {
+	if combustion.IsEmbeddedArtifactRegistryConfigured(ctx) {
+		certsDir := filepath.Join(ctx.ImageConfigDir, combustion.K8sDir, combustion.HelmDir, combustion.CertsDir)
+		ctx.HelmClient = helm.New(ctx.BuildDir, certsDir)
+	}
+
+	if ctx.ImageDefinition.Kubernetes.Version != "" {
+		c, err := cache.New(rootDir)
+		if err != nil {
+			return &cmd.Error{
+				UserMessage: "Setting up file caching failed.",
+				LogMessage:  fmt.Sprintf("Initializing cache instance failed: %v", err),
+			}
+		}
+
+		ctx.KubernetesScriptDownloader = kubernetes.ScriptDownloader{}
+		ctx.KubernetesArtefactDownloader = kubernetes.ArtefactDownloader{
+			Cache: c,
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/cli/cmd/extract.go b/pkg/cli/cmd/extract.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a556e543
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/cli/cmd/extract.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
+)
+
+
+func NewExtractCommand(action func(*cli.Context) error) *cli.Command {
+	return &cli.Command{
+		Name:      "extract",
+		Usage:     "Extract new image",
+		UsageText: fmt.Sprintf("%s extract [OPTIONS]", appName),
+		Action:    action,
+		Flags: []cli.Flag{
+			DefinitionFileFlag,
+			ConfigDirFlag,
+			&cli.StringFlag{
+				Name:        "extract-dir",
+				Usage:       "Full path to the directory to store extract artifacts",
+				Destination: &BuildArgs.RootBuildDir,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}