diff --git a/commands/build.go b/commands/build.go
index 9c3ae2802992..3938e1bf1a4a 100644
--- a/commands/build.go
+++ b/commands/build.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/buildx/util/cobrautil"
 	"github.com/docker/buildx/util/confutil"
 	"github.com/docker/buildx/util/desktop"
+	"github.com/docker/buildx/util/dockerutil"
 	"github.com/docker/buildx/util/ioset"
 	"github.com/docker/buildx/util/metricutil"
 	"github.com/docker/buildx/util/osutil"
@@ -321,12 +322,18 @@ func runBuild(ctx context.Context, dockerCli command.Cli, options buildOptions)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+
 	_, err = b.LoadNodes(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	driverType := b.Driver
 
+	dockerUsingContainerdSnapshotter := false
+	if driverType == "docker" || driverType == "docker-container" {
+		dockerUsingContainerdSnapshotter = isDockerUsingContainerdSnapshotter(ctx, dockerCli)
+	}
+
 	var term bool
 	if _, err := console.ConsoleFromFile(os.Stderr); err == nil {
 		term = true
@@ -377,12 +384,12 @@ func runBuild(ctx context.Context, dockerCli command.Cli, options buildOptions)
 	case progressui.RawJSONMode:
 		// no additional display
 	case progressui.QuietMode:
-		fmt.Println(getImageID(resp.ExporterResponse))
+		fmt.Println(getImageID(resp.ExporterResponse, dockerUsingContainerdSnapshotter))
 	default:
 		desktop.PrintBuildDetails(os.Stderr, printer.BuildRefs(), term)
 	}
 	if options.imageIDFile != "" {
-		if err := os.WriteFile(options.imageIDFile, []byte(getImageID(resp.ExporterResponse)), 0644); err != nil {
+		if err := os.WriteFile(options.imageIDFile, []byte(getImageID(resp.ExporterResponse, dockerUsingContainerdSnapshotter)), 0644); err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "writing image ID file")
 		}
 	}
@@ -408,12 +415,26 @@ func runBuild(ctx context.Context, dockerCli command.Cli, options buildOptions)
 }
 
 // getImageID returns the image ID - the digest of the image config
-func getImageID(resp map[string]string) string {
-	dgst := resp[exptypes.ExporterImageDigestKey]
-	if v, ok := resp[exptypes.ExporterImageConfigDigestKey]; ok {
-		dgst = v
+func getImageID(resp map[string]string, dockerUsingContainerdSnapshotter bool) string {
+	if dockerUsingContainerdSnapshotter {
+		// If Docker is using the containerd snapshotter, use the image digest, not
+		// the image config digest. See https://github.com/moby/moby/issues/45458.
+		return resp[exptypes.ExporterImageDigestKey]
+	} else {
+		return resp[exptypes.ExporterImageConfigDigestKey]
 	}
-	return dgst
+}
+
+func isDockerUsingContainerdSnapshotter(ctx context.Context, dockerCli command.Cli) bool {
+	usingContainerdSnapshotter := false
+
+	docker := dockerutil.NewClient(dockerCli)
+	features := docker.Features(ctx, "")
+	if features[dockerutil.OCIImporter] {
+		usingContainerdSnapshotter = true
+	}
+
+	return usingContainerdSnapshotter
 }
 
 func runBasicBuild(ctx context.Context, dockerCli command.Cli, opts *controllerapi.BuildOptions, printer *progress.Printer) (*client.SolveResponse, *build.Inputs, error) {
diff --git a/driver/docker-container/driver.go b/driver/docker-container/driver.go
index 45f77b3146d3..1c571a5be8e1 100644
--- a/driver/docker-container/driver.go
+++ b/driver/docker-container/driver.go
@@ -63,6 +63,20 @@ func (d *Driver) IsMobyDriver() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+func (d *Driver) UsesContainerdSnapshotter(ctx context.Context) bool {
+	var containerdSnapshotter bool
+	if c, err := d.Client(ctx); err == nil {
+		workers, _ := c.ListWorkers(ctx)
+		for _, w := range workers {
+			if _, ok := w.Labels["org.mobyproject.buildkit.worker.snapshotter"]; ok {
+				containerdSnapshotter = true
+			}
+		}
+		c.Close()
+	}
+	return containerdSnapshotter
+}
+
 func (d *Driver) Config() driver.InitConfig {
 	return d.InitConfig
 }
diff --git a/driver/docker/driver.go b/driver/docker/driver.go
index 63682f9df2fe..9a32928cc48a 100644
--- a/driver/docker/driver.go
+++ b/driver/docker/driver.go
@@ -78,16 +78,7 @@ type features struct {
 
 func (d *Driver) Features(ctx context.Context) map[driver.Feature]bool {
 	d.features.once.Do(func() {
-		var useContainerdSnapshotter bool
-		if c, err := d.Client(ctx); err == nil {
-			workers, _ := c.ListWorkers(ctx)
-			for _, w := range workers {
-				if _, ok := w.Labels["org.mobyproject.buildkit.worker.snapshotter"]; ok {
-					useContainerdSnapshotter = true
-				}
-			}
-			c.Close()
-		}
+		useContainerdSnapshotter := d.UsesContainerdSnapshotter(ctx)
 		d.features.list = map[driver.Feature]bool{
 			driver.OCIExporter:    useContainerdSnapshotter,
 			driver.DockerExporter: useContainerdSnapshotter,
@@ -144,6 +135,20 @@ func (d *Driver) IsMobyDriver() bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+func (d *Driver) UsesContainerdSnapshotter(ctx context.Context) bool {
+	var containerdSnapshotter bool
+	if c, err := d.Client(ctx); err == nil {
+		workers, _ := c.ListWorkers(ctx)
+		for _, w := range workers {
+			if _, ok := w.Labels["org.mobyproject.buildkit.worker.snapshotter"]; ok {
+				containerdSnapshotter = true
+			}
+		}
+		c.Close()
+	}
+	return containerdSnapshotter
+}
+
 func (d *Driver) Config() driver.InitConfig {
 	return d.InitConfig
 }
diff --git a/driver/driver.go b/driver/driver.go
index c82852cd8fc1..5d8c9b846cbb 100644
--- a/driver/driver.go
+++ b/driver/driver.go
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ type Driver interface {
 	Features(ctx context.Context) map[Feature]bool
 	HostGatewayIP(ctx context.Context) (net.IP, error)
 	IsMobyDriver() bool
+	UsesContainerdSnapshotter(ctx context.Context) bool
 	Config() InitConfig
 }
 
diff --git a/driver/kubernetes/driver.go b/driver/kubernetes/driver.go
index 3bfe568a5802..7a799a91a661 100644
--- a/driver/kubernetes/driver.go
+++ b/driver/kubernetes/driver.go
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ func (d *Driver) IsMobyDriver() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+func (d *Driver) UsesContainerdSnapshotter(ctx context.Context) bool {
+	return false
+}
+
 func (d *Driver) Config() driver.InitConfig {
 	return d.InitConfig
 }
diff --git a/driver/remote/driver.go b/driver/remote/driver.go
index 22145dd62bad..a976a835a464 100644
--- a/driver/remote/driver.go
+++ b/driver/remote/driver.go
@@ -181,6 +181,10 @@ func (d *Driver) IsMobyDriver() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+func (d *Driver) UsesContainerdSnapshotter(ctx context.Context) bool {
+	return false
+}
+
 func (d *Driver) Config() driver.InitConfig {
 	return d.InitConfig
 }
diff --git a/tests/build.go b/tests/build.go
index 09a75dc47062..6c3295773b0b 100644
--- a/tests/build.go
+++ b/tests/build.go
@@ -399,18 +399,9 @@ func testImageIDOutput(t *testing.T, sb integration.Sandbox) {
 
 	require.Equal(t, dgst.String(), strings.TrimSpace(stdout.String()))
 
-	dt, err = os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(targetDir, "md.json"))
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	type mdT struct {
-		ConfigDigest string `json:"containerimage.config.digest"`
-	}
-	var md mdT
-	err = json.Unmarshal(dt, &md)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	require.NotEmpty(t, md.ConfigDigest)
-	require.Equal(t, dgst, digest.Digest(md.ConfigDigest))
+	// verify the image ID is the correct one
+	cmd = dockerCmd(sb, withArgs("run", imageID))
+	require.NoError(t, cmd.Run())
 }
 
 func testBuildMobyFromLocalImage(t *testing.T, sb integration.Sandbox) {