diff --git a/pkg/attest/example_verify_test.go b/pkg/attest/example_verify_test.go
index a50fabd..1cf52c2 100644
--- a/pkg/attest/example_verify_test.go
+++ b/pkg/attest/example_verify_test.go
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ func ExampleVerify_remote() {
 		TufClient:       tufClient,
 		LocalTargetsDir: filepath.Join(home, ".docker", "policy"), // location to store policy files downloaded from TUF
 		LocalPolicyDir:  "",                                       // overrides TUF policy for local policy files if set
+		PolicyId:        "",                                       // set to ignore policy mapping and select a policy by id
 	}
 
 	// verify attestations
diff --git a/pkg/policy/policy.go b/pkg/policy/policy.go
index 4fd5f3f..3c52306 100644
--- a/pkg/policy/policy.go
+++ b/pkg/policy/policy.go
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ type PolicyOptions struct {
 	TufClient       tuf.TUFClient
 	LocalTargetsDir string
 	LocalPolicyDir  string
+	PolicyId        string
 }
 
 type Policy struct {
@@ -195,7 +196,44 @@ func findPolicyMatch(named reference.Named, mappings *PolicyMappings) (*PolicyMa
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
+func resolvePolicyById(opts *PolicyOptions) (*Policy, error) {
+	if opts.PolicyId != "" {
+		localMappings, err := LoadLocalMappings(opts)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to load local policy mappings: %w", err)
+		}
+		if localMappings != nil {
+			for _, mapping := range localMappings.Policies {
+				if mapping.Id == opts.PolicyId {
+					return resolveLocalPolicy(opts, &mapping)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		// must check tuf
+		tufMappings, err := loadTufMappings(opts.TufClient, opts.LocalTargetsDir)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to load tuf policy mappings: %w", err)
+		}
+		for _, mapping := range tufMappings.Policies {
+			if mapping.Id == opts.PolicyId {
+				return resolveTufPolicy(opts, &mapping)
+			}
+		}
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("policy with id %s not found", opts.PolicyId)
+	}
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
 func ResolvePolicy(ctx context.Context, resolver oci.AttestationResolver, opts *PolicyOptions) (*Policy, error) {
+	p, err := resolvePolicyById(opts)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to resolve policy by id: %w", err)
+	}
+	if p != nil {
+		return p, nil
+	}
+
 	imageName, err := resolver.ImageName(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get image name: %w", err)
diff --git a/pkg/policy/policy_test.go b/pkg/policy/policy_test.go
index 552b990..b4211d1 100644
--- a/pkg/policy/policy_test.go
+++ b/pkg/policy/policy_test.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func loadAttestation(t *testing.T, path string) *attestation.Envelope {
 
 func TestRegoEvaluator_Evaluate(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, _ := test.Setup(t)
-
+	errorStr := "failed to resolve policy by id: policy with id non-existent-policy-id not found"
 	TestDataPath := filepath.Join("..", "..", "test", "testdata")
 	ExampleAttestation := filepath.Join(TestDataPath, "example_attestation.json")
 
@@ -47,8 +47,12 @@ func TestRegoEvaluator_Evaluate(t *testing.T) {
 		isCanonical   bool
 		resolver      oci.AttestationResolver
 		policy        *policy.PolicyOptions
+		policyId      string
+		errorStr      string
 	}{
 		{repo: "testdata/mock-tuf-allow", expectSuccess: true, isCanonical: false, resolver: defaultResolver},
+		{repo: "testdata/mock-tuf-allow", expectSuccess: true, isCanonical: false, resolver: defaultResolver, policyId: "docker-official-images"},
+		{repo: "testdata/mock-tuf-allow", expectSuccess: false, isCanonical: false, resolver: defaultResolver, policyId: "non-existent-policy-id", errorStr: errorStr},
 		{repo: "testdata/mock-tuf-deny", expectSuccess: false, isCanonical: false, resolver: defaultResolver},
 		{repo: "testdata/mock-tuf-verify-sig", expectSuccess: true, isCanonical: false, resolver: defaultResolver},
 		{repo: "testdata/mock-tuf-wrong-key", expectSuccess: false, isCanonical: false, resolver: defaultResolver},
@@ -69,11 +73,17 @@ func TestRegoEvaluator_Evaluate(t *testing.T) {
 				tc.policy = &policy.PolicyOptions{
 					TufClient:       tufClient,
 					LocalTargetsDir: test.CreateTempDir(t, "", "tuf-targets"),
+					PolicyId:        tc.policyId,
 				}
 			}
 
 			policy, err := policy.ResolvePolicy(ctx, tc.resolver, tc.policy)
-			assert.NoErrorf(t, err, "failed to resolve policy")
+			if tc.errorStr != "" {
+				require.Error(t, err)
+				assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), tc.errorStr)
+				return
+			}
+			require.NoErrorf(t, err, "failed to resolve policy")
 			result, err := re.Evaluate(ctx, tc.resolver, policy, input)
 			require.NoErrorf(t, err, "Evaluate failed")