diff --git a/pkg/policy/policy_test.go b/pkg/policy/policy_test.go
index 239e637..a6529b6 100644
--- a/pkg/policy/policy_test.go
+++ b/pkg/policy/policy_test.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func TestRegoEvaluator_Evaluate(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	testCases := []struct {
-		repo            string
+		policyPath      string
 		expectSuccess   bool
 		isCanonical     bool
 		resolver        attestation.Resolver
@@ -50,19 +50,19 @@ func TestRegoEvaluator_Evaluate(t *testing.T) {
 		policyID        string
 		resolveErrorStr string
 	}{
-		{repo: "testdata/policies/allow", expectSuccess: true, resolver: defaultResolver},
-		{repo: "testdata/policies/allow", expectSuccess: true, resolver: defaultResolver, policyID: "docker-official-images"},
-		{repo: "testdata/policies/allow", resolver: defaultResolver, policyID: "non-existent-policy-id", resolveErrorStr: resolveErrorStr},
-		{repo: "testdata/policies/deny", resolver: defaultResolver},
-		{repo: "testdata/policies/verify-sig", expectSuccess: true, resolver: defaultResolver},
-		{repo: "testdata/policies/wrong-key", resolver: defaultResolver},
-		{repo: "testdata/policies/allow-canonical", expectSuccess: true, isCanonical: true, resolver: defaultResolver},
-		{repo: "testdata/policies/allow-canonical", resolver: defaultResolver},
-		{repo: "testdata/policies/no-rego", resolver: defaultResolver, resolveErrorStr: "no policy file found in policy mapping"},
+		{policyPath: "testdata/policies/allow", expectSuccess: true, resolver: defaultResolver},
+		{policyPath: "testdata/policies/allow", expectSuccess: true, resolver: defaultResolver, policyID: "docker-official-images"},
+		{policyPath: "testdata/policies/allow", resolver: defaultResolver, policyID: "non-existent-policy-id", resolveErrorStr: resolveErrorStr},
+		{policyPath: "testdata/policies/deny", resolver: defaultResolver},
+		{policyPath: "testdata/policies/verify-sig", expectSuccess: true, resolver: defaultResolver},
+		{policyPath: "testdata/policies/wrong-key", resolver: defaultResolver},
+		{policyPath: "testdata/policies/allow-canonical", expectSuccess: true, isCanonical: true, resolver: defaultResolver},
+		{policyPath: "testdata/policies/allow-canonical", resolver: defaultResolver},
+		{policyPath: "testdata/policies/no-rego", resolver: defaultResolver, resolveErrorStr: "no policy file found in policy mapping"},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
-		t.Run(tc.repo, func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run(tc.policyPath, func(t *testing.T) {
 			input := &policy.Input{
 				Digest: "sha256:test-digest",
 				PURL:   "test-purl",
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func TestRegoEvaluator_Evaluate(t *testing.T) {
 				tc.opts = &policy.Options{
 					LocalTargetsDir: test.CreateTempDir(t, "", "tuf-targets"),
 					PolicyID:        tc.policyID,
-					LocalPolicyDir:  tc.repo,
+					LocalPolicyDir:  tc.policyPath,
 					DisableTUF:      true,
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/policy/resolver_test.go b/pkg/policy/resolver_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..026bd39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/policy/resolver_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+package policy_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/docker/attest/internal/test"
+	"github.com/docker/attest/pkg/policy"
+	"github.com/docker/attest/pkg/tuf"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestResolvePolicy(t *testing.T) {
+	localPolicyPath := "testdata/policies/allow"
+	tufPolicyPath := "testdata/policies/allow-canonical"
+	noLocalPolicyPath := "testdata/policies/no-policy"
+	testPolicyID := "docker-official-images"
+	testImageName := "localhost:5001/test/repo:tag"
+
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name              string
+		policyPath        string
+		policyID          string
+		localOverridesTUF bool // if a policy is provided locally, it should override TUF
+		DisableTUF        bool
+	}{
+		{name: "resolve by id (TUF only)", policyID: testPolicyID, DisableTUF: false},
+		{name: "resolve by id (local mapping, TUF policy)", policyPath: noLocalPolicyPath, policyID: testPolicyID, DisableTUF: false},
+		{name: "resolve by id (local mapping, local policy, no TUF)", policyPath: localPolicyPath, policyID: testPolicyID, DisableTUF: true},
+		{name: "resolve by id (local mapping, local policy)", policyPath: localPolicyPath, policyID: testPolicyID, DisableTUF: false, localOverridesTUF: true},
+		{name: "resolve by match (TUF only)", DisableTUF: false},
+		{name: "resolve by match (local mapping, TUF policy)", policyPath: noLocalPolicyPath, DisableTUF: false},
+		{name: "resolve by match (local mapping, local policy, no TUF)", policyPath: localPolicyPath, DisableTUF: true},
+		{name: "resolve by match (local mapping, local policy)", policyPath: localPolicyPath, DisableTUF: false, localOverridesTUF: true},
+	}
+
+	var tufClient tuf.Downloader
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			opts := &policy.Options{}
+			tempDir := test.CreateTempDir(t, "", "tuf-dest")
+			if !tc.DisableTUF {
+				tufClient = tuf.NewMockTufClient(tufPolicyPath)
+			}
+			if tc.policyID != "" {
+				opts.PolicyID = tc.policyID
+			}
+			if tc.policyPath != "" {
+				opts.LocalPolicyDir = tc.policyPath
+			}
+			opts.DisableTUF = tc.DisableTUF
+			opts.LocalTargetsDir = tempDir
+			resolver := policy.NewResolver(tufClient, opts)
+			policy, err := resolver.ResolvePolicy(context.Background(), testImageName)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.NotNil(t, policy)
+			if tc.DisableTUF || tc.localOverridesTUF {
+				assert.Contains(t, policy.URI, localPolicyPath)
+			} else {
+				assert.Contains(t, policy.URI, tufPolicyPath)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/policy/testdata/policies/no-policy/mapping.yaml b/pkg/policy/testdata/policies/no-policy/mapping.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6da334a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/policy/testdata/policies/no-policy/mapping.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# map repos to policies
+version: v1
+kind: policy-mapping
+rules:
+  - pattern: "^docker[.]io/library/(.*)$"
+    policy-id: docker-official-images
+  - pattern: ^localhost:5001/(.*)$
+    rewrite: docker.io/library/$1
+  - pattern: ^registry[.]local:5000/(.*)$
+    rewrite: docker.io/library/$1
diff --git a/pkg/tuf/mock.go b/pkg/tuf/mock.go
index ca742a8..f024535 100644
--- a/pkg/tuf/mock.go
+++ b/pkg/tuf/mock.go
@@ -1,5 +1,42 @@
 package tuf
 
+import (
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	"github.com/docker/attest/internal/util"
+)
+
+type MockTufClient struct {
+	srcPath string
+}
+
+func NewMockTufClient(srcPath string) *MockTufClient {
+	if srcPath == "" {
+		panic("srcPath must be set")
+	}
+	return &MockTufClient{
+		srcPath: srcPath,
+	}
+}
+
+func (dc *MockTufClient) DownloadTarget(target string, _ string) (file *TargetFile, err error) {
+	targetPath := filepath.Join(dc.srcPath, target)
+	src, err := os.Open(targetPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer src.Close()
+
+	b, err := io.ReadAll(src)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &TargetFile{TargetURI: targetPath, Data: b, Digest: util.SHA256Hex(b)}, nil
+}
+
 type MockVersionChecker struct {
 	err error
 }