diff --git a/internal/capabilities/packages/asdf.yaml b/internal/capabilities/packages/asdf.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d1856790969
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/capabilities/packages/asdf.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Cataloger capabilities. See ../README.md for documentation.
+
+catalogers:
+  - ecosystem: other # MANUAL
+    name: asdf-cataloger # AUTO-GENERATED
+    type: generic # AUTO-GENERATED
+    source: # AUTO-GENERATED
+      file: syft/pkg/cataloger/asdf/cataloger.go
+      function: NewInstalledFileCataloger
+    selectors: # AUTO-GENERATED
+      - asdf
+      - directory
+      - image
+      - installed
+      - package
diff --git a/internal/task/package_tasks.go b/internal/task/package_tasks.go
index 12e12422b05..b88fc7d83de 100644
--- a/internal/task/package_tasks.go
+++ b/internal/task/package_tasks.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/pkg/cataloger/ai"
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/pkg/cataloger/alpine"
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/pkg/cataloger/arch"
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/pkg/cataloger/asdf"
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary"
 	bitnamiSbomCataloger "github.com/anchore/syft/syft/pkg/cataloger/bitnami"
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/pkg/cataloger/conda"
@@ -154,6 +155,7 @@ func DefaultPackageTaskFactories() Factories {
 		newSimplePackageTaskFactory(lua.NewPackageCataloger, pkgcataloging.DirectoryTag, pkgcataloging.InstalledTag, pkgcataloging.ImageTag, pkgcataloging.LanguageTag, "lua"),
 
 		// other package catalogers ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+		newSimplePackageTaskFactory(asdf.NewInstalledFileCataloger, pkgcataloging.DirectoryTag, pkgcataloging.InstalledTag, pkgcataloging.ImageTag, "asdf"),
 		newPackageTaskFactory(
 			func(cfg CatalogingFactoryConfig) pkg.Cataloger {
 				return binary.NewClassifierCataloger(cfg.PackagesConfig.Binary)
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/asdf/cataloger.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/asdf/cataloger.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b68d6b58e70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/asdf/cataloger.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package asdf
+
+import (
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/pkg"
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/pkg/cataloger/generic"
+)
+
+// NewInstalledFileCataloger returns a new cataloger for installed asdf-managed files
+func NewInstalledFileCataloger() pkg.Cataloger {
+	return generic.NewCataloger("asdf-cataloger").
+		WithParserByGlobs(parseAsdfInstallations, asdfInstallGlob)
+}
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/asdf/parser.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/asdf/parser.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..885e4c0c202
--- /dev/null
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/asdf/parser.go
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+package asdf
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/internal/log"
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/artifact"
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/file"
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/pkg"
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/pkg/cataloger/common/cpe"
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/pkg/cataloger/generic"
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/pkg/cataloger/internal/licenses"
+)
+
+const asdfCataloger = "asdf"
+const asdfInstallGlob = "**/.asdf/installs/*/*/bin/*"
+
+// parseAsdfInstallations parses asdf version manager installations
+func parseAsdfInstallations(ctx context.Context, resolver file.Resolver, _ *generic.Environment, reader file.LocationReadCloser) ([]pkg.Package, []artifact.Relationship, error) {
+	name := ""
+	version := ""
+
+	root := -1
+	parts := strings.Split(reader.AccessPath, "/")
+	for i, part := range parts {
+		if part == "installs" {
+			root = i
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	if root < 0 {
+		return nil, nil, nil
+	}
+
+	if len(parts) > root+2 {
+		name = parts[root+1]
+		version = parts[root+2]
+	}
+
+	if name == "" || version == "" {
+		log.Debug("no name or version found at %v", reader.AccessPath)
+		return nil, nil, nil
+	}
+
+	p := pkg.Package{
+		Name:      name,
+		Version:   version,
+		FoundBy:   asdfCataloger,
+		Locations: file.NewLocationSet(reader.WithAnnotation(pkg.EvidenceAnnotationKey, pkg.PrimaryEvidenceAnnotation)),
+		Licenses:  pkg.NewLicenseSet(licenses.FindRelativeToLocations(ctx, resolver, reader.Location)...),
+		Language:  "",
+		Type:      pkg.BinaryPkg,
+		CPEs:      nil,
+		PURL:      "",
+		Metadata:  nil,
+	}
+
+	p.CPEs = cpe.Generate(p)
+	p.SetID()
+
+	return []pkg.Package{p}, nil, nil
+}
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/asdf/parser_test.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/asdf/parser_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..915f5b75436
--- /dev/null
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/asdf/parser_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package asdf
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/pkg/cataloger/internal/pkgtest"
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/source"
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/source/directorysource"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func Test_AsdfCataloger(t *testing.T) {
+	src, err := directorysource.NewFromPath("test-fixtures")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	res, err := src.FileResolver(source.SquashedScope)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	pkgtest.NewCatalogTester().
+		ExpectsPackageStrings([]string{"curl @ 5.2.1 (.asdf/installs/curl/5.2.1/bin/curl)"}).
+		WithResolver(res).
+		TestCataloger(t, NewInstalledFileCataloger())
+}
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/asdf/test-fixtures/.asdf/installs/curl/5.2.1/bin/curl b/syft/pkg/cataloger/asdf/test-fixtures/.asdf/installs/curl/5.2.1/bin/curl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9268d7420fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/asdf/test-fixtures/.asdf/installs/curl/5.2.1/bin/curl
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+executable
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