diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8beb5b2f7c..3aff947f79 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ clean: clean-src ## remove build artifacts
 deb rpm: checkout ## build rpm/deb packages
 	$(MAKE) -C $@ VERSION=$(VERSION) GO_VERSION=$(GO_VERSION) $@
 
-.PHONY: centos-% fedora-% rhel-%
-centos-% fedora-% rhel-%: checkout ## build rpm packages for the specified distro
+.PHONY: centos-% fedora-% rhel-% opensuse-%
+centos-% fedora-% rhel-% opensuse-%: checkout ## build rpm packages for the specified distro
 	$(MAKE) -C rpm VERSION=$(VERSION) GO_VERSION=$(GO_VERSION) $@
 
 .PHONY: debian-% raspbian-% ubuntu-%
diff --git a/distros.json b/distros.json
index cb88871c76..15ee53bcb1 100644
--- a/distros.json
+++ b/distros.json
@@ -141,5 +141,15 @@
         "description": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10",
         "end_of_life": "05-2035",
         "end_of_support": "05-2030"
+    },
+    "opensuse-tumbleweed": {
+        "image": "registry.opensuse.org/opensuse/tumbleweed",
+        "arches": [
+            "amd64",
+            "aarch64"
+        ],
+        "description": "openSUSE Tumbleweed",
+        "end_of_life": "12-2100",
+        "end_of_support": "12-2100"
     }
 }
diff --git a/install-containerd-helpers b/install-containerd-helpers
index d40ad7e370..0e15637ce9 100644
--- a/install-containerd-helpers
+++ b/install-containerd-helpers
@@ -24,7 +24,17 @@ function install_rpm_containerd() {
 	# so this logic works for both cases.
 	# (See also same logic in install_debian_containerd)
 
-	if command -v dnf5; then
+	if command -v zypper > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+		# openSUSE/SUSE uses zypper
+		zypper --version
+
+		zypper addrepo "${REPO_URL}" docker-ce
+		zypper --gpg-auto-import-keys refresh docker-ce
+		# Enable only the test repository
+		zypper modifyrepo --disable 'docker-ce-*'
+		zypper modifyrepo --enable 'docker-ce-test'
+		zypper refresh
+	elif command -v dnf5; then
 		dnf --version
 
 		# FIXME(thaJeztah); strip empty lines as workaround for https://github.com/rpm-software-management/dnf5/issues/1603
diff --git a/rpm/Makefile b/rpm/Makefile
index e78a033e32..be46ae42a8 100644
--- a/rpm/Makefile
+++ b/rpm/Makefile
@@ -67,8 +67,9 @@ RUN?=docker run --rm \
 FEDORA_RELEASES ?= fedora-41 fedora-42 fedora-43
 CENTOS_RELEASES ?= centos-9 centos-10
 RHEL_RELEASES ?= rhel-8 rhel-9 rhel-10
+OPENSUSE_RELEASES ?= opensuse-tumbleweed
 
-DISTROS := $(FEDORA_RELEASES) $(CENTOS_RELEASES) $(RHEL_RELEASES)
+DISTROS := $(FEDORA_RELEASES) $(CENTOS_RELEASES) $(RHEL_RELEASES) $(OPENSUSE_RELEASES)
 BUNDLES := $(patsubst %,rpmbuild/bundles-ce-%-$(DPKG_ARCH).tar.gz,$(DISTROS))
 
 .PHONY: help
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ clean: ## remove build artifacts
 	-docker builder prune -f --filter until=24h
 
 .PHONY: rpm
-rpm: fedora centos ## build all rpm packages
+rpm: fedora centos opensuse ## build all rpm packages
 
 .PHONY: fedora
 fedora: $(FEDORA_RELEASES) ## build all fedora rpm packages
@@ -98,6 +99,9 @@ rhel: $(RHEL_RELEASES) ## build all rhel rpm packages
 # each of the rhel-*/Dockerfile files.
 $(RHEL_RELEASES): RPMBUILD_EXTRA_FLAGS += --define '_no_libnftables true'
 
+.PHONY: opensuse
+opensuse: $(OPENSUSE_RELEASES) ## build all opensuse rpm packages
+
 .PHONY: $(DISTROS)
 $(DISTROS): sources
 	@echo "== Building packages for $@ =="
diff --git a/rpm/SPECS/docker-ce.spec b/rpm/SPECS/docker-ce.spec
index 5cd6e59793..31bd841bd2 100644
--- a/rpm/SPECS/docker-ce.spec
+++ b/rpm/SPECS/docker-ce.spec
@@ -23,8 +23,12 @@ Requires: (iptables-nft or iptables)
 Requires: nftables
 %if %{undefined rhel} || 0%{?rhel} < 9
 # Libcgroup is no longer available in RHEL/CentOS >= 9 distros.
+%if 0%{?suse_version}
+Requires: libcgroup3
+%else
 Requires: libcgroup
 %endif
+%endif
 Requires: containerd.io >= 1.7.27
 Requires: tar
 Requires: xz
diff --git a/rpm/opensuse-tumbleweed/Dockerfile b/rpm/opensuse-tumbleweed/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..658e45d9e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rpm/opensuse-tumbleweed/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
+
+ARG GO_IMAGE=golang:latest
+ARG DISTRO=opensuse
+ARG SUITE=tumbleweed
+ARG BUILD_IMAGE=registry.opensuse.org/${DISTRO}/${SUITE}
+
+FROM ${GO_IMAGE} AS golang
+
+FROM ${BUILD_IMAGE}
+ENV GOPROXY=https://proxy.golang.org|direct
+ENV GO111MODULE=on
+ENV GOPATH=/go
+ENV GOTOOLCHAIN=local
+ENV PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin:$GOPATH/bin
+ENV AUTO_GOPATH=1
+ARG DISTRO
+ARG SUITE
+ENV DISTRO=${DISTRO}
+ENV SUITE=${SUITE}
+RUN zypper install -y rpm-build
+
+COPY --link SPECS /root/rpmbuild/SPECS
+RUN zypper -n install -y --force-resolution $(rpmspec -q --buildrequires /root/rpmbuild/SPECS/*.spec)
+COPY --link --from=golang /usr/local/go /usr/local/go
+WORKDIR /root/rpmbuild
+ENTRYPOINT ["/bin/rpmbuild"]
diff --git a/verify b/verify
index 4ebdc6a3a9..f14ffc80f6 100755
--- a/verify
+++ b/verify
@@ -112,14 +112,23 @@ function verify_rpm() {
 	DIST_ID=$(. /etc/os-release; echo "${ID}")
 	DIST_VERSION=$(. /etc/os-release; echo "${VERSION_ID}" | cut -d'.' -f1)
 
-	pkg_manager="yum"
-	pkg_config_manager="yum-config-manager"
-	if dnf --version; then
-		pkg_manager="dnf"
-		pkg_config_manager="dnf config-manager"
-		dnf clean all
-		${pkg_manager} install -y 'dnf-command(config-manager)'
-	fi
+	case ${DIST_ID} in
+	opensuse-tumbleweed)
+		pkg_manager="zypper"
+		DIST_VERSION="tumbleweed"
+		zypper clean -a
+		;;
+	*)
+		pkg_manager="yum"
+		pkg_config_manager="yum-config-manager"
+		if dnf --version; then
+			pkg_manager="dnf"
+			pkg_config_manager="dnf config-manager"
+			dnf clean all
+			${pkg_manager} install -y 'dnf-command(config-manager)'
+		fi
+		;;
+	esac
 
 	case ${DIST_ID}:${DIST_VERSION} in
 	ol:7*)
@@ -129,6 +138,9 @@ function verify_rpm() {
 	fedora*)
 		dnf install -y findutils
 		;;
+	opensuse*)
+		zypper install -y findutils
+		;;
 	esac
 
 	install_rpm_containerd