diff --git a/artifacts.go b/artifacts.go
index f19b8677a..93592a487 100644
--- a/artifacts.go
+++ b/artifacts.go
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import (
 type Artifacts struct {
 	// Binaries is the list of binaries to include in the package.
 	Binaries map[string]ArtifactConfig `yaml:"binaries,omitempty" json:"binaries,omitempty"`
+	// Libexec is the list of additional binaries that may be invoked by the main package binary.
+	Libexec map[string]ArtifactConfig `yaml:"libexec,omitempty" json:"libexec,omitempty"`
 	// Manpages is the list of manpages to include in the package.
 	Manpages map[string]ArtifactConfig `yaml:"manpages,omitempty" json:"manpages,omitempty"`
 	// DataDirs is a list of read-only architecture-independent data files, to be placed in /usr/share/
diff --git a/docs/spec.schema.json b/docs/spec.schema.json
index 26ac5b994..71dbf8898 100644
--- a/docs/spec.schema.json
+++ b/docs/spec.schema.json
@@ -76,6 +76,13 @@
 					"type": "object",
 					"description": "Binaries is the list of binaries to include in the package."
 				},
+				"libexec": {
+					"additionalProperties": {
+						"$ref": "#/$defs/ArtifactConfig"
+					},
+					"type": "object",
+					"description": "Libexec is the list of additional binaries that may be invoked by the main package binary."
+				},
 				"manpages": {
 					"additionalProperties": {
 						"$ref": "#/$defs/ArtifactConfig"
diff --git a/frontend/rpm/template.go b/frontend/rpm/template.go
index a446308d5..e63efe8ca 100644
--- a/frontend/rpm/template.go
+++ b/frontend/rpm/template.go
@@ -499,6 +499,14 @@ func (w *specWrapper) Install() fmt.Stringer {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if w.Spec.Artifacts.Libexec != nil {
+		libexecFileKeys := dalec.SortMapKeys(w.Spec.Artifacts.Libexec)
+		for _, k := range libexecFileKeys {
+			le := w.Spec.Artifacts.Libexec[k]
+			copyArtifact(`%{buildroot}/%{_libexecdir}`, k, &le)
+		}
+	}
+
 	configKeys := dalec.SortMapKeys(w.Spec.Artifacts.ConfigFiles)
 	for _, c := range configKeys {
 		cfg := w.Spec.Artifacts.ConfigFiles[c]
diff --git a/load.go b/load.go
index 0ccccbe6c..ad6749dfe 100644
--- a/load.go
+++ b/load.go
@@ -445,6 +445,13 @@ func (s *Spec) FillDefaults() {
 			s.Patches[k][i].Strip = &strip
 		}
 	}
+
+	for k, ac := range s.Artifacts.Libexec {
+		if s.Artifacts.Libexec[k].SubPath == "" {
+			ac.SubPath = s.Name
+			s.Artifacts.Libexec[k] = ac
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 func (s Spec) Validate() error {