diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 735900de..ae30ff33 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ The inputs `image`, `path`, and `sbom` are mutually exclusive to specify the sou
 | `registry-password` | The registry password to use when authenticating to an external registry                                                                                                                                                                                         |               |
 | `fail-build`        | Fail the build if a vulnerability is found with a higher severity. That severity defaults to `medium` and can be set with `severity-cutoff`.                                                                                                                     | `true`        |
 | `output-format`     | Set the output parameter after successful action execution. Valid choices are `json`, `sarif`, and `table`, where `table` output will print to the console instead of generating a file.                                                                         | `sarif`       |
+| `output-file`       | File to output the Grype scan results to. Defaults to a file in the system temp directory, available in the action outputs                                                                                                                                       |               |
 | `severity-cutoff`   | Optionally specify the minimum vulnerability severity to trigger a failure. Valid choices are "negligible", "low", "medium", "high" and "critical". Any vulnerability with a severity less than this value will lead to a "warning" result. Default is "medium". | `medium`      |
 | `only-fixed`        | Specify whether to only report vulnerabilities that have a fix available.                                                                                                                                                                                        | `false`       |
 | `add-cpes-if-none`  | Specify whether to autogenerate missing CPEs.                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | `false`       |
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 3e938915..35db289f 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ inputs:
     description: 'Set the output parameter after successful action execution. Valid choices are "json", "sarif", and "table".'
     required: false
     default: "sarif"
+  output-file:
+    description: 'The file to output the grype scan results to'
+    required: false
   severity-cutoff:
     description: 'Optionally specify the minimum vulnerability severity to trigger an "error" level ACS result.  Valid choices are "negligible", "low", "medium", "high" and "critical".  Any vulnerability with a severity less than this value will lead to a "warning" result.  Default is "medium".'
     required: false
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index a76b1c1b..6edfd62e 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -148,11 +148,13 @@ async function run() {
     const byCve = core.getInput("by-cve") || "false";
     const vex = core.getInput("vex") || "";
     const cacheDb = core.getInput("cache-db") || "false";
+    const outputFile = core.getInput("output-file") || "";
     const out = await runScan({
       source,
       failBuild,
       severityCutoff,
       onlyFixed,
+      outputFile,
       outputFormat,
       addCpesIfNone,
       byCve,
@@ -299,6 +301,7 @@ async function runScan({
   failBuild,
   severityCutoff,
   onlyFixed,
+  outputFile,
   outputFormat,
   addCpesIfNone,
   byCve,
@@ -341,6 +344,15 @@ async function runScan({
 
   cmdArgs.push("-o", outputFormat);
 
+  // always output to a file, this is read later to print table output
+  if (!outputFile) {
+    outputFile = path.join(
+      fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "grype-")),
+      "output",
+    );
+  }
+  cmdArgs.push("--file", outputFile);
+
   if (
     !SEVERITY_LIST.some(
       (item) =>
@@ -403,23 +415,16 @@ async function runScan({
   }
   cmdArgs.push(source);
 
-  const { stdout, exitCode } = await runCommand(grypeCommand, cmdArgs, env);
+  const { exitCode } = await runCommand(grypeCommand, cmdArgs, env);
 
-  switch (outputFormat) {
-    case "sarif": {
-      const SARIF_FILE = "./results.sarif";
-      fs.writeFileSync(SARIF_FILE, stdout);
-      out.sarif = SARIF_FILE;
-      break;
-    }
-    case "json": {
-      const REPORT_FILE = "./results.json";
-      fs.writeFileSync(REPORT_FILE, stdout);
-      out.json = REPORT_FILE;
-      break;
+  out[outputFormat] = outputFile;
+  if (outputFormat === "table") {
+    try {
+      const report = fs.readFileSync(outputFile);
+      core.info(report.toString());
+    } catch (e) {
+      core.warning(`error writing table output contents: ${e}`);
     }
-    default: // e.g. table
-      core.info(stdout);
   }
 
   // If there is a non-zero exit status code there are a couple of potential reporting paths
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index e98db026..7864c97c 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -134,11 +134,13 @@ async function run() {
     const byCve = core.getInput("by-cve") || "false";
     const vex = core.getInput("vex") || "";
     const cacheDb = core.getInput("cache-db") || "false";
+    const outputFile = core.getInput("output-file") || "";
     const out = await runScan({
       source,
       failBuild,
       severityCutoff,
       onlyFixed,
+      outputFile,
       outputFormat,
       addCpesIfNone,
       byCve,
@@ -285,6 +287,7 @@ async function runScan({
   failBuild,
   severityCutoff,
   onlyFixed,
+  outputFile,
   outputFormat,
   addCpesIfNone,
   byCve,
@@ -327,6 +330,15 @@ async function runScan({
 
   cmdArgs.push("-o", outputFormat);
 
+  // always output to a file, this is read later to print table output
+  if (!outputFile) {
+    outputFile = path.join(
+      fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "grype-")),
+      "output",
+    );
+  }
+  cmdArgs.push("--file", outputFile);
+
   if (
     !SEVERITY_LIST.some(
       (item) =>
@@ -389,23 +401,16 @@ async function runScan({
   }
   cmdArgs.push(source);
 
-  const { stdout, exitCode } = await runCommand(grypeCommand, cmdArgs, env);
+  const { exitCode } = await runCommand(grypeCommand, cmdArgs, env);
 
-  switch (outputFormat) {
-    case "sarif": {
-      const SARIF_FILE = "./results.sarif";
-      fs.writeFileSync(SARIF_FILE, stdout);
-      out.sarif = SARIF_FILE;
-      break;
-    }
-    case "json": {
-      const REPORT_FILE = "./results.json";
-      fs.writeFileSync(REPORT_FILE, stdout);
-      out.json = REPORT_FILE;
-      break;
+  out[outputFormat] = outputFile;
+  if (outputFormat === "table") {
+    try {
+      const report = fs.readFileSync(outputFile);
+      core.info(report.toString());
+    } catch (e) {
+      core.warning(`error writing table output contents: ${e}`);
     }
-    default: // e.g. table
-      core.info(stdout);
   }
 
   // If there is a non-zero exit status code there are a couple of potential reporting paths
diff --git a/tests/action.test.js b/tests/action.test.js
index dfbeac05..79d038b5 100644
--- a/tests/action.test.js
+++ b/tests/action.test.js
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ describe("Github action", () => {
       image: "",
       path: "tests/fixtures/npm-project",
       "fail-build": "true",
+      "output-file": "./results.json",
       "output-format": "json",
       "severity-cutoff": "medium",
       "add-cpes-if-none": "true",
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ describe("Github action", () => {
       image: "",
       path: "tests/fixtures/npm-project",
       "fail-build": "true",
+      "output-file": "./results.sarif",
       "output-format": "sarif",
       "severity-cutoff": "medium",
       "add-cpes-if-none": "true",
diff --git a/tests/grype_command.test.js b/tests/grype_command.test.js
index 51fd55c4..38328212 100644
--- a/tests/grype_command.test.js
+++ b/tests/grype_command.test.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ describe("Grype command args", () => {
     const args = await mockRun({
       source: "dir:.",
       "fail-build": "false",
+      "output-file": "the-output-file",
       "output-format": "sarif",
       "severity-cutoff": "high",
       version: "0.6.0",
@@ -18,13 +19,22 @@ describe("Grype command args", () => {
       "add-cpes-if-none": "false",
       "by-cve": "false",
     });
-    expect(args).toEqual(["-o", "sarif", "--fail-on", "high", "dir:."]);
+    expect(args).toEqual([
+      "-o",
+      "sarif",
+      "--file",
+      "the-output-file",
+      "--fail-on",
+      "high",
+      "dir:.",
+    ]);
   });
 
   it("is invoked with values", async () => {
     const args = await mockRun({
       image: "asdf",
       "fail-build": "false",
+      "output-file": "the-output-file",
       "output-format": "json",
       "severity-cutoff": "low",
       version: "0.6.0",
@@ -32,13 +42,22 @@ describe("Grype command args", () => {
       "add-cpes-if-none": "false",
       "by-cve": "false",
     });
-    expect(args).toEqual(["-o", "json", "--fail-on", "low", "asdf"]);
+    expect(args).toEqual([
+      "-o",
+      "json",
+      "--file",
+      "the-output-file",
+      "--fail-on",
+      "low",
+      "asdf",
+    ]);
   });
 
   it("adds missing CPEs if requested", async () => {
     const args = await mockRun({
       image: "asdf",
       "fail-build": "false",
+      "output-file": "the-output-file",
       "output-format": "json",
       "severity-cutoff": "low",
       version: "0.6.0",
@@ -49,6 +68,8 @@ describe("Grype command args", () => {
     expect(args).toEqual([
       "-o",
       "json",
+      "--file",
+      "the-output-file",
       "--fail-on",
       "low",
       "--add-cpes-if-none",
@@ -60,6 +81,7 @@ describe("Grype command args", () => {
     const args = await mockRun({
       image: "asdf",
       "fail-build": "false",
+      "output-file": "the-output-file",
       "output-format": "json",
       "severity-cutoff": "low",
       version: "0.6.0",
@@ -71,6 +93,8 @@ describe("Grype command args", () => {
     expect(args).toEqual([
       "-o",
       "json",
+      "--file",
+      "the-output-file",
       "--fail-on",
       "low",
       "--add-cpes-if-none",
@@ -84,6 +108,7 @@ describe("Grype command args", () => {
     const args = await mockRun({
       path: "asdf",
       "fail-build": "false",
+      "output-file": "the-output-file",
       "output-format": "table",
       "severity-cutoff": "low",
       "by-cve": "true",
@@ -91,6 +116,8 @@ describe("Grype command args", () => {
     expect(args).toEqual([
       "-o",
       "table",
+      "--file",
+      "the-output-file",
       "--fail-on",
       "low",
       "--by-cve",