diff --git a/nixos/tests/docker-tools.nix b/nixos/tests/docker-tools.nix
index 90af817e75ed..f9d8b3ea64e4 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/docker-tools.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/docker-tools.nix
@@ -71,14 +71,29 @@ in {
             docker.succeed("${examples.helloOnRoot} | docker load")
             docker.succeed("docker run --rm hello | grep -i hello")
             docker.succeed("docker image rm hello:latest")
+
         with subtest("includeStorePath = false; breaks example"):
             docker.succeed("${examples.helloOnRootNoStore} | docker load")
             docker.fail("docker run --rm hello | grep -i hello")
             docker.succeed("docker image rm hello:latest")
+        with subtest("includeStorePath = false; breaks example (fakechroot)"):
+            docker.succeed("${examples.helloOnRootNoStoreFakechroot} | docker load")
+            docker.fail("docker run --rm hello | grep -i hello")
+            docker.succeed("docker image rm hello:latest")
+
+        with subtest("Ensure ZERO paths are added to the store"):
+            docker.fail("${examples.helloOnRootNoStore} | ${pkgs.crane}/bin/crane export - - | tar t | grep 'nix/store/'")
+        with subtest("Ensure ZERO paths are added to the store (fakechroot)"):
+            docker.fail("${examples.helloOnRootNoStoreFakechroot} | ${pkgs.crane}/bin/crane export - - | tar t | grep 'nix/store/'")
+
         with subtest("includeStorePath = false; works with mounted store"):
             docker.succeed("${examples.helloOnRootNoStore} | docker load")
             docker.succeed("docker run --rm --volume ${builtins.storeDir}:${builtins.storeDir}:ro hello | grep -i hello")
             docker.succeed("docker image rm hello:latest")
+        with subtest("includeStorePath = false; works with mounted store (fakechroot)"):
+            docker.succeed("${examples.helloOnRootNoStoreFakechroot} | docker load")
+            docker.succeed("docker run --rm --volume ${builtins.storeDir}:${builtins.storeDir}:ro hello | grep -i hello")
+            docker.succeed("docker image rm hello:latest")
 
     with subtest("Ensure Docker images use a stable date by default"):
         docker.succeed(
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/docker/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/docker/default.nix
index 05a1a6fbbdaf..3f61ecdb2a46 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/docker/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/docker/default.nix
@@ -923,6 +923,7 @@ rec {
                   --sort name \
                   --exclude=./proc \
                   --exclude=./sys \
+                  --exclude=.${builtins.storeDir} \
                   --numeric-owner --mtime "@$SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH" \
                   --hard-dereference \
                   -cf $out/layer.tar .
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/docker/examples.nix b/pkgs/build-support/docker/examples.nix
index 5784e650dc2e..88f36d337f25 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/docker/examples.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/docker/examples.nix
@@ -639,6 +639,20 @@ rec {
     includeStorePaths = false;
   };
 
+  helloOnRootNoStoreFakechroot = pkgs.dockerTools.streamLayeredImage {
+    name = "hello";
+    tag = "latest";
+    contents = [
+      (pkgs.buildEnv {
+        name = "hello-root";
+        paths = [ pkgs.hello ];
+      })
+    ];
+    config.Cmd = [ "hello" ];
+    includeStorePaths = false;
+    enableFakechroot = true;
+  };
+
   etc =
     let
       inherit (pkgs) lib;