diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 8b02c73ee..5c01d5776 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"runtime"
 	"strconv"
-	"strings"
-	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	containersapi "github.com/containerd/containerd/api/services/containers/v1"
@@ -301,51 +299,7 @@ func (c *Client) Push(ctx context.Context, ref string, desc ocispec.Descriptor,
 		return err
 	}
 
-	var m sync.Mutex
-	manifestStack := []ocispec.Descriptor{}
-
-	filterHandler := images.HandlerFunc(func(ctx context.Context, desc ocispec.Descriptor) ([]ocispec.Descriptor, error) {
-		switch desc.MediaType {
-		case images.MediaTypeDockerSchema2Manifest, ocispec.MediaTypeImageManifest,
-			images.MediaTypeDockerSchema2ManifestList, ocispec.MediaTypeImageIndex:
-			m.Lock()
-			manifestStack = append(manifestStack, desc)
-			m.Unlock()
-			return nil, images.ErrStopHandler
-		default:
-			return nil, nil
-		}
-	})
-
-	cs := c.ContentStore()
-	pushHandler := remotes.PushHandler(cs, pusher)
-
-	handlers := append(pushCtx.BaseHandlers,
-		images.ChildrenHandler(cs, platforms.Default()),
-		filterHandler,
-		pushHandler,
-	)
-
-	if err := images.Dispatch(ctx, images.Handlers(handlers...), desc); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	// Iterate in reverse order as seen, parent always uploaded after child
-	for i := len(manifestStack) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
-		_, err := pushHandler(ctx, manifestStack[i])
-		if err != nil {
-			// TODO(estesp): until we have a more complete method for index push, we need to report
-			// missing dependencies in an index/manifest list by sensing the "400 Bad Request"
-			// as a marker for this problem
-			if (manifestStack[i].MediaType == ocispec.MediaTypeImageIndex ||
-				manifestStack[i].MediaType == images.MediaTypeDockerSchema2ManifestList) &&
-				errors.Cause(err) != nil && strings.Contains(errors.Cause(err).Error(), "400 Bad Request") {
-				return errors.Wrap(err, "manifest list/index references to blobs and/or manifests are missing in your target registry")
-			}
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
+	return remotes.PushContent(ctx, pusher, desc, c.ContentStore(), pushCtx.BaseHandlers...)
 }
 
 // GetImage returns an existing image
diff --git a/remotes/handlers.go b/remotes/handlers.go
index ad4cd9f31..a37af65e0 100644
--- a/remotes/handlers.go
+++ b/remotes/handlers.go
@@ -6,12 +6,15 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"math/rand"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/content"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/errdefs"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/images"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/log"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/platforms"
 	ocispec "github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/specs-go/v1"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -180,7 +183,7 @@ func commitOpts(desc ocispec.Descriptor, r io.Reader) (io.Reader, []content.Opt)
 
 // PushHandler returns a handler that will push all content from the provider
 // using a writer from the pusher.
-func PushHandler(provider content.Provider, pusher Pusher) images.HandlerFunc {
+func PushHandler(pusher Pusher, provider content.Provider) images.HandlerFunc {
 	return func(ctx context.Context, desc ocispec.Descriptor) ([]ocispec.Descriptor, error) {
 		ctx = log.WithLogger(ctx, log.G(ctx).WithFields(logrus.Fields{
 			"digest":    desc.Digest,
@@ -215,3 +218,55 @@ func push(ctx context.Context, provider content.Provider, pusher Pusher, desc oc
 	rd := io.NewSectionReader(ra, 0, desc.Size)
 	return content.Copy(ctx, cw, rd, desc.Size, desc.Digest)
 }
+
+// PushContent pushes content specified by the descriptor from the provider.
+//
+// Base handlers can be provided which will be called before any push specific
+// handlers.
+func PushContent(ctx context.Context, pusher Pusher, desc ocispec.Descriptor, provider content.Provider, baseHandlers ...images.Handler) error {
+	var m sync.Mutex
+	manifestStack := []ocispec.Descriptor{}
+
+	filterHandler := images.HandlerFunc(func(ctx context.Context, desc ocispec.Descriptor) ([]ocispec.Descriptor, error) {
+		switch desc.MediaType {
+		case images.MediaTypeDockerSchema2Manifest, ocispec.MediaTypeImageManifest,
+			images.MediaTypeDockerSchema2ManifestList, ocispec.MediaTypeImageIndex:
+			m.Lock()
+			manifestStack = append(manifestStack, desc)
+			m.Unlock()
+			return nil, images.ErrStopHandler
+		default:
+			return nil, nil
+		}
+	})
+
+	pushHandler := PushHandler(pusher, provider)
+
+	handlers := append(baseHandlers,
+		images.ChildrenHandler(provider, platforms.Default()),
+		filterHandler,
+		pushHandler,
+	)
+
+	if err := images.Dispatch(ctx, images.Handlers(handlers...), desc); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Iterate in reverse order as seen, parent always uploaded after child
+	for i := len(manifestStack) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
+		_, err := pushHandler(ctx, manifestStack[i])
+		if err != nil {
+			// TODO(estesp): until we have a more complete method for index push, we need to report
+			// missing dependencies in an index/manifest list by sensing the "400 Bad Request"
+			// as a marker for this problem
+			if (manifestStack[i].MediaType == ocispec.MediaTypeImageIndex ||
+				manifestStack[i].MediaType == images.MediaTypeDockerSchema2ManifestList) &&
+				errors.Cause(err) != nil && strings.Contains(errors.Cause(err).Error(), "400 Bad Request") {
+				return errors.Wrap(err, "manifest list/index references to blobs and/or manifests are missing in your target registry")
+			}
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}