diff --git a/remotes/docker/schema1/converter.go b/remotes/docker/schema1/converter.go
index 6b74cd67e..e7d58acfd 100644
--- a/remotes/docker/schema1/converter.go
+++ b/remotes/docker/schema1/converter.go
@@ -103,8 +103,41 @@ func (c *Converter) Handle(ctx context.Context, desc ocispec.Descriptor) ([]ocis
 	}
 }
 
+// ConvertOptions provides options on converting a docker schema1 manifest.
+type ConvertOptions struct {
+	// ManifestMediaType specifies the media type of the manifest OCI descriptor.
+	ManifestMediaType string
+
+	// ConfigMediaType specifies the media type of the manifest config OCI
+	// descriptor.
+	ConfigMediaType string
+}
+
+// ConvertOpt allows configuring a convert operation.
+type ConvertOpt func(context.Context, *ConvertOptions) error
+
+// UseDockerSchema2 is used to indicate that a schema1 manifest should be
+// converted into the media types for a docker schema2 manifest.
+func UseDockerSchema2() ConvertOpt {
+	return func(ctx context.Context, o *ConvertOptions) error {
+		o.ManifestMediaType = images.MediaTypeDockerSchema2Manifest
+		o.ConfigMediaType = images.MediaTypeDockerSchema2Config
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
 // Convert a docker manifest to an OCI descriptor
-func (c *Converter) Convert(ctx context.Context) (ocispec.Descriptor, error) {
+func (c *Converter) Convert(ctx context.Context, opts ...ConvertOpt) (ocispec.Descriptor, error) {
+	co := ConvertOptions{
+		ManifestMediaType: ocispec.MediaTypeImageManifest,
+		ConfigMediaType:   ocispec.MediaTypeImageConfig,
+	}
+	for _, opt := range opts {
+		if err := opt(ctx, &co); err != nil {
+			return ocispec.Descriptor{}, err
+		}
+	}
+
 	history, diffIDs, err := c.schema1ManifestHistory()
 	if err != nil {
 		return ocispec.Descriptor{}, errors.Wrap(err, "schema 1 conversion failed")
@@ -121,13 +154,13 @@ func (c *Converter) Convert(ctx context.Context) (ocispec.Descriptor, error) {
 		DiffIDs: diffIDs,
 	}
 
-	b, err := json.Marshal(img)
+	b, err := json.MarshalIndent(img, "", "   ")
 	if err != nil {
 		return ocispec.Descriptor{}, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to marshal image")
 	}
 
 	config := ocispec.Descriptor{
-		MediaType: ocispec.MediaTypeImageConfig,
+		MediaType: co.ConfigMediaType,
 		Digest:    digest.Canonical.FromBytes(b),
 		Size:      int64(len(b)),
 	}
@@ -145,13 +178,13 @@ func (c *Converter) Convert(ctx context.Context) (ocispec.Descriptor, error) {
 		Layers: layers,
 	}
 
-	mb, err := json.Marshal(manifest)
+	mb, err := json.MarshalIndent(manifest, "", "   ")
 	if err != nil {
 		return ocispec.Descriptor{}, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to marshal image")
 	}
 
 	desc := ocispec.Descriptor{
-		MediaType: ocispec.MediaTypeImageManifest,
+		MediaType: co.ManifestMediaType,
 		Digest:    digest.Canonical.FromBytes(mb),
 		Size:      int64(len(mb)),
 	}