diff --git a/pkg/fanal/image/remote.go b/pkg/fanal/image/remote.go
index 3927d1177e..83d7e71d09 100644
--- a/pkg/fanal/image/remote.go
+++ b/pkg/fanal/image/remote.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/name"
 	v1 "github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/v1"
+	"golang.org/x/xerrors"
 
 	"github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/pkg/fanal/types"
 	"github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/pkg/remote"
@@ -20,6 +21,11 @@ func tryRemote(ctx context.Context, imageName string, ref name.Reference, option
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, cleanup, err
 	}
+	// ArtifactType being non-empty indicates this is not a regular container image
+	// (e.g., Helm charts, WASM modules, or other OCI artifacts)
+	if desc.ArtifactType != "" {
+		return nil, cleanup, xerrors.Errorf("unsupported artifact type %q for image %q", desc.ArtifactType, imageName)
+	}
 	img, err := desc.Image()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, cleanup, err
diff --git a/pkg/fanal/image/remote_test.go b/pkg/fanal/image/remote_test.go
index ededa04da2..0593565158 100644
--- a/pkg/fanal/image/remote_test.go
+++ b/pkg/fanal/image/remote_test.go
@@ -1,11 +1,21 @@
 package image
 
 import (
+	"io"
+	"log"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"net/url"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/name"
+	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/registry"
+	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/v1/mutate"
+	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/v1/random"
+	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/v1/remote"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/pkg/fanal/types"
 )
 
 func Test_implicitReference_TagName(t *testing.T) {
@@ -82,3 +92,100 @@ func Test_implicitReference_RepositoryName(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func Test_tryRemote(t *testing.T) {
+	// Create a test image
+	img, err := random.Image(1024, 5)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Get the image digest for test expectations
+	digest, err := img.Digest()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Set up registry server with null logger to suppress log output
+	nullLogger := log.New(io.Discard, "", 0)
+	s := httptest.NewServer(registry.New(registry.Logger(nullLogger)))
+	t.Cleanup(s.Close)
+
+	u, err := url.Parse(s.URL)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name       string
+		imageName  string
+		setupImage func(t *testing.T, ref name.Reference)
+		wantName   string
+		wantErr    string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:      "successful image retrieval",
+			imageName: "test/alpine:3.10",
+			setupImage: func(t *testing.T, ref name.Reference) {
+				err := remote.Write(ref, img)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+			},
+			wantName: "/test/alpine:3.10",
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "helm chart config media type",
+			imageName: "test/helm:chart",
+			setupImage: func(t *testing.T, ref name.Reference) {
+				configFile, err := img.ConfigFile()
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+
+				// Create a new config with helm chart media type
+				imageToWrite, err := mutate.Config(img, configFile.Config)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+
+				imageToWrite = mutate.ConfigMediaType(imageToWrite, "application/vnd.cncf.helm.chart")
+
+				err = remote.Write(ref, imageToWrite)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+			},
+			wantErr: "unsupported artifact type",
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "image not found",
+			imageName:  "test/notfound:latest",
+			wantErr:    "NAME_UNKNOWN",
+			setupImage: func(*testing.T, name.Reference) {},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			// Parse the image name with the test server address
+			fullImageName := u.Host + "/" + tt.imageName
+			ref, err := name.ParseReference(fullImageName)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			// Set up the image in registry if needed
+			tt.setupImage(t, ref)
+
+			ctx := t.Context()
+			got, cleanup, err := tryRemote(ctx, fullImageName, ref, types.ImageOptions{
+				RegistryOptions: types.RegistryOptions{
+					Insecure: true,
+				},
+			})
+			t.Cleanup(cleanup)
+
+			if tt.wantErr != "" {
+				assert.ErrorContains(t, err, tt.wantErr)
+				return
+			}
+
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.NotNil(t, got)
+			assert.Contains(t, got.Name(), tt.wantName)
+
+			// Verify RepoTags and RepoDigests contain expected values
+			repoTags := got.RepoTags()
+			repoDigests := got.RepoDigests()
+			assert.Len(t, repoTags, 1)
+			assert.Contains(t, repoTags[0], tt.imageName)
+			assert.Len(t, repoDigests, 1)
+			assert.Contains(t, repoDigests[0], digest.String())
+		})
+	}
+}