diff --git a/cmd/drone-docker/main.go b/cmd/drone-docker/main.go
index 77343f8..2cd9275 100644
--- a/cmd/drone-docker/main.go
+++ b/cmd/drone-docker/main.go
@@ -222,6 +222,21 @@ func main() {
 			Usage:  "docker password",
 			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_PASSWORD,DOCKER_PASSWORD",
 		},
+		cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:   "docker.baseimageusername",
+			Usage:  "Docker username for base image registry",
+			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_DOCKER_USERNAME,PLUGIN_BASE_IMAGE_USERNAME",
+		},
+		cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:   "docker.baseimagepassword",
+			Usage:  "Docker password for base image registry",
+			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_DOCKER_PASSWORD,PLUGIN_BASE_IMAGE_PASSWORD",
+		},
+		cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:   "docker.baseimageregistry",
+			Usage:  "Docker registry for base image registry",
+			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_DOCKER_REGISTRY,PLUGIN_BASE_IMAGE_REGISTRY",
+		},
 		cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:   "docker.email",
 			Usage:  "docker email",
@@ -367,6 +382,9 @@ func run(c *cli.Context) error {
 			Experimental:  c.Bool("daemon.experimental"),
 			RegistryType:  registryType,
 		},
+		BaseImageRegistry: c.String("docker.baseimageregistry"),
+		BaseImageUsername: c.String("docker.baseimageusername"),
+		BaseImagePassword: c.String("docker.baseimagepassword"),
 	}
 
 	if c.Bool("tags.auto") {
diff --git a/cmd/drone-gar/main.go b/cmd/drone-gar/main.go
index 235b075..52f8a83 100644
--- a/cmd/drone-gar/main.go
+++ b/cmd/drone-gar/main.go
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ type Config struct {
 	WorkloadIdentity bool
 	Username         string
 	AccessToken      string
+	BaseImageRegistry string // Docker registry to pull base image
+	BaseImageUsername string // Docker registry username to pull base image
+	BaseImagePassword string // Docker registry password to pull base image
 }
 
 type staticTokenSource struct {
@@ -100,18 +103,22 @@ func main() {
 		os.Setenv("DOCKER_USERNAME", config.Username)
 		os.Setenv("DOCKER_PASSWORD", config.Password)
 	}
+	//data, err := ioutil.ReadFile("/.docker/config.json")
+	fmt.Println(" Aishwarya config.json is 1.." )
 
 	os.Setenv("PLUGIN_REPO", config.Repo)
 	os.Setenv("PLUGIN_REGISTRY", config.Registry)
 
 	// invoke the base docker plugin binary
 	cmd := exec.Command(docker.GetDroneDockerExecCmd())
+	fmt.Println(" Aishwarya config.json is 2.." )
 	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
 	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
 	err := cmd.Run()
 	if err != nil {
 		logrus.Fatal(err)
 	}
+	fmt.Println(" Aishwarya config.json is 4.." )
 }
 
 func getOauthToken(data []byte) (s string) {
diff --git a/docker.go b/docker.go
index 475c2d8..b3c67cc 100644
--- a/docker.go
+++ b/docker.go
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package docker
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/drone-plugins/drone-docker/internal/docker"
 	"github.com/drone-plugins/drone-plugin-lib/drone"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+
 )
 
 type (
@@ -75,13 +78,16 @@ type (
 
 	// Plugin defines the Docker plugin parameters.
 	Plugin struct {
-		Login        Login  // Docker login configuration
-		Build        Build  // Docker build configuration
-		Daemon       Daemon // Docker daemon configuration
-		Dryrun       bool   // Docker push is skipped
-		Cleanup      bool   // Docker purge is enabled
-		CardPath     string // Card path to write file to
-		ArtifactFile string // Artifact path to write file to
+		Login             Login  // Docker login configuration
+		Build             Build  // Docker build configuration
+		Daemon            Daemon // Docker daemon configuration
+		Dryrun            bool   // Docker push is skipped
+		Cleanup           bool   // Docker purge is enabled
+		CardPath          string // Card path to write file to
+		ArtifactFile      string // Artifact path to write file to
+		BaseImageRegistry string // Docker registry to pull base image
+		BaseImageUsername string // Docker registry username to pull base image
+		BaseImagePassword string // Docker registry password to pull base image
 	}
 
 	Card []struct {
@@ -154,11 +160,42 @@ func (p Plugin) Exec() error {
 		os.MkdirAll(dockerHome, 0600)
 
 		path := filepath.Join(dockerHome, "config.json")
-		err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte(p.Login.Config), 0600)
+		file, err := os.OpenFile(path, os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0600)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Error writing config.json: %s", err)
 		}
+		_, err = file.Write([]byte(p.Login.Config))
+		fmt.Println("Writing p.Login.Config: %s", p.Login.Config)
+
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Error writing config.json: %s", err)
+		}
+		defer file.Close()
 	}
+	log.Printf("p.Login.Config ....  %s", p.Login.Config)
+	// add docker credentials to the existing config file, else create new
+	if p.Login.Password != "" && p.BaseImagePassword != "" {
+		json, err := setDockerAuth(p.Login.Username, p.Login.Password, p.Login.Registry,
+			p.BaseImageUsername, p.BaseImagePassword, p.BaseImageRegistry)
+		fmt.Println("json after set Auth: %s", json)
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "Failed to set authentication in docker config")
+		}
+		if json != nil {
+			path := filepath.Join(dockerHome, "config.json")
+			file, err := os.OpenFile(path, os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0600)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("Error opening config.json: %s", err)
+			}
+			defer file.Close()
+			_, err = file.Write(json)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("Error writing config.json: %s", err)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	fmt.Println("json after set Auth: %s", json)
+
 
 	// login to the Docker registry
 	if p.Login.Password != "" {
@@ -270,6 +307,32 @@ func (p Plugin) Exec() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// helper function to set the credentials
+func setDockerAuth(username, password, registry, baseImageUsername,
+					baseImagePassword, baseImageRegistry string) ([]byte, error) {
+	dockerConfig := docker.NewConfig()
+	pushToRegistryCreds := docker.RegistryCredentials{
+		Registry: registry,
+		Username: username,
+		Password: password,
+	}
+	// push registry auth
+	//credentials := []docker.RegistryCredentials{pushToRegistryCreds}
+	credentials := []docker.RegistryCredentials{}
+
+	if baseImageRegistry != "" {
+		pullFromRegistryCreds := docker.RegistryCredentials{
+			Registry: baseImageRegistry,
+			Username: baseImageUsername,
+			Password: baseImagePassword,
+		}
+		// base image registry auth
+		credentials = append(credentials, pullFromRegistryCreds)
+	}
+	// Creates docker config for both the registries used for authentication
+	return dockerConfig.CreateDockerConfigJson(credentials)
+}
+
 // helper function to create the docker login command.
 func commandLogin(login Login) *exec.Cmd {
 	if login.Email != "" {
@@ -504,6 +567,7 @@ func commandPush(build Build, tag string) *exec.Cmd {
 
 // helper function to create the docker daemon command.
 func commandDaemon(daemon Daemon) *exec.Cmd {
+	fmt.Println(" Aishwarya config.json is 5.." )
 	args := []string{
 		"--data-root", daemon.StoragePath,
 		"--host=unix:///var/run/docker.sock",
@@ -585,6 +649,8 @@ func trace(cmd *exec.Cmd) {
 }
 
 func GetDroneDockerExecCmd() string {
+	fmt.Println(" Aishwarya config.json is 3.." )
+
 	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
 		return "C:/bin/drone-docker.exe"
 	}
diff --git a/internal/docker/config.go b/internal/docker/config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d5a0bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/docker/config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+package docker
+
+import (
+	"encoding/base64"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+)
+
+const (
+	v2HubRegistryURL string = "https://registry.hub.docker.com/v2/"
+	v1RegistryURL    string = "https://index.docker.io/v1/" // Default registry
+	v2RegistryURL    string = "https://index.docker.io/v2/" // v2 registry is not supported
+)
+
+type (
+	Auth struct {
+		Auth string `json:"auth"`
+	}
+
+	Config struct {
+		Auths       map[string]Auth   `json:"auths"`
+		CredHelpers map[string]string `json:"credHelpers,omitempty"`
+	}
+)
+
+type RegistryCredentials struct {
+	Registry string
+	Username string
+	Password string
+}
+
+func NewConfig() *Config {
+	return &Config{
+		Auths:       make(map[string]Auth),
+		CredHelpers: make(map[string]string),
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *Config) SetAuth(registry, username, password string) {
+	authBytes := []byte(username + ":" + password)
+	encodedString := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(authBytes)
+	log.Printf("auth : %s", encodedString)
+	c.Auths[registry] = Auth{Auth: encodedString}
+}
+
+func (c *Config) SetCredHelper(registry, helper string) {
+	c.CredHelpers[registry] = helper
+}
+
+func (c *Config) CreateDockerConfigJson(credentials []RegistryCredentials) ([]byte, error) {
+	for _, cred := range credentials {
+		if cred.Registry != "" {
+
+			if cred.Username == "" {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("Username must be specified for registry: %s", cred.Registry)
+			}
+			if cred.Password == "" {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("Password must be specified for registry: %s", cred.Registry)
+			}
+			c.SetAuth(cred.Registry, cred.Username, cred.Password)
+		}
+	}
+
+	jsonBytes, err := json.Marshal(c)
+	log.Printf("jsonBytes config : %s", jsonBytes)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to serialize docker config json")
+	}
+
+	return jsonBytes, nil
+}
+
+func WriteDockerConfig(data []byte, path string) (string error) {
+	err := os.MkdirAll(path, 0600)
+	if err != nil {
+		if !os.IsExist(err) {
+			return errors.Wrap(err, fmt.Sprintf("failed to create %s directory", path))
+		}
+	}
+
+	filePath := path + "/config.json"
+	log.Printf("Config data is %s", data)
+	err = ioutil.WriteFile(filePath, data, 0644)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, fmt.Sprintf("failed to create docker config file at %s", path))
+	}
+	return nil
+}