diff --git a/docs/dictionary/en-custom.txt b/docs/dictionary/en-custom.txt
index e5f0a6332a..add6797c83 100644
--- a/docs/dictionary/en-custom.txt
+++ b/docs/dictionary/en-custom.txt
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ dib
 dicts
 dirs
 disablecertificateverification
+diskimage
 disksize
 distro
 dlrn
diff --git a/roles/nat64_appliance/README.md b/roles/nat64_appliance/README.md
index f7933cc078..36bd1c0cc8 100644
--- a/roles/nat64_appliance/README.md
+++ b/roles/nat64_appliance/README.md
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 * `cifmw_nat64_appliance_memory`: (Integer) Memory in GiB for the nat64 appliance VM. Defaults to: `2`.
 * `cifmw_nat64_appliance_cpus`: (Integer) Virtual CPUs for the nat64 appliance VM. Defaults to: `2`.
 * `cifmw_nat64_appliance_ssh_pub_keys`: (List) List of SSH public key for the nat64 appliance VM. Defaults to: `[]`.
+* `cifmw_nat64_appliance_image_url`: (String) URL to download a pre-built NAT64 appliance image. If empty, the image will be built from source using diskimage-builder. Defaults to: `""`.
+* `cifmw_nat64_appliance_image_checksum`: (String) Optional checksum for the downloaded image in the format `algorithm:hash` (e.g., `sha256:xxxxx`). Only used when `cifmw_nat64_appliance_image_url` is set. Defaults to: undefined.
+* `cifmw_nat64_appliance_download_timeout`: (Integer) Timeout in seconds for image download. Only used when `cifmw_nat64_appliance_image_url` is set. Defaults to: `600`.
 * `cifmw_nat64_ipv6_prefix`: (String) IPv6 prefix for nat64. Defaults to: `fc00:abcd:abcd:fc00::/64`.
 * `cifmw_nat64_ipv6_tayga_address`: (String) Tayga IPv6 address. Defaults to: `fc00:abcd:abcd:fc00::3`.
 
@@ -32,14 +35,28 @@
 
 Include the `nat64_appliance` role in a playbook. For example:
 
+### Build from source
+
+```yaml
+- name: Build nat64-appliance from source
+  hosts: "{{ cifmw_target_host | default('localhost') }}"
+  roles:
+    - nat64_appliance
 ```
-- name: Build nat64-appliance
+
+### Download pre-built image
+
+```yaml
+- name: Download pre-built nat64-appliance image
   hosts: "{{ cifmw_target_host | default('localhost') }}"
+  vars:
+    cifmw_nat64_appliance_image_url: "http://example.com/nat64-appliance.qcow2"
+    # cifmw_nat64_appliance_image_checksum: "sha256:xxxxx"  # Optional
   roles:
     - nat64_appliance
 ```
 
-The built image will be in: `{{ cifmw_nat64_appliance_workdir }}/nat64-appliance.qcow2`
+The image will be in: `{{ cifmw_nat64_appliance_workdir }}/nat64-appliance.qcow2`
 
 ## Using the nat64-appliance
 
diff --git a/roles/nat64_appliance/defaults/main.yml b/roles/nat64_appliance/defaults/main.yml
index 3c4ea8ac1b..6fdf18b8bf 100644
--- a/roles/nat64_appliance/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/nat64_appliance/defaults/main.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ cifmw_nat64_appliance_memory: 2
 cifmw_nat64_appliance_cpus: 2
 cifmw_nat64_appliance_ssh_pub_keys: []
 
+# Image download configuration
+# Set cifmw_nat64_appliance_image_url to download a pre-built image
+cifmw_nat64_appliance_image_url: ""
+cifmw_nat64_appliance_download_timeout: 600  # 10 minutes
 
 cifmw_nat64_ipv6_prefix: "2620:cf:cf:fc00::/64"
 cifmw_nat64_ipv6_tayga_address: "2620:cf:cf:fc00::3"
diff --git a/roles/nat64_appliance/molecule/default/converge.yml b/roles/nat64_appliance/molecule/default/converge.yml
index 8421a4c576..c0ed9ecb9a 100644
--- a/roles/nat64_appliance/molecule/default/converge.yml
+++ b/roles/nat64_appliance/molecule/default/converge.yml
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
       retries: 60
       delay: 10
 
+    # Build the image
     - name: Build nat64 appliance image
       vars:
         # TODO(hjensas): Running as root should not be required here.
@@ -85,6 +86,81 @@
         owner: "{{ ansible_user_id }}"
         group: "{{ ansible_user_gid }}"
 
+    # Test download functionality
+    - name: Set download test directory
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        cifmw_nat64_download_dir: "{{ cifmw_basedir }}/nat64_download"
+        cifmw_nat64_http_port: 8765
+
+    - name: Start HTTP server to serve the built image
+      ansible.builtin.shell: |
+        cd {{ cifmw_basedir }}/nat64_appliance
+        nohup python3 -m http.server {{ cifmw_nat64_http_port }} > /tmp/nat64_http_server.log 2>&1 &
+        echo $! > /tmp/nat64_http_server.pid
+        sleep 2
+
+    - name: Verify HTTP server is running
+      ansible.builtin.uri:
+        url: "http://localhost:{{ cifmw_nat64_http_port }}/nat64-appliance.qcow2"
+        method: HEAD
+      register: _http_check
+      until: _http_check.status == 200
+      retries: 5
+      delay: 2
+
+    - name: Download nat64 appliance image from HTTP server
+      vars:
+        cifmw_nat64_appliance_basedir: "{{ cifmw_nat64_download_dir }}"
+        cifmw_nat64_appliance_image_url: "http://localhost:{{ cifmw_nat64_http_port }}/nat64-appliance.qcow2"
+      ansible.builtin.include_role:
+        name: nat64_appliance
+
+    - name: Verify downloaded image exists
+      ansible.builtin.stat:
+        path: "{{ cifmw_nat64_download_dir }}/nat64_appliance/nat64-appliance.qcow2"
+        checksum_algorithm: sha256
+      register: _downloaded_image
+      failed_when: not _downloaded_image.stat.exists
+
+    - name: Get built image info with checksum
+      ansible.builtin.stat:
+        path: "{{ cifmw_basedir }}/nat64_appliance/nat64-appliance.qcow2"
+        checksum_algorithm: sha256
+      register: _built_image
+
+    - name: Show download test results
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        msg:
+          - "Built image: {{ _built_image.stat.path }} ({{ _built_image.stat.size }} bytes, SHA256: {{ _built_image.stat.checksum }})"
+          - "Downloaded image: {{ _downloaded_image.stat.path }} ({{ _downloaded_image.stat.size }} bytes, SHA256: {{ _downloaded_image.stat.checksum }})"
+
+    - name: Verify images are identical using checksum
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that:
+          - _downloaded_image.stat.size > 0
+          - _built_image.stat.size > 0
+          - _downloaded_image.stat.checksum == _built_image.stat.checksum
+        fail_msg: |
+          Downloaded image differs from built image!
+          Built:      {{ _built_image.stat.size }} bytes, SHA256: {{ _built_image.stat.checksum }}
+          Downloaded: {{ _downloaded_image.stat.size }} bytes, SHA256: {{ _downloaded_image.stat.checksum }}
+        success_msg: "Images are identical - SHA256: {{ _built_image.stat.checksum }} ({{ _built_image.stat.size }} bytes)"
+
+    - name: Stop HTTP server
+      ansible.builtin.shell: |
+        if [ -f /tmp/nat64_http_server.pid ]; then
+          kill $(cat /tmp/nat64_http_server.pid) || true
+          rm -f /tmp/nat64_http_server.pid
+        fi
+
+    # Deploy nat64 appliance for testing
+    - name: Copy downloaded image to working location for deployment
+      ansible.builtin.copy:
+        src: "{{ cifmw_nat64_download_dir }}/nat64_appliance/nat64-appliance.qcow2"
+        dest: "{{ cifmw_basedir }}/nat64_appliance/nat64-appliance.qcow2"
+        remote_src: true
+        mode: "0644"
+
     - name: "Deploy the nat64 appliance and networks"
       vars:
         cifmw_nat64_appliance_ssh_pub_keys:
diff --git a/roles/nat64_appliance/tasks/cleanup.yml b/roles/nat64_appliance/tasks/cleanup.yml
index f58b4cc8af..02e6c9e6db 100644
--- a/roles/nat64_appliance/tasks/cleanup.yml
+++ b/roles/nat64_appliance/tasks/cleanup.yml
@@ -32,8 +32,19 @@
       community.libvirt.virt:
         command: list_vms
 
-    - name: Stop the nat64_appliance VM
+    - name: Get nat64_appliance VM state
       when: cifmw_nat64_appliance_name in _list_vms.list_vms
+      register: _vm_state
+      community.libvirt.virt:
+        command: status
+        name: "{{ cifmw_nat64_appliance_name }}"
+        uri: "{{ cifmw_nat64_libvirt_uri }}"
+
+    - name: Stop the nat64_appliance VM
+      when:
+        - cifmw_nat64_appliance_name in _list_vms.list_vms
+        - _vm_state.status is defined
+        - _vm_state.status == "running"
       community.libvirt.virt:
         command: destroy
         name: "{{ cifmw_nat64_appliance_name }}"
diff --git a/roles/nat64_appliance/tasks/main.yml b/roles/nat64_appliance/tasks/main.yml
index 2a9aa941ce..24ba0861e7 100644
--- a/roles/nat64_appliance/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/nat64_appliance/tasks/main.yml
@@ -29,52 +29,66 @@
     state: directory
     mode: "0755"
 
-- name: Install required RPM packages
-  tags:
-    - packages
-  become: true
-  ansible.builtin.package:
-    name:
-      - python3-pip
-      - qemu-img
-      - dosfstools
-      - xfsprogs
-    state: present
+- name: Build NAT64 appliance image from source
+  when:
+    - cifmw_nat64_appliance_image_url | length == 0
+  block:
+    - name: Install required RPM packages
+      tags:
+        - packages
+      become: true
+      ansible.builtin.package:
+        name:
+          - python3-pip
+          - qemu-img
+          - dosfstools
+          - xfsprogs
+        state: present
 
-- name: Install diskimage-builder in virtualenv
-  tags:
-    - packages
-  ansible.builtin.pip:
-    virtualenv_command: "python3 -m venv"
-    virtualenv: "{{ cifmw_nat64_appliance_venv_dir }}"
-    name:
-      - diskimage-builder
-      - setuptools
+    - name: Install diskimage-builder in virtualenv
+      tags:
+        - packages
+      ansible.builtin.pip:
+        virtualenv_command: "python3 -m venv"
+        virtualenv: "{{ cifmw_nat64_appliance_venv_dir }}"
+        name:
+          - diskimage-builder
+          - setuptools
 
-- name: Copy files to cifmw_nat64_appliance_dir
-  ansible.builtin.copy:
-    src: "{{ item }}"
-    dest: "{{ cifmw_nat64_appliance_workdir }}/{{ item }}"
-    mode: preserve
-  loop:
-    - "elements/"
-    - nat64-appliance.yaml
+    - name: Copy files to cifmw_nat64_appliance_dir
+      ansible.builtin.copy:
+        src: "{{ item }}"
+        dest: "{{ cifmw_nat64_appliance_workdir }}/{{ item }}"
+        mode: preserve
+      loop:
+        - "elements/"
+        - nat64-appliance.yaml
+
+    - name: Clone edpm-image-builder (reset-bls-entries dib element)
+      ansible.builtin.git:
+        repo: https://github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/edpm-image-builder.git
+        dest: "{{ cifmw_nat64_appliance_workdir }}/edpm-image-builder"
+        version: main
 
-- name: Clone edpm-image-builder (reset-bls-entries dib element)
-  ansible.builtin.git:
-    repo: https://github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/edpm-image-builder.git
-    dest: "{{ cifmw_nat64_appliance_workdir }}/edpm-image-builder"
-    version: main
+    - name: Build the nat64-appliance image using DIB
+      become: "{{ cifmw_nat64_appliance_run_dib_as_root | default(false) | bool }}"
+      environment:
+        ELEMENTS_PATH: "{{ cifmw_nat64_appliance_workdir }}/elements:{{ cifmw_nat64_appliance_workdir }}/edpm-image-builder/dib/"
+        DIB_IMAGE_CACHE: "{{ cifmw_nat64_appliance_workdir }}/cache"
+        DIB_DEBUG_TRACE: '1'
+      cifmw.general.ci_script:
+        chdir: "{{ cifmw_nat64_appliance_workdir }}"
+        output_dir: "{{ cifmw_nat64_appliance_basedir }}/artifacts"
+        creates: "{{ cifmw_nat64_appliance_workdir }}/nat64-appliance.qcow2"
+        script: "{{ cifmw_nat64_appliance_venv_dir }}/bin/diskimage-builder nat64-appliance.yaml {{ extra_args | default('') }}"
+        executable: "/bin/bash"
 
-- name: Build the nat64-appliance image using DIB
-  become: "{{ cifmw_nat64_appliance_run_dib_as_root | default(false) | bool }}"
-  environment:
-    ELEMENTS_PATH: "{{ cifmw_nat64_appliance_workdir }}/elements:{{ cifmw_nat64_appliance_workdir }}/edpm-image-builder/dib/"
-    DIB_IMAGE_CACHE: "{{ cifmw_nat64_appliance_workdir }}/cache"
-    DIB_DEBUG_TRACE: '1'
-  cifmw.general.ci_script:
-    chdir: "{{ cifmw_nat64_appliance_workdir }}"
-    output_dir: "{{ cifmw_nat64_appliance_basedir }}/artifacts"
-    creates: "{{ cifmw_nat64_appliance_workdir }}/nat64-appliance.qcow2"
-    script: "{{ cifmw_nat64_appliance_venv_dir }}/bin/diskimage-builder nat64-appliance.yaml {{ extra_args | default('') }}"
-    executable: "/bin/bash"
+- name: Download pre-built NAT64 appliance image
+  when:
+    - cifmw_nat64_appliance_image_url | length > 0
+  ansible.builtin.get_url:
+    url: "{{ cifmw_nat64_appliance_image_url }}"
+    dest: "{{ cifmw_nat64_appliance_workdir }}/nat64-appliance.qcow2"
+    checksum: "{{ cifmw_nat64_appliance_image_checksum | default(omit) }}"
+    timeout: "{{ cifmw_nat64_appliance_download_timeout }}"
+    mode: "0644"