diff --git a/cmd/dive/cli/internal/options/analysis.go b/cmd/dive/cli/internal/options/analysis.go
index 502623db..8d3edf4a 100644
--- a/cmd/dive/cli/internal/options/analysis.go
+++ b/cmd/dive/cli/internal/options/analysis.go
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@ package options
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
 	"github.com/anchore/clio"
 	"github.com/scylladb/go-set/strset"
+
 	"github.com/wagoodman/dive/dive"
 	"github.com/wagoodman/dive/internal/log"
-	"strings"
 )
 
 const defaultContainerEngine = "docker"
@@ -20,6 +22,7 @@ var _ interface {
 type Analysis struct {
 	Image                     string           `yaml:"image" mapstructure:"-"`
 	ContainerEngine           string           `yaml:"container-engine" mapstructure:"container-engine"`
+	LegacySource              string           `yaml:"-" mapstructure:"source"`
 	Source                    dive.ImageSource `yaml:"-" mapstructure:"-"`
 	IgnoreErrors              bool             `yaml:"ignore-errors" mapstructure:"ignore-errors"`
 	AvailableContainerEngines []string         `yaml:"-" mapstructure:"-"`
@@ -46,6 +49,13 @@ func (c *Analysis) AddFlags(flags clio.FlagSet) {
 }
 
 func (c *Analysis) PostLoad() error {
+	// Support the legacy "source" config key (used before the CLI refactor in v0.14).
+	// If "container-engine" is still at its default and "source" was explicitly set, promote it.
+	if c.LegacySource != "" && c.ContainerEngine == defaultContainerEngine {
+		log.Warnf("config key 'source' is deprecated; please rename it to 'container-engine'")
+		c.ContainerEngine = c.LegacySource
+	}
+
 	validEngines := strset.New(c.AvailableContainerEngines...)
 	if !validEngines.Has(c.ContainerEngine) {
 		log.Warnf("invalid container engine: %s (valid options: %s), using default %q", c.ContainerEngine, strings.Join(c.AvailableContainerEngines, ", "), defaultContainerEngine)
diff --git a/cmd/dive/cli/internal/options/analysis_test.go b/cmd/dive/cli/internal/options/analysis_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3bb6314f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/dive/cli/internal/options/analysis_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+package options
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/wagoodman/dive/dive"
+)
+
+func Test_Analysis_ContainerEngine_FromConfig_Podman(t *testing.T) {
+	// container-engine: podman in config (current key) should resolve to SourcePodmanEngine.
+	a := DefaultAnalysis()
+	a.ContainerEngine = "podman"
+	a.Image = "myimage:latest"
+
+	require.NoError(t, a.PostLoad())
+	assert.Equal(t, dive.SourcePodmanEngine, a.Source,
+		"expected podman source when container-engine=podman and image has no scheme prefix")
+}
+
+func Test_Analysis_ContainerEngine_FromConfig_Docker(t *testing.T) {
+	// Default: docker engine
+	a := DefaultAnalysis()
+	a.Image = "myimage:latest"
+
+	require.NoError(t, a.PostLoad())
+	assert.Equal(t, dive.SourceDockerEngine, a.Source,
+		"expected docker source when container-engine=docker (default)")
+}
+
+func Test_Analysis_ContainerEngine_SchemeOverridesConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	// An explicit scheme prefix on the image overrides container-engine config.
+	a := DefaultAnalysis()
+	a.ContainerEngine = "podman"
+	a.Image = "docker://myimage:latest"
+
+	require.NoError(t, a.PostLoad())
+	assert.Equal(t, dive.SourceDockerEngine, a.Source,
+		"expected docker source when image has docker:// prefix, regardless of container-engine config")
+}
+
+func Test_Analysis_LegacySourceKey_Podman(t *testing.T) {
+	// Legacy "source" config key (used before v0.14 CLI refactor) should still work when
+	// "container-engine" is at its default value, and should emit a deprecation warning.
+	a := DefaultAnalysis()
+	a.LegacySource = "podman"
+	a.Image = "myimage:latest"
+
+	require.NoError(t, a.PostLoad())
+	assert.Equal(t, dive.SourcePodmanEngine, a.Source,
+		"expected podman source when legacy source=podman and container-engine is at default")
+}
+
+func Test_Analysis_LegacySourceKey_DoesNotOverrideExplicitContainerEngine(t *testing.T) {
+	// If the user has both keys, "container-engine" wins over the legacy "source".
+	a := DefaultAnalysis()
+	a.ContainerEngine = "podman"
+	a.LegacySource = "docker"
+	a.Image = "myimage:latest"
+
+	require.NoError(t, a.PostLoad())
+	assert.Equal(t, dive.SourcePodmanEngine, a.Source,
+		"container-engine should take precedence over legacy source key")
+}