diff --git a/docs/source/pages/cli_usage/command_analyze.rst b/docs/source/pages/cli_usage/command_analyze.rst
index 05d79f9b0..0de7a3a29 100644
--- a/docs/source/pages/cli_usage/command_analyze.rst
+++ b/docs/source/pages/cli_usage/command_analyze.rst
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ Options
 
     The path to provenance expectation file or directory.
 
+.. option:: -pf PROVENANCE_FILE, --provenance-file PROVENANCE_FILE
+
+    The path to the provenance file in in-toto format.
+
 .. option:: -c CONFIG_PATH, --config-path CONFIG_PATH
 
     The path to the user configuration.
diff --git a/scripts/dev_scripts/integration_tests.sh b/scripts/dev_scripts/integration_tests.sh
index c57da3749..49d997bb9 100755
--- a/scripts/dev_scripts/integration_tests.sh
+++ b/scripts/dev_scripts/integration_tests.sh
@@ -635,6 +635,17 @@ then
     log_fail
 fi
 
+echo -e "\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+echo "Test providing an invalid provenance file as input."
+echo -e "----------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n"
+$RUN_MACARON analyze -rp https://github.com/apache/maven --provenance-file $WORKSPACE/golang/internal/cue_validator/resources/invalid_provenance.json --skip-deps
+
+if [ $? -eq 0 ];
+then
+    echo -e "Expect non-zero status code but got $?."
+    log_fail
+fi
+
 # Testing the CUE provenance expectation verifier.
 echo -e "\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
 echo "Test verifying CUE provenance expectation for ossf/scorecard"
diff --git a/src/macaron/__main__.py b/src/macaron/__main__.py
index 766f07c5a..ad70156f3 100644
--- a/src/macaron/__main__.py
+++ b/src/macaron/__main__.py
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 from macaron.slsa_analyzer.analyzer import Analyzer
 from macaron.slsa_analyzer.git_service import GIT_SERVICES
 from macaron.slsa_analyzer.package_registry import PACKAGE_REGISTRIES
+from macaron.slsa_analyzer.provenance.intoto.errors import LoadIntotoAttestationError
+from macaron.slsa_analyzer.provenance.loader import load_provenance_payload
 from macaron.vsa.vsa import generate_vsa
 
 logger: logging.Logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -78,7 +80,6 @@ def analyze_slsa_levels_single(analyzer_single_args: argparse.Namespace) -> None
     analyzer.reporters.append(JSONReporter())
 
     run_config = {}
-
     if analyzer_single_args.config_path:
         # Get user config from yaml file
         loaded_config = YamlLoader.load(analyzer_single_args.config_path)
@@ -129,7 +130,20 @@ def analyze_slsa_levels_single(analyzer_single_args: argparse.Namespace) -> None
             "dependencies": [],
         }
 
-    status_code = analyzer.run(run_config, analyzer_single_args.sbom_path, analyzer_single_args.skip_deps)
+    prov_payload = None
+    if analyzer_single_args.provenance_file:
+        try:
+            prov_payload = load_provenance_payload(analyzer_single_args.provenance_file)
+        except LoadIntotoAttestationError as error:
+            logger.error("Error while loading the input provenance file: %s", error)
+            sys.exit(os.EX_DATAERR)
+
+    status_code = analyzer.run(
+        run_config,
+        analyzer_single_args.sbom_path,
+        analyzer_single_args.skip_deps,
+        prov_payload=prov_payload,
+    )
     sys.exit(status_code)
 
 
@@ -365,6 +379,13 @@ def main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> None:
         help=("The path to provenance expectation file or directory."),
     )
 
+    single_analyze_parser.add_argument(
+        "-pf",
+        "--provenance-file",
+        required=False,
+        help=("The path to the provenance file in in-toto format."),
+    )
+
     group.add_argument(
         "-c",
         "--config-path",
diff --git a/src/macaron/slsa_analyzer/analyze_context.py b/src/macaron/slsa_analyzer/analyze_context.py
index a5f4ed8e8..9bb225e52 100644
--- a/src/macaron/slsa_analyzer/analyze_context.py
+++ b/src/macaron/slsa_analyzer/analyze_context.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 from macaron.slsa_analyzer.git_service.base_git_service import NoneGitService
 from macaron.slsa_analyzer.levels import SLSALevels
 from macaron.slsa_analyzer.provenance.expectations.expectation import Expectation
+from macaron.slsa_analyzer.provenance.intoto import InTotoPayload
 from macaron.slsa_analyzer.provenance.intoto.v01 import InTotoV01Statement
 from macaron.slsa_analyzer.provenance.intoto.v1 import InTotoV1Statement
 from macaron.slsa_analyzer.slsa_req import ReqName, SLSAReqStatus, create_requirement_status_dict
@@ -31,17 +32,19 @@ class ChecksOutputs(TypedDict):
     """Data computed at runtime by checks."""
 
     git_service: BaseGitService
-    """The git service information for this repository."""
+    """The git service information for the target software component."""
     build_spec: BuildSpec
-    """The build spec inferred for this repository."""
+    """The build spec inferred for the target software component."""
     ci_services: list[CIInfo]
-    """The CI services information for this repository."""
+    """The CI services information for the target software component."""
     is_inferred_prov: bool
     """True if we cannot find the provenance and Macaron need to infer the provenance."""
     expectation: Expectation | None
-    """The expectation to verify the provenance for this repository."""
+    """The expectation to verify the provenance for the target software component."""
     package_registries: list[PackageRegistryInfo]
-    """The package registries for this repository."""
+    """The package registries for the target software component."""
+    provenance: InTotoPayload | None
+    """The provenance payload for the target software component."""
 
 
 class AnalyzeContext:
@@ -92,6 +95,7 @@ def __init__(
             package_registries=[],
             is_inferred_prov=True,
             expectation=None,
+            provenance=None,
         )
 
     @property
diff --git a/src/macaron/slsa_analyzer/analyzer.py b/src/macaron/slsa_analyzer/analyzer.py
index df500a21e..7eab59b43 100644
--- a/src/macaron/slsa_analyzer/analyzer.py
+++ b/src/macaron/slsa_analyzer/analyzer.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 from macaron.slsa_analyzer.git_service.base_git_service import NoneGitService
 from macaron.slsa_analyzer.package_registry import PACKAGE_REGISTRIES
 from macaron.slsa_analyzer.provenance.expectations.expectation_registry import ExpectationRegistry
-from macaron.slsa_analyzer.provenance.intoto import InTotoV01Payload
+from macaron.slsa_analyzer.provenance.intoto import InTotoPayload, InTotoV01Payload
 from macaron.slsa_analyzer.provenance.slsa import SLSAProvenanceData
 from macaron.slsa_analyzer.registry import registry
 from macaron.slsa_analyzer.specs.ci_spec import CIInfo
@@ -111,7 +111,13 @@ def __init__(self, output_path: str, build_log_path: str) -> None:
         # Create database tables: all checks have been registered so all tables should be mapped now
         self.db_man.create_tables()
 
-    def run(self, user_config: dict, sbom_path: str = "", skip_deps: bool = False) -> int:
+    def run(
+        self,
+        user_config: dict,
+        sbom_path: str = "",
+        skip_deps: bool = False,
+        prov_payload: InTotoPayload | None = None,
+    ) -> int:
         """Run the analysis and write results to the output path.
 
         This method handles the configuration file and writes the result html reports including dependencies.
@@ -125,6 +131,8 @@ def run(self, user_config: dict, sbom_path: str = "", skip_deps: bool = False) -
             The path to the SBOM.
         skip_deps : bool
             Flag to skip dependency resolution.
+        prov_payload : InToToPayload | None
+            The provenance intoto payload for the main software component.
 
         Returns
         -------
@@ -154,7 +162,11 @@ def run(self, user_config: dict, sbom_path: str = "", skip_deps: bool = False) -
                 )
 
                 # Analyze the main target.
-                main_record = self.run_single(main_config, analysis)
+                main_record = self.run_single(
+                    main_config,
+                    analysis,
+                    prov_payload=prov_payload,
+                )
 
                 if main_record.status != SCMStatus.AVAILABLE or not main_record.context:
                     logger.info("Analysis has failed.")
@@ -255,6 +267,7 @@ def run_single(
         config: Configuration,
         analysis: Analysis,
         existing_records: dict[str, Record] | None = None,
+        prov_payload: InTotoPayload | None = None,
     ) -> Record:
         """Run the checks for a single repository target.
 
@@ -269,6 +282,8 @@ def run_single(
             The current analysis instance.
         existing_records : dict[str, Record] | None
             The mapping of existing records that the analysis has run successfully.
+        prov_payload : InToToPayload | None
+            The provenance intoto payload for the analyzed software component.
 
         Returns
         -------
@@ -306,6 +321,7 @@ def run_single(
         analyze_ctx.dynamic_data["expectation"] = self.expectations.get_expectation_for_target(
             analyze_ctx.component.purl.split("@")[0]
         )
+        analyze_ctx.dynamic_data["provenance"] = prov_payload
         analyze_ctx.check_results = self.perform_checks(analyze_ctx)
 
         return Record(