diff --git a/base/comps/components.toml b/base/comps/components.toml
index cfed7f265dd..43787104de0 100644
--- a/base/comps/components.toml
+++ b/base/comps/components.toml
@@ -1887,7 +1887,6 @@ includes = ["**/*.comp.toml", "component-check-disablement.toml", "component-min
 [components.libslirp]
 [components.libsmi]
 [components.libsodium]
-[components.libsolv]
 [components.libsoup]
 [components.libspatialite]
 [components.libspectre]
diff --git a/base/comps/libsolv/0002-Make-file-time-available-for-dnf-plugins.patch b/base/comps/libsolv/0002-Make-file-time-available-for-dnf-plugins.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0e3cb759064
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base/comps/libsolv/0002-Make-file-time-available-for-dnf-plugins.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+diff --git a/ext/repo_rpmmd.c b/ext/repo_rpmmd.c
+index 42b7c73..2d3281c 100644
+--- a/ext/repo_rpmmd.c
++++ b/ext/repo_rpmmd.c
+@@ -842,6 +842,9 @@ startElement(struct solv_xmlparser *xmlp, int state, const char *name, const cha
+         str = solv_xmlparser_find_attr("build", atts);
+         if (str && (ti = strtoull(str, 0, 10)) != 0)
+           repodata_set_num(pd->data, handle, SOLVABLE_BUILDTIME, ti);
++        str = solv_xmlparser_find_attr("file", atts);
++        if (str && (ti = strtoull(str, 0, 10)) != 0)
++          repodata_set_num(pd->data, handle, SOLVABLE_FILETIME, ti);
+ 	break;
+       }
+     case STATE_SIZE:
+diff --git a/src/knownid.h b/src/knownid.h
+index 3d558af..abad692 100644
+--- a/src/knownid.h
++++ b/src/knownid.h
+@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ KNOWNID(UPDATE_COLLECTIONLIST,		"update:collectionlist"),	/* list of UPDATE_COLL
+ KNOWNID(SOLVABLE_MULTIARCH,		"solvable:multiarch"),		/* debian multi-arch field */
+ KNOWNID(SOLVABLE_SIGNATUREDATA,		"solvable:signaturedata"),	/* conda */
+ KNOWNID(SOLVABLE_ORDERWITHREQUIRES,	"solvable:orderwithrequires"),	/* rpm */
++KNOWNID(SOLVABLE_FILETIME,		"solvable:filetime"),		/* file publish time from rpm-md <time file="..."> */
+ 
+ KNOWNID(ID_NUM_INTERNAL,		0)
+ 
+diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
+index 8a5cd8a..9fda423 100644
+--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -18,4 +18,12 @@ FOREACH(tcdir testcases libsolv-zypptestcases)
+             ENDIF ()
+         ENDFOREACH ()
+     ENDIF ()
+-ENDFOREACH ()
+\ No newline at end of file
++ENDFOREACH ()
++
++# Standalone regression test: verify the rpm-md <time file="..."/> attribute
++# is retained as solvable:filetime. repo_add_rpmmd is only built with RPMMD.
++IF (ENABLE_RPMMD)
++    ADD_EXECUTABLE (test_rpmmd_filetime test_rpmmd_filetime.c)
++    TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES (test_rpmmd_filetime libsolvext libsolv ${SYSTEM_LIBRARIES})
++    ADD_TEST (rpmmd_filetime ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/test_rpmmd_filetime)
++ENDIF (ENABLE_RPMMD)
+diff --git a/test/test_rpmmd_filetime.c b/test/test_rpmmd_filetime.c
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000..5a9df21
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/test/test_rpmmd_filetime.c
+@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
++/*
++ * test_rpmmd_filetime.c
++ *
++ * Regression test for the rpm-md primary.xml parser (ext/repo_rpmmd.c):
++ * the package <time file="..."/> attribute must be recorded as
++ * solvable:filetime. This value is a prerequisite for the DNF
++ * virtual-snapshot plugins.
++ *
++ * If the parsing regresses, filetime is no longer stored and this test
++ * fails, even while the rest of the ctest suite stays green.
++ */
++
++#include <stdio.h>
++
++#include "pool.h"
++#include "repo.h"
++#include "repo_rpmmd.h"
++#include "solv_xfopen.h"
++#include "knownid.h"
++
++/* Minimal rpm-md primary.xml with a single package that carries both a
++ * build time and, crucially, a file publish time (<time file="123">). */
++static const char primary_xml[] =
++"<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n"
++"<metadata xmlns=\"http://linux.duke.edu/metadata/common\""
++" xmlns:rpm=\"http://linux.duke.edu/metadata/rpm\" packages=\"1\">\n"
++"  <package type=\"rpm\">\n"
++"    <name>filetime-test</name>\n"
++"    <arch>x86_64</arch>\n"
++"    <version epoch=\"0\" ver=\"1.0\" rel=\"1\"/>\n"
++"    <time file=\"123\" build=\"456\"/>\n"
++"  </package>\n"
++"</metadata>\n";
++
++int
++main(int argc, char **argv)
++{
++  Pool *pool;
++  Repo *repo;
++  FILE *fp;
++  Id p;
++  Solvable *s;
++  unsigned long long filetime = 0, buildtime = 0;
++  int nsolv = 0;
++
++  (void)argc;
++  (void)argv;
++
++  pool = pool_create();
++  repo = repo_create(pool, "test");
++
++  fp = solv_fmemopen(primary_xml, sizeof(primary_xml) - 1, "r");
++  if (!fp)
++    {
++      fprintf(stderr, "FAIL: solv_fmemopen failed\n");
++      pool_free(pool);
++      return 1;
++    }
++  if (repo_add_rpmmd(repo, fp, 0, 0) != 0)
++    {
++      fprintf(stderr, "FAIL: repo_add_rpmmd: %s\n", pool_errstr(pool));
++      fclose(fp);
++      pool_free(pool);
++      return 1;
++    }
++  fclose(fp);
++
++  FOR_REPO_SOLVABLES(repo, p, s)
++    {
++      nsolv++;
++      buildtime = solvable_lookup_num(s, SOLVABLE_BUILDTIME, 0);
++      filetime = solvable_lookup_num(s, SOLVABLE_FILETIME, 0);
++    }
++
++  if (nsolv != 1)
++    {
++      fprintf(stderr, "FAIL: expected 1 solvable, parsed %d\n", nsolv);
++      pool_free(pool);
++      return 1;
++    }
++  /* Sanity: the pre-existing <time build="..."> handling must still work. */
++  if (buildtime != 456)
++    {
++      fprintf(stderr, "FAIL: solvable:buildtime = %llu, expected 456\n", buildtime);
++      pool_free(pool);
++      return 1;
++    }
++  /* The behavior under test: <time file="123"> must land in filetime. */
++  if (filetime != 123)
++    {
++      fprintf(stderr, "FAIL: solvable:filetime = %llu, expected 123 "
++                      "(<time file=\"123\"> not retained)\n", filetime);
++      pool_free(pool);
++      return 1;
++    }
++
++  printf("PASS: <time file=\"123\"> retained as solvable:filetime=%llu\n", filetime);
++  pool_free(pool);
++  return 0;
++}
+
diff --git a/base/comps/libsolv/libsolv.comp.toml b/base/comps/libsolv/libsolv.comp.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d65526a825b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base/comps/libsolv/libsolv.comp.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[components.libsolv]
+
+[[components.libsolv.overlays]]
+description = "Make file time available for dnf plugins, a prerequisite for virtual snapshots"
+type = "patch-add"
+source = "0002-Make-file-time-available-for-dnf-plugins.patch"
+
diff --git a/locks/libsolv.lock b/locks/libsolv.lock
index 5c42b0cccb5..14cbcd847b3 100644
--- a/locks/libsolv.lock
+++ b/locks/libsolv.lock
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 version = 1
 import-commit = '79322f1922db127510ba1c139e716cf0e5811be3'
 upstream-commit = '79322f1922db127510ba1c139e716cf0e5811be3'
-input-fingerprint = 'sha256:ef5021e2792f271b837f15b94013787e49940d62518ae0fcac6b996b9cdadda3'
+input-fingerprint = 'sha256:dad319708aa422b2633d91ee72cb070a0383cc3d6735386d0105d07f051bb47d'
 resolution-input-hash = 'sha256:466421704711c4fd3c71f0b2ed715a0e61d49e3e26f3a2637fee755795849c8e'
diff --git a/specs/l/libsolv/0002-Make-file-time-available-for-dnf-plugins.patch b/specs/l/libsolv/0002-Make-file-time-available-for-dnf-plugins.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0e3cb759064
--- /dev/null
+++ b/specs/l/libsolv/0002-Make-file-time-available-for-dnf-plugins.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+diff --git a/ext/repo_rpmmd.c b/ext/repo_rpmmd.c
+index 42b7c73..2d3281c 100644
+--- a/ext/repo_rpmmd.c
++++ b/ext/repo_rpmmd.c
+@@ -842,6 +842,9 @@ startElement(struct solv_xmlparser *xmlp, int state, const char *name, const cha
+         str = solv_xmlparser_find_attr("build", atts);
+         if (str && (ti = strtoull(str, 0, 10)) != 0)
+           repodata_set_num(pd->data, handle, SOLVABLE_BUILDTIME, ti);
++        str = solv_xmlparser_find_attr("file", atts);
++        if (str && (ti = strtoull(str, 0, 10)) != 0)
++          repodata_set_num(pd->data, handle, SOLVABLE_FILETIME, ti);
+ 	break;
+       }
+     case STATE_SIZE:
+diff --git a/src/knownid.h b/src/knownid.h
+index 3d558af..abad692 100644
+--- a/src/knownid.h
++++ b/src/knownid.h
+@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ KNOWNID(UPDATE_COLLECTIONLIST,		"update:collectionlist"),	/* list of UPDATE_COLL
+ KNOWNID(SOLVABLE_MULTIARCH,		"solvable:multiarch"),		/* debian multi-arch field */
+ KNOWNID(SOLVABLE_SIGNATUREDATA,		"solvable:signaturedata"),	/* conda */
+ KNOWNID(SOLVABLE_ORDERWITHREQUIRES,	"solvable:orderwithrequires"),	/* rpm */
++KNOWNID(SOLVABLE_FILETIME,		"solvable:filetime"),		/* file publish time from rpm-md <time file="..."> */
+ 
+ KNOWNID(ID_NUM_INTERNAL,		0)
+ 
+diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
+index 8a5cd8a..9fda423 100644
+--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -18,4 +18,12 @@ FOREACH(tcdir testcases libsolv-zypptestcases)
+             ENDIF ()
+         ENDFOREACH ()
+     ENDIF ()
+-ENDFOREACH ()
+\ No newline at end of file
++ENDFOREACH ()
++
++# Standalone regression test: verify the rpm-md <time file="..."/> attribute
++# is retained as solvable:filetime. repo_add_rpmmd is only built with RPMMD.
++IF (ENABLE_RPMMD)
++    ADD_EXECUTABLE (test_rpmmd_filetime test_rpmmd_filetime.c)
++    TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES (test_rpmmd_filetime libsolvext libsolv ${SYSTEM_LIBRARIES})
++    ADD_TEST (rpmmd_filetime ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/test_rpmmd_filetime)
++ENDIF (ENABLE_RPMMD)
+diff --git a/test/test_rpmmd_filetime.c b/test/test_rpmmd_filetime.c
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000..5a9df21
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/test/test_rpmmd_filetime.c
+@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
++/*
++ * test_rpmmd_filetime.c
++ *
++ * Regression test for the rpm-md primary.xml parser (ext/repo_rpmmd.c):
++ * the package <time file="..."/> attribute must be recorded as
++ * solvable:filetime. This value is a prerequisite for the DNF
++ * virtual-snapshot plugins.
++ *
++ * If the parsing regresses, filetime is no longer stored and this test
++ * fails, even while the rest of the ctest suite stays green.
++ */
++
++#include <stdio.h>
++
++#include "pool.h"
++#include "repo.h"
++#include "repo_rpmmd.h"
++#include "solv_xfopen.h"
++#include "knownid.h"
++
++/* Minimal rpm-md primary.xml with a single package that carries both a
++ * build time and, crucially, a file publish time (<time file="123">). */
++static const char primary_xml[] =
++"<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n"
++"<metadata xmlns=\"http://linux.duke.edu/metadata/common\""
++" xmlns:rpm=\"http://linux.duke.edu/metadata/rpm\" packages=\"1\">\n"
++"  <package type=\"rpm\">\n"
++"    <name>filetime-test</name>\n"
++"    <arch>x86_64</arch>\n"
++"    <version epoch=\"0\" ver=\"1.0\" rel=\"1\"/>\n"
++"    <time file=\"123\" build=\"456\"/>\n"
++"  </package>\n"
++"</metadata>\n";
++
++int
++main(int argc, char **argv)
++{
++  Pool *pool;
++  Repo *repo;
++  FILE *fp;
++  Id p;
++  Solvable *s;
++  unsigned long long filetime = 0, buildtime = 0;
++  int nsolv = 0;
++
++  (void)argc;
++  (void)argv;
++
++  pool = pool_create();
++  repo = repo_create(pool, "test");
++
++  fp = solv_fmemopen(primary_xml, sizeof(primary_xml) - 1, "r");
++  if (!fp)
++    {
++      fprintf(stderr, "FAIL: solv_fmemopen failed\n");
++      pool_free(pool);
++      return 1;
++    }
++  if (repo_add_rpmmd(repo, fp, 0, 0) != 0)
++    {
++      fprintf(stderr, "FAIL: repo_add_rpmmd: %s\n", pool_errstr(pool));
++      fclose(fp);
++      pool_free(pool);
++      return 1;
++    }
++  fclose(fp);
++
++  FOR_REPO_SOLVABLES(repo, p, s)
++    {
++      nsolv++;
++      buildtime = solvable_lookup_num(s, SOLVABLE_BUILDTIME, 0);
++      filetime = solvable_lookup_num(s, SOLVABLE_FILETIME, 0);
++    }
++
++  if (nsolv != 1)
++    {
++      fprintf(stderr, "FAIL: expected 1 solvable, parsed %d\n", nsolv);
++      pool_free(pool);
++      return 1;
++    }
++  /* Sanity: the pre-existing <time build="..."> handling must still work. */
++  if (buildtime != 456)
++    {
++      fprintf(stderr, "FAIL: solvable:buildtime = %llu, expected 456\n", buildtime);
++      pool_free(pool);
++      return 1;
++    }
++  /* The behavior under test: <time file="123"> must land in filetime. */
++  if (filetime != 123)
++    {
++      fprintf(stderr, "FAIL: solvable:filetime = %llu, expected 123 "
++                      "(<time file=\"123\"> not retained)\n", filetime);
++      pool_free(pool);
++      return 1;
++    }
++
++  printf("PASS: <time file=\"123\"> retained as solvable:filetime=%llu\n", filetime);
++  pool_free(pool);
++  return 0;
++}
+
diff --git a/specs/l/libsolv/libsolv.spec b/specs/l/libsolv/libsolv.spec
index daf8b2f26e8..0a9e43b8767 100644
--- a/specs/l/libsolv/libsolv.spec
+++ b/specs/l/libsolv/libsolv.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ## (rpmautospec version 0.8.3)
 ## RPMAUTOSPEC: autorelease, autochangelog
 %define autorelease(e:s:pb:n) %{?-p:0.}%{lua:
-    release_number = 4;
+    release_number = 5;
     base_release_number = tonumber(rpm.expand("%{?-b*}%{!?-b:1}"));
     print(release_number + base_release_number - 1);
 }%{?-e:.%{-e*}}%{?-s:.%{-s*}}%{!?-n:%{?dist}}
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ BuildRequires:  libzstd-devel
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(zck)
 %endif
 
+Patch1: 0002-Make-file-time-available-for-dnf-plugins.patch
 %description
 A free package dependency solver using a satisfiability algorithm. The
 library is based on two major, but independent, blocks:
@@ -314,6 +315,10 @@ export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=%{buildroot}%{_libdir}
 
 %changelog
 ## START: Generated by rpmautospec
+* Thu Jul 09 2026 Matt Bearup <mbearup@microsoft.com> - 0.7.35-5
+- feat(libsolv): Enable libsolv to expose file time to dnf plugins; a
+  prerequisite for supporting virtual snapshots
+
 * Thu Apr 30 2026 Daniel McIlvaney <damcilva@microsoft.com> - 0.7.35-4
 - feat: introduce deterministic commit resolution via Azure Linux lock file