diff --git a/images/macos/provision/core/commonutils.sh b/images/macos/provision/core/commonutils.sh
index a479974cd..0ff45595e 100644
--- a/images/macos/provision/core/commonutils.sh
+++ b/images/macos/provision/core/commonutils.sh
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ binst_common_utils=(
     p7zip
     ant
     aria2
+    gnu-tar
 )
 
 if is_Less_BigSur; then
diff --git a/images/macos/software-report/SoftwareReport.Generator.ps1 b/images/macos/software-report/SoftwareReport.Generator.ps1
index 9695971ae..a91cdde2f 100644
--- a/images/macos/software-report/SoftwareReport.Generator.ps1
+++ b/images/macos/software-report/SoftwareReport.Generator.ps1
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ $helmVersion = Run-Command "helm version --short"
 $mongo = Run-Command "mongo --version" | Select-String "MongoDB shell version" | Take-Part -Part 3
 $mongod = Run-Command "mongod --version" | Select-String "db version " | Take-Part -Part 2
 $p7zip = Run-Command "7z i" | Select-String "7-Zip" | Take-Part -Part 0,2
+$gnuTar = Run-Command "gtar --version" | Select-String "tar" | Take-Part -Part 3
+$bsdtar = Run-Command "tar --version" | Take-Part -Part 1
 
 $markdown += New-MDHeader "Utilities" -Level 3
 $markdown += New-MDList -Style Unordered -NoNewLine -Lines @(
@@ -164,7 +166,9 @@ $markdown += New-MDList -Style Unordered -NoNewLine -Lines @(
     "helm $helmVersion",
     "mongo $mongo",
     "mongod $mongod",
-    $p7zip
+    $p7zip,
+    "bsdtar $bsdtar - available by 'tar' alias",
+    "GNU Tar $gnuTar - available by 'gtar' alias"
 )
 if ($os.IsHigherThanMojave) {
     $newmanVersion = Run-Command "newman --version"
diff --git a/images/macos/tests/Common.Tests.ps1 b/images/macos/tests/Common.Tests.ps1
index e45eff03f..47cc08933 100644
--- a/images/macos/tests/Common.Tests.ps1
+++ b/images/macos/tests/Common.Tests.ps1
@@ -248,6 +248,10 @@ Describe "Common utilities" {
     It "Apache Ant" {
         "ant -version" | Should -ReturnZeroExitCode
     }
+
+    It "GNU Tar" {
+        "gtar --version" | Should -ReturnZeroExitCode
+    }
 }
 
 Describe "Browsers" {