diff --git a/sdk/src/store.rs b/sdk/src/store.rs
index c1cd24a5e..30b69ba54 100644
--- a/sdk/src/store.rs
+++ b/sdk/src/store.rs
@@ -194,6 +194,11 @@ impl Store {
         self.remote_url.as_deref()
     }
 
+    // Set the remote url of the manifest if this Store
+    pub(crate) fn set_remote_url(&mut self, url: &str) {
+        self.remote_url = Some(url.to_string());
+    }
+
     /// Returns if the [`Store`] was created from an embedded manifest.
     pub fn is_embedded(&self) -> bool {
         self.embedded
@@ -3756,12 +3761,19 @@ impl Store {
         stream.rewind()?;
 
         // First we convert the JUMBF into a usable store.
-        let store = Store::from_jumbf_with_settings(c2pa_data, validation_log, settings)
+        let mut store = Store::from_jumbf_with_settings(c2pa_data, validation_log, settings)
             .inspect_err(|e| {
                 log_item!("asset", "error loading file", "load_from_asset")
                     .failure_no_throw(validation_log, e);
             })?;
 
+        // fetch remote manifest if available
+        if let Some(ext_ref) =
+            crate::utils::xmp_inmemory_utils::XmpInfo::from_source(&mut stream, format).provenance
+        {
+            store.set_remote_url(&ext_ref);
+        }
+
         if verify {
             stream.rewind()?;
             let mut asset_data = ClaimAssetData::Stream(&mut stream, format);
diff --git a/sdk/tests/test_builder.rs b/sdk/tests/test_builder.rs
index 4bfa0a588..30009a333 100644
--- a/sdk/tests/test_builder.rs
+++ b/sdk/tests/test_builder.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 // specific language governing permissions and limitations under
 // each license.
 
-use std::io::{self, Cursor};
+use std::io::{self, Cursor, Seek};
 
 use c2pa::{
     settings::Settings, validation_status, Builder, BuilderIntent, ManifestAssertionKind, Reader,
@@ -79,6 +79,70 @@ fn test_builder_riff() -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_builder_sidecar_only_bmff_cawg() -> Result<()> {
+    Settings::from_toml(include_str!("../tests/fixtures/test_settings.toml"))?;
+    Settings::from_toml(include_str!(
+        "../tests/fixtures/test_settings_with_cawg_signing.toml"
+    ))?; // overlay cawg settings
+
+    let mut source = Cursor::new(include_bytes!("fixtures/video1.mp4"));
+    let format = "video/mp4";
+    let mut dest = Cursor::new(Vec::new());
+
+    let manifest_json = r#"
+    {
+        "assertions": [
+            {
+                "label": "c2pa.metadata",
+                "kind": "Json",
+                "data": {
+                    "@context": { "exif": "http://ns.adobe.com/exif/1.0/" },
+                    "exif:GPSLatitude": "39,21.102N"
+                }
+            },
+            {
+                "label": "cawg.metadata",
+                "kind": "Json",
+                "data": {
+                    "@context": { "cawg": "http://cawg.org/ns/1.0/" },
+                    "cawg:SomeField": "SomeValue"
+                }
+            },
+            {
+                "label": "c2pa.assertion.metadata",
+                "data": {
+                    "@context": { "custom": "http://custom.org/ns/1.0/" },
+                    "custom:Field": "CustomValue"
+                }
+            },
+            {
+                "label": "org.myorg.metadata",
+                "data": {
+                    "@context": { "myorg": "http://myorg.org/ns/1.0/" },
+                    "myorg:Field": "MyOrgValue"
+                }
+            }
+        ]
+    }
+    "#;
+
+    let mut builder = Builder::from_json(manifest_json)?;
+    builder.set_intent(BuilderIntent::Edit);
+    builder.definition.claim_version = Some(2); // use v1 for this test
+    builder.no_embed = true;
+    builder.remote_url = Some("http://somecompany.org".to_string());
+    let c2pa_data = builder.sign(&Settings::signer()?, format, &mut source, &mut dest)?;
+
+    dest.rewind()?;
+    let reader1 = Reader::from_manifest_data_and_stream(&c2pa_data, format, &mut dest)?;
+    assert!(!reader1.is_embedded());
+    assert_eq!(reader1.remote_url().unwrap(), "http://somecompany.org/");
+    println!("reader1: {reader1}");
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_builder_sidecar_only() -> Result<()> {
     Settings::from_toml(include_str!("../tests/fixtures/test_settings.toml"))?;