diff --git a/docs/development/plugin-triggers.md b/docs/development/plugin-triggers.md
index 5d96f61b7..1e21530f4 100644
--- a/docs/development/plugin-triggers.md
+++ b/docs/development/plugin-triggers.md
@@ -1909,6 +1909,26 @@ DOKKU_SCHEDULER="$1"; APP="$2"; CONTAINER_ID="$3";
 # TODO
 ```
 
+### `scheduler-register-retired`
+
+> Warning: The scheduler plugin trigger apis are under development and may change
+> between minor releases until the 1.0 release.
+
+- Description: Allows scheduling retiring a local container
+- Invoked by: `internally`
+- Arguments: `$APP $CONTAINER_ID`
+- Example:
+
+```shell
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
+APP="$1";
+CONTAINER_ID="$2";
+
+# TODO
+```
+
 ### `scheduler-retire`
 
 > Warning: The scheduler plugin trigger apis are under development and may change
diff --git a/plugins/app-json/appjson.go b/plugins/app-json/appjson.go
index bcb077ad4..687b2e34c 100644
--- a/plugins/app-json/appjson.go
+++ b/plugins/app-json/appjson.go
@@ -270,7 +270,8 @@ func executeScript(appName string, imageTag string, phase string) error {
 	if !containerCommitCmd.Execute() {
 		common.LogFail(fmt.Sprintf("Commiting of '%s' to image failed: %s", phase, command))
 	}
-	return nil
+
+	return common.PlugnTrigger("scheduler-register-retired", []string{appName, containerID}...)
 }
 
 func getEntrypointFromImage(image string) (string, error) {
diff --git a/plugins/builder-herokuish/builder-build b/plugins/builder-herokuish/builder-build
index 44992119d..b905f7f6c 100755
--- a/plugins/builder-herokuish/builder-build
+++ b/plugins/builder-herokuish/builder-build
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ trigger-builder-herokuish-builder-build() {
   fi
 
   "$DOCKER_BIN" container commit "${DOCKER_COMMIT_LABEL_ARGS[@]}" "$CID" "$IMAGE" >/dev/null
+  plugn trigger scheduler-register-retired "$APP" "$CID"
+
   [[ -d $DOKKU_APP_CACHE_DIR ]] || mkdir -p "$DOKKU_APP_CACHE_DIR"
   plugn trigger pre-build-buildpack "$APP" "$SOURCECODE_WORK_DIR"
 
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ trigger-builder-herokuish-builder-build() {
   fi
 
   "$DOCKER_BIN" container commit "${DOCKER_COMMIT_LABEL_ARGS[@]}" "$CID" "$IMAGE" >/dev/null
+  plugn trigger scheduler-register-retired "$APP" "$CID"
 
   plugn trigger post-build-buildpack "$APP" "$SOURCECODE_WORK_DIR"
 }
diff --git a/plugins/builder-herokuish/builder-release b/plugins/builder-herokuish/builder-release
index c4bb2617c..9ea165df1 100755
--- a/plugins/builder-herokuish/builder-release
+++ b/plugins/builder-herokuish/builder-release
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ trigger-builder-herokuish-builder-release() {
     fi
 
     "$DOCKER_BIN" container commit "${DOCKER_COMMIT_LABEL_ARGS[@]}" "$CID" "$IMAGE" >/dev/null
+    plugn trigger scheduler-register-retired "$APP" "$CID"
   fi
   if [[ -n $(config_export app "$APP") ]]; then
     CID=$(config_export app "$APP" | "$DOCKER_BIN" container run "${DOCKER_RUN_LABEL_ARGS[@]}" $DOKKU_GLOBAL_RUN_ARGS -i -a stdin "$IMAGE" /bin/bash -c "mkdir -p /app/.profile.d && cat > /app/.profile.d/01-app-env.sh")
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ trigger-builder-herokuish-builder-release() {
     fi
 
     "$DOCKER_BIN" container commit "${DOCKER_COMMIT_LABEL_ARGS[@]}" "$CID" "$IMAGE" >/dev/null
+    plugn trigger scheduler-register-retired "$APP" "$CID"
   fi
 
   echo "FROM $IMAGE" | suppress_output "$DOCKER_BIN" image build --label=com.dokku.image-stage=release --label=com.dokku.app-name=$APP --label=org.label-schema.schema-version=1.0 --label=org.label-schema.vendor=dokku --label=dokku -t "$IMAGE" -
diff --git a/plugins/builder-herokuish/pre-build-buildpack b/plugins/builder-herokuish/pre-build-buildpack
index e4e4f5e3c..f98c94b5b 100755
--- a/plugins/builder-herokuish/pre-build-buildpack
+++ b/plugins/builder-herokuish/pre-build-buildpack
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ trigger-builder-herokuish-pre-build-buildpack() {
   fi
 
   "$DOCKER_BIN" container commit "${DOCKER_COMMIT_LABEL_ARGS[@]}" "$CID" "$IMAGE" >/dev/null
+  plugn trigger scheduler-register-retired "$APP" "$CID"
 
   # create build env for 'old style' buildpacks and dokku plugins
   CID=$(config_export app "$APP" --format envfile --merged | "$DOCKER_BIN" container run "${DOCKER_RUN_LABEL_ARGS[@]}" $DOKKU_GLOBAL_RUN_ARGS -i -a stdin "$IMAGE" /bin/bash -c "cat >> /app/.env")
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ trigger-builder-herokuish-pre-build-buildpack() {
   fi
 
   "$DOCKER_BIN" container commit "${DOCKER_COMMIT_LABEL_ARGS[@]}" "$CID" "$IMAGE" >/dev/null
+  plugn trigger scheduler-register-retired "$APP" "$CID"
 }
 
 trigger-builder-herokuish-pre-build-buildpack "$@"
diff --git a/plugins/common/functions b/plugins/common/functions
index 08908cd6f..51263f24b 100755
--- a/plugins/common/functions
+++ b/plugins/common/functions
@@ -420,6 +420,7 @@ copy_from_image() {
     local CID=$("$DOCKER_BIN" container create "${DOCKER_CREATE_LABEL_ARGS[@]}" $DOKKU_GLOBAL_RUN_ARGS "$IMAGE")
     "$DOCKER_BIN" container cp "$CID:$SRC_FILE" "$TMP_FILE_COMMAND_OUTPUT" 2>/dev/null || true
     "$DOCKER_BIN" container rm --force "$CID" &>/dev/null
+    plugn trigger scheduler-register-retired "$APP" "$CID"
 
     # docker cp exits with status 1 when run as non-root user when it tries to chown the file
     # after successfully copying the file. Thus, we suppress stderr.
diff --git a/plugins/scheduler-docker-local/pre-deploy b/plugins/scheduler-docker-local/pre-deploy
index 843fffd5b..55e4b8c2d 100755
--- a/plugins/scheduler-docker-local/pre-deploy
+++ b/plugins/scheduler-docker-local/pre-deploy
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ scheduler-docker-local-pre-deploy-chown-app() {
   fi
 
   # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-  "$DOCKER_BIN" container run "${DOCKER_RUN_LABEL_ARGS[@]}" $DOKKU_GLOBAL_RUN_ARGS "${ARG_ARRAY[@]}" $IMAGE /bin/bash -c "find $CONTAINER_PATHS -not -user $DOKKU_APP_USER -print0 | xargs -0 -r chown -R $DOKKU_APP_USER" || true
+  "$DOCKER_BIN" container run --rm "${DOCKER_RUN_LABEL_ARGS[@]}" $DOKKU_GLOBAL_RUN_ARGS "${ARG_ARRAY[@]}" $IMAGE /bin/bash -c "find $CONTAINER_PATHS -not -user $DOKKU_APP_USER -print0 | xargs -0 -r chown -R $DOKKU_APP_USER" || true
 }
 
 scheduler-docker-local-pre-deploy-precheck() {
diff --git a/plugins/scheduler-docker-local/scheduler-register-retired b/plugins/scheduler-docker-local/scheduler-register-retired
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..4b1882668
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/scheduler-docker-local/scheduler-register-retired
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -eo pipefail
+[[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
+source "$PLUGIN_AVAILABLE_PATH/scheduler-docker-local/internal-functions"
+
+trigger-scheduler-docker-local-scheduler-register-retired() {
+  declare desc="register a container for retiring"
+  declare trigger="scheduler-register-retired"
+  declare APP="$1" CONTAINER_ID="$2" WAIT="${3:-60}"
+
+  fn-scheduler-docker-local-register-retired-container "$APP" "$CONTAINER_ID" "$WAIT"
+}
+
+trigger-scheduler-docker-local-scheduler-register-retired "$@"