diff --git a/build/result.go b/build/result.go
index 3d33adb8..de8a6728 100644
--- a/build/result.go
+++ b/build/result.go
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@ import (
 	gateway "github.com/moby/buildkit/frontend/gateway/client"
 	"github.com/moby/buildkit/solver/errdefs"
 	"github.com/moby/buildkit/solver/pb"
+	"github.com/moby/buildkit/solver/result"
 	specs "github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/specs-go/v1"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
 )
 
 func NewResultContext(ctx context.Context, c *client.Client, solveOpt client.SolveOpt, res *gateway.Result) (*ResultContext, error) {
@@ -28,23 +30,21 @@ func NewResultContext(ctx context.Context, c *client.Client, solveOpt client.Sol
 	return getResultAt(ctx, c, solveOpt, def, nil)
 }
 
-func getDefinition(ctx context.Context, res *gateway.Result) (*pb.Definition, error) {
-	ref, err := res.SingleRef()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	st, err := ref.ToState()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	def, err := st.Marshal(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return def.ToPB(), nil
+func getDefinition(ctx context.Context, res *gateway.Result) (*result.Result[*pb.Definition], error) {
+	return result.ConvertResult(res, func(ref gateway.Reference) (*pb.Definition, error) {
+		st, err := ref.ToState()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		def, err := st.Marshal(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return def.ToPB(), nil
+	})
 }
 
-func getResultAt(ctx context.Context, c *client.Client, solveOpt client.SolveOpt, target *pb.Definition, statusChan chan *client.SolveStatus) (*ResultContext, error) {
+func getResultAt(ctx context.Context, c *client.Client, solveOpt client.SolveOpt, targets *result.Result[*pb.Definition], statusChan chan *client.SolveStatus) (*ResultContext, error) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 
@@ -80,12 +80,29 @@ func getResultAt(ctx context.Context, c *client.Client, solveOpt client.SolveOpt
 			doneErr := errors.Errorf("done")
 			ctx, cancel := context.WithCancelCause(ctx)
 			defer cancel(doneErr)
-			resultCtx := ResultContext{}
-			res2, err := c.Solve(ctx, gateway.SolveRequest{
-				Evaluate:   true,
-				Definition: target,
+
+			// force evaluation of all targets in parallel
+			results := make(map[*pb.Definition]*gateway.Result)
+			resultsMu := sync.Mutex{}
+			eg, egCtx := errgroup.WithContext(ctx)
+			targets.EachRef(func(def *pb.Definition) error {
+				eg.Go(func() error {
+					res2, err := c.Solve(egCtx, gateway.SolveRequest{
+						Evaluate:   true,
+						Definition: def,
+					})
+					if err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
+					resultsMu.Lock()
+					results[def] = res2
+					resultsMu.Unlock()
+					return nil
+				})
+				return nil
 			})
-			if err != nil {
+			resultCtx := ResultContext{}
+			if err := eg.Wait(); err != nil {
 				var se *errdefs.SolveError
 				if errors.As(err, &se) {
 					resultCtx.solveErr = se
@@ -93,6 +110,13 @@ func getResultAt(ctx context.Context, c *client.Client, solveOpt client.SolveOpt
 					return nil, err
 				}
 			}
+			res2, _ := result.ConvertResult(targets, func(def *pb.Definition) (gateway.Reference, error) {
+				if res, ok := results[def]; ok {
+					return res.Ref, nil
+				}
+				return nil, nil
+			})
+
 			// Record the client and ctx as well so that containers can be created from the SolveError.
 			resultCtx.res = res2
 			resultCtx.gwClient = c
@@ -208,32 +232,25 @@ func (r *ResultContext) getProcessConfig(cfg *controllerapi.InvokeConfig, stdin
 }
 
 func containerConfigFromResult(ctx context.Context, res *gateway.Result, c gateway.Client, cfg controllerapi.InvokeConfig) (*gateway.NewContainerRequest, error) {
-	if res.Ref == nil {
-		return nil, errors.Errorf("no reference is registered")
-	}
 	if cfg.Initial {
 		return nil, errors.Errorf("starting from the container from the initial state of the step is supported only on the failed steps")
 	}
-	st, err := res.Ref.ToState()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	def, err := st.Marshal(ctx)
+
+	ps, err := exptypes.ParsePlatforms(res.Metadata)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	imgRef, err := c.Solve(ctx, gateway.SolveRequest{
-		Definition: def.ToPB(),
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	ref, ok := res.FindRef(ps.Platforms[0].ID)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("no reference found")
 	}
+
 	return &gateway.NewContainerRequest{
 		Mounts: []gateway.Mount{
 			{
 				Dest:      "/",
 				MountType: pb.MountType_BIND,
-				Ref:       imgRef.Ref,
+				Ref:       ref,
 			},
 		},
 	}, nil