diff --git a/.changes/1315.json b/.changes/1315.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c7aacc1c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/1315.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+    "description": "allow appending arbitrary arguments to container runtime",
+    "type": "added"
+}
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 063c2088f..14910381a 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ impl Environment {
         get_possible_image(self, "IMAGE", "IMAGE_TOOLCHAIN", get_target, get_target)
     }
 
+    fn extra_args(&self, target: &Target) -> (Option<Vec<String>>, Option<Vec<String>>) {
+        self.get_values_for("EXTRA_ARGS", target, split_to_cloned_by_ws)
+    }
+
     fn dockerfile(&self, target: &Target) -> (Option<String>, Option<String>) {
         self.get_values_for("DOCKERFILE", target, ToOwned::to_owned)
     }
@@ -409,6 +413,10 @@ impl Config {
         )
     }
 
+    pub fn extra_args(&self, target: &Target) -> Result<Option<Vec<String>>> {
+        self.get_from_ref(target, Environment::extra_args, CrossToml::extra_args)
+    }
+
     pub fn env_volumes(&self, target: &Target) -> Result<Option<Vec<String>>> {
         self.get_from_ref(target, Environment::volumes, CrossToml::env_volumes)
     }
diff --git a/src/cross_toml.rs b/src/cross_toml.rs
index b079b04ce..fc51a935f 100644
--- a/src/cross_toml.rs
+++ b/src/cross_toml.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ use std::str::FromStr;
 pub struct CrossEnvConfig {
     volumes: Option<Vec<String>>,
     passthrough: Option<Vec<String>>,
+    /// Additional arguments to the underlying container engine
+    extra_args: Option<Vec<String>>,
 }
 
 /// Build configuration
@@ -362,6 +364,14 @@ impl CrossToml {
         )
     }
 
+    pub fn extra_args(&self, target: &Target) -> (Option<&[String]>, Option<&[String]>) {
+        self.get_ref(
+            target,
+            |build| build.env.extra_args.as_deref(),
+            |t| t.env.extra_args.as_deref(),
+        )
+    }
+
     /// Returns the default target to build,
     pub fn default_target(&self, target_list: &TargetList) -> Option<Target> {
         self.build
@@ -614,6 +624,7 @@ mod tests {
                 env: CrossEnvConfig {
                     volumes: Some(vec![p!("VOL1_ARG"), p!("VOL2_ARG")]),
                     passthrough: Some(vec![p!("VAR1"), p!("VAR2")]),
+                    extra_args: None,
                 },
                 xargo: Some(true),
                 build_std: None,
@@ -652,6 +663,7 @@ mod tests {
                 env: CrossEnvConfig {
                     passthrough: Some(vec![p!("VAR1"), p!("VAR2")]),
                     volumes: Some(vec![p!("VOL1_ARG"), p!("VOL2_ARG")]),
+                    extra_args: None,
                 },
                 xargo: Some(false),
                 build_std: Some(true),
@@ -670,6 +682,7 @@ mod tests {
                 env: CrossEnvConfig {
                     passthrough: None,
                     volumes: None,
+                    extra_args: None,
                 },
                 xargo: None,
                 build_std: None,
@@ -740,6 +753,7 @@ mod tests {
                 env: CrossEnvConfig {
                     passthrough: None,
                     volumes: Some(vec![p!("VOL")]),
+                    extra_args: None,
                 },
             },
         );
@@ -750,6 +764,7 @@ mod tests {
                 env: CrossEnvConfig {
                     volumes: None,
                     passthrough: Some(vec![]),
+                    extra_args: None,
                 },
                 xargo: Some(true),
                 build_std: None,
@@ -824,6 +839,7 @@ mod tests {
                 env: CrossEnvConfig {
                     passthrough: None,
                     volumes: None,
+                    extra_args: None,
                 },
                 build_std: None,
                 xargo: Some(true),
diff --git a/src/docker/local.rs b/src/docker/local.rs
index 4f3653459..ace2de3d1 100644
--- a/src/docker/local.rs
+++ b/src/docker/local.rs
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ pub(crate) fn run(
 
     let mut docker = engine.subcommand("run");
     docker.add_userns();
+    docker.add_extra_args(&options)?;
 
     // Podman on macOS doesn't support selinux labels, see issue #756
     #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
diff --git a/src/docker/remote.rs b/src/docker/remote.rs
index 9a6d3185b..64f7e8b00 100644
--- a/src/docker/remote.rs
+++ b/src/docker/remote.rs
@@ -758,6 +758,9 @@ pub(crate) fn run(
             msg_info,
         )
         .wrap_err("could not determine mount points")?;
+    docker
+        .add_extra_args(&options)
+        .wrap_err("could not determine additional container arguments")?;
 
     docker
         .add_seccomp(engine.kind, target, &paths.metadata)
diff --git a/src/docker/shared.rs b/src/docker/shared.rs
index 83ec3bfc9..21880fda1 100644
--- a/src/docker/shared.rs
+++ b/src/docker/shared.rs
@@ -955,6 +955,7 @@ pub(crate) trait DockerCommandExt {
         target: &Target,
         metadata: &CargoMetadata,
     ) -> Result<()>;
+    fn add_extra_args(&mut self, options: &DockerOptions) -> Result<()>;
     fn add_mounts(
         &mut self,
         options: &DockerOptions,
@@ -1164,6 +1165,14 @@ impl DockerCommandExt for Command {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    fn add_extra_args(&mut self, options: &DockerOptions) -> Result<()> {
+        let extra_args = options.config.extra_args(&options.target)?;
+        if let Some(args) = extra_args {
+            self.args(args);
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     fn add_mounts(
         &mut self,
         options: &DockerOptions,