diff --git a/pkg/commands/artifact/run.go b/pkg/commands/artifact/run.go
index fea6e33666d1..dfcc6f67b7d7 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/artifact/run.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/artifact/run.go
@@ -531,6 +531,7 @@ func initScannerConfig(opts flag.Options, cacheClient cache.Cache) (ScannerConfi
 		ImageConfigScanners: opts.ImageConfigScanners, // this is valid only for 'image' subcommand
 		ScanRemovedPackages: opts.ScanRemovedPkgs,     // this is valid only for 'image' subcommand
 		Platform:            opts.Platform,            // this is valid only for 'image' subcommand
+		DockerHost:          opts.DockerHost,          // this is valid only for 'image' subcommand
 		ListAllPackages:     opts.ListAllPkgs,
 		LicenseCategories:   opts.LicenseCategories,
 		FilePatterns:        opts.FilePatterns,
@@ -617,6 +618,7 @@ func initScannerConfig(opts flag.Options, cacheClient cache.Cache) (ScannerConfi
 			SBOMSources:       opts.SBOMSources,
 			RekorURL:          opts.RekorURL,
 			Platform:          opts.Platform,
+			DockerHost:        opts.DockerHost,
 			Slow:              opts.Slow,
 			AWSRegion:         opts.Region,
 
diff --git a/pkg/commands/artifact/scanner.go b/pkg/commands/artifact/scanner.go
index 74df2f6f1270..dbd80669879d 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/artifact/scanner.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/artifact/scanner.go
@@ -12,12 +12,22 @@ import (
 // imageStandaloneScanner initializes a container image scanner in standalone mode
 // $ trivy image alpine:3.15
 func imageStandaloneScanner(ctx context.Context, conf ScannerConfig) (scanner.Scanner, func(), error) {
-	dockerOpt, err := types.GetDockerOption(conf.ArtifactOption.InsecureSkipTLS, conf.ArtifactOption.Platform)
+	dockerOpt, err := types.GetDockerOption(
+		conf.ArtifactOption.InsecureSkipTLS,
+		conf.ArtifactOption.Platform,
+		conf.ArtifactOption.DockerHost,
+	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return scanner.Scanner{}, nil, err
 	}
-	s, cleanup, err := initializeDockerScanner(ctx, conf.Target, conf.ArtifactCache, conf.LocalArtifactCache,
-		dockerOpt, conf.ArtifactOption)
+	s, cleanup, err := initializeDockerScanner(
+		ctx,
+		conf.Target,
+		conf.ArtifactCache,
+		conf.LocalArtifactCache,
+		dockerOpt,
+		conf.ArtifactOption,
+	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return scanner.Scanner{}, func() {}, xerrors.Errorf("unable to initialize a docker scanner: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -39,7 +49,7 @@ func archiveStandaloneScanner(ctx context.Context, conf ScannerConfig) (scanner.
 func imageRemoteScanner(ctx context.Context, conf ScannerConfig) (
 	scanner.Scanner, func(), error) {
 	// Scan an image in Docker Engine, Docker Registry, etc.
-	dockerOpt, err := types.GetDockerOption(conf.ArtifactOption.InsecureSkipTLS, conf.ArtifactOption.Platform)
+	dockerOpt, err := types.GetDockerOption(conf.ArtifactOption.InsecureSkipTLS, conf.ArtifactOption.Platform, "")
 	if err != nil {
 		return scanner.Scanner{}, nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/fanal/artifact/artifact.go b/pkg/fanal/artifact/artifact.go
index 89aa9cbb60d8..2b4f6bb7df82 100644
--- a/pkg/fanal/artifact/artifact.go
+++ b/pkg/fanal/artifact/artifact.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ type Option struct {
 	SBOMSources       []string
 	RekorURL          string
 	Platform          string
+	DockerHost        string
 	Slow              bool // Lower CPU and memory
 	AWSRegion         string
 
diff --git a/pkg/fanal/image/daemon.go b/pkg/fanal/image/daemon.go
index 4be9c361d604..a2d7a0c26b8e 100644
--- a/pkg/fanal/image/daemon.go
+++ b/pkg/fanal/image/daemon.go
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/pkg/fanal/types"
 )
 
-func tryDockerDaemon(imageName string, ref name.Reference) (types.Image, func(), error) {
-	img, cleanup, err := daemon.DockerImage(ref)
+func tryDockerDaemon(imageName string, ref name.Reference, host string) (types.Image, func(), error) {
+	img, cleanup, err := daemon.DockerImage(ref, host)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/fanal/image/daemon/docker.go b/pkg/fanal/image/daemon/docker.go
index 26a707390cac..c10065f92173 100644
--- a/pkg/fanal/image/daemon/docker.go
+++ b/pkg/fanal/image/daemon/docker.go
@@ -11,10 +11,17 @@ import (
 
 // DockerImage implements v1.Image by extending daemon.Image.
 // The caller must call cleanup() to remove a temporary file.
-func DockerImage(ref name.Reference) (Image, func(), error) {
+func DockerImage(ref name.Reference, host string) (Image, func(), error) {
 	cleanup := func() {}
 
-	c, err := client.NewClientWithOpts(client.FromEnv, client.WithAPIVersionNegotiation())
+	var c *client.Client
+	var err error
+	if host == "" {
+		c, err = client.NewClientWithOpts(client.FromEnv, client.WithAPIVersionNegotiation())
+	} else {
+		// adding host parameter to the last assuming it will pickup more preference
+		c, err = client.NewClientWithOpts(client.FromEnv, client.WithAPIVersionNegotiation(), client.WithHost(host))
+	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, cleanup, xerrors.Errorf("failed to initialize a docker client: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/fanal/image/daemon/docker_test.go b/pkg/fanal/image/daemon/docker_test.go
index 25c6612c66a9..a68c935289a3 100644
--- a/pkg/fanal/image/daemon/docker_test.go
+++ b/pkg/fanal/image/daemon/docker_test.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func TestDockerImage(t *testing.T) {
 			ref, err := name.ParseReference(tt.imageName)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 
-			_, cleanup, err := DockerImage(ref)
+			_, cleanup, err := DockerImage(ref, "")
 			assert.Equal(t, tt.wantErr, err != nil, err)
 			defer func() {
 				if cleanup != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/fanal/image/daemon/image_test.go b/pkg/fanal/image/daemon/image_test.go
index 543e5ee3b444..b124cc8abf7a 100644
--- a/pkg/fanal/image/daemon/image_test.go
+++ b/pkg/fanal/image/daemon/image_test.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func Test_image_ConfigName(t *testing.T) {
 			ref, err := name.ParseReference(tt.imageName)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 
-			img, cleanup, err := DockerImage(ref)
+			img, cleanup, err := DockerImage(ref, "")
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			defer cleanup()
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ func Test_image_ConfigFile(t *testing.T) {
 			ref, err := name.ParseReference(tt.imageName)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 
-			img, cleanup, err := DockerImage(ref)
+			img, cleanup, err := DockerImage(ref, "")
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			defer cleanup()
 
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ func Test_image_LayerByDiffID(t *testing.T) {
 			ref, err := name.ParseReference(tt.imageName)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 
-			img, cleanup, err := DockerImage(ref)
+			img, cleanup, err := DockerImage(ref, "")
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			defer cleanup()
 
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ func Test_image_RawConfigFile(t *testing.T) {
 			ref, err := name.ParseReference(tt.imageName)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 
-			img, cleanup, err := DockerImage(ref)
+			img, cleanup, err := DockerImage(ref, "")
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			defer cleanup()
 
diff --git a/pkg/fanal/image/image.go b/pkg/fanal/image/image.go
index 7ac9e0af80cb..e7b2c0579ac1 100644
--- a/pkg/fanal/image/image.go
+++ b/pkg/fanal/image/image.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func NewContainerImage(ctx context.Context, imageName string, option types.Docke
 
 	// Try accessing Docker Daemon
 	if o.dockerd {
-		img, cleanup, err := tryDockerDaemon(imageName, ref)
+		img, cleanup, err := tryDockerDaemon(imageName, ref, option.DockerHost)
 		if err == nil {
 			// Return v1.Image if the image is found in Docker Engine
 			return img, cleanup, nil
diff --git a/pkg/fanal/types/docker.go b/pkg/fanal/types/docker.go
index 511c140d91fa..8186d8520a5b 100644
--- a/pkg/fanal/types/docker.go
+++ b/pkg/fanal/types/docker.go
@@ -23,4 +23,7 @@ type DockerOption struct {
 
 	// Architecture
 	Platform string
+
+	// Unix domain socket path
+	DockerHost string
 }
diff --git a/pkg/flag/image_flags.go b/pkg/flag/image_flags.go
index e7f337e99f8c..202ddbf73c29 100644
--- a/pkg/flag/image_flags.go
+++ b/pkg/flag/image_flags.go
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ var (
 		Value:      "",
 		Usage:      "set platform in the form os/arch if image is multi-platform capable",
 	}
+	DockerHostFlag = Flag{
+		Name:       "docker-host",
+		ConfigName: "image.docker-host",
+		Value:      "",
+		Usage:      "unix domain socket path to use for docker standalone scanning",
+	}
 )
 
 type ImageFlagGroup struct {
@@ -43,6 +49,7 @@ type ImageFlagGroup struct {
 	ImageConfigScanners *Flag
 	ScanRemovedPkgs     *Flag
 	Platform            *Flag
+	DockerHost          *Flag
 }
 
 type ImageOptions struct {
@@ -50,6 +57,7 @@ type ImageOptions struct {
 	ImageConfigScanners types.Scanners
 	ScanRemovedPkgs     bool
 	Platform            string
+	DockerHost          string
 }
 
 func NewImageFlagGroup() *ImageFlagGroup {
@@ -58,6 +66,7 @@ func NewImageFlagGroup() *ImageFlagGroup {
 		ImageConfigScanners: &ImageConfigScannersFlag,
 		ScanRemovedPkgs:     &ScanRemovedPkgsFlag,
 		Platform:            &PlatformFlag,
+		DockerHost:          &DockerHostFlag,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -79,5 +88,6 @@ func (f *ImageFlagGroup) ToOptions() (ImageOptions, error) {
 		ImageConfigScanners: scanners,
 		ScanRemovedPkgs:     getBool(f.ScanRemovedPkgs),
 		Platform:            getString(f.Platform),
+		DockerHost:          getString(f.DockerHost),
 	}, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/types/docker_conf.go b/pkg/types/docker_conf.go
index 345dbeff3470..719b9f475474 100644
--- a/pkg/types/docker_conf.go
+++ b/pkg/types/docker_conf.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ type DockerConfig struct {
 }
 
 // GetDockerOption returns the Docker scanning options using DockerConfig
-func GetDockerOption(insecureTlsSkip bool, Platform string) (types.DockerOption, error) {
+func GetDockerOption(insecureTlsSkip bool, Platform string, DockerHost string) (types.DockerOption, error) {
 	cfg := DockerConfig{}
 	if err := env.Parse(&cfg); err != nil {
 		return types.DockerOption{}, xerrors.Errorf("unable to parse environment variables: %w", err)
@@ -29,5 +29,6 @@ func GetDockerOption(insecureTlsSkip bool, Platform string) (types.DockerOption,
 		InsecureSkipTLSVerify: insecureTlsSkip,
 		NonSSL:                cfg.NonSSL,
 		Platform:              Platform,
+		DockerHost:            DockerHost,
 	}, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/types/scanoptions.go b/pkg/types/scanoptions.go
index de42889a8ca3..5c1dfa3898ad 100644
--- a/pkg/types/scanoptions.go
+++ b/pkg/types/scanoptions.go
@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@ type ScanOptions struct {
 	ListAllPackages     bool
 	LicenseCategories   map[types.LicenseCategory][]string
 	FilePatterns        []string
+	DockerHost          string
 }