diff --git a/extensions/container-image/container-image-docker/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/container/image/docker/deployment/DockerConfig.java b/extensions/container-image/container-image-docker/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/container/image/docker/deployment/DockerConfig.java
index b9b06ee6bfe83..fa13ce661509e 100644
--- a/extensions/container-image/container-image-docker/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/container/image/docker/deployment/DockerConfig.java
+++ b/extensions/container-image/container-image-docker/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/container/image/docker/deployment/DockerConfig.java
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ public class DockerConfig {
     @ConfigItem
     public Optional<String> executableName;
 
+    /**
+     * Additional arbitrary arguments passed to the executable when building the container image.
+     */
+    @ConfigItem
+    public Optional<List<String>> additionalArgs;
+
     /**
      * Configuration for Docker Buildx options
      */
diff --git a/extensions/container-image/container-image-docker/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/container/image/docker/deployment/DockerProcessor.java b/extensions/container-image/container-image-docker/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/container/image/docker/deployment/DockerProcessor.java
index a022914777641..a49290899d7be 100644
--- a/extensions/container-image/container-image-docker/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/container/image/docker/deployment/DockerProcessor.java
+++ b/extensions/container-image/container-image-docker/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/container/image/docker/deployment/DockerProcessor.java
@@ -258,7 +258,8 @@ private void loginToRegistryIfNeeded(ContainerImageConfig containerImageConfig,
 
     private String[] getDockerArgs(String image, DockerfilePaths dockerfilePaths, ContainerImageConfig containerImageConfig,
             DockerConfig dockerConfig, ContainerImageInfoBuildItem containerImageInfo, boolean pushImages) {
-        List<String> dockerArgs = new ArrayList<>(6 + dockerConfig.buildArgs.size());
+        List<String> dockerArgs = new ArrayList<>(6 + dockerConfig.buildArgs.size() + dockerConfig.additionalArgs.map(
+                List::size).orElse(0));
         boolean useBuildx = dockerConfig.buildx.useBuildx();
 
         if (useBuildx) {
@@ -303,6 +304,7 @@ private String[] getDockerArgs(String image, DockerfilePaths dockerfilePaths, Co
             dockerArgs.add("--network");
             dockerArgs.add(network);
         });
+        dockerConfig.additionalArgs.ifPresent(dockerArgs::addAll);
         dockerArgs.addAll(Arrays.asList("-t", image));
 
         if (useBuildx) {