diff --git a/cmd/sketch/main.go b/cmd/sketch/main.go
index 4a18e51..140c83d 100644
--- a/cmd/sketch/main.go
+++ b/cmd/sketch/main.go
@@ -136,6 +136,26 @@
 }
 
 // CLIFlags holds all command-line arguments
+// StringSliceFlag is a custom flag type that allows for repeated flag values.
+// It collects all values into a slice.
+type StringSliceFlag []string
+
+// String returns the string representation of the flag value.
+func (f *StringSliceFlag) String() string {
+	return strings.Join(*f, ",")
+}
+
+// Set adds a value to the flag.
+func (f *StringSliceFlag) Set(value string) error {
+	*f = append(*f, value)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Get returns the flag values.
+func (f *StringSliceFlag) Get() any {
+	return []string(*f)
+}
+
 type CLIFlags struct {
 	addr              string
 	skabandAddr       string
@@ -168,6 +188,7 @@
 	outsideWorkingDir string
 	sketchBinaryLinux string
 	dockerArgs        string
+	mounts            StringSliceFlag
 	termUI            bool
 }
 
@@ -195,6 +216,7 @@
 	flag.BoolVar(&flags.forceRebuild, "force-rebuild-container", false, "rebuild Docker container")
 	flag.StringVar(&flags.initialCommit, "initial-commit", "HEAD", "the git commit reference to use as starting point (incompatible with -unsafe)")
 	flag.StringVar(&flags.dockerArgs, "docker-args", "", "additional arguments to pass to the docker create command (e.g., --memory=2g --cpus=2)")
+	flag.Var(&flags.mounts, "mount", "volume to mount in the container in format /path/on/host:/path/in/container (can be repeated)")
 	flag.BoolVar(&flags.termUI, "termui", true, "enable terminal UI")
 
 	// Flags geared towards sketch developers or sketch internals:
@@ -289,6 +311,7 @@
 		InitialCommit:     flags.initialCommit,
 		Verbose:           flags.verbose,
 		DockerArgs:        flags.dockerArgs,
+		Mounts:            flags.mounts,
 		ExperimentFlag:    flags.experimentFlag.String(),
 		TermUI:            flags.termUI,
 	}
diff --git a/dockerimg/dockerimg.go b/dockerimg/dockerimg.go
index a6d012e..4b50ae1 100644
--- a/dockerimg/dockerimg.go
+++ b/dockerimg/dockerimg.go
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@
 	// DockerArgs are additional arguments to pass to the docker create command
 	DockerArgs string
 
+	// Mounts specifies volumes to mount in the container in format /path/on/host:/path/in/container
+	Mounts []string
+
 	// ExperimentFlag contains the experimental features to enable
 	ExperimentFlag string
 
@@ -484,6 +487,13 @@
 	}
 	// colima does this by default, but Linux docker seems to need this set explicitly
 	cmdArgs = append(cmdArgs, "--add-host", "host.docker.internal:host-gateway")
+
+	// Add volume mounts if specified
+	for _, mount := range config.Mounts {
+		if mount != "" {
+			cmdArgs = append(cmdArgs, "-v", mount)
+		}
+	}
 	cmdArgs = append(
 		cmdArgs,
 		imgName,