diff --git a/documentation/tools/build-docs-container b/documentation/tools/build-docs-container
index 7a5191710..c5cdd9c4c 100755
--- a/documentation/tools/build-docs-container
+++ b/documentation/tools/build-docs-container
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ CONTAINERCMD=${CONTAINERCMD:-docker}
 DOCS_DIR="$SCRIPT_DIR/../.."
 INCLUDE_ESSENTIAL_PACKAGES=${INCLUDE_ESSENTIAL_PACKAGES:-0}
 RUN_NON_INTERACTIVE="${RUN_NON_INTERACTIVE:-0}"
+OCI_RUN_EXTRA_ARGS="${OCI_RUN_EXTRA_ARGS:-}"
 
 function usage()
 {
@@ -69,6 +70,8 @@ $0 OCI_IMAGE [make arguments...]
 
    - RUN_NON_INTERACTIVE: when set to 1, allow the '\$OCI run' command to be run
      non-interactively, without a tty.
+
+   - OCI_RUN_EXTRA_ARGS: extra arguments to pass to the '\$OCI run' command.
 "
 }
 
@@ -210,6 +213,9 @@ main ()
     )
   fi
 
+  # Extra arguments.
+  [ -n "$OCI_RUN_EXTRA_ARGS" ] && args_run+=( "${OCI_RUN_EXTRA_ARGS}" )
+
   $OCI run \
     "${args_run[@]}" \
     "$image_sha" \