diff --git a/.changelog/1949.txt b/.changelog/1949.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4db19a37950
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/1949.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:improvement
+plugin/docker: Enables image build for specified platform
+```
diff --git a/builtin/docker/builder.go b/builtin/docker/builder.go
index fe302747c9a..eebbc86d90d 100644
--- a/builtin/docker/builder.go
+++ b/builtin/docker/builder.go
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ type BuilderConfig struct {
 	// The name/path to the Dockerfile if it is not the root of the project
 	Dockerfile string `hcl:"dockerfile,optional"`
 
+	// Controls the passing of platform flag variables
+	Platform string `hcl:"platform,optional"`
+
 	// Controls the passing of build time variables
 	BuildArgs map[string]*string `hcl:"build_args,optional"`
 
@@ -138,6 +141,14 @@ build {
 		),
 	)
 
+	doc.SetField(
+		"platform",
+		"set target platform to build container if server is multi-platform capable",
+		docs.Summary(
+			"Must enable Docker buildkit to use the 'platform' flag.",
+		),
+	)
+
 	doc.SetField(
 		"context",
 		"Build context path",
@@ -253,7 +264,7 @@ func (b *Builder) Build(
 		step.Done()
 		step = nil
 		if err := b.buildWithDocker(
-			ctx, ui, sg, cli, contextDir, relDockerfile, result.Name(), b.config.BuildArgs, log,
+			ctx, ui, sg, cli, contextDir, relDockerfile, result.Name(), b.config.Platform, b.config.BuildArgs, log,
 		); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -309,6 +320,7 @@ func (b *Builder) buildWithDocker(
 	contextDir string,
 	relDockerfile string,
 	tag string,
+	platform string,
 	buildArgs map[string]*string,
 	log hclog.Logger,
 ) error {
@@ -347,11 +359,16 @@ func (b *Builder) buildWithDocker(
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if platform != "" && ver != types.BuilderBuildKit {
+		return status.Errorf(codes.InvalidArgument, "buildkit is required to use platform option")
+	}
+
 	buildOpts := types.ImageBuildOptions{
 		Version:    ver,
 		Dockerfile: relDockerfile,
 		Tags:       []string{tag},
 		Remove:     true,
+		Platform:   platform,
 		BuildArgs:  buildArgs,
 	}
 
diff --git a/website/content/partials/components/builder-docker.mdx b/website/content/partials/components/builder-docker.mdx
index feb4a5876c6..06802da5d9d 100644
--- a/website/content/partials/components/builder-docker.mdx
+++ b/website/content/partials/components/builder-docker.mdx
@@ -86,6 +86,15 @@ Set this when the Dockerfile is not APP-PATH/Dockerfile.
 - Type: **string**
 - **Optional**
 
+#### platform
+
+Set target platform to build container if server is multi-platform capable.
+
+Must enable Docker buildkit to use the 'platform' flag.
+
+- Type: **string**
+- **Optional**
+
 ### Output Attributes
 
 Output attributes can be used in your `waypoint.hcl` as [variables](/docs/waypoint-hcl/variables) via [`artifact`](/docs/waypoint-hcl/variables/artifact) or [`deploy`](/docs/waypoint-hcl/variables/deploy).