diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 7996c5394..576d7ed5f 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 # syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
-
-FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi9/ubi-minimal:latest AS jdk-download
+ARG TRINO_GATEWAY_BASE_IMAGE
+FROM ${TRINO_GATEWAY_BASE_IMAGE} AS jdk-download
 ARG JDK_DOWNLOAD_LINK
 ARG JDK_VERSION
 ENV JAVA_HOME="/usr/lib/jvm/jdk-${JDK_VERSION}"
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ RUN \
     mkdir -p "${JAVA_HOME}" && \
     curl -#LfS "${JDK_DOWNLOAD_LINK}" | tar -zx --strip 1 -C "${JAVA_HOME}"
 
-# Use ubi9 minimal as it's more secure
-FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi9/ubi-minimal:latest
+FROM ${TRINO_GATEWAY_BASE_IMAGE}
 WORKDIR /opt/trino
 
 ARG JDK_VERSION
diff --git a/docker/README.md b/docker/README.md
index 3d57c6da6..49582bdb5 100644
--- a/docker/README.md
+++ b/docker/README.md
@@ -80,6 +80,14 @@ all the required artifacts:
 ./build.sh -r 4
 ```
 
+Set the environment variable `TRINO_GATEWAY_BASE_IMAGE` to use a specific base image
+to build Trino Gateway image.
+
+```bash
+export TRINO_GATEWAY_BASE_IMAGE=<image>
+./build.sh
+```
+
 ## Getting Help
 
 Join the Trino community [Slack](https://trino.io/slack.html).
diff --git a/docker/build.sh b/docker/build.sh
index b129d63f8..19397bc10 100755
--- a/docker/build.sh
+++ b/docker/build.sh
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ cp "${SCRIPT_DIR}/Dockerfile" "${WORK_DIR}"
 
 TAG_PREFIX="trino-gateway:${TRINO_GATEWAY_VERSION}"
 
+TRINO_GATEWAY_BASE_IMAGE=${TRINO_GATEWAY_BASE_IMAGE:-'registry.access.redhat.com/ubi9/ubi-minimal:latest'}
+
 for arch in "${ARCHITECTURES[@]}"; do
     echo "🫙  Building the image for $arch with JDK ${JDK_VERSION}"
     DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 \
@@ -123,6 +125,7 @@ for arch in "${ARCHITECTURES[@]}"; do
         --build-arg JDK_VERSION="${JDK_VERSION}" \
         --build-arg JDK_DOWNLOAD_LINK="$(temurin_jdk_link "${JDK_VERSION}" "${arch}")" \
         --build-arg TRINO_GATEWAY_VERSION="${TRINO_GATEWAY_VERSION}" \
+        --build-arg TRINO_GATEWAY_BASE_IMAGE="${TRINO_GATEWAY_BASE_IMAGE}" \
         --platform "linux/$arch" \
         -f Dockerfile \
         -t "${TAG_PREFIX}-$arch"