diff --git a/ci/run_envoy_docker.sh b/ci/run_envoy_docker.sh
index a158d851b587..e42f4c6ba7f8 100755
--- a/ci/run_envoy_docker.sh
+++ b/ci/run_envoy_docker.sh
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ else
           && sudo -EHs -u envoybuild bash -c 'cd /source && $*'")
 fi
 
+if [[ -n "$ENVOY_DOCKER_PLATFORM" ]]; then
+    echo "Setting Docker platform: ${ENVOY_DOCKER_PLATFORM}"
+    docker run --rm --privileged multiarch/qemu-user-static --reset -p yes
+    ENVOY_DOCKER_OPTIONS+=(--platform "$ENVOY_DOCKER_PLATFORM")
+fi
+
 # The IMAGE_ID defaults to the CI hash but can be set to an arbitrary image ID (found with 'docker
 # images').
 [[ -z "${IMAGE_ID}" ]] && IMAGE_ID="${ENVOY_BUILD_SHA}"