diff --git a/crun.1 b/crun.1
index 67e846ab12..e507dedff1 100644
--- a/crun.1
+++ b/crun.1
@@ -711,6 +711,24 @@ If the \fB\fCidmap\fR option is specified then the mount is ID mapped using the
 target user namespace.  This is an experimental feature and can change at any time
 without notice.
 
+.PP
+The \fB\fCidmap\fR option supports a custom mapping that can be different
+than the user namespace used by the container.
+
+.PP
+The mapping can be specified after the \fB\fCidmap\fR option like:
+\fB\fCidmap=uids=0-1-10;gids=0-100-10\fR\&.
+
+.PP
+The only two options that are currently supported are \fB\fCuids\fR and \fB\fCgids\fR\&.
+
+.PP
+When a custom mapping is specified, a new user namespace is created
+for the idmapped mount.
+
+.PP
+If no option is specified, then the container user namespace is used.
+
 .SH Automatically create user namespace
 .PP
 When running as user different than root, an user namespace is
diff --git a/crun.1.md b/crun.1.md
index f169c31464..c69228b7e2 100644
--- a/crun.1.md
+++ b/crun.1.md
@@ -553,6 +553,19 @@ If the `idmap` option is specified then the mount is ID mapped using the contain
 target user namespace.  This is an experimental feature and can change at any time
 without notice.
 
+The `idmap` option supports a custom mapping that can be different
+than the user namespace used by the container.
+
+The mapping can be specified after the `idmap` option like:
+`idmap=uids=0-1-10;gids=0-100-10`.
+
+The only two options that are currently supported are `uids` and `gids`.
+
+When a custom mapping is specified, a new user namespace is created
+for the idmapped mount.
+
+If no option is specified, then the container user namespace is used.
+
 ## Automatically create user namespace
 
 When running as user different than root, an user namespace is
diff --git a/src/libcrun/linux.c b/src/libcrun/linux.c
index 65a5e4acbb..bedd483b3d 100644
--- a/src/libcrun/linux.c
+++ b/src/libcrun/linux.c
@@ -430,16 +430,85 @@ get_bind_mount (const char *src, libcrun_error_t *err)
   return get_and_reset (&open_tree_fd);
 }
 
+static pid_t
+create_userns_for_idmapped_mount (const char *options, libcrun_error_t *err)
+{
+  cleanup_free char *dup_options = xstrdup (options);
+  char *option, *saveptr = NULL;
+  cleanup_pid pid_t pid = -1;
+  pid_t xchg_pid;
+
+  pid = syscall_clone (CLONE_NEWUSER | SIGCHLD, NULL);
+  if (UNLIKELY (pid < 0))
+    return crun_make_error (err, errno, "clone");
+
+  if (pid == 0)
+    {
+      prctl (PR_SET_PDEATHSIG, SIGKILL);
+      while (1)
+        pause ();
+      _exit (EXIT_SUCCESS);
+    }
+  for (option = strtok_r (dup_options, ";", &saveptr); option; option = strtok_r (NULL, ";", &saveptr))
+    {
+      cleanup_free char *ids = xstrdup (option + 5 /* strlen ("uids=") and strlen ("gids=") */);
+      char proc_file[64];
+      char *it;
+      int ret;
+
+      for (it = ids; *it; it++)
+        {
+          if (*it == '-')
+            *it = ' ';
+          else if (*it == ',')
+            *it = '\n';
+        }
+
+      if (has_prefix (option, "uids="))
+        {
+          sprintf (proc_file, "/proc/%d/uid_map", pid);
+          ret = write_file (proc_file, ids, strlen (ids), err);
+          if (UNLIKELY (ret < 0))
+            return ret;
+        }
+      else if (has_prefix (option, "gids="))
+        {
+          sprintf (proc_file, "/proc/%d/gid_map", pid);
+          ret = write_file (proc_file, ids, strlen (ids), err);
+          if (UNLIKELY (ret < 0))
+            return ret;
+        }
+      else
+        return crun_make_error (err, 0, "invalid option `%s` specified", option);
+    }
+
+  xchg_pid = pid;
+  pid = -1;
+  return xchg_pid;
+}
+
 static int
-get_idmapped_mount (const char *src, pid_t pid, libcrun_error_t *err)
+get_idmapped_mount (const char *src, const char *idmap_option, pid_t pid, libcrun_error_t *err)
 {
   cleanup_close int open_tree_fd = -1;
-  cleanup_close int fd = -1;
-  int ret;
-  char proc_path[64];
+  cleanup_pid pid_t created_pid = -1;
   struct mount_attr_s attr = {
     0,
   };
+  cleanup_close int fd = -1;
+  const char *options;
+  char proc_path[64];
+  int ret;
+
+  /* If there are options specified, create a new user namespace with the configured mappings.  */
+  if ((options = strchr (idmap_option, '=')))
+    {
+      created_pid = create_userns_for_idmapped_mount (options + 1, err);
+      if (UNLIKELY (created_pid < 0))
+        return created_pid;
+
+      pid = created_pid;
+    }
 
   sprintf (proc_path, "/proc/%d/ns/user", pid);
   fd = open (proc_path, O_RDONLY);
@@ -3350,15 +3419,15 @@ get_fd_map (libcrun_container_t *container)
   return mount_fds;
 }
 
-static bool
-is_idmapped (runtime_spec_schema_defs_mount *mnt)
+static char *
+get_idmapped_option (runtime_spec_schema_defs_mount *mnt)
 {
   size_t i;
 
   for (i = 0; i < mnt->options_len; i++)
-    if (strcmp (mnt->options[i], "idmap") == 0)
-      return true;
-  return false;
+    if (has_prefix (mnt->options[i], "idmap"))
+      return mnt->options[i];
+  return NULL;
 }
 
 static bool
@@ -3393,11 +3462,12 @@ prepare_and_send_mounts (libcrun_container_t *container, pid_t pid, int sync_soc
 
   for (i = 0; i < def->mounts_len; i++)
     {
-      if (is_idmapped (def->mounts[i]))
+      const char *idmap_option = get_idmapped_option (def->mounts[i]);
+      if (idmap_option)
         {
           int fd;
 
-          fd = get_idmapped_mount (def->mounts[i]->source, pid, err);
+          fd = get_idmapped_mount (def->mounts[i]->source, idmap_option, pid, err);
           if (UNLIKELY (fd < 0))
             return fd;