diff --git a/src/spec-common/injectHeadless.ts b/src/spec-common/injectHeadless.ts
index a7a616e8b..630b7785d 100644
--- a/src/spec-common/injectHeadless.ts
+++ b/src/spec-common/injectHeadless.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ export interface ResolverParameters {
 	backgroundTasks: (Promise<void> | (() => Promise<void>))[];
 	persistedFolder: string; // A path where config can be persisted and restored at a later time. Should default to tmpdir() folder if not provided.
 	remoteEnv: Record<string, string>;
+	buildxPlatform: string | undefined;
+	buildxPush: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface PostCreate {
diff --git a/src/spec-node/devContainers.ts b/src/spec-node/devContainers.ts
index 9d02a035a..672a617fe 100644
--- a/src/spec-node/devContainers.ts
+++ b/src/spec-node/devContainers.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ export interface ProvisionOptions {
 	remoteEnv: Record<string, string>;
 	additionalCacheFroms: string[];
 	useBuildKit: 'auto' | 'never';
+	buildxPlatform: string | undefined;
+	buildxPush: boolean;
 }
 
 export async function launch(options: ProvisionOptions, disposables: (() => Promise<unknown> | undefined)[]) {
@@ -113,6 +115,8 @@ export async function createDockerParams(options: ProvisionOptions, disposables:
 		backgroundTasks: [],
 		persistedFolder: persistedFolder || await cliHost.tmpdir(), // Fallback to tmpDir(), even though that isn't 'persistent'
 		remoteEnv,
+		buildxPlatform: options.buildxPlatform,
+		buildxPush: options.buildxPush,
 	};
 
 	const dockerPath = options.dockerPath || 'docker';
@@ -148,6 +152,8 @@ export async function createDockerParams(options: ProvisionOptions, disposables:
 		additionalCacheFroms: options.additionalCacheFroms,
 		buildKitVersion,
 		isTTY: process.stdin.isTTY || options.logFormat === 'json',
+		buildxPlatform: common.buildxPlatform,
+		buildxPush: common.buildxPush,
 	};
 }
 
diff --git a/src/spec-node/devContainersSpecCLI.ts b/src/spec-node/devContainersSpecCLI.ts
index a1f9f08f9..26acbbddb 100644
--- a/src/spec-node/devContainersSpecCLI.ts
+++ b/src/spec-node/devContainersSpecCLI.ts
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ async function provision({
 		remoteEnv: keyValuesToRecord(addRemoteEnvs),
 		additionalCacheFroms: addCacheFroms,
 		useBuildKit: buildkit,
+		buildxPlatform: undefined,
+		buildxPush: false,
 	};
 
 	const result = await doProvision(options);
@@ -241,6 +243,8 @@ function buildOptions(y: Argv) {
 		'image-name': { type: 'string', description: 'Image name.' },
 		'cache-from': { type: 'string', description: 'Additional image to use as potential layer cache' },
 		'buildkit': { choices: ['auto' as 'auto', 'never' as 'never'], default: 'auto' as 'auto', description: 'Control whether BuildKit should be used' },
+		'platform': { type: 'string', description: 'Set target platforms.' },
+		'push': { type: 'boolean', default: false, description: 'Push to a container registry.' },
 	});
 }
 
@@ -269,6 +273,8 @@ async function doBuild({
 	'image-name': argImageName,
 	'cache-from': addCacheFrom,
 	'buildkit': buildkit,
+	'platform': buildxPlatform,
+	'push': buildxPush,
 }: BuildArgs) {
 	const disposables: (() => Promise<unknown> | undefined)[] = [];
 	const dispose = async () => {
@@ -305,7 +311,9 @@ async function doBuild({
 			updateRemoteUserUIDDefault: 'never',
 			remoteEnv: {},
 			additionalCacheFroms: addCacheFroms,
-			useBuildKit: buildkit
+			useBuildKit: buildkit,
+			buildxPlatform,
+			buildxPush,
 		}, disposables);
 
 		const { common, dockerCLI, dockerComposeCLI } = params;
@@ -325,16 +333,22 @@ async function doBuild({
 		if (isDockerFileConfig(config)) {
 
 			// Build the base image and extend with features etc.
-			const { updatedImageName } = await buildNamedImageAndExtend(params, config);
+			const { updatedImageName } = await buildNamedImageAndExtend(params, config, argImageName);
 
 			if (argImageName) {
-				await dockerPtyCLI(params, 'tag', updatedImageName, argImageName);
+				if (!buildxPush) {
+					await dockerPtyCLI(params, 'tag', updatedImageName, argImageName);
+				}
 				imageNameResult = argImageName;
 			} else {
 				imageNameResult = updatedImageName;
 			}
 		} else if ('dockerComposeFile' in config) {
 
+			if (buildxPlatform || buildxPush) {
+				throw new ContainerError({ description: '--platform or --push not supported.' });
+			}
+
 			const cwdEnvFile = cliHost.path.join(cliHost.cwd, '.env');
 			const envFile = Array.isArray(config.dockerComposeFile) && config.dockerComposeFile.length === 0 && await cliHost.isFile(cwdEnvFile) ? cwdEnvFile : undefined;
 			const composeFiles = await getDockerComposeFilePaths(cliHost, config, cliHost.env, workspaceFolder);
@@ -371,6 +385,9 @@ async function doBuild({
 			await dockerPtyCLI(params, 'pull', config.image);
 			const { updatedImageName } = await extendImage(params, config, config.image, 'image' in config);
 
+			if (buildxPlatform || buildxPush) {
+				throw new ContainerError({ description: '--platform or --push require dockerfilePath.' });
+			}
 			if (argImageName) {
 				await dockerPtyCLI(params, 'tag', updatedImageName, argImageName);
 				imageNameResult = argImageName;
@@ -509,7 +526,9 @@ async function doRunUserCommands({
 			updateRemoteUserUIDDefault: 'never',
 			remoteEnv: keyValuesToRecord(addRemoteEnvs),
 			additionalCacheFroms: [],
-			useBuildKit: 'auto'
+			useBuildKit: 'auto',
+			buildxPlatform: undefined,
+			buildxPush: false,
 		}, disposables);
 
 		const { common } = params;
@@ -753,7 +772,9 @@ async function doExec({
 			updateRemoteUserUIDDefault: 'never',
 			remoteEnv: keyValuesToRecord(addRemoteEnvs),
 			additionalCacheFroms: [],
-			useBuildKit: 'auto'
+			useBuildKit: 'auto',
+			buildxPlatform: undefined,
+			buildxPush: false,
 		}, disposables);
 
 		const { common } = params;
diff --git a/src/spec-node/singleContainer.ts b/src/spec-node/singleContainer.ts
index 08402af29..1c0e6477b 100644
--- a/src/spec-node/singleContainer.ts
+++ b/src/spec-node/singleContainer.ts
@@ -100,8 +100,11 @@ async function setupContainer(container: ContainerDetails, params: DockerResolve
 	};
 }
 
-export async function buildNamedImageAndExtend(params: DockerResolverParameters, config: DevContainerFromDockerfileConfig | DevContainerFromImageConfig) {
-	const imageName = 'image' in config ? config.image : getFolderImageName(params.common);
+function getDefaultName(config: DevContainerFromDockerfileConfig | DevContainerFromImageConfig, params: DockerResolverParameters) {
+	return 'image' in config ? config.image : getFolderImageName(params.common);
+}
+export async function buildNamedImageAndExtend(params: DockerResolverParameters, config: DevContainerFromDockerfileConfig | DevContainerFromImageConfig, argImageName?: string) {
+	const imageName = argImageName ?? getDefaultName(config, params);
 	params.common.progress(ResolverProgress.BuildingImage);
 	if (isDockerFileConfig(config)) {
 		return await buildAndExtendImage(params, config, imageName, params.buildNoCache ?? false);
@@ -109,6 +112,7 @@ export async function buildNamedImageAndExtend(params: DockerResolverParameters,
 	// image-based dev container - extend
 	return await extendImage(params, config, imageName, 'image' in config);
 }
+
 async function buildAndExtendImage(buildParams: DockerResolverParameters, config: DevContainerFromDockerfileConfig, baseImageName: string, noCache: boolean) {
 	const { cliHost, output } = buildParams.common;
 	const dockerfileUri = getDockerfilePath(cliHost, config);
@@ -158,15 +162,26 @@ async function buildAndExtendImage(buildParams: DockerResolverParameters, config
 	}
 
 	const args: string[] = [];
+	if (!buildParams.buildKitVersion &&
+		(buildParams.buildxPlatform || buildParams.buildxPush)) {
+		throw new ContainerError({ description: '--platform or --push require BuildKit enabled.', data: { fileWithError: dockerfilePath } });
+	}
 	if (buildParams.buildKitVersion) {
-		args.push('buildx', 'build',
-			'--load', // (short for --output=docker, i.e. load into normal 'docker images' collection)
-			'--build-arg', 'BUILDKIT_INLINE_CACHE=1', // ensure cache manifest is included in the image
-		);
+		args.push('buildx', 'build');
+		if (buildParams.buildxPlatform) {
+			args.push('--platform', buildParams.buildxPlatform);
+		}
+		if (buildParams.buildxPush) {
+			args.push('--push');
+		} else {
+			args.push('--load'); // (short for --output=docker, i.e. load into normal 'docker images' collection)
+		}
+		args.push('--build-arg', 'BUILDKIT_INLINE_CACHE=1');
 	} else {
 		args.push('build');
 	}
 	args.push('-f', finalDockerfilePath, '-t', baseImageName);
+
 	const target = config.build?.target;
 	if (target) {
 		args.push('--target', target);
diff --git a/src/spec-node/utils.ts b/src/spec-node/utils.ts
index ea998f1a6..abcced851 100644
--- a/src/spec-node/utils.ts
+++ b/src/spec-node/utils.ts
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ export interface DockerResolverParameters {
 	additionalCacheFroms: string[];
 	buildKitVersion: string | null;
 	isTTY: boolean;
+	buildxPlatform: string | undefined;
+	buildxPush: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface ResolverResult {
diff --git a/src/test/cli.test.ts b/src/test/cli.test.ts
index c4f4485a0..530ff33bb 100644
--- a/src/test/cli.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/cli.test.ts
@@ -135,7 +135,69 @@ describe('Dev Containers CLI', function () {
 			assert.equal(success, false, 'expect non-successful call');
 		});
 
+		it('should succeed with supported --platform', async () => {
+			const testFolder = `${__dirname}/configs/dockerfile-with-target`;
+			const res = await shellExec(`${cli} build --workspace-folder ${testFolder} --platform linux/amd64`);
+			const response = JSON.parse(res.stdout);
+			assert.equal(response.outcome, 'success');
+		});
+
+		it('should fail --platform without dockerfile', async () => {
+			let success = false;
+			const testFolder = `${__dirname}/configs/image`;
+			try {
+				await shellExec(`${cli} build --workspace-folder ${testFolder} --platform linux/amd64`);
+			} catch (error) {
+				assert.equal(error.error.code, 1, 'Should fail with exit code 1');
+				const res = JSON.parse(error.stdout);
+				assert.equal(res.outcome, 'error');
+				assert.match(res.message, /require dockerfilePath/);
+			}
+			assert.equal(success, false, 'expect non-successful call');
+		});
+
+		it('should fail with unsupported --platform', async () => {
+			let success = false;
+			const testFolder = `${__dirname}/configs/dockerfile-with-target`;
+			try {
+				await shellExec(`${cli} build --workspace-folder ${testFolder} --platform fake/platform`);
+				success = true;
+			} catch (error) {
+				assert.equal(error.error.code, 1, 'Should fail with exit code 1');
+				const res = JSON.parse(error.stdout);
+				assert.equal(res.outcome, 'error');
+				assert.match(res.message, /Command failed/);
+			}
+			assert.equal(success, false, 'expect non-successful call');
+		});
+
+		it('should fail with BuildKit never and --platform', async () => {
+			let success = false;
+			const testFolder = `${__dirname}/configs/dockerfile-with-target`;
+			try {
+				await shellExec(`${cli} build --workspace-folder ${testFolder} --buildkit=never --platform linux/amd64`);
+			} catch (error) {
+				assert.equal(error.error.code, 1, 'Should fail with exit code 1');
+				const res = JSON.parse(error.stdout);
+				assert.equal(res.outcome, 'error');
+				assert.match(res.message, /require BuildKit enabled/);
+			}
+			assert.equal(success, false, 'expect non-successful call');
+		});
 
+		it('should fail with docker-compose and --platform not supported', async () => {
+			let success = false;
+			const testFolder = `${__dirname}/configs/compose-image-with-features`;
+			try {
+				await shellExec(`${cli} build --workspace-folder ${testFolder} --platform linux/amd64`);
+			} catch (error) {
+				assert.equal(error.error.code, 1, 'Should fail with exit code 1');
+				const res = JSON.parse(error.stdout);
+				assert.equal(res.outcome, 'error');
+				assert.match(res.message, /not supported/);
+			}
+			assert.equal(success, false, 'expect non-successful call');
+		});
 	});
 
 	describe('Command up', () => {