diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/build/BuildRequest.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/build/BuildRequest.java
index 93600e49e0..b7feaa5277 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/build/BuildRequest.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/build/BuildRequest.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  * @author Phillip Webb
  * @author Scott Frederick
  * @author Andrey Shlykov
+ * @author Jeroen Meijer
  * @since 2.3.0
  */
 public class BuildRequest {
@@ -68,6 +69,8 @@ public class BuildRequest {
 
 	private final List<Binding> bindings;
 
+	private final String network;
+
 	BuildRequest(ImageReference name, Function<Owner, TarArchive> applicationContent) {
 		Assert.notNull(name, "Name must not be null");
 		Assert.notNull(applicationContent, "ApplicationContent must not be null");
@@ -83,12 +86,13 @@ public class BuildRequest {
 		this.creator = Creator.withVersion("");
 		this.buildpacks = Collections.emptyList();
 		this.bindings = Collections.emptyList();
+		this.network = null;
 	}
 
 	BuildRequest(ImageReference name, Function<Owner, TarArchive> applicationContent, ImageReference builder,
 			ImageReference runImage, Creator creator, Map<String, String> env, boolean cleanCache,
 			boolean verboseLogging, PullPolicy pullPolicy, boolean publish, List<BuildpackReference> buildpacks,
-			List<Binding> bindings) {
+			List<Binding> bindings, String network) {
 		this.name = name;
 		this.applicationContent = applicationContent;
 		this.builder = builder;
@@ -101,6 +105,7 @@ public class BuildRequest {
 		this.publish = publish;
 		this.buildpacks = buildpacks;
 		this.bindings = bindings;
+		this.network = network;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -112,7 +117,7 @@ public class BuildRequest {
 		Assert.notNull(builder, "Builder must not be null");
 		return new BuildRequest(this.name, this.applicationContent, builder.inTaggedOrDigestForm(), this.runImage,
 				this.creator, this.env, this.cleanCache, this.verboseLogging, this.pullPolicy, this.publish,
-				this.buildpacks, this.bindings);
+				this.buildpacks, this.bindings, this.network);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -123,7 +128,7 @@ public class BuildRequest {
 	public BuildRequest withRunImage(ImageReference runImageName) {
 		return new BuildRequest(this.name, this.applicationContent, this.builder, runImageName.inTaggedOrDigestForm(),
 				this.creator, this.env, this.cleanCache, this.verboseLogging, this.pullPolicy, this.publish,
-				this.buildpacks, this.bindings);
+				this.buildpacks, this.bindings, this.network);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -134,7 +139,8 @@ public class BuildRequest {
 	public BuildRequest withCreator(Creator creator) {
 		Assert.notNull(creator, "Creator must not be null");
 		return new BuildRequest(this.name, this.applicationContent, this.builder, this.runImage, creator, this.env,
-				this.cleanCache, this.verboseLogging, this.pullPolicy, this.publish, this.buildpacks, this.bindings);
+				this.cleanCache, this.verboseLogging, this.pullPolicy, this.publish, this.buildpacks, this.bindings,
+				this.network);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -150,7 +156,7 @@ public class BuildRequest {
 		env.put(name, value);
 		return new BuildRequest(this.name, this.applicationContent, this.builder, this.runImage, this.creator,
 				Collections.unmodifiableMap(env), this.cleanCache, this.verboseLogging, this.pullPolicy, this.publish,
-				this.buildpacks, this.bindings);
+				this.buildpacks, this.bindings, this.network);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -164,7 +170,7 @@ public class BuildRequest {
 		updatedEnv.putAll(env);
 		return new BuildRequest(this.name, this.applicationContent, this.builder, this.runImage, this.creator,
 				Collections.unmodifiableMap(updatedEnv), this.cleanCache, this.verboseLogging, this.pullPolicy,
-				this.publish, this.buildpacks, this.bindings);
+				this.publish, this.buildpacks, this.bindings, this.network);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -174,7 +180,8 @@ public class BuildRequest {
 	 */
 	public BuildRequest withCleanCache(boolean cleanCache) {
 		return new BuildRequest(this.name, this.applicationContent, this.builder, this.runImage, this.creator, this.env,
-				cleanCache, this.verboseLogging, this.pullPolicy, this.publish, this.buildpacks, this.bindings);
+				cleanCache, this.verboseLogging, this.pullPolicy, this.publish, this.buildpacks, this.bindings,
+				this.network);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -184,7 +191,8 @@ public class BuildRequest {
 	 */
 	public BuildRequest withVerboseLogging(boolean verboseLogging) {
 		return new BuildRequest(this.name, this.applicationContent, this.builder, this.runImage, this.creator, this.env,
-				this.cleanCache, verboseLogging, this.pullPolicy, this.publish, this.buildpacks, this.bindings);
+				this.cleanCache, verboseLogging, this.pullPolicy, this.publish, this.buildpacks, this.bindings,
+				this.network);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -194,7 +202,8 @@ public class BuildRequest {
 	 */
 	public BuildRequest withPullPolicy(PullPolicy pullPolicy) {
 		return new BuildRequest(this.name, this.applicationContent, this.builder, this.runImage, this.creator, this.env,
-				this.cleanCache, this.verboseLogging, pullPolicy, this.publish, this.buildpacks, this.bindings);
+				this.cleanCache, this.verboseLogging, pullPolicy, this.publish, this.buildpacks, this.bindings,
+				this.network);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -204,7 +213,8 @@ public class BuildRequest {
 	 */
 	public BuildRequest withPublish(boolean publish) {
 		return new BuildRequest(this.name, this.applicationContent, this.builder, this.runImage, this.creator, this.env,
-				this.cleanCache, this.verboseLogging, this.pullPolicy, publish, this.buildpacks, this.bindings);
+				this.cleanCache, this.verboseLogging, this.pullPolicy, publish, this.buildpacks, this.bindings,
+				this.network);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -227,7 +237,8 @@ public class BuildRequest {
 	public BuildRequest withBuildpacks(List<BuildpackReference> buildpacks) {
 		Assert.notNull(buildpacks, "Buildpacks must not be null");
 		return new BuildRequest(this.name, this.applicationContent, this.builder, this.runImage, this.creator, this.env,
-				this.cleanCache, this.verboseLogging, this.pullPolicy, this.publish, buildpacks, this.bindings);
+				this.cleanCache, this.verboseLogging, this.pullPolicy, this.publish, buildpacks, this.bindings,
+				this.network);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -250,7 +261,20 @@ public class BuildRequest {
 	public BuildRequest withBindings(List<Binding> bindings) {
 		Assert.notNull(bindings, "Bindings must not be null");
 		return new BuildRequest(this.name, this.applicationContent, this.builder, this.runImage, this.creator, this.env,
-				this.cleanCache, this.verboseLogging, this.pullPolicy, this.publish, this.buildpacks, bindings);
+				this.cleanCache, this.verboseLogging, this.pullPolicy, this.publish, this.buildpacks, bindings,
+				this.network);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a new {@link BuildRequest} with an updated network setting.
+	 * @param network the network the build container will connect to
+	 * @return an updated build request
+	 * @since 2.6.0
+	 */
+	public BuildRequest withNetwork(String network) {
+		return new BuildRequest(this.name, this.applicationContent, this.builder, this.runImage, this.creator, this.env,
+				this.cleanCache, this.verboseLogging, this.pullPolicy, this.publish, this.buildpacks, this.bindings,
+				network);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -353,6 +377,15 @@ public class BuildRequest {
 		return this.bindings;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Return the network the build container will connect to.
+	 * @return the network
+	 * @since 2.6.0
+	 */
+	public String getNetwork() {
+		return this.network;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Factory method to create a new {@link BuildRequest} from a JAR file.
 	 * @param jarFile the source jar file
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/build/Lifecycle.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/build/Lifecycle.java
index c6adc77096..ae372bc71e 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/build/Lifecycle.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/build/Lifecycle.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  *
  * @author Phillip Webb
  * @author Scott Frederick
+ * @author Jeroen Meijer
  */
 class Lifecycle implements Closeable {
 
@@ -147,6 +148,9 @@ class Lifecycle implements Closeable {
 			this.request.getBindings().forEach(phase::withBinding);
 		}
 		phase.withEnv(PLATFORM_API_VERSION_KEY, this.platformVersion.toString());
+		if (this.request.getNetwork() != null) {
+			phase.withNetworkMode(this.request.getNetwork());
+		}
 		return phase;
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/build/Phase.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/build/Phase.java
index 234592afd4..8c0264f836 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/build/Phase.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/build/Phase.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  *
  * @author Phillip Webb
  * @author Scott Frederick
+ * @author Jeroen Meijer
  */
 class Phase {
 
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@ class Phase {
 
 	private final Map<String, String> env = new LinkedHashMap<>();
 
+	private String networkMode;
+
 	/**
 	 * Create a new {@link Phase} instance.
 	 * @param name the name of the phase
@@ -101,6 +104,14 @@ class Phase {
 		this.env.put(name, value);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Update this phase with the network the build container will connect to.
+	 * @param networkMode the network
+	 */
+	void withNetworkMode(String networkMode) {
+		this.networkMode = networkMode;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Return the name of the phase.
 	 * @return the phase name
@@ -127,6 +138,9 @@ class Phase {
 		update.withLabel("author", "spring-boot");
 		this.bindings.forEach(update::withBinding);
 		this.env.forEach(update::withEnv);
+		if (this.networkMode != null) {
+			update.withNetworkMode(this.networkMode);
+		}
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/docker/type/ContainerConfig.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/docker/type/ContainerConfig.java
index da945f6848..a411b49f28 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/docker/type/ContainerConfig.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/docker/type/ContainerConfig.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  *
  * @author Phillip Webb
  * @author Scott Frederick
+ * @author Jeroen Meijer
  * @since 2.3.0
  */
 public class ContainerConfig {
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ public class ContainerConfig {
 	private final String json;
 
 	ContainerConfig(String user, ImageReference image, String command, List<String> args, Map<String, String> labels,
-			List<Binding> bindings, Map<String, String> env) throws IOException {
+			List<Binding> bindings, Map<String, String> env, String networkMode) throws IOException {
 		Assert.notNull(image, "Image must not be null");
 		Assert.hasText(command, "Command must not be empty");
 		ObjectMapper objectMapper = SharedObjectMapper.get();
@@ -64,6 +65,9 @@ public class ContainerConfig {
 		ObjectNode labelsNode = node.putObject("Labels");
 		labels.forEach(labelsNode::put);
 		ObjectNode hostConfigNode = node.putObject("HostConfig");
+		if (networkMode != null) {
+			hostConfigNode.put("NetworkMode", networkMode);
+		}
 		ArrayNode bindsNode = hostConfigNode.putArray("Binds");
 		bindings.forEach((binding) -> bindsNode.add(binding.toString()));
 		this.json = objectMapper.writeValueAsString(node);
@@ -114,6 +118,8 @@ public class ContainerConfig {
 
 		private final Map<String, String> env = new LinkedHashMap<>();
 
+		private String networkMode;
+
 		Update(ImageReference image) {
 			this.image = image;
 		}
@@ -122,7 +128,7 @@ public class ContainerConfig {
 			update.accept(this);
 			try {
 				return new ContainerConfig(this.user, this.image, this.command, this.args, this.labels, this.bindings,
-						this.env);
+						this.env, this.networkMode);
 			}
 			catch (IOException ex) {
 				throw new IllegalStateException(ex);
@@ -182,6 +188,15 @@ public class ContainerConfig {
 			this.env.put(name, value);
 		}
 
+		/**
+		 * Update the container config with the network that the build container will
+		 * connect to.
+		 * @param networkMode the network
+		 */
+		public void withNetworkMode(String networkMode) {
+			this.networkMode = networkMode;
+		}
+
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/build/BuildRequestTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/build/BuildRequestTests.java
index 92115cc0a5..c75e5155cf 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/build/BuildRequestTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/build/BuildRequestTests.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.entry;
  *
  * @author Phillip Webb
  * @author Scott Frederick
+ * @author Jeroen Meijer
  */
 public class BuildRequestTests {
 
@@ -199,6 +200,12 @@ public class BuildRequestTests {
 				.withMessage("Bindings must not be null");
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void withNetworkUpdatesNetwork() throws IOException {
+		BuildRequest request = BuildRequest.forJarFile(writeTestJarFile("my-app-0.0.1.jar")).withNetwork("test");
+		assertThat(request.getNetwork()).isEqualTo("test");
+	}
+
 	private void hasExpectedJarContent(TarArchive archive) {
 		try {
 			ByteArrayOutputStream outputStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/build/LifecycleTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/build/LifecycleTests.java
index 8e5b26187c..03234771e2 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/build/LifecycleTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/build/LifecycleTests.java
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
  *
  * @author Phillip Webb
  * @author Scott Frederick
+ * @author Jeroen Meijer
  */
 class LifecycleTests {
 
@@ -188,6 +189,17 @@ class LifecycleTests {
 		verify(this.docker.volume()).delete(VolumeName.of("pack-app-aaaaaaaaaa"), true);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void executeWithNetworkExecutesPhases() throws Exception {
+		given(this.docker.container().create(any())).willAnswer(answerWithGeneratedContainerId());
+		given(this.docker.container().create(any(), any())).willAnswer(answerWithGeneratedContainerId());
+		given(this.docker.container().wait(any())).willReturn(ContainerStatus.of(0, null));
+		BuildRequest request = getTestRequest().withNetwork("test");
+		createLifecycle(request).execute();
+		assertPhaseWasRun("creator", withExpectedConfig("lifecycle-creator-network.json"));
+		assertThat(this.out.toString()).contains("Successfully built image 'docker.io/library/my-application:latest'");
+	}
+
 	private DockerApi mockDockerApi() {
 		DockerApi docker = mock(DockerApi.class);
 		ImageApi imageApi = mock(ImageApi.class);
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/build/PhaseTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/build/PhaseTests.java
index ffddb46448..6bed915d45 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/build/PhaseTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/build/PhaseTests.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.verifyNoMoreInteractions;
  *
  * @author Phillip Webb
  * @author Scott Frederick
+ * @author Jeroen Meijer
  */
 class PhaseTests {
 
@@ -132,4 +133,16 @@ class PhaseTests {
 		verifyNoMoreInteractions(update);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void applyWhenWithNetworkModeUpdatesConfigurationWithNetworkMode() {
+		Phase phase = new Phase("test", true);
+		phase.withNetworkMode("test");
+		Update update = mock(Update.class);
+		phase.apply(update);
+		verify(update).withCommand("/cnb/lifecycle/test");
+		verify(update).withNetworkMode("test");
+		verify(update).withLabel("author", "spring-boot");
+		verifyNoMoreInteractions(update);
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/docker/type/ContainerConfigTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/docker/type/ContainerConfigTests.java
index cc94d2d7ae..a0b9292345 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/docker/type/ContainerConfigTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/docker/type/ContainerConfigTests.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatIllegalArgumentException
  *
  * @author Phillip Webb
  * @author Scott Frederick
+ * @author Jeroen Meijer
  */
 class ContainerConfigTests extends AbstractJsonTests {
 
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ class ContainerConfigTests extends AbstractJsonTests {
 			update.withBinding(Binding.from("bind-source", "bind-dest"));
 			update.withEnv("name1", "value1");
 			update.withEnv("name2", "value2");
+			update.withNetworkMode("test");
 		});
 		ByteArrayOutputStream outputStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
 		containerConfig.writeTo(outputStream);
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/test/resources/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/build/lifecycle-creator-network.json b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/test/resources/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/build/lifecycle-creator-network.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ae6ab807d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/test/resources/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/build/lifecycle-creator-network.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  "User" : "root",
+  "Image" : "pack.local/ephemeral-builder",
+  "Cmd" : [ "/cnb/lifecycle/creator", "-app", "/workspace", "-platform", "/platform", "-run-image", "docker.io/cloudfoundry/run:latest", "-layers", "/layers", "-cache-dir", "/cache", "-launch-cache", "/launch-cache", "-daemon", "-process-type=web", "docker.io/library/my-application:latest" ],
+  "Env" : [ "CNB_PLATFORM_API=0.4" ],
+  "Labels" : {
+    "author" : "spring-boot"
+  },
+  "HostConfig" : {
+    "NetworkMode" : "test",
+    "Binds" : [ "/var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock", "pack-layers-aaaaaaaaaa:/layers", "pack-app-aaaaaaaaaa:/workspace", "pack-cache-b35197ac41ea.build:/cache", "pack-cache-b35197ac41ea.launch:/launch-cache" ]
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/test/resources/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/docker/type/container-config.json b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/test/resources/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/docker/type/container-config.json
index 2c034b7767..51780616f1 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/test/resources/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/docker/type/container-config.json
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/test/resources/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/docker/type/container-config.json
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 	"HostConfig": {
 		"Binds": [
 			"bind-source:bind-dest"
-		]
+		],
+		"NetworkMode": "test"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/docs/asciidoc/packaging-oci-image.adoc b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/docs/asciidoc/packaging-oci-image.adoc
index 65f0f4cc6d..0d1677aac2 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/docs/asciidoc/packaging-oci-image.adoc
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/docs/asciidoc/packaging-oci-image.adoc
@@ -155,6 +155,12 @@ Where `<options>` can contain:
 * `volume-opt=key=value` to specify key-value pairs consisting of an option name and its value
 |
 
+| `network`
+| `--network`
+| The https://docs.docker.com/network/#network-drivers[network driver] the builder container will be configured to use.
+The value supplied will be passed unvalidated to Docker when creating the builder container.
+|
+
 | `cleanCache`
 | `--cleanCache`
 | Whether to clean the cache before building.
@@ -169,6 +175,7 @@ Where `<options>` can contain:
 | `--publishImage`
 | Whether to publish the generated image to a Docker registry.
 | `false`
+
 |===
 
 NOTE: The plugin detects the target Java compatibility of the project using the JavaPlugin's `targetCompatibility` property.
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/tasks/bundling/BootBuildImage.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/tasks/bundling/BootBuildImage.java
index bdd8cdb2e2..831987fa72 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/tasks/bundling/BootBuildImage.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/tasks/bundling/BootBuildImage.java
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  *
  * @author Andy Wilkinson
  * @author Scott Frederick
+ * @author Jeroen Meijer
  * @since 2.3.0
  */
 public class BootBuildImage extends DefaultTask {
@@ -92,6 +93,8 @@ public class BootBuildImage extends DefaultTask {
 
 	private final ListProperty<String> bindings;
 
+	private String network;
+
 	private final DockerSpec docker = new DockerSpec();
 
 	public BootBuildImage() {
@@ -376,6 +379,25 @@ public class BootBuildImage extends DefaultTask {
 		this.bindings.addAll(bindings);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns the network the build container will connect to.
+	 * @return the network
+	 */
+	@Input
+	@Optional
+	public String getNetwork() {
+		return this.network;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the network the build container will connect to.
+	 * @param network the network
+	 */
+	@Option(option = "network", description = "Connect detect and build containers to network")
+	public void setNetwork(String network) {
+		this.network = network;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns the Docker configuration the builder will use.
 	 * @return docker configuration.
@@ -438,6 +460,7 @@ public class BootBuildImage extends DefaultTask {
 		request = customizePublish(request);
 		request = customizeBuildpacks(request);
 		request = customizeBindings(request);
+		request = request.withNetwork(this.network);
 		return request;
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/tasks/bundling/BootBuildImageIntegrationTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/tasks/bundling/BootBuildImageIntegrationTests.java
index a8517e11ef..8f5d4691af 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/tasks/bundling/BootBuildImageIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/tasks/bundling/BootBuildImageIntegrationTests.java
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ class BootBuildImageIntegrationTests {
 		assertThat(result.getOutput()).contains("docker.io/library/" + projectName);
 		assertThat(result.getOutput()).contains("---> Test Info buildpack building");
 		assertThat(result.getOutput()).contains("env: BP_JVM_VERSION=8.*");
+		assertThat(result.getOutput()).contains("Network status: HTTP/2 200");
 		assertThat(result.getOutput()).contains("---> Test Info buildpack done");
 		removeImage(projectName);
 	}
@@ -247,6 +248,20 @@ class BootBuildImageIntegrationTests {
 		removeImage(projectName);
 	}
 
+	@TestTemplate
+	void buildsImageWithNetworkModeNone() throws IOException {
+		writeMainClass();
+		writeLongNameResource();
+		BuildResult result = this.gradleBuild.build("bootBuildImage", "--pullPolicy=IF_NOT_PRESENT");
+		String projectName = this.gradleBuild.getProjectDir().getName();
+		assertThat(result.task(":bootBuildImage").getOutcome()).isEqualTo(TaskOutcome.SUCCESS);
+		assertThat(result.getOutput()).contains("docker.io/library/" + projectName);
+		assertThat(result.getOutput()).contains("---> Test Info buildpack building");
+		assertThat(result.getOutput()).contains("Network status: curl failed");
+		assertThat(result.getOutput()).contains("---> Test Info buildpack done");
+		removeImage(projectName);
+	}
+
 	@TestTemplate
 	void failsWithBuilderError() throws IOException {
 		writeMainClass();
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/tasks/bundling/BootBuildImageTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/tasks/bundling/BootBuildImageTests.java
index 31d2d10dd8..082a2b5954 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/tasks/bundling/BootBuildImageTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/tasks/bundling/BootBuildImageTests.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatExceptionOfType;
  * @author Andy Wilkinson
  * @author Scott Frederick
  * @author Andrey Shlykov
+ * @author Jeroen Meijer
  */
 class BootBuildImageTests {
 
@@ -278,4 +279,10 @@ class BootBuildImageTests {
 				.containsExactly(Binding.of("host-src:container-dest:ro"), Binding.of("volume-name:container-dest:rw"));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void whenNetworkIsConfiguredThenRequestHasNetwork() {
+		this.buildImage.setNetwork("test");
+		assertThat(this.buildImage.createRequest().getNetwork()).isEqualTo("test");
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/test/resources/org/springframework/boot/gradle/tasks/bundling/BootBuildImageIntegrationTests-buildsImageWithNetworkModeNone.gradle b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/test/resources/org/springframework/boot/gradle/tasks/bundling/BootBuildImageIntegrationTests-buildsImageWithNetworkModeNone.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d5b5b0113e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/test/resources/org/springframework/boot/gradle/tasks/bundling/BootBuildImageIntegrationTests-buildsImageWithNetworkModeNone.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+plugins {
+	id 'java'
+	id 'org.springframework.boot' version '{version}'
+}
+
+if (project.hasProperty('applyWarPlugin')) {
+	apply plugin: 'war'
+}
+
+sourceCompatibility = '1.8'
+targetCompatibility = '1.8'
+
+bootBuildImage {
+	builder = "projects.registry.vmware.com/springboot/spring-boot-cnb-builder:0.0.1"
+	network = "none"
+}
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/docs/asciidoc/packaging-oci-image.adoc b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/docs/asciidoc/packaging-oci-image.adoc
index 24de20aaa1..df8aa32b50 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/docs/asciidoc/packaging-oci-image.adoc
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/docs/asciidoc/packaging-oci-image.adoc
@@ -163,6 +163,12 @@ Where `<options>` can contain:
 * `volume-opt=key=value` to specify key-value pairs consisting of an option name and its value
 |
 
+| `network` +
+(`spring-boot.build-image.network`)
+| The https://docs.docker.com/network/#network-drivers[network driver] the builder container will be configured to use.
+The value supplied will be passed unvalidated to Docker when creating the builder container.
+|
+
 | `cleanCache` +
 (`spring-boot.build-image.cleanCache`)
 | Whether to clean the cache before building.
@@ -176,6 +182,7 @@ Where `<options>` can contain:
 (`spring-boot.build-image.publish`)
 | Whether to publish the generated image to a Docker registry.
 | `false`
+
 |===
 
 NOTE: The plugin detects the target Java compatibility of the project using the compiler's plugin configuration or the `maven.compiler.target` property.
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/intTest/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/BuildImageTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/intTest/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/BuildImageTests.java
index 6bc3d56770..0d75a99e44 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/intTest/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/BuildImageTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/intTest/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/BuildImageTests.java
@@ -270,6 +270,17 @@ public class BuildImageTests extends AbstractArchiveIntegrationTests {
 				});
 	}
 
+	@TestTemplate
+	void whenBuildImageIsInvokedWithNetworkModeNone(MavenBuild mavenBuild) {
+		mavenBuild.project("build-image-network").goals("package")
+				.systemProperty("spring-boot.build-image.pullPolicy", "IF_NOT_PRESENT").execute((project) -> {
+					assertThat(buildLog(project)).contains("Building image")
+							.contains("docker.io/library/build-image-network:0.0.1.BUILD-SNAPSHOT")
+							.contains("Network status: curl failed").contains("Successfully built image");
+					removeImage("build-image-network", "0.0.1.BUILD-SNAPSHOT");
+				});
+	}
+
 	@TestTemplate
 	void whenBuildImageIsInvokedOnMultiModuleProjectWithPackageGoal(MavenBuild mavenBuild) {
 		mavenBuild.project("build-image-multi-module").goals("package")
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/intTest/projects/build-image-network/pom.xml b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/intTest/projects/build-image-network/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1f0ca34f92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/intTest/projects/build-image-network/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+		 xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 https://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+	<groupId>org.springframework.boot.maven.it</groupId>
+	<artifactId>build-image-network</artifactId>
+	<version>0.0.1.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<properties>
+		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+		<maven.compiler.source>@java.version@</maven.compiler.source>
+		<maven.compiler.target>@java.version@</maven.compiler.target>
+	</properties>
+	<build>
+		<plugins>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>@project.groupId@</groupId>
+				<artifactId>@project.artifactId@</artifactId>
+				<version>@project.version@</version>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>build-image</goal>
+						</goals>
+						<configuration>
+							<image>
+								<builder>projects.registry.vmware.com/springboot/spring-boot-cnb-builder:0.0.1</builder>
+								<network>none</network>
+							</image>
+						</configuration>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+			</plugin>
+		</plugins>
+	</build>
+</project>
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/intTest/projects/build-image-network/src/main/java/org/test/SampleApplication.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/intTest/projects/build-image-network/src/main/java/org/test/SampleApplication.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..27259ff01a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/intTest/projects/build-image-network/src/main/java/org/test/SampleApplication.java
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2012-2020 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.test;
+
+public class SampleApplication {
+
+	public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+		System.out.println("Launched");
+		synchronized(args) {
+			args.wait(); // Prevent exit"
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/BuildImageMojo.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/BuildImageMojo.java
index 33b9891b78..95f2ecee4f 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/BuildImageMojo.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/BuildImageMojo.java
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  *
  * @author Phillip Webb
  * @author Scott Frederick
+ * @author Jeroen Meijer
  * @since 2.3.0
  */
 @Mojo(name = "build-image", defaultPhase = LifecyclePhase.PACKAGE, requiresProject = true, threadSafe = true,
@@ -153,6 +154,13 @@ public class BuildImageMojo extends AbstractPackagerMojo {
 	@Parameter(property = "spring-boot.build-image.publish", readonly = true)
 	Boolean publish;
 
+	/**
+	 * Alias for {@link Image#network} to support configuration via command-line property.
+	 * @since 2.6.0
+	 */
+	@Parameter(property = "spring-boot.build-image.network", readonly = true)
+	String network;
+
 	/**
 	 * Docker configuration options.
 	 * @since 2.4.0
@@ -248,6 +256,9 @@ public class BuildImageMojo extends AbstractPackagerMojo {
 		if (image.publish == null && this.publish != null) {
 			image.setPublish(this.publish);
 		}
+		if (image.network == null && this.network != null) {
+			image.setNetwork(this.network);
+		}
 		if (image.publish != null && image.publish && publishRegistryNotConfigured()) {
 			throw new MojoExecutionException("Publishing an image requires docker.publishRegistry to be configured");
 		}
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/Image.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/Image.java
index 0ce0afd83b..e648f556bc 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/Image.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/Image.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  *
  * @author Phillip Webb
  * @author Scott Frederick
+ * @author Jeroen Meijer
  * @since 2.3.0
  */
 public class Image {
@@ -63,6 +64,8 @@ public class Image {
 
 	List<String> bindings;
 
+	String network;
+
 	/**
 	 * The name of the created image.
 	 * @return the image name
@@ -151,6 +154,18 @@ public class Image {
 		this.publish = publish;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns the network the build container will connect to.
+	 * @return the network
+	 */
+	public String getNetwork() {
+		return this.network;
+	}
+
+	public void setNetwork(String network) {
+		this.network = network;
+	}
+
 	BuildRequest getBuildRequest(Artifact artifact, Function<Owner, TarArchive> applicationContent) {
 		return customize(BuildRequest.of(getOrDeduceName(artifact), applicationContent));
 	}
@@ -190,6 +205,7 @@ public class Image {
 		if (!CollectionUtils.isEmpty(this.bindings)) {
 			request = request.withBindings(this.bindings.stream().map(Binding::of).collect(Collectors.toList()));
 		}
+		request = request.withNetwork(this.network);
 		return request;
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/ImageTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/ImageTests.java
index 15ee4db410..7c0d24921f 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/ImageTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/ImageTests.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.entry;
  *
  * @author Phillip Webb
  * @author Scott Frederick
+ * @author Jeroen Meijer
  */
 class ImageTests {
 
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ class ImageTests {
 		assertThat(request.getPullPolicy()).isEqualTo(PullPolicy.ALWAYS);
 		assertThat(request.getBuildpacks()).isEmpty();
 		assertThat(request.getBindings()).isEmpty();
+		assertThat(request.getNetwork()).isNull();
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -146,6 +148,14 @@ class ImageTests {
 				Binding.of("volume-name:container-dest:rw"));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void getBuildRequestWhenNetworkUsesNetwork() {
+		Image image = new Image();
+		image.network = "test";
+		BuildRequest request = image.getBuildRequest(createArtifact(), mockApplicationContent());
+		assertThat(request.getNetwork()).isEqualTo("test");
+	}
+
 	private Artifact createArtifact() {
 		return new DefaultArtifact("com.example", "my-app", VersionRange.createFromVersion("0.0.1-SNAPSHOT"), "compile",
 				"jar", null, new DefaultArtifactHandler());
diff --git a/src/spring-boot-builder/buildpacks/test-info/bin/build b/src/spring-boot-builder/buildpacks/test-info/bin/build
index a9317aa0c6..8c1dce7774 100755
--- a/src/spring-boot-builder/buildpacks/test-info/bin/build
+++ b/src/spring-boot-builder/buildpacks/test-info/bin/build
@@ -32,4 +32,6 @@ if [[ -f META-INF/MANIFEST.MF ]]; then
     cat META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
 fi
 
+echo "Network status: $(curl --silent --head https://spring.io | grep -E '^HTTP' || echo "curl failed")"
+
 echo "---> Test Info buildpack done"