diff --git a/shared/build/build.go b/shared/build/build.go
index 986805851..be94904b5 100644
--- a/shared/build/build.go
+++ b/shared/build/build.go
@@ -330,6 +330,10 @@ func (b *Builder) run() error {
 		Privileged: (b.Privileged && len(b.Repo.PR) == 0),
 	}
 
+	if host.Privileged {
+		host.NetworkMode = script.DockerNetworkMode(b.Build.Docker)
+	}
+
 	// debugging
 	log.Noticef("starting build %s", b.Build.Name)
 
diff --git a/shared/build/docker/structs.go b/shared/build/docker/structs.go
index be0aeaa03..d30282f9c 100644
--- a/shared/build/docker/structs.go
+++ b/shared/build/docker/structs.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ type KeyValuePair struct {
 type HostConfig struct {
 	Binds           []string
 	ContainerIDFile string
+	NetworkMode     string
 	LxcConf         []KeyValuePair
 	Privileged      bool
 	PortBindings    map[Port][]PortBinding
diff --git a/shared/build/script/docker.go b/shared/build/script/docker.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6686045f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared/build/script/docker.go
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package script
+
+const (
+    DefaultDockerNetworkMode = "bridge"
+)
+
+// Docker stores the configuration details for
+// configuring docker container.
+type Docker struct {
+    // NetworkMode (also known as `--net` option)
+    // Could be set only if Docker is running in privileged mode
+    NetworkMode *string `yaml:"net,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// DockerNetworkMode returns DefaultNetworkMode
+// when Docker.NetworkMode is empty.
+// DockerNetworkMode returns Docker.NetworkMode
+// when it is not empty.
+func DockerNetworkMode(d *Docker) string {
+    if d == nil || d.NetworkMode == nil {
+        return DefaultDockerNetworkMode
+    }
+    return *d.NetworkMode
+}
diff --git a/shared/build/script/docker_test.go b/shared/build/script/docker_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5b6c1e94e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared/build/script/docker_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package script
+
+import (
+    "testing"
+)
+
+func TestDockerNetworkMode(t *testing.T) {
+    var d *Docker
+    var expected string
+
+    expected = DefaultDockerNetworkMode
+    d = nil
+    if actual := DockerNetworkMode(d); actual != expected {
+        t.Errorf("The result is invalid. [expected: %s][actual: %s]", expected, actual)
+    }
+
+    expected = DefaultDockerNetworkMode
+    d = &Docker{}
+    if actual := DockerNetworkMode(d); actual != expected {
+        t.Errorf("The result is invalid. [expected: %s][actual: %s]", expected, actual)
+    }
+
+    expected = DefaultDockerNetworkMode
+    d = &Docker{NetworkMode: nil}
+    if actual := DockerNetworkMode(d); actual != expected {
+        t.Errorf("The result is invalid. [expected: %s][actual: %s]", expected, actual)
+    }
+
+    expected = "bridge"
+    d = &Docker{NetworkMode: &expected}
+    if actual := DockerNetworkMode(d); actual != expected {
+        t.Errorf("The result is invalid. [expected: %s][actual: %s]", expected, actual)
+    }
+
+    expected = "host"
+    d = &Docker{NetworkMode: &expected}
+    if actual := DockerNetworkMode(d); actual != expected {
+        t.Errorf("The result is invalid. [expected: %s][actual: %s]", expected, actual)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/shared/build/script/script.go b/shared/build/script/script.go
index cbedd9984..372e1dc20 100644
--- a/shared/build/script/script.go
+++ b/shared/build/script/script.go
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ type Build struct {
 	// Git specified git-specific parameters, such as
 	// the clone depth and path
 	Git *git.Git `yaml:"git,omitempty"`
+
+	// Docker container parameters, such as
+	// NetworkMode and UserName
+	Docker *Docker `yaml:"docker,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // Write adds all the steps to the build script, including