diff --git a/src/cli.rs b/src/cli.rs
index 0b8b9d9..2741032 100644
--- a/src/cli.rs
+++ b/src/cli.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 use std::env;
 
 use clap::{
-    builder::PossibleValue, value_parser, Arg, ArgMatches, ColorChoice, Command as ClapCommand,
-    ValueEnum,
+    builder::PossibleValue, value_parser, Arg, ArgAction, ArgMatches, ColorChoice,
+    Command as ClapCommand, ValueEnum,
 };
 use clap_complete::Shell;
 use const_format::concatcp;
@@ -160,6 +160,17 @@ pub fn build_cli(include_internal: bool) -> ClapCommand {
             .long_help("Passes --impure to Nix commands")
             .global(true)
             .num_args(0))
+        .arg(Arg::new("nix-option")
+            .long("nix-option")
+            .help("Passes an arbitrary option to Nix commands")
+            .long_help(r#"Passes arbitrary options to Nix commands
+
+This only works when building locally.
+"#)
+            .global(true)
+            .num_args(2)
+            .value_names(["NAME", "VALUE"])
+            .action(ArgAction::Append))
         .arg(Arg::new("color")
             .long("color")
             .help("When to colorize the output")
diff --git a/src/nix/hive/mod.rs b/src/nix/hive/mod.rs
index 26d0556..1aae906 100644
--- a/src/nix/hive/mod.rs
+++ b/src/nix/hive/mod.rs
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ pub struct Hive {
     /// Whether to pass --impure in Nix commands.
     impure: bool,
 
+    /// Options to pass as --option name value.
+    nix_options: HashMap<String, String>,
+
     meta_config: OnceCell<MetaConfig>,
 }
 
@@ -104,6 +107,7 @@ impl Hive {
             assets,
             show_trace: false,
             impure: false,
+            nix_options: HashMap::new(),
             meta_config: OnceCell::new(),
         })
     }
@@ -131,12 +135,17 @@ impl Hive {
         self.impure = impure;
     }
 
+    pub fn add_nix_option(&mut self, name: String, value: String) {
+        self.nix_options.insert(name, value);
+    }
+
     /// Returns Nix options to set for this Hive.
     pub fn nix_options(&self) -> NixOptions {
         let mut options = NixOptions::default();
         options.set_show_trace(self.show_trace);
         options.set_pure_eval(self.path.is_flake());
         options.set_impure(self.impure);
+        options.set_options(self.nix_options.clone());
         options
     }
 
diff --git a/src/nix/mod.rs b/src/nix/mod.rs
index 4bf2d40..18cc353 100644
--- a/src/nix/mod.rs
+++ b/src/nix/mod.rs
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ pub struct NixOptions {
     /// - `@/path/to/machines`
     /// - `builder@host.tld riscv64-linux /home/nix/.ssh/keys/builder.key 8 1 kvm`
     builders: Option<String>,
+
+    /// Options to pass as --option name value.
+    options: HashMap<String, String>,
 }
 
 impl NodeName {
@@ -205,6 +208,10 @@ impl NixOptions {
         self.builders = builders;
     }
 
+    pub fn set_options(&mut self, options: HashMap<String, String>) {
+        self.options = options;
+    }
+
     pub fn to_args(&self) -> Vec<String> {
         let mut options = Vec::new();
 
@@ -228,6 +235,12 @@ impl NixOptions {
             options.push("--impure".to_string());
         }
 
+        for (name, value) in self.options.iter() {
+            options.push("--option".to_string());
+            options.push(name.to_string());
+            options.push(value.to_string());
+        }
+
         options
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/util.rs b/src/util.rs
index e72c0aa..ac17ad2 100644
--- a/src/util.rs
+++ b/src/util.rs
@@ -244,17 +244,8 @@ pub async fn hive_from_args(args: &ArgMatches) -> ColmenaResult<Hive> {
                 log::info!("Using flake: {}", flake.uri());
 
                 let hive_path = HivePath::Flake(flake);
-                let mut hive = Hive::new(hive_path).await?;
 
-                if args.get_flag("show-trace") {
-                    hive.set_show_trace(true);
-                }
-
-                if args.get_flag("impure") {
-                    hive.set_impure(true);
-                }
-
-                return Ok(hive);
+                return hive_from_path(hive_path, args).await;
             }
 
             fpath
@@ -263,6 +254,11 @@ pub async fn hive_from_args(args: &ArgMatches) -> ColmenaResult<Hive> {
     };
 
     let hive_path = HivePath::from_path(path).await?;
+
+    hive_from_path(hive_path, args).await
+}
+
+pub async fn hive_from_path(hive_path: HivePath, args: &ArgMatches) -> ColmenaResult<Hive> {
     match &hive_path {
         HivePath::Legacy(p) => {
             log::info!("Using configuration: {}", p.to_string_lossy());
@@ -282,6 +278,17 @@ pub async fn hive_from_args(args: &ArgMatches) -> ColmenaResult<Hive> {
         hive.set_impure(true);
     }
 
+    if let Some(opts) = args.get_many::<String>("nix-option") {
+        let iter = opts.into_iter();
+
+        let names = iter.clone().step_by(2);
+        let values = iter.clone().skip(1).step_by(2);
+
+        for (name, value) in names.zip(values) {
+            hive.add_nix_option(name.to_owned(), value.to_owned());
+        }
+    }
+
     Ok(hive)
 }